Meet The Dreamteam

Our team is here to help support your startup’s success through connections, introductions, & partnerships.

Executives

Joshua Baer

Founder & CEO

Gordon Daugherty

Co-Founder & President

Joelle Vail

Chief Operating Officer

Bryan Chambers

SVP Ventures

Rick Westervelt

SVP Operations & Finance

Natalie Wiegand

VP People

Carley Deardorff

Senior Chief of Staff

Abigail Porter

Senior Executive Assistant

Directors

Leadership

Venture

Alaina Brogan

VIP Manager

Sam Furman

Senior Venture Operations Coordinator

Shakeel Rashed

Managing Director, Ventures

Ileana Gonzalez

Senior Venture Associate

Matt Hastings

Senior Venture Associate

Jill Klinvex

Venture Principal

Helena Krusec

Senior Corporate Venture Associate

Triet Nguyen

Venture Programs Coordinator

Jake O’Shea

Director of Platforms

Morgan Odell

Senior Manager of Venture Programs

Courteney Real

Corporate Venture Associate

Jamie Serio

Fund Manager

Adam Valenta

Investor Relations Associate

Torrie Valley

Mentor Coordinator, Houston

Rachel Vaughn

Mentor Manager

Events & Programs

Maryann Alspaugh

Programs & Events Director

Erica Colston

Federal Programs Coordinator

Caroline Davis

Executive Assistant

Haley Guerin

DEI Programs Coordinator

Anna Olson

Events Coordinator

Kena Patel

Programs Manager

Sarah Rudd

Audience Development Manager

Vanessa Taylor

On Call Event Staff, PT

Alex Wiesenthal

Venue & Events Manager

Ciara Wolfe

On Call Event Staff, PT

Samantha Zaugg

Special Events & Community Programs Coordinator

Partnerships

Sean Duffy

Vice President, Partnerships

Mary Gwinn

Corporate Partnerships Manager

Jorge Manresa

VP Federal & Defense

Michele Merryman Bell

Corporate Partnerships Manager

Dutch Small

Partnerships Coordinator

Jacques Vroom

Vice President, Corporate Strategy

Cyndi Schultz

Partnership Sales Manager

Operations

Kevin Cook

Operations Director

Chris Bruns

Front Desk Coordinator and Operations Support

Heidi Miller

Senior Project Manager

Kayla Pauling

Operations Manager

Aliaa Schreiner

Staff Accountant

Emery Skelly

IT Network Admin

Vivian Venish

Front Desk Coordinator and Operations Support

Community Engagement

Autumn Hankinson

Community Manager

Shea Railey

Community Coordinator

Bobby Struzick

Community Membership Coordinator

Jonathan Zamora

Community Memberships Coordinator, PT