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Board of Directors
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Chris YoungChair
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Sayan GomelVice-Chair
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Chris FraleyTreasurer
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Genesis GarciaSecretary
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Wasim Ahmad
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JT Batson
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Thomas Gaynor
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Carla Hendra
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Mohit Jolly
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Suzanne Killea
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Vivienne Ming
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Lindsay Nuon
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Brent Reinhard
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Alexandra Tanner
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Lorenzo ThioneCo-Founder
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Andy Wheeler
Board of Advisors
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Michael Berl
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David Blumberg
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Tom Burke
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Patrick Chung
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Chip Conley
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Chris Davidson
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Joe DiPasquale
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Anne Dorman
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Amy Errett
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Ted Hollifield
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Bruce Kikuyama
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Conor Madigan
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Scott Miller
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Jory Sandusky
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Mike Sullivan
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Scott Thacker
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Sutanto Widjaja
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Chris Chin
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Robert Clauser
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Jared Delaney-Smith
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Bryan Janeczko
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Jim Porcarelli
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James Rushing
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Jim Sherman
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Darren Spedale
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Marie Trexler
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Michael Witbrock
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Nicole Dogwill
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Len Lanzi
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David Spitzer
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Gabe Zicherman
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Dan Davis
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Mark Lacy
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Carla McKay
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Mike Schultz
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Alex Greenbaum
Staff
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Andres WydlerExecutive Director
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Sarah BurgaudPrograms & Partnerships
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Tony UcedaDevelopment
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Chris DavidsonGrowth Lab
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Derrick FoustPrograms
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Jake HanniganPrograms
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Andrew ZarroPrograms - Access to Capital
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Emma HollandCommunity & Volunteers
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Christa KildayMarketing
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John KreglerSocial Media & Content
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Irene TangSPEII
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Jessica RowshandelCRM/Systems
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Kayla DiPilatoPartnerships
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Kim TanAdministration & Finance