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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

Tyler Baranowski

Accelerator Manager

Jonathan Chavez

Venture Associate, Dallas

Brittany Keeton

Senior Mentor Coordinator, Dallas

Jill Klinvex

Senior Venture Associate, Austin

Helena Krusec

Senior Corporate Venture Associate, Dallas

Kevin Landtroop

Vice President, Defense

Jake O’Shea

Investor Relations Manager

Morgan Odell

Accelerator Operations Coordinator

Courteney Real

Corporate Venture Associate, Austin

Jamie Serio

Senior Fund Analyst

Nick Spiller

Venture Principal

Adrianne Stone

Venture Associate, Houston

Caroline Tosbath

Mentor Manager

Rachel Vaughn

Mentor Coordinator, Austin

Events & Programs

Maryann Alspaugh

Programs & Events Director

Bryan Hittle

Programs Coordinator

Erin Miller

Programs Coordinator

Triet Nguyen

Events Coordinator

Jeremy Roye

Senior Programs Coordinator

Alex Wiesenthal

Events Coordinator

Rebecca Zinsmeyer

Community Programs 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

Senior Community Coordinator

Heidi Miller

Project Manager

Kayla Pauling

Operations Manager

Aliaa Schreiner

Staff Accountant

Emery Skelly

IT Network Admin

Community Engagement

Justin Densen

Media Coordinator

Eric Moe

Graphic Designer

Shan Nazmi

Community Membership Coordinator

Kate Trumpower

Marketing Manager

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