Connie Liu and Irene Voronel have been re-elected to the board of directors of NCET, a member-supported non-profit that produces educational and networking events to help people explore businesses and technology.
Liu, re-elected as vice president of public relations, is an account manager with The Abbi Agency. She has worked on national, statewide, regional and local projects including the Summit Crossing at Lake Tahoe’s Sugar Bowl Resort and Parc Foret community in Montreux. Liu managed and executed the TravelNevada public affairs campaign, engineered public relations efforts for the events such as Amgen Tour of California, Spartan Race World Championship and IRONMAN Lake Tahoe, and played a key role in developing the SOS Washoe public engagement campaign.
She currently works on the City of Henderson account and statewide education projects with the Nevada Department of Education including LifeWorks and SafeVoice.
Voronel, re-elected as vice president of communications, owns and operates ILoveReno.com and is the broker/owner of Home NV Real Estate. She also teaches at UNR.
She immigrated to the United States from Eastern Europe during the Cold War, speaks multiple languages and holds two undergraduate degrees from California State University Fullerton and a master’s degree in business administration from Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif.
Voronel worked for The Los Angeles Times and The Orange County Register before moving to Reno.
“Excellence in public relations and communications has been a hallmark of NCET since its inception and play an important role in the organization’s growth,” said Dave Archer, president and CEO of the nonprofit. “We are grateful that Connie and Irene continue to bring their top-tier skills to our board.”
About NCET
NCET, Northern Nevada’s largest educational and networking organization, is a member-supported nonprofit organization that produces programs and events to help people explore business and technology. NCET’s award-winning programs include the annual NCET Small Business Expo and NCET Tech Awards, and the monthly Biz Bite, Biz Café and Tech Wednesday events. NCET is funded by memberships, sponsorships and program revenues, and receives no state or Federal funding. NCET is not affiliated with the State of Nevada or the University of Nevada. For more information, visit www.NCET.org.