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

Senior Programs Manager

Tyler Baranowski

Accelerator Manager

Brittany Barreto, Ph.D.

Senior Venture Associate, Houston

Jonathan Chavez

Venture Associate, Dallas

Brittany Keeton

Senior Mentor Coordinator, Dallas

Jill Klinvex

Senior Venture Associate, Austin

Helena Krusec

Corporate Venture Associate

Kevin Landtroop

Defense Venture Partner

Erin Miller

Programs Coordinator

Morgan Odell

Mentor Coordinator, Houston

Jake O’Shea

Investor Coordinator

Jeremy Roye

Special Events Programs Coordinator

Jamie Serio

Senior Fund Analyst

Nick Spiller

Investor Relations Manager

Caroline Tosbath

Mentor Manager

Rachel Vaughn

Mentor Coordinator, Austin

Minh Vu

Programs Manager

Events

Bryan Hittle

Defense Innovation Events Coordinator

Triet Nguyen

Meetup Event Coordinator, Dallas

Alex Wiesenthal

Meetup Event Coordinator, Austin

Rebecca Zinsmeyer

Community Events Coordinator, Austin

Partnerships

Sean Duffy

Vice President, Partnerships

Dan Gallagher

Account Coordinator

Mary Gwinn

Corporate Partnerships Manager

Jacques Vroom

Strategic Partnerships

Operations

Kevin Cook

Senior Operations Manager

Autumn Hankinson

Office Coordinator

Heidi Miller

Project Manager

Kayla Pauling

Operations & Front Desk Manager

Aliaa Schreiner

Staff Accountant

Jessica Zelenko

HR Manager

Community Engagement

Justin Densen

New Media Coordinator

Eric Moe

Graphic Designer

Nelson Tao

Memberships & Sales

Kate Trumpower

Marketing Manager