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Ray Leach
Chief Executive Officer
Jerry Frantz
Chief Investment & Services Officer
Lamont Mackley
Chief Inclusion & Outreach Officer
Teleangé Thomas
Chief Advancement & Relationships Officer
Karen Adame
Chief Financial Officer
John Grace
Chief People & Culture Officer
Kendra Gardiner
Chief Performance Officer
Duke Jankura
Senior Partner, Finance
Lorne Novick
Senior Partner, Services & Deal Flow Management
Pat Grospiron
Senior Partner, Network Management
Hardik Desai
Senior Partner, Investing
Matthew Miller
Senior Venture Partner, Healthcare
Adam Salon
Partner, Entrepreneurial Services
Allison Zupan
Project Manager
Amy Haschak
Partner, Network Management
Ashley Alber
Principal, Investing
Bianca Rozenblad
Senior Program Coordinator, Digital Learning Centers
Bill Nemeth
Partner, Mentoring
Carli Calapa
Senior Recruiter
Chris Riddle
Manager, IT
Christopher Smith
Senior Deal Flow Manager
Dan Aerni
Director, Entrepreneurial Talent
Danielle Morris
Partner, Revenue and Compliance Management
Daniela Tejada
Principal, Digital Learning Centers
EmilyAnn Moenich
Data Analyst
Eric Amanfoh
Partner, Finance
Freddie Coffey
Director, Digital Marketing
Gabrielle Warshay
Deal Flow Associate
Griselda Flores
Accounting Manager
Haley Burk
Senior Manager, Advancement
Jaclyn Williams
Senior Market Research Analyst
Jennifer Palla
Executive Administrator
Jennifer Rowen
Manager, Mentoring Programs and Educational Services
Jeri Shelton
Report Analyst & Salesforce Administrator
Jody Potts-Leiher
Senior Staff Accountant
Jon Grimm
CFO In Residence
José Colón
Hispanic Business Advisor
Joshua Borstein
Investment Associate
Ke’Lani Hall
Venture Analyst
Kelly Testa
Marketing Coordinator
Kenny Farrar
Deal Flow Associate
Kim Herold
Human Resources Generalist
Linda Hale
Canton Innovation District Community Manager
Liz Crowe
Principal, Data Governance & Analytics
Margaret Stanowicki
Coordinator, Mentoring Programs
Mason Milani
Senior Multimedia Designer
Matteo Nee
Venture Analyst - Life Sciences and Healthcare
Nadine Nana
Chief Marketing Officer In-Residence
Nicki Hubbard
Partner, Marketing Operations
Patrick Kucharson
Principal, Educational Programs & Support
Patrycja Ajdukiewicz
Senior Advisor, Small Business Education & Support
Phelan Spence
Services & Financial Analysis Associate
Roberta Duarte
Principal, Community Engagement and Outreach
Robert Sallade
Systems Support Technician
Roy Hodge
Entrepreneur in Residence
Sarah Perez
Venture Analyst
Shanelle Johnson
Senior Deal Flow Associate
Tasia Ducksworth
Digital Marketing Specialist
Ty’Lynn Nash-Howard
Site Coordinator, Digital Learning Center
Vicki McDonald
Communications Director
Zeenat Nadvi
Venture Analyst
Gary Shamis
JumpStart Board Chair / Principal, Winding River Consulting
Barbara Paynter
JumpStart Vice-Chair / President, Paynter Communications
Jeanne Coughlin
JumpStart Vice-Chair / The Coughlin Group, Inc.
Thomas Hopkins
JumpStart Vice-Chair
William Seelbach
Board Chair Emeritus / Senior Advisor, The Riverside Company
Ann Hamilton
Executive Director, Government Relations, Cleveland Clinic
Anthony Campana
Managing Partner, Campana Capital
Brian Hall
Owner and CEO of JIT Services, LLC
Carol Caruso
President, Caruso Public Affairs
Cheryl Perez
CEO, Cheryl C Perez Brands
Cindy Torres Essell
Chief Human Resources Officer, Heinen’s
Darrell McNair
President & Chief Executive Officer | MVP Group of Companies
Deborah Yue
Owner, Law Office of Deborah Yue
Eric Fiala
Head of Corporate Responsibility, KeyBank
JJ DiGeronimo
President, Tech Savvy Women
John Pigott
President, ProMedica Innovations
Jose Vasquez
President & CEO, Quéz Media
Karim Botros
Managing Partner, Echo Health Advisors
Kate Asbeck
Larry Fulton
Owner, LEFCO Worthington and Hanlon Composites
Larry Goodman
Former Owner, Goodman Beverage Co., Inc.
Lisa Camp
Chief of Staff for Provost Ben Vinson, CWRU
Mark Samolczyk
President and CEO, Stark Community Foundation
Michael Regelski
Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, Electrical Sector - Eaton
Nancy Mendez
Vice President, United Way of Greater Cleveland
Odell Coleman, Jr.
Principal, ColemanWick
Romona Davis
VP, Senior SBA Business
Sharon Toerek
Principal, Toerek Law
Steve Fry
Principal, SRF Consulting
Chinenye Nkemere
Co-Founder and Director of Strategy, Enlightened Solutions
Chris Nguyen
CEO, Dunbar Health
Dan Miller
Project Manager , Pandata
Frechic Burton
Jared Eummer
Jason Guyer
Jeff Sleasman
Liz Todia
Medha Kapil
Melinda McNutt
Oge Anoliefo
Parag Jagdale
Tasha Markovich
Ted Troxell
Alan Strauss
Founder, Sales Concepts, Inc.
