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TechSTL Leadership Team
Emily Hemingway, Founding Executive Director
Ellie Scott, Director of Systems & Strategy
Connie Gallagher, Member Manager
Vikram Lakhwara, Equity Capital Advisor
Kieran Blanks, Emerging Markets & Workforce Advisor
Christopher Kolar, Data Strategy & STEM Education Advisor
B. Marcell Williams, Events Advisor
David Weaver, TechSTL Attorney
Board of Directors
Board President: Brian Matthews
General Partner, Cultivation Capital
Board Treasurer: Lance Knuckles
Deputy Executive Director, SLDC
Board Secretary: Tony Bryan
Executive Director, CyberUp
Devon Moody-Graham
Chief Strategy Officer of CEOMom Empire, LLC
Tim Alexander
Senior Director, Business Research & Analysis, Greater St. Louis, Inc.
Matthew Porter
Entrepreneur & Founder of Contegix
Allison McCutcheon Barcz
Chief Strategy & People Officer, Largely
Alex Elias
Founder & Chief Growth Officer, DMND Marketing, LLC
2022 Advisory Team
- Alison Niermann, CEO of Tilley Workforce Solutions
- Tony Furhmann, Director, Madison County Employment & Training Department
- Eduardo Platon, Executive Director of Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan St. Louis
- Stacey Fowler, Director of Strategic Workforce and Business Inclusion, St. Louis Development Corporation
- John Unger, Vice President of Data Services at Alliance Advisors, LLC
- Kieran Blanks, Chief Growth Officer at OHUB
- Dan Lauer, Founding Executive Director of UMSL Accelerate
- Dana Lorberg, Executive Vice President of Mastercard
- Lori Becker, COO, Starkloff Disability Institute
- Mary Gay, Connected Communities Broadband Fellow, Leadership Council SWIL
- Michael Gallagher, Senior Strategic Advisor at World Wide Technologies
- Michael Holmes, Regional Vice President of Economic Development, Workforce Development and Strategic Partnerships Urban League
- John Parker, Senior Director of Corporate Communications, Public Relations & Human Resources, Evolution St Louis
- Jeff Coburn, Co-inventor and Chief Strategy Officer, Total Orbit
- Tori Gonzalez, Adjunct Professor at Washington University
2022 Digital Infrastructure Team
- Erik Lutenegger, CEO, Tenacity
- Dave Costenaro, Crypto Economist, Protocol Labs
- Michael Lamb, CEO, nativeMSG
- Jomo Castro, Regional Director, External Affairs, State Legislative & Regulatory Affairs, AT&T
- Brian Duffner, Solutions Engineering, Bluebird Network
2022 Founder Friendly Committee
- Chris Cardinal, COO, Amptify
- Devon Moody-Graham, CEO, CEO Mom Empire
- Edwin Williams, CEO, Zenhammer
- Ken Mocabee, Senior Strategist, Alliance Systems
- Michael Margraf, CEO, Total Orbit
- Ryan Richt, CEO, Well Principled
- Tara Kraus, CEO, Breakwell
- Marvin Francois, CEO, oneKIN
2022 Tech Talent Committee
- Darren Jackson, Founder, Equity Studios
- Koran Bolden, Founder, Bold Moves Agency
- Rory Beelek, Director of Grants, and Institutional Development, St. Louis Community College
- Brooke James, SummerSalt
- Ebony Williams, Associate Director of Technology Development Program (TDP), AT&T
- Kate Polokonis, Executive Director, STEMSTL
2022 Steering Committee
- Andy Dearing, President, Spatial STL Advisors
- Anjie Sanford, Manager, BioGenerator
- Aurora Bihler, Coordinator, Building Upon Diversity
- Benjamin Johnson, Vice President of Programs, BioSTL
- Chris Cardinal, President & COO, Amptify
- Christian Johnson, CEO, Respond AI
- Courtney Corman, County Data Officer, St Louis County Government
- Courtney Breckenridge, Specialist of Alternative Credentials and Grants Development, Southern Illionois University Edwardsville
- Cyril Loum, Assistant Director of Venture Development, Skandalaris Center at Washington University
- Daniel Schaub, CEO, SF Advisors
- Danish Nagda, Founder & CEO, Rezilient Health
- Darcella Craven, President & Chief Fear Conqueror, VetBiz
- Darren Jackson, Founder, Equity Studios
- Dave Costenaro, Chief Data Officer, Capacity
- David Reddick, Executive Director, Gateway Higher Education Cybersecurity Consortium (GHECC)
- Deann Donohue, Vice President of Technology Hub, Mastercard
- Don Harvey, CEO, Harvin AR
- Edwin Williams, CEO, ZenHammer
- Eric Moraczewski, CEO, NMBL Strategies
- Frank Hopper, Managing Director, Capital Innovators
- George Holmes, CEO, Hire Henry
- Greg Laposa, Director of Workforce Development, St Louis County
- Hayley Johnston, Community Manager, Spark Coworking St Louis
- II Luscri, Assistant Vice Provost/Managing Director, Skandalaris Center at Washington University
- Jack Scatizzi, Executive Director, Missouri Technology Corporation
- Jack Bader, Chairman, 1904Labs Inc.
