Meet the Team

Executive Leadership

Paul Krutko

President and CEO

Phil Santer

Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff

Bill Mayer

Senior Vice President, Entrepreneurial Services

Jenn Hayman

Senior Vice President, Marketing, Communications & Events

Mike Flanagan

Vice President, Capital Programs

Tom Crawford

Chief Financial Officer

Laura Berarducci

Senior Director, Development & Communications

Business Development

Phil Santer

Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff

Jennifer Olmstead

Director, Business Development

Melissa Sheldon

Director of Research

Marcia Gebarowski

Director, Business Development Livingston County

Denise Murray

Economic Development Coordinator & Marketing Specialist, Brighton

Nicholas Joblonski

Livingston County Business Development Manager and SPARK Entrepreneurial Services Business Manager

Tami Salisbury

Development Associate, Livingston County

Entrepreneurial Services

Bill Mayer

Senior Vice President, Entrepreneurial Services

Margarita Hernandez

Vice President, Entrepreneurial Services

Kristine Nash-Wong

Director of Entrepreneurial Services – SPARK East

Sarah Cicotte

Director, Mobility Programs

Alison Petersen

Mobility Specialist

Hayden Braun

Entrepreneurial Services Client Support Associate

Jose Figueroa

SPARK East Business Program Manager

Ben Ernst

Talent Programs Manager

Nicholas Joblonski

Livingston County Business Development Manager and SPARK Entrepreneurial Services Business Manager

Charlotte Dillard

Coordinator, SPARK Central Incubator

Capital Programs

Mike Flanagan

Vice President, Capital Programs

Lauren de Vries

Associate, Capital Programs

Marketing, Communications & Events

Jenn Hayman

Senior Vice President, Marketing, Communications & Events

Kristine Nash-Wong

Director of Entrepreneurial Services – SPARK East

Vicki Joling

Director, a2Tech360

Lindsay Thomas

Associate Marketing Director

Joshua Thompson

Digital Marketing and Graphic Design Manager

Carly Toaz

Events Manager

Latricia Trice

Entrepreneurial Services Marketing Consultant

Administrative

Laura Berarducci

Senior Director, Development & Communications

Erin Wiley

Executive Assistant

Lisa Bies

Staff Accountant

Didem Karaboga

Finance Manager

Kailee Moretto

Front Desk Administrator