Avani Doshi
Principal, A. Doshi LLC
Bill Mooney
Business Executive
Brad Long
VP Supply Chain, Rhinestahl Customer Tooling Solutions
Brian Bloom
Senior Vice President, Falls Communications
Brian Zollar
Director of Business Development, Guardian Technologies
Cathy Lippert
Founder & Chief Practitioner, ProdOptic, LLC
Chad Bittner
Business Director, University Hospitals - Cutler Center Men's Comprehensive Care
Chris Bansek
Senior Manager of Client Success, Drips
Chris Tjotjos
Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Promithia
Craig Petz
Senior Manager, Value Based Solutions LLC
Dale Mesnick
Principal, PromiseTwo (NEOACQ Holdings)
Dan Craft
Founder and CEO, Optimal Solutions Co.
Dan Hartnett
Vice President Global Strategic Accounts, Rexnord Corporation
Dan Kellogg
Managing Director & Co-Founder, Crystal Venture Funds
Dan Rose
Angel Investor, Board Member, Entrepreneur and I-Corps Ohio Instructor
Dana Allender
Founder & Chief Revenue Strategist, SUN
David Lupyan
President, Lupyan & Associates
Dave Petno
Vice President, Employee Benefits Consultant, USI Insurance Services
Dragan Dugandzic
Owner, Onmitek Labs
Eric Schwarz
Managing Director, Cleveland Private Trust Company
Fehmida Kapadia
President, KapaMed Consulting
Geoffrey Hall
CEO, Cleveland Clinic Rehabilitation Hospital
George Snider
Civic Volunteer and Retired CEO
Gopal Nadkarni,
Associate Professor, University of Akron
Hal Yaeger
Managing Director and Co-Founder, CXO Advisory Group
Harjas Sidhu
Senior Vice President, Analytics and Portfolio Management, PNC
Harvey Arbesman
Medical Researcher and Startup Mentor/Advisor
Heidi Grosowsky
Office Manager, Bill Glick Painting
Jack Harley
Co-Founder & Co-President, First Power Group LLC
Jean-Claude Kihn
Business Executive
Jennie Zamberlan
President & CEO, Avantia, Inc.
Jim Gilbride
Area President, FocusCFO
Jim LeMay
Corporate Executive
Jim Stifler
Economic Development Director, City of Hudson
John Gevisser
VP of Business Development - Vitality
John Kundtz
Associate Partner, Sr. Global Business Development Executive, Sales Manager, IBM
Jon Cocco
CEO & Owner, Feedall Automation
Joshua Harris
Senior Business Leader
Judi Feniger
Business Executive
Justin Kalvitz
President, Spatula Consulting
Karen Allport
President, Karen Allport Consulting, Inc.
Ken Levine
CPA
Kyle Reissner
Senior Director of Customer Success & Solutions, Feyen Zylstra
Linda Bluso
President, Linda L. Bluso, LLC
Louis Giesler
Business Executive
Marian Arbesman
Medical Researcher
Mark Hoersten
Business Executive
Mark Krosse
Business Executive
Mark Molnar
Investor, Entrepreneur
Mark Valentine
CEO, Val-Mark Consulting
Marla Marquit
Marketing and Technology Consultant, MDM Consulting
Matt Portner
Vice President - Client Experience, Lytx
Matthew Iorio, MSE, MBA
Manager, Clinical Affairs, Neuros Medical, Inc.
Michael Neumann
Managing Member, Dedicated Operations Consulting LLC
Mike Burke
Director, Rudolph Libbe
Mike Swiatkowski
Founder and President, Summit Food Solutions
Nikki DiFilippo
President and CMO, Via Vera Group
Ofer Pinhasi
Chief Product Officer, Riverain Technologies
Patrick Russo
CEO, PROJiTECH
Paul Stupay
Chief Strategist, GrowLogic LLC
Ravi Marwaha
Managing Director, International Business Consultants of America
Rick MacDonald
President & CEO, Lynk Packaging
Rita Brauneck
Executive Coach
Rob Matousek
Executive Director - Direct to Consumer Business, American Greetings
Ryan Dietrich
Founder/President/CEO, SharpCFO
Samuel Gerace
CEO, Convey
Scott Oldham
Partner with Hahn, Loeser & Parks
Scot Rourke
Management Consultant, Elevara
Scott Stephens
IoT Solutions Sales Executive, Siemens
Sheldon Goodman
Owner, Spectrum Diversified Designs Inc.
Stephen Osborn
Chairman, Trilogy Plastics Inc.
Steven Shin
Business Executive
Taesun Cha
Vice President & Controller, Kent Displays
Terry Ginley
Vice President of Partner Development, Solver
Tim Austin
VP Sales, North America, Park Place Technologies
Tim Hansen
CEO, CleanerFood, LLC
Todd Harris
Senior Manager - CX Product Management, Cisco
Todd Thompson
General Manager, RRD Marketing Solutions
Tom Furnas
Managing Director, Inglewood Associates LLC
William Cooper
Owner, Cooper Legal Group, LLC
Brian Alquist
Founder, 1Direction Inc.
Claude Kennard
CEO, Metal Alloy Reclaimers
David Hegenbarth
President, Federal Gear and Machine
Dyan Sutton
Creative Thinker/Designer, Creative Ideas Matter
Jill Cavano
Owner, Scranton Associates
Ken Fanger
President, On Technology Partners
Kim Thomas
Owner, Christopher Amira Studio and Academy
Kirby Freeman
Business Consultant
Marvin Montgomery
Founder, The Sales Doctor
Melanie Keys
Founder & Director, The MAK Fashion Group
Montrie Rucker-Adams
Chief Visibility Officer, Visibility Marketing Inc.
Phil Stella
Executive Coach