April L. Young has been selected as the first executive director of the Potomac KnowledgeWay Project, and Clair S. Sassin has been appointed communications director for the group.

Young is a Senior Fellow for Regional Economic Development at George Mason University's Institute for Public Policy and former director of the Northern Virginia Roundtable. Young, who has a national reputation for her work in economic and community development, is also a principal in her own consulting firm. Sassin, formerly with KPMG Peat Marwick and The Greater Washington Board of Trade, has more than 15 years of marketing and communications experience in both the nonprofit and private sectors.

Formed in June 1995, the Potomac KnowledgeWay Project has quickly emerged as a powerful and positive force in the greater Washington region. The Project is committed to ensuring that the Potomac region embraces the communications revolution and prospers from it by educating the community and workforce about the enormous opportunities the revolution represents.