Minneapolis, MN (October 3, 2013) – Minnestar, the nonprofit organization dedicated to providing education, instruction, training, and mentorship to Minnesota’s technology entrepreneurs, recently added two members to their Board of Directors, Casey Helbling and Justin Porter.

Helbling is the Founder and CEO of Software for Good, a software development firm that specializes in “building great software for companies doing great things.” He is a web application architect with almost fifteen years experience in design, development, and implementation of web-based software systems. Helbling holds a BS in Computer Engineering from the University of Minnesota’s Institute of Technology. “Joining Minnestar is a big honor, and I’m thrilled to help make Minnesota’s tech community the very best it can be,” Helbling said.

Porter is the Venture Center Senior Associate at the University of Minnesota’s Office for Technology Commercialization. His group is responsible for launching start-up companies based on University of Minnesota research. Porter holds a BSB in Management Information Systems and Entrepreneurial Studies from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities and an MBA from the University of Minnesota – Carlson School of Management.

“I am excited to join the Minnestar team and help support the growing tech scene in Minnesota,” Porter said. “The Minnestar events get me excited about what we have and what will be developed in the future. Minnesota has great talent and Minnestar provides the forums to showcase that talent.”

Since 2006, Minnestar has connected Minnesota’s software developers, designers, entrepreneurs, and investors. The organization hosts events throughout the year including a technology (un)conference, MinneBar, each spring, and several made-in-Minnesota tech product show-and-tell mixers, MinneDemo.