CNU’s Virginia Electronic Commerce Technology Center (VECTEC) establishes Advisory Board
News Release - September 19, 2007
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Emily L. Lucier
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(NEWPORT NEWS, Va.) - The Virginia Electronic Commerce Technology Center at Christopher Newport University is pleased to announce the establishment of the VECTEC Advisory Board. The Chairman of the Advisory Board is Mr. Leroy Newman, President and CEO of PenSoft Payroll Inc. As the business outreach function at CNU, VECTEC is educating businesses and helping them grow through ecommerce across the Commonwealth, said Mr. Newman. It is an honor to serve with such a diversified and distinguished board of business leaders and educators with the common goal of taking VECTEC to the next level.
The Virginia Electronic Commerce Technology Center was established at Christopher Newport University in October 1994 and has a staff of 20 full and part time employees and supports 3 Regional offices in Abingdon, Lebanon and South Boston , Virginia. VECTEC's mission is to help keep the Virginia economy competitive in the world markets by fostering community education regarding an information technology based environment, promoting electronic commerce through education, regional offices, and business models and by being an advocate for the new electronic commerce paradigm throughout the Commonwealth. VECTEC is the economic development outreach program for the university.
The following individuals have agreed to serve on the VECTEC Advisory Board for 2007 2008:
Mr. Leroy Newman (Chairman)
President and CEO, PenSoft Payroll, Inc.
Ms. Laura W. Barnes
Area Manager, External Affairs, Eastern Virginia, Verizon, Inc.
The Honorable Herbert H. Bateman, Jr.
Senior Vice President, Towne Bank
City Councilman, City of Newport News, Virginia
Mr. Matthew Krug
Chief Information Officer, Zel Technologies, Inc.
Dr. Mark W. Padilla, Ph.D
Provost and Professor of Classical Studies,
Christopher Newport University
Dr. McKinley L. Price, DDS
Newport News , Virginia
Mr. Thomas S. Sarach Jr.
Vice President of Operations, Reliance Staffing Inc.
Dr. Lisa D. Spiller
Professor, Management and Marketing
Christopher Newport University
Mr. Brett A. Vassey
President and CEO, Virginia Manufacturers Association
Mr. Mansour Zadeh
Chief Information Officer, Smithfield Foods Inc.
Christopher Newport University is a four-year public university in Newport News, Virginia. CNU enrolls 4,800 students in programs through its College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the Luter School of Business and offers great teaching, small classes and an emphasis on leadership, civic engagement and honor. Visit us at www.cnu.edu.