Meet Our Board of Directors and Executive Committee Members
David LaPlante, Chair *
David LaPlante is CEO of Twelve Horses, a Nevada-based marketing technology company with operating locations Reno-Tahoe, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Atlanta and Dublin, Ireland. Twelve Horses was named “Business of the Year” in 2005 by EDAWN and recently named “Technology Company of the Year” for 2007 by the Technology Business Alliance of Nevada.
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Chuck Alvey *
Chuck Alvey, CEcD*, is President and CEO of EDAWN – The Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada, a position he has held since September of 1998. EDAWN is a not-for-profit corporation, a private-public partnership committed to recruiting and expanding quality companies that have a positive economic impact on the quality of life in the western Nevada region.
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Scott Frost, Immediate Past Chair *
Scott Frost served as the founding Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Smart City Networks (formerly known as US Telcom) when the company moved its headquarters to Las Vegas in 1998. During his tenure the company more than tripled in size and became a leader in the industry. In November of 2001, Mr. Frost founded Desert Frost Ventures, a business development and capital-sourcing firm with its headquarters in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Bob Goff, Chair Emeritus
Bob Goff’s background is a blend of managing high technology growth companies and venture investment-related activities. He has more than 30 years of marketing and senior executive experience in managing the rapid and profitable growth of (3) semiconductor product companies ranging in size from start-ups to 1000 employees with annual revenues ranging from 0 to $100 million that resulted in multiple strategic mergers and IPOs.
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Dennis Wengert *
Deputy District Director, Nevada District Office, U.S. Small Business Administration
Frank Yoder *
President, Advanced Information Systems, Inc. (AIS)
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* Members, NCET’s Executive Committee
