Chair, Governor Phil Bredesen

Chairman
Governor Phil Bredesen, Tennessee

Co-Chair
Matt Kisber, Tennessee Department of Economic & Community Development

Alabama
Terri L. Adams, Alabama Department of Economic & Community Affairs
Jim Rotch, Bradley Arant Rose & White, LLP

Arkansas
Dr. John W. Ahlen, Arkansas Science and Technology Authority
Stephen D. Lease, Arkansas Association of Two-Year Colleges, Workforce Training Consortium

District of Columbia
Jay M. Tannon, DLA Piper US, LLP

Florida
Dr. Winfred M. Phillips, University of Florida, Research and Graduate Programs

Georgia
C. Michael Cassidy, Georgia Research Alliance
H. Wayne Hodges, Georgia Institute of Technology, Economic Development and Technology Ventures

Kentucky
Open

Louisiana
Joey Dural, Mayor of Lafayette, LA
Bob Fudickar, Louisiana Economic Development

Missouri
Steve Johnson, St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association (RCGA)
Barry L. Seward, Kansas City University of Medicine & Biosciences

Mississippi
Dr. Alice M. Clark, University of Mississippi
Troy A Stovall, Jackson State University
William S. Triplett, Delta Regional Authority

North Carolina
Jane Smith Patterson, e-NC Authority
Dr. Robert K. McMahan, Western Carolina University
Cindy Snyder, GlaxoSmithKline, Public Policy & Advocacy

Oklahoma
Dr. Joe Alexander, Oklahoma State University, Center for Innovation and Economic Development
Mike Carolina, Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science & Technology
W. Hershel Lamirand, III, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center

South Carolina
Dennis Jones, Merck & Co., Inc.
Thomas E. Persons, Sr., South Carolina Technology Alliance

Tennessee
Thomas B. Ballard, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, managed by UT Battelle
Eric Cromwell, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation
Matt Kisber, Governor's Office
Perry A. "Tony" Lester, Oak Ridge Associated Universities

Virginia
Scott Price, Virginia High Tech Partnership

West Virginia
Dr. Jan I. Fox, Marshall University, Information Technology
Kyle Schafer, West Virginia Governor's Office of Technology