We’re here because we believe everyone deserves an equal chance at success.

Board of Directors

StartOut is the champion for LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs, promoting the successes of our community, and researches the economic impact of LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs.

Mohit Jolly (he/him)

Co-Chair

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Wasim Ahmad (he/him)

Co-Chair

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Genesis Garcia (she/her)

Vice Chair / Governance

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Alexandra Tanner (she/her)

Secretary

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Lorine Pendleton (she/her)

Audit Chair

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Brent Reinhard (he/him)

Treasurer

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JT Batson (he/him)

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Chris Fraley (he/him)

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Thomas Gaynor (he/him)

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Carla Hendra (she/her)

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Hernan Lopez (he/him)

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Emily Miller (she/her)

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Joseph Schneier (he/him)

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Lorenzo Thione (he/him)

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Joseph Varner (he/him)

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Former Board Chairs

Chris Young (he/him)

Chair Emeritus

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Vivienne Ming (she/her)

Chair Emerita

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Chris Sinton (he/him)

Chair Emeritus

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Patrick Grosso (he/him)

Chair Emeritus

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Staff

We will not rest until every LGBTQ+ entrepreneur has the support and the resources they need to fairly compete in today’s business world.

Allison Wright (she/her)

Programs

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Andrew Zarro (he/him)

Programs

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Brian Richardson (he/him)

CEO

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Chris Davidson (he/him)

Growth Lab

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Christa Kilday (she/her)

Marketing

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Daniel Anzueto (All Pronouns)

Community & Volunteer

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Danielle Wiggins (she/her)

Programs

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Irene Tang (she/they)

Data and Insights

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Jake Hannigan (he/him)

Programs

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Jennifer Dawson (they/she)

People

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John Kregler (he/him)

Marketing

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Tarik Perkins (he/him)

Programs

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Tony Uceda (he/him)

Development

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Yanira Borges (she/her)

Systems

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An enormous thank you to all of our members, mentors, programming board members and volunteers who support each other every single day. Without you we couldn’t do our work.

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