TBED People & Orgs

SSTI Board Member and University of Akron President Luis Proenza has been appointed to serve on the Board of Science, Technology and Economic Policy (STEP) at the National Academies. David Monkman has resigned as the president and CEO of the National Business Incubation Association. Tracy Kitts, the current NBIA vice president and COO, has been named acting CEO. Len Heller, vice president of the University of Kentucky Office for Commercialization & Economic Development has announced he will retire March 1. Larry Lee has joined Northwest Missouri State University as director of business development and tenant relations for the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Previously, Lee served as the director of technology development and commercialization for the University of Missouri-Kansas City SBTDC. Jamie Grooms has been appointed chief executive officer of the Florida Institute for the Commercialization of Public Research. Grooms has co-founded two successful University of Florida spin-off companies.