- Jason Hall, Chief Executive Officer, Greater St Louis, Inc.
- Jeffrey Mazur, Executive Director, The LaunchCode Foundation
- Jerod Williams, Leasing Manager, WeWork
- Jessica Maurer, Director of External Partnerships, Rung for Women
- Jimmy Cornbleet, Founder, Network for You
- Jomo Castro, Regional Director of External Affairs, AT&T
- Joseph Blanner, Partner, McCarthy, Leonard & Kaemmerer, LC
- Justin Raymundo, Manager of Regional Workforce Strategy, BioSTL
- Kara Corches, Vice President Governmental Affairs, Missouri Chamber of Commerce & Missouri Technology Alliance
- Karla Roeber, Vice President Public and Government Affairs, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
- Kevin Wilson, Executive Director, Small Business Empowerment Center
- Kieran Blanks, Chief Growth Officer, OHUB
- Kimberly Erskine, Workforce Development Strategic Partnership Manager, Ameren
- Koran Bolden, CEO, Bold Moves Agency
- Kyle Anderson, Executive Director, Leadership Council Southwestern Illinois
- LaKricia Cox, Director of Programs, The Little Bit Foundation
- Laura Burkemper, CEO, The Catalyst Center
- Lewis Sheats, Director, Chaifetz Center of Entrepreneurship at Saint Louis University
- Linda Harris, Vice President of Impact Strategies and Systems, United Way of Greater St Louis
- Lindsey Forsythe, Director of Employee Relations, STL Youth Jobs
- Lori Becker, COO, Starkloff Disability Institute
- Mary Brice, Board Member, St Louis Arch Angels
- Mary Gay, Connected Communities Broadband Fellow, Leadership Council SWIL
- Matt Menietti, Executive Director, Conflux Co-Learning
- Melissa Grizzle, Director of Entrepreneurship, ITEN
- Michael Margraf, CEO, Total Orbit, Inc
- Natalie Self, SVP Equitable Economic Impact, Cortex Innovation Community
- Neal Richardson, Executive Director, St Louis Development Corporation
- Nicole Mathern, Community Partners, K-Careers, Inc
- Olakunle Ayeni, President & Founder, Claim Academy
- Patty Hagen, Executive Director, T-REX
- Paul Sorenson, Director, St Louis Regional Data Alliance
- Peter Davidson, CEO, P. Davidson & Company
- Phyllis Ellison, Vice President of Partnerships, Cortex Innovation Community
- Pravina Pindoria, Co-Founder, Tallyfy
- Quentin Ortega, Executive Director, ITEN
- Richard Schumacher, Manager of Tech Initiatives, St Louis Community College
- Rikki Henry, Program Manager, Center for Emerging Technologies
- Robert (Bob) Guller, Founder & Board Member, Arch Grants
- Rory Beelek, Director of Grants, and Institutional Development, St Louis Community College
- Ryan Richt, CEO, Well Principled
- Scott Chadwick, Chief of Corporate Partnership Acquisitions, Maryville University
- Simon Huang, Chief Technology Officer, City of St Louis
- Stacey Fowler, Director of Strategic Workforce and Business Inclusion, St Louis Development Corporation
- Stefani Weeden-Smith, Director, St Louis Anchor Action Network
- Stephanie Regagnon, Executive Director Innovation Partnerships, Danforth Plant Science Center
- Steve Bryant, Career Pathways Manager, MO Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
- Tara Kraus, Founder, BreakWell
- Thad Simons, President, The Yield Lab Institute
- Thomas Finan, Executive Director, Construction Forum
- Tina Haberberger, Coordinator of Talent Development and Skilled Workforce, Regional Business Council
- Tony Furhmann, Director, Madison County Employment & Training Department
- Wendell Covington, Executive Director, NPower Missouri
- Weston White, Project Management & Marketing Communications Coordinator, Leadership Council Southwestern Illinois
- Will Werner, Director, UMSL
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