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Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group confirmed this week that CEO Lynn Naylor is departing the organization and marketing director Katie Marcel has been chosen by the board to serve as interim CEO while the organization continues to look for its next permanent leader.
Naylor is set to leave ITV at the end of the month to take on a new role as president of an undisclosed organization described as an “emerging foundation committed to a more responsible, equitable and sustainable world.”
Marcel will begin work as interim CEO on Sept. 1.
According to the organization, Board Chair Stephanie Beasly will lead the search to fill the CEO position on a permanent basis.
“The ITV board brings together the brightest minds in the region to advocate for our Tri-Valley as an innovation hub with an exceptional quality of life. I’m proud of the success ITV has delivered amplifying the Tri-Valley brand for more than a decade,” Naylor said in a statement Monday.
Naylor initially took over the role of the organization’s CEO in August 2018.
She continued, “ITV founder Dale Kaye and I have each led this dynamic organization for six years. Now is the perfect time to identify the next leader to shine a spotlight on our regional innovation and work with our board to deliver on the community’s vision of its own future.”
News of Naylor’s departure came one week after the nonprofit announced several new members taking seats with its board of directors. The group announced its onboarding members, including new leadership for executive board chair, board secretary and treasurer.
Beasly, the new executive board chair, comes to ITV as the executive strategy leader at Sandia National Laboratories. Dyrell Foster, president of Las Positas College, will now serve as ITV vice chair.
Naylor shared more thoughts on the new board members.
“Our community is grateful for ITV’s impressive board leadership. Their vision for the future will stand and deliver for decades to come,” she said.
ITV acts as a collective of leaders committed to seeing civic, research, education and business aspects of the area thrive. The group aims to network with and connect leaders in those sectors locally.
The organization was originally founded in 2011 after a successful business conference co-hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Livermore Valley Chamber of Commerce known as “How the Tri-Valley Fits Into a Global Economy”. Following collaboration between speakers, significant discussions and connections, Tri-Valley leaders set out to solidify the organization as ITV.
“With 2 national labs, more than 730 tech companies and a GDP of $42B, the Tri-Valley is home to some of the world’s most dynamic innovation brands,” ITV group members said. “ITV showcases the region as a technology and innovation powerhouse, outpacing the Bay Area mega-region in both job creation and economic growth.”
