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 Operations Officer

Bryan Chambers

Vice President, Ventures

Rick Westervelt

Senior Vice President, Operations & Finance

Natalie Wiegand

Chief of Staff

Carley Deardorff

Assistant Chief of Staff

Abigail Porter

Senior Executive Assistant to Chief Executive Officer

Cyndi Schultz

Executive Assistant to Chief Operating Officer

Directors

Craig Cummings

Director, Military & Veteran Affairs

Mellie Price

Director, Diversity & Inclusion

Shakeel Rashed

Director, Ventures

Fred Schmidt

Director, International Affairs

Eugene Sepulveda

Director

Leadership

Venture

Tyler Baranowski

Venture Director

Jonathan Chavez

Venture Associate, Dallas

Sam Furman

Senior Venture Opperations Coordinator

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

Investor Relations Manager

Morgan Odell

Venture Programs Manager

Courteney Real

Corporate Venture Associate

Jamie Serio

Fund Manager

Adrianne Stone

Venture Associate, Houston

Adam Valenta

Investor Relations Associate

Torrie Valley

Mentor Coordinator, Houston

Rachel Vaughn

Senior Mentor Coordinator

Events & Programs

Maryann Alspaugh

Programs & Events Director

Haley Guerin

DEI Programs Coordinator

Erica Colston

Federal Programs Coordinator

Kena Patel

Programs 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

Vice President, Industrial Capacity Expansion & Federal Programs

Michele Merryman Bell

Corporate Partnerships Manager

Dutch Small

Partnerships Coordinator

Jacques Vroom

Vice President, Corporate Strategy

Operations

Kevin Cook

Operations Director

Chris Bruns

Front Desk Coordinator and Operations Support

Heidi Miller

Senior Project Manager

Jennifer Nagy

HR Manager

Kayla Pauling

Operations Manager

Aliaa Schreiner

Staff Accountant

Emery Skelly

IT Network Admin

Vivian Venish

Front Desk Coordinator and Operations Support

Community Engagement

Justin Densen

Media Coordinator

Autumn Hankinson

Community Manager

Shea Railey

Community Coordinator

Bobby Struzick

Community Membership Coordinator

Jonathan Zamora

Community Memberships Coordinator, PT