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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
Sharla Horton

Sharla Horton

Livingston County Program Manager

Marcia Gebarowski

Director, Business Development Livingston County

Tami Salisbury

Development Associate, Livingston County

Entrepreneurial Services

Bill Mayer

Senior Vice President, Entrepreneurial Services

Loren Townes, Jr.

Director, Entrepreneurial Services – SPARK Central

Kristine Nash-Wong

Director of Entrepreneurial Services – SPARK East

Sarah Cicotte

Director, Mobility Programs

Janis Seabolt

Mobility Specialist

Hayden Braun

Entrepreneurial Services Client Support Associate

Jose Figueroa

SPARK East Business Program Manager

Ben Ernst

Talent Programs 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

Lindsay Thomas

Marketing Director

Joshua Thompson

Digital Marketing and Graphic Design Manager

Carly Toaz

Events Manager

Latricia Trice

Entrepreneurial Services Marketing Consultant

Finance, Development & Administration

Tom Crawford

Chief Financial Officer

Laura Berarducci

Senior Director, Development & Communications

Didem Karaboga

Director of Finance

Kailee Moretto

Front Desk Administrator

Erin Wiley

Executive Assistant

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