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Job Corner: Innovation Philadelphia Seeks Manager of Marketing and Communications
Innovation Philadelphia, a nonprofit public-private partnership dedicated to growing the wealth and the workforce of the Greater Philadelphia Region, is seeking a full-time manager of marketing and communications to start immediately. Some of the responsibilities include coordinating a multi-faceted marketing department, publishing a weekly electronic newsletter, vendor management for all marketing programs, marketing management of internal departments programs, and website management. Among other skills, the successful candidate will have an undergraduate degree from an accredited university, at least three or more years of experience in a marketing-related field, and an understanding of the Greater Philadelphia Region. A more complete description of this position opening is available through the SSTI Job Corner: http://www.ssti.org/posting.htm
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Dennis Cheek is vice president of education with the Kauffman Foundation.
Dr. Donald Daniel is the new CEO of the University of Tennessee Space Institute.
William Harris is the new president and CEO of Science Foundation Arizona, a recently formed nonprofit organization.
Matt Kramer stepped down from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) to become vice president of sales and marketing with a Plymouth health care provider. Kramer served three years with DEED.
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William Harris is the new president and CEO of Science Foundation Arizona, a recently formed nonprofit organization.
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Matt Kramer stepped down from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) to become vice president of sales and marketing with a Plymouth health care provider. Kramer served three years with DEED.
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute named Nag Patibandla as director of the Center for Future Energy Systems, a New York State Center for Advanced Technology.
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The State of Maryland has created a new Small Business Programs unit as part of the Governor's Office of Business Advocacy and Small Business Assistance.
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Team NEO appointed Thomas Waltermire as CEO of the organization, a private sector-led economic development organization that helps to grow companies in Northeast Ohio.
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Janice Whitehouse was named president of CyberMichigan, an institute within the nonprofit Altarum.
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The University of Texas at El Paso hired Tony Woo as the assistant vice provost for research and technology transfer.
Tech Talkin' Govs 2006, Part Five
The first four installments of SSTI's look at how tech-based economic development (TBED) will play in the 2006 legislative priorities of the governors can be found in the Digest archives at: http://www.ssti.org/Digest/digest.htm
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Gov. Kathleen Blanco, State-of-the-State Address, Mar. 27, 2006
"I also propose a $31 million investment to retain higher education faculty. ... We can plug the brain drain of displaced professors taking higher-paying jobs elsewhere. Any loss of educators will be followed by a brain drain of students. ...