Dana Allender

As an Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Dana Allender provides one-to-one advisory assistance to high potential tech companies to help them realize their potential while taking a collaborative approach with all the resources in the network. Through a revenue-centric approach, Dana leverages past experience to help companies in Northeast Ohio answer questions such as “what’s the problem being solved,”

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Danielle Morris

Danielle (Dani) Morris oversees revenue and compliance functions for JumpStart’s venture funds and manages the organization’s internal control procedures for grant award funds and reporting (~$15M annually). She has extensive nonprofit financial expertise, ranging from large ERP systems to smaller customized homegrown systems, user guide design and training, leadership and managerial functions. Her responsibilities at

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Devin Bates

In his role as Learning Centers, Outreach and Curriculum Manager, Verizon Learning Centers, Devin is responsible for internal educational offerings, community engagement and entrepreneurial education. He leads program activities, assessment, data collection, testing and communication with all program participants and site managers. He provides instruction and outreach support in this community initiative focused on building

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Drew Nanda

As a Data Analyst, Drew Nanda helps to collect, review and interpret data on the entrepreneurs and small businesses that JumpStart and its partners serve. He assists in creating and updating both written and visual reports while assuring the accuracy and integrity of the reported data. Prior to joining JumpStart, Drew worked for two years

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Emily Ferline-Shreve

Emily collaborates closely with all functional team leaders to help empower users with suitable and secure technology for sharing information and efficient daily operations. She also manages JumpStart’s IT team for internal and external support operations for workstations, servers, networks and cloud-based software. Prior to joining JumpStart, Emily managed and engineered IT functions in the

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Eric Amanfoh

Eric Amanfoh oversees all day-to-day accounting functions, manages financial systems and internal control procedures and generates complete and accurate financial information to support effective decision making and management of the organization. Eric coordinates the month-end closing duties and reporting with all team members and conducts complex assignments involving accounting projects and analysis. He also assists

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Feowyn Mackinnon

Feowyn MacKinnon is currently the Director, Verizon Learning Centers, Curriculum & Education where she is responsible for curriculum, education, and outreach as part of the Verizon Community Forward initiative. Prior to taking on this role, Feowyn served as the Head of School at MC2STEM High School, a STEM, Project-Based, Mastery Learning environment that is a

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Freddie Coffey

As Director of Digital Marketing at JumpStart, Freddie Coffey manages day-to-day digital execution of the organization including digital strategy, website development, broadcast email automation, audio and video production, social media outreach and SEO. He also works with startup founders, small business owners and community leaders to develop innovative online campaigns and websites that drive engagement,

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George Mehok

George leads JumpStart’s Corporate Venture Services team that collaborates with corporations to support their innovation program initiatives by sourcing emerging technologies that align with the corporate partner’s strategic objectives. The JumpStart team applies venture capital investing best practices and proven CVC principles to accelerate business innovation priorities and inform corporate strategy. George joined Jumpstart in

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Griselda Flores

Griselda Flores is responsible for the daily entry and maintenance of JumpStart’s accounting information, ensuring that reports are completed in accordance with the organization’s accounting policies and GAAP. She develops detailed accounting records, prepares financial statements and supplies documentation for the annual audit while identifying opportunities for process improvements. Prior to Jumpstart, Griselda worked as

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Haley Burk

As Director, Network Management, Haley Burk works with organizational partners across Northern Ohio’s tech community to facilitate connectivity and collaboration that results in positive experiences for founders and a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem. As part of this work, Haley is responsible for overseeing efforts within JumpStart to connect collegiate talent and tech startups through internship opportunities.

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Jaclyn Williams

Jaclyn works with entrepreneurs in Northeast Ohio to validate product and target market assumptions across varied industries and technologies. She assists entrepreneurs in planning and conducting both primary and secondary market research, and works closely with internal stakeholders across the organization as well as external customers, clients, and partners to understand, document, and analyze data.

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