Arizona Technology Council President Resigns.Arizona Arizona (âr'əzō`nə), state in the southwestern United States. It is bordered by Utah (N), New Mexico (E), Mexico (S), and, across the Colorado R., Nevada and California (W). Technology Council Looking Ahead TEMPE, Ariz. -- The Arizona Technology Council Executive Committee today announced that Donna Kent, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of the Council will be leaving her post for an opportunity in the private sector. Kent's resignation goes into effect mid-May. "Donna Kent helped lead the Tech Council to new heights of influence, membership service and growth," said Mike Berens, Chairman of the Board of the Arizona Technology Council. "We wish her nothing but success in her new opportunity, and thank her for her outstanding service to the tech community and Arizona." Kent is the second President of the Arizona Technology Council. She was preceded in the role by Todd Bankofier, current VP of Sales for Ensynch, a Tempe-based IT services firm. In her time at the Council, Kent was instrumental in bringing forward several key initiatives, including: * Expansion of Council membership and strategic partnerships across the state * Legislation agenda progress along with the Publication of "Vote Tech Smart", a voter VOTER. One entitled to a vote; an elector. guide listing Legislators who have worked to support the technology policy agenda in Arizona. * Development and introduction of the Tech Talent Repository (1) A database of information about applications software that includes author, data elements, inputs, processes, outputs and interrelationships. A repository is used in a CASE or application development system in order to identify objects and business rules for reuse. , a value-added talent matchmaking Matchmaking Matricide (See MURDER.) Kecal marriage broker whose plans are foiled by a pair of lovers. [Czech Opera: Smetana The Bartered Bride in Osborne Opera, 32] Levi, Dolly and Work Force Development tool specifically designed for connecting qualified technology workers to potential employers in the high-technology industry. * SonoraTech Arizona, an initiative to develop an integrated partnership within the Sonora-Arizona regions to enhance and accelerate the development of a world-class software industry. * Launch of a technology recycling recycling, the process of recovering and reusing waste products—from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and business—and thereby reducing their burden on the environment. program via a strategic partnership with Westech Recyclers to create a program for Council members to recycle re·cy·cle tr.v. re·cy·cled, re·cy·cling, re·cy·cles 1. To put or pass through a cycle again, as for further treatment. 2. To start a different cycle in. 3. a. their e-waste in an eco-friendly manner. "As the Tech Council embarks on a search for a new executive, we are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a style of leadership that will help strengthen the Council's collaborative network with other organizations, and institutions so that we can all deliver more efficient and effective results for our members and the community at large," said Berens. "This will be the focus of the Board and Executive Committee both directly and through the search for Donna's replacement," said Berens. The Executive Committee and Board of Directors plans to explore a full range of options as it considers Kent's successor. The Council has retained DHR DHR De Heer (Dutch: Mister) DHR Department of Human Resources DHR Department of Historic Resources (Virginia) DHR Dihydrorhodamine DHR Device History Record DHR Director of Human Resources International as the executive search firm to lead the effort to find a replacement. In the interim, Ron Schott, Executive Emeritus e·mer·i·tus adj. Retired but retaining an honorary title corresponding to that held immediately before retirement: a professor emeritus. n. pl. of the Arizona Technology Council who has been with the Council since 2004, will serve as Executive Director until a replacement is hired. About The Arizona Technology Council The Arizona Technology Council is the largest member-driven technology association in the state and represents the interests of over 235,000 employees from more than 500 of the leading technology companies, their support firms, educational institutions and statewide economic development groups that collectively form Arizona's technology community. The Council drives partnerships, policies and programs that advance the business climate for the technology community in order to ensure Arizona's ranking as a top-tier technology state. The organization is led by Chairman Michael Berens, an appointed executive committee and a board of directors comprised of a cross-section of academic, private and public sector professionals. For more information, visit http://www.aztechcouncil.org. |
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