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 & Chairman

Bryan Chambers

Co-Founder & President

Meg Vrabel

CRO & SVP Innovation

Eric Stober

CFO

Lawton Cummings

General Partner

Natalie Wiegand

VP People

Ehab Gabr

VP Enterprise Sales

Carley Deardorff

Senior Chief of Staff

Remi Donnelly

Chief of Staff

Directors

Leadership

Venture

Shakeel Rashed

Managing Director, Ventures

Alaina Brogan

VIP Manager

Thomas Bunting

Venture Associate - Dallas

Christine Colburn

Mentor Coordinator - Tech Port

Caroline Davis

Executive Assistant

Sam Furman

Portfolio Manager

Matt Hastings

Senior Venture Associate

Jill Klinvex

Venture Principal

Joyous Njoku

Investor Relations Associate

Morgan Odell

Senior Manager of Venture Programs

Sid Rao

Investor Relations Associate

Dillon Shindler

Platform Associate

Jamie Serio

Fund Manager

Jackie Stanko

Mentor Coordinator, Dallas

Tanaka Tava

Venture Associate - Austin

Joshua Taylor

Venture Associate

Torrie Valley

Sr Mentor Coordinator, Houston

Rachel Vaughn

Mentor Manager

Samantha Zaugg

Venture Events Specialist

Events & Programs

Tunji Fadiora

Events Specialist

Erwin Garcia

Events Coordinator

Haley Guerin

DEI Programs Coordinator

Luther Jones

Federal Events Specialist - Tech Port

Anna Olson

Events Coordinator

Kena Patel

Programs Manager

Sarah Rudd

Audience Development Manager

Trinity Stennfeld

Venue Coordinator

Hani Shafi

Senior Events Director

Katherine Struve

Venue Manager

Vanessa Taylor

On Call Event Staff, PT

Nicole Wielga

Events Manager

Ciara Wolfe

On Call Event Staff, PT

Partnerships

Tammy Bowser

Corporate Partnerships Manager

Chrissy Liotta

Venture Partnerships Manager

Mary Gwinn

Sr Director Corporate Partnerships

Jorge Manresa

VP Federal & Defense

Michele Merryman Bell

Corporate Partnerships Manager

Giancarlo “G” Newsome

Director CDI

Cyndi Schultz

Sales Director

Dutch Small

Partnerships Account Executive

Daniel Teo

Account Manager

Operations

Chris Bruns

Front Desk Coordinator and Operations Support

Danielle Hurt

Front Desk Coordinator & Operations Support

Chris Kling

Chauffeur

Megan Malz

Workplace Manager - Front Desk

Carol Van Nuis

Front Desk Coordinator

Maria Rodriguez

Front Desk Coordinator & Operations Support

Trey Rodriguez

Product Designer

Aliaa Schreiner

Sr Accountant

Fallon Thompson

Product Manager, Pitch

Community Engagement

Autumn Hankinson

People Project Manager

Katie Marie

Community Sales Representative

Shea Railey

Community Coordinator