FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Redwood Technology Consortium Welcomes New Board Members
In the past month, Redwood Technology Consortium has welcomed two new members to its volunteer board of directors — Robert Beckerdite and Sean Connors.
The addition of Connors and Beckerdite to the RTC board coincided with the retirement of both Bob Morse, of Morse Media, and Michael Kraft, of the North Coast Small Business Development Center.
Beckerdite, a Southern Humboldt native, discovered his interest in computers while in the Marine Corps in his late teens. After completing his time in the Marines, Beckerdite returned home and began working for the California Superior Court of Humboldt County, and focusing on Information Technology. Beckerdite moved to Denver, Colo., in 1999, to pursue a job with a large telecommunications company, and then took a leadership role with an electrical engineering research and development company. He returned to Humboldt County in 2008, after realizing he would find greater personal satisfaction in supporting his community and local arts movements. Today, he works for Accellent, a medical device manufacturer, and runs Beckerdite Consulting.
Connors moved to Humboldt County with his wife in 2001. A student of religious studies and Native American land management issues at UC Santa Barbara, Connors’ interest in science, religion and the region, steered him toward Humboldt. He shifted his focus toward IT, starting a virtual office that serviced clients from all over the country. Connors’ company, Web Merchant Services, is an e-commerce solutions provider, which enhances the local economy by bringing in money from out of the area.
Among other goals, Redwood Technology Consortium works to ensure that telecommunications are robust, accessible, affordable and ubiquitous, and promote effective use of technology in local businesses. Membership information can be found at www.redwoodtech.org .