PHOENIX - Arizonar -- The Arizona Technology Council today announced that Patrick Marcus, president of Marcus Engineering LLC, has been added its board of directors. Marcus was elected unanimously to serve a three-year term at the Council's quarterly board meeting held on Oct. 24. Marcus is an industry veteran and successful entrepreneur who has contributed significantly to Arizona's innovation economy, as well as being an active member of the technology community.

The Council also announced the continuation of the following board officers at the meeting:

• Chairman - Alex Iuorio, senior vice president, Avnet
• Vice Chairwoman - Christine Boles, vice president, Intel
• President and CEO - Steven G. Zylstra, Arizona Technology Council and SciTech Institute
• Secretary - Jonathon Talcott, partner-elect, Ballard Spahr
• Treasurer - Eric Lewis, partner, EY
• Chairman Emeritus - Eric Miller, principal and co-founder, PADT

"We are excited to welcome Patrick, whose engineering expertise will be invaluable to our board, as well as reelecting our officers and welcoming back several key board members for an additional term," said Zylstra. "This board's leadership enables the Council to continue advancing its mission of fostering a more dynamic and innovative technology sector in Arizona. We look forward to the progress we will achieve together in the coming year with the support of this dedicated community and our expanding, highly skilled board."

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In addition to the elected officers and this quarter's new board member, the Council announced directors serving additional three-year terms. Serving their second terms on the board are:

• Kevin Campbell, CIO, Translational Genomics Research Institute
• Michael Curley, partner, Quarles & Brady LLP
• Mike Gaumond, senior vice president, Insight
• Matt Grant, vice president of technology, American Express
• Alex Iuorio, senior vice president of supplier development, Avnet
• Keith Latchaw, president and CEO, MSS Business Transformation Advisory
• Calline Sanchez, vice president, IBM
• Jonathon Talcott, partner, Ballard Spahr
• Jeff Unruh, principal, Alerion Capital Group

The board of directors serves advisory and fiduciary roles by representing the interests of the state's technology industries in the Council's strategic planning and ongoing operations. The current board includes 30 members representing a diverse set of organizations.

The biography of new board appointee Patrick Marcus is below:

Patrick Marcus, president, Marcus Engineering LLC

Marcus is the president of Marcus Engineering, LLC, an electronics engineering firm, in Tucson.  Marcus Engineering is an expert in regulated electronics products for medical, military, aerospace, mining and other industries where design quality is critical. Marcus earned his doctorate  in biomedical engineering and bachelor of science in electrical engineering with honors, cum laude from The University of Arizona. He is a graduate of the prestigious McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship, as well as the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program based at Babson College. Marcus regularly mentors engineers and entrepreneurs, and is tirelessly dedicated to local business leadership and Arizona's entrepreneurial economy.

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Marcus also sits on the advisory boards of the U of A College of Engineering, BIOSA (Bioindustry Organization of Southern Arizona), and Southern Arizona Technology & Entrepreneurship Center (Pima Community College).  He is also an active member of AZBIO, the Southern Arizona Leadership Council, and the Breakfast Club of Tucson CEO Leadership Group. Marcus also mentors for the College of Engineering, NSF's Innovation Corps, is a judge for the Arizona Innovation Challenge grant program; and is a commercialization partner with Tech Launch Arizona housed at the U of A.

Companies represented on the Arizona Technology Council Board of Directors include:

Arizona Commerce Authority; AccountabilIT; Alerion Capital Group; Alliance Bank of Arizona; American Express; Arizona State University; Arizona Western College; Avnet; Ballard Spahr; Benchmark; City of Hope; Edmund Optics; Ernst & Young; Honeywell Aerospace; IBM; ILLUME Advising; Immedia: Insight; Intel; Iron Mountain; KEO Marketing Inc.; MSS Technologies; PayPal; QTS Data Centers; Quarles & Brady; Solugenix; Tech Parks Arizona, The University of Arizona; Translational Genomics Research Institute; The RFP Success Company; and University of Advancing Technology.