Christina S. Howard, B.A. ’74, M.S. ’80, vice president of entrepreneurial development for the Dayton Development Coalition, is the Outstanding Alumni Award winner from the Raj Soin College of Business. She is currently focused on the implementation of the Dayton region’s newest entrepreneurial effort, the $22.5 million Entrepreneurial Signature Program, which supports emerging technology companies through grants, equity investments, and entrepreneurial assistance programs. Howard also manages the Miami Valley Venture Funds and the Dayton Investment Network.

Howard has served as a staff economist in the Office of Management and Budget in Dayton, and as assistant director of the City-Wide Development Corporation. She served as vice president of Society Bank from 1982 to 1991, and president and chief executive officer of Concord-Renn Company, a tool and machining company located in Cincinnati, Ohio, from 1991 to 2001.

In addition to her work for the Dayton Development Coalition, Howard serves on the Business Advisory Board of the Wright State Raj Soin College of Business.