BOSTON & PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Quaker BioVentures, a leading venture capital firm dedicated to investing in life science companies in the Mid-Atlantic region, today announced that founding Partner Sherrill Neff has been named to the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) board of directors. The announcement was made at the 2009 NVCA Annual Meeting today in Boston at the Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel.