Meet The Dreamteam

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

Executives

Joshua Baer

Chief Executive Officer

Gordon Daugherty

President

Joelle Vail

Chief Revenue Officer

Bryan Chambers

Vice President, Accelerator & Investment Fund

Rick Westervelt

Senior Vice President, Operations & Finance

Natalie Wiegand

Chief of Staff

Abigail Porter

Senior Executive Assistant

Cyndi Schultz

Executive Assistant

Directors

Craig Cummings

Director, Military & Veteran Affairs

Chris Gillan

Director

Mellie Price

Director, Diversity & Inclusion

Shakeel Rashed

Director, Accelerator

Fred Schmidt

Director, International Affairs

Eugene Sepulveda

Director

Leadership

Accelerator & Programs

Maryann Alspaugh

Programs & Events Director

Tyler Baranowski

Accelerator Manager

Brittany Barreto, Ph.D.

Senior Venture Associate, Houston

Jonathan Chavez

Venture Associate, Dallas

Bryan Hittle

Programs Coordinator

Brittany Keeton

Senior Mentor Coordinator, Dallas

Jill Klinvex

Senior Venture Associate, Austin

Helena Krusec

Senior Corporate Venture Associate, Dallas

Kevin Landtroop

Vice President, Defense

Erin Miller

Programs Coordinator

Morgan Odell

Startup Associate

Jake O’Shea

Investor Relations Manager

Courteney Real

Corporate Venture Associate, Austin

Jeremy Roye

Senior Programs Coordinator

Jamie Serio

Senior Fund Analyst

Nick Spiller

Venture Principal

Caroline Tosbath

Mentor Manager

Rachel Vaughn

Mentor Coordinator, Austin

Rebecca Zinsmeyer

Community Programs Coordinator

Events

Triet Nguyen

Events Coordinator

Alex Wiesenthal

Events Coordinator

Partnerships

Sean Duffy

Vice President, Partnerships

Dan Gallagher

Community Partnerships Manager

Mary Gwinn

Corporate Partnerships Manager

Michele Merryman Bell

Corporate Partnerships Manager

Jacques Vroom

Vice President, Corporate Strategy

Operations

Kevin Cook

Senior Operations Manager

Autumn Hankinson

Community Operations Coordinator

Heidi Miller

Project Manager

Kayla Pauling

Operations Manager

Aliaa Schreiner

Staff Accountant

Emery Skelly

IT Network Admin

Jessica Zelenko

HR Manager

Community Engagement

Justin Densen

Media Coordinator

Eric Moe

Graphic Designer

Nelson Tao

Membership Manager

Kate Trumpower

Marketing Manager