West Virginia Technology park board elects first officers
The Board of Directors of the West Virginia Regional Technology Park held its first meeting last week and elected officers.
The park was formerly known as the South Charleston tech center. Ownership of a large portion of the park was transferred from The Dow Chemical Co. to the state in December. The state Higher Education Policy Commission has managed the park during the transition, but that responsibility has now transferred to the West Virginia Regional Technology Park, a corporation created by the last session of the Legislature.
Higher Education Policy Commission Chancellor Brian Noland was appointed chairman of the park’s Board of Directors in April. Last week Paul Hill was elected vice chairman. Hill is the Higher Education Policy Commission’s vice chancellor for science and research and has been leading the park during the ownership transition.
Ellen Cappellanti, who is the leader of the Corporate Practice Group at the law firm Jackson Kelly, was elected secretary and Matt Ballard, president and chief executive officer of the Charleston Area Alliance, was elected treasurer.
One of the board’s first big decisions will be hiring an executive director for the park. As previously reported, 32 applications for the position were received. Higher Education Commission spokesman Kelly Merritt said interviews with two candidates are scheduled this week. There are currently no other interviews scheduled, he said.
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