Dedicated to entrepreneurial assistance and guided by board members appointed from Maryland's entrepreneurial community, the TEDCO team is comprised of experienced professionals.

Leadership  •  Our Team  •  RBII Mentors & UBII Venture Growth Advisors  • DefTech Advisors • TEDCO's Legal Counsel  •  TEDCO Board of Directors

Leadership

Stephen Auvil

Chief Federal Engagement Officer

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Terri Collins

Senior Human Resources Specialist (Consultant)

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Geyssel Gonzalez

Chief Financial and Technology Officer

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Elizabeth Good Mazhari

Investment & Ecosystem Engagement Officer

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Abi Kulshreshtha, PhD

Executive Director, Maryland Innovation Initiative (MII)

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Mindy Lehman

Chief Government Program Development,
Affairs & Policy Officer

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Jack Miner

Chief Investment Officer

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Ruchika Nijhara, PhD

Executive Director, Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund
(MSCRF)

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Our Team

Ofure Adubor

Development & Marketing Intern

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Ebahi Adubor

Finance & Operations Intern

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Jim Andrews

APEX Accelerator Program Manager (Consultant)

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Ben Antebi, PhD

Associate Director,
Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund (MSCRF)

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Direna Cousins

Vice President, Marketing

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April Davis-Hurtt

Lead BRIDGE Advisor

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Julia Deng

Director, SBIR Programs

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Graham Dodge

Vice President, Venture Development

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DeJonna Farrar

Assistant Director, Digital Marketing & Communications

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Justin Ferguson

Innovation Manager, Venture Development

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Elias Freas

Venture Fund Portfolio Management Intern

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Silvia Goncalves

Assistant Manager, Maryland Innovation Initiative 

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Teddy Gresser

Senior Director, Seed Funds

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Valery Gutierrez

Administrative Coordinator, Maryland Innovation Initiative

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Cassy Haber

Director, Development & Marketing

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Jason Harris

Investment Analyst

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Katherine Hill Ritchie

Senior Director, Venture Funds

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Brittney Jackson

Marketing Communications Specialist

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Yasmeen Johnson

Board Governance & Assistant Administrative Services Manager

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Rachael Kalinyak

Associate Director, Marketing & Communications

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Anudeep Koneru

Program Coordinator / Business Intelligence Analyst

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Jalaycia Lewis

Program Manager, Baltimore Innovation Initiative (BII)

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Ann Liebschutz

Federal Agency Engagement Contractor (Consultant)

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Kim Mozingo

Vice President, Federal Programs

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Javier “Javi” Mulé

BRIDGE Advisor

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Omoré Okhomina

BRIDGE Advisor

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Jean-Luc Park

Deputy Chief Investment Officer & Sr. Director, Social Impact Funds

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Denise Pina

Finance & Program Administration Lead

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Sephora Saint-Armand

Ecosystem & Equitech Manager

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Avanti Shetye, CFA

Senior Director, Investment Operations & Compliance 

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Diana Smith

Senior Administrative Services Manager/Executive Assistant

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Sabrina Spinner

Assistant Manager,
Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund (MSCRF) 

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Griffin St Louis

Senior Program Manager, Maryland Innovation Initiative

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Rajaniece Thompson

Assistant Director & Grant Manager

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Sofia Vegarra

Investment Team Portfolio Manager

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Tami Yoloye

Investment Analyst

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Karen Zuccardi

Ecosystem Director, Venture Development

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RBII Mentors & UBII Venture Growth Advisors

William L. Bernard

Rural Business Innovation Initiative Mentor,
Lower Shore Region (Consultant) 

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Sam Shoge

Rural & Urban Business Innovation Initiative Mentor, 
Upper Shore & Delaware (Consultant)

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Claudius Taylor

Rural & Urban Business Innovation Initiative Mentor, 
Central Maryland (Consultant)

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Malcolm G. Tyson, PhD

Venture Growth Advisor, Prince George's County (Consultant)

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DefTech Advisors

Benga Erinle

DefTech Advisor (Consultant)

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Ron Kaese

DefTech Advisor (Consultant)

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Gary Plourde

DefTech Advisor (Consultant)

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TEDCO's Legal Counsel (Office of the Attorney General)

Jigita Patel

Interim General Counsel

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Fey Okupe

Assistant Attorney General

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Stephanie M. Meighan

Assistant Attorney General

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Jim Galante

Assistant Attorney General

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TEDCO Board of Directors

Ricardo A. Alvarado

TEDCO Board Member

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Rondall Allen, PhD

TEDCO Board Member

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Kory Bailey

TEDCO Board Member 

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Kathie Callahan Brady

Vice Chair - TEDCO Board 

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Thomas Bundy III

Secretary - TEDCO Board

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Nona Minnifield Cheeks

TEDCO Board Member

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Harry Coker Jr.

TEDCO Board Member

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Cliff Coppersmith, PhD

TEDCO Board Member

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Linda Cureton, PhD

TEDCO Board Member 

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Ellen Flowers-Fields

Chair - TEDCO Board 

 

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Patrice King Brickman

TEDCO Board Member

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Omar Muhammad

Immediate Past Chair – TEDCO Board Member

 

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William Roberts

Treasurer - TEDCO Board

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Andrew Serafini

TEDCO Board Member 

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Chung Hei Sing

TEDCO Board Member

 

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Phillip Singerman

TEDCO Board Member

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Eben G. Smith

Assistant Treasurer - TEDCO Board 

 

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David Tohn

TEDCO Board Member

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TEDCO Board of Directors

Chair
Ellen Flowers-Fields, College of Southern Maryland

Vice Chair
Kathie Callahan Brady, Frederick Innovative Technology Center, Inc. (FITCI)

Secretary
Thomas Bundy III, Zealous Advocates

Treasurer
William Roberts, Significance, Inc.

Assistant Treasurer
Eben Smith, Three|E Consulting Group

Immediate Past Chair
Omar Muhammad, Morgan State University

Members
Ricardo A. Alvardo, Firebrand Venture Companies
Rondall Allen, PhD, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Kory Bailey, Angel Investor
Nona Minnifield Cheeks, Innovatyr, LLC
Harry Coker, Jr., MD Department of Commerce
Cliff Coppersmith, PhD, Chesapeake College
Linda Cureton, PhD, Muse Technologies, Inc.
Patrice King Brickman, Inspire Access
Andrew Serafini, Wealth Enhancement Group
Chung Hei Sing, Applied Derivative Research
Phillip Singerman, Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation
David Tohn, BTS Software Solutions
 

TEDCO’s Board of Directors meets quarterly.
Pursuant to the law, the meetings are open to the public.