RBTC Staff

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Cory Donovan, Executive Director

Cory has been the Executive Director of the Roanoke - Blacksburg Technology Council (RBTC) since September 2007. He is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the organization and reports to the RBTC Board of Directors. 

Prior to joining the RBTC, Cory was employed at Hughes Network System (a division of DIRECTV) for ten years, most recently as the Channel Marketing Manager for HughesNet, a broadband-by-satellite service. Prior to Hughes, he worked as a technical recruiter and account manager for TEKsystems, a division of Aerotek, one of the largest technical staffing firms in the country.

Cory has a bachelor’s degree in Marketing from the University of Scranton and a MBA with concentration in e-commerce from Johns Hopkins University. 

Follow him on Twitter, add him on LinkedIn, send him an email, or you can reach him at (540) 443-9232 ext. 1.

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Rebecca "Bekka" Finch, Office Manager

Bekka has been with the RBTC since 2009 - from volunteer to part-time administrative assistant and now as the office manager. As one half of a busy organization, she is usually planning events, doing financials, managing peer groups, or attempting to wrangle Cory - along with about a hundred other things!

Bekka grew up in Gaithersburg, Maryland (right outside of Northwest DC) in the Maryland I-270 Technology Corridor. She attended Roanoke College and played soccer for one year before transferring to Virginia Tech. She graduated from VT in May 2006 with a Bachelor of Arts in English - Professional Writing.

Prior to coming to the RBTC (NCTC), Bekka was a property manager (and part of another 2.5 person company!) for Capital Realty Management Group, Inc. in Rockville, Maryland. While there she managed over 400+ tenants at 11+ properties in Maryland, DC and Virginia. After 3 years of unbelievable (and annoying traffic), Bekka decided to relocate back to the Roanoke - Blacksburg region.

Bekka currently referees high school basketball and soccer and is attempting to break into the college basketball officiating market. She is also the assistant head coach at Glenvar High School (Salem, VA) for the girls varsity soccer team and the assistant head coach of the 14U Christiansburg Crossfire girls soccer team. With any spare time she has left, Bekka enjoys traveling home to Maryland or anywhere else that strikes her fancy - which is usually Las Vegas!

Follow her on Twitter, add her on LinkedIn, send her an email, or you can reach her at (540) 443-9232 ext. 2.