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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Elizabeth Good Mazhari

Investment and DEI Advisor (Consultant)

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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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Terry Rauh

Chief Finance & Operations Officer

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Ira Schwartz

General Counsel (Office of the Attorney General)

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Tammi Thomas

Chief Development & Marketing Officer

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Our Team

Ben Antebi, PhD

Associate Director,
Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund (MSCRF)

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Alex Choi

Executive Director, Government
Program Development, Affairs & Research

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Julia Deng

Director, SBIR Programs

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Shreya Dinesh

Development & Marketing Intern

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Graham Dodge

Vice President, Venture Development

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DeJonna Farrar

Digital Marketing Coordinator

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Justin Ferguson

Program Manager, 

Venture Development

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Leah Franklin

Administrative Coordinator, Board Governance

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Silvia Goncalves

Assistant Manager, Maryland Innovation Initiative 

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Teddy Gresser

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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Katherine Hill Ritchie

Senior Director, Venture Funds

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Brittney Jackson

Marketing Communications Specialist

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Rachael Kalinyak

Assistant Director, Development & Marketing

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Lauren Knights

Grant Writer & Development Specialist

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Ann Liebschutz

Director, Federal Agency Engagement

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Kim Mozingo

Vice President, Federal Programs

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Jean-Luc Park

Senior Director, Social Impact Funds

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Denise Pina

Accounts Payable Lead & Project Coordinator

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Ann K. Pulley

Assistant Controller

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Avanti Shetye, CFA

Senior Director, Investment Operations & Compliance 

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Linda Singh, PhD

Executive Director,
Women Entrepreneur Leadership (Consultant)

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Diana Smith

Administrative Services Manager

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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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Sofia Vegarra

Investment Team Portfolio Manager

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Isabel Wen

Growth Director, Venture Development

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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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Chuck Ernst

Rural Business Innovation Initiative Mentor,
Western Region (Consultant)

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Tammira Lucas, DBA

Venture Growth Advisor, Baltimore City (Consultant)

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Malcolm G. Tyson, PhD

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

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DefTech Advisors

Gary Evans

DefTech Advisor (Consultant)

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Ron Kaese

DefTech Advisor (Consultant)

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

Jigita Patel

Senior Assistant Attorney General

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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

Rondall Allen, PhD

TEDCO Board Member

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Kevin Anderson

TEDCO Board Member

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John Bohanan

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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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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Omar Muhammad

Immediate Past Chair – TEDCO Board Member

 

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Jeffrey A. Rhoda

Treasurer - TEDCO Board 

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William Roberts

TEDCO Board Member

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Andrew Serafini

TEDCO Board Member 

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Amita Shukla

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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Robert Wells

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, Lawrence & Bundy

Treasurer
Jeffrey Rhoda, Retired

Assistant Treasurer
Eben Smith, Three|E Consulting Group

Immediate Past Chair
Omar Muhammad, Morgan State University

Members
Rondall Allen, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Kevin Anderson, MD Department of Commerce
John Bohanan, Cornerstone Government Affairs
Nona Minnifield Cheeks, Innovatyr, LLC
Cliff Coppersmith, PhD, Chesapeake College
Linda Cureton, PhD, Muse Technologies, Inc.
William Roberts, Significance, Inc.
Andrew Serafini, Wealth Enhancement Group
Amita Shukla, Vitamita
Chung Hei Sing, Applied Derivative Research
Phillip Singerman, Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation
David Tohn, BTS Software Solutions
Robert Wells, Baker Donelson

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