MARYLAND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

10960 Grantchester Way, Suite 120, Columbia, MD 21044
(410) 740-9442; 1-800-305-5556 (toll free); fax: (410) 740-9422
e-mail: info@tedcomd.com
web: www.tedcomd.com/

MARYLAND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (TEDCO)

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent to 4-year terms:
Ellen Flowers-Fields, Chair (chosen by Board in July, 1-year term), 2026

Rondall E. Allen, Pharm.D., 2024.

John L. Bohanan, Jr.; Clifford P. Coppersmith, Ph.D. Terms expire 2025.

Kathie L. Callahan Brady; Linda Y. Cureton, Ph.D.; Omar S. Muhammad; David W. Tohn. Terms expire 2026.

Thomas Robinson Bundy III.; William H. Roberts; Chung Hei Sing. Terms expire 2027.

Nora Minnifield Cheeks; Phillip A. Singerman, Ph.D. Terms expire 2028.

Ricardo A. Alvarado; Patrice King Brickman. Terms expire 2029.

Appointed by Senate President to 4-year terms: Robert Wells, 2025; Andrew A. Serafini, 2028.

Appointed by House Speaker to 4-year terms: Eben G. Smith, 2025; one vacancy.

Ex officio: Harry Coker, Jr., Secretary of Commerce

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Troy A. LeMaile-Stovall, Chief Executive Officer (410) 715-4163
e-mail: troy@tedcomd.com

COUNSEL
Ira Schwartz, Esq., General Counsel (410) 576-6300
Jigita Patel, Deputy General Counsel
Assistant Attorneys General: James L. Galante; Stephanie M. Meighan; Fey Okupe.

DEVELOPMENT & MARKETING
Tammi L. Thomas, Chief Development & Marketing Officer (410) 715-4162
e-mail: tthomas@tedcomd.com
web: www.tedcomd.com/resources/development-marketing

Cassandra L. Haber, Director (410) 715-4199; e-mail: chaber@tedcomd.com
Rachael E. Kalinyak, Associate Director, Marketing & Communications; email: rkalinyak@tedcomd