About Us

TECNA Executive Committee

President, TECNA
Matthew Nemerson, President & CEO
Connecticut Technology Council
222 Pitkin Street, Suite 113
East Hartford, CT 06108
(860) 289-0878 x333
mnemerson@ct.org

Treasurer, TECNA 
Audrey Russo, President and Chief Executive Officer
Pittsburgh Technology Council
2000 Technology Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) 918-4240
arusso@pghtech.org

Secretary, TECNA
Maxine Ballen, President and CEO
New Jersey Technology Council
1001 Briggs Road, Suite 280
Mt. Laurel NJ 08054
(856) 787-9700
mballen@njtc.org

First Vice President, TECNA
Iain Klugman, President
Communitech Technology Association
295 Hagey Boulevard
Accelerator Bldg, Suite16
Waterloo, ON N2L 6R5
(519) 888-9944
iain@communitech.org


Vice President, TECNA
Fred Hoch,  President
Illinois Technology Association (ITA)
200 S. Wacker Drive, 15th Floor
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 924-1062
fhoch@illinoistech.org 

Vice President, TECNA
Tino Mantella, President & CEO
Technology Association of Georgia
75 Fifth Street, NW, Suite 310
Atlanta, GA 30308
(404) 920-2027
tmantella@tagonline.org

Vice President, TECNA
Kelly Lewis, President
Technology Council of Central Pennsylvania
3721 TecPort Drive
Harrisburg, PA 17111
(717) 635-2114
klewis@tccp.org

Vice President, TECNA
Kate Rubin, President
Minnesota High Tech Association
300 South Highway 169, Suite 700
Minneapolis, MN 55426
(952) 230-4562
krubin@mhta.org

Upcoming Conference Chair
Su Hawk, President
Colorado Software & Internet Association (CSIA)
1625 Broadway, Suite 950
World Trade Center Building
Denver, CO 80202
(303) 592-4070
shawk@coloradotechnology.org 

Immediate Past President
Richard Nelson
Utah Technology Council (UTC)
2855 E. Cottonwoor Parkway, Suite 110
Salt Lake City, UT 84121
(801) 568-3500
rnelson@utahtech.org

Questions: Contact Paige Rasid, CTC at prasid@ct.org or 860-289-0878, x335