March 18, 1997
The Potomac KnowledgeWay Project
announced today the addition of Alan G. Spoon, President and Chief
Operating Officer of The Washington Post Company and Kay S.
Miller, Executive Vice President, Mid-Atlantic Banking Group of
NationsBank, to its Board of Directors.
"It is significant that these leaders have recognized and embraced
the enormous importance of the communications revolution to their
industries," said Mario Morino, Chairman of the Potomac
KnowledgeWay Project. "They also bring an incredible
understanding of how the digital economy will impact all segments
of our community."
The Potomac KnowledgeWay Project is a five-year educational
initiative to unite the region around the power of information,
technology and people in the "digital age." The organization is
focused on three primary initiatives: cultivating netpreneurs;
enhancing the region's work force; and building a connected
community throughout Greater Washington.
"The Potomac KnowledgeWay is representative of the strength of
Greater Washington's new media and information technology
industries," said Spoon. "We have a $20 billion industry in our
backyard that is creating a new economic driver, and, as the
region's premiere news source, we want to be at the front of this
revolution."
Spoon, who joined The Washington Post Company in 1982, has been
president of the company since 1993. He has held a wide variety
of positions there, including serving as the president of
Newsweek. He is a director of the International Herald Tribune
and American Management Systems and a member of the board of the
Committee for Economic Development and the Smithsonian's National
Museum of Natural History. Spoon holds undergraduate and graduate
degrees from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a J.D. from
Harvard Law School.
"In today's fast-paced and technology-driven world, it is
important for the business community to take a leadership role,"
said Miller. "NationsBank wants to help lead its customers and
the region into the digital age. I am delighted to continue the
bank's commitment to the community through involvement in the
Potomac KnowledgeWay Project."
Miller, who manages all commercial bank activities for NationsBank
in the Mid-Atlantic region, began her banking career with a
predecessor bank in 1983 in Fort Worth, Texas. Her
responsibilities expanded to various positions in the Special
Assets Division in locations throughout the country, and she was
later promoted to senior vice president. Miller, who recently
relocated to the Washington area, was named executive vice
president in 1997. She serves on the board of the Local
Initiatives Support Corporation, based in Washington, D.C. Miller
earned a B.A. from Meredith in Raleigh, North Carolina and an
M.B.A from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth.