Julie Michael Smith
Youngstown Business Incubator
330-259-7644 office

For Immediate Release: Monday, June 14, 2010

YBI Names New Board Director

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - The Youngstown Business Incubator (YBI) has named Dr. Cynthia Anderson to its Board of Directors. Dr. Anderson was recently named the seventh president of Youngstown State University (YSU).

"YBI's success in fostering entrepreneurship and promoting innovation is at the center of Youngstown's rebirth," said Cynthia E. Anderson, president-designate at Youngstown State University. "I look forward to working with YBI and its Board in building on that momentum and making Youngstown and Youngstown State University a nationally-renowned center of technology and innovation.”

“YBI is honored that Dr. Anderson is joining its Board,” states Garry Mrozek, chairman of YBI’s Board of Directors. “YBI and YSU have developed several innovative entrepreneurial initiatives that are catalyzing technology-driven economic development in the Mahoning Valley and we look forward to future collaborations.”

Anderson earned a bachelor's degree in business education from YSU, a master's degree in business education from Ohio State University and an Ed.D. in education administration from the University of Akron. Her professional experience includes teaching high school business education at Westerville South High School, holding the position of vice president for Student Affairs at Youngstown State University for the past 15 years, working as assistant provost for academic planning and for the last 10 years serving as a marketing instructor at YSU’s Williamson College of Business Administration.

About YBI

Youngstown Business Incubator is a non-profit organization with a primary mission to accelerate the start-up and development of scalable, technology-based companies in northeast Ohio. Supported by the Ohio Department of Development as an Edison Technology Incubator, its portfolio companies have been awarded intellectual property patents, developed new commercial software applications and have impacted hundreds of high-skilled, technology jobs. YBI provides entrepreneurial assistance, facilities and technology support. For more information about YBI, visit www.ybi.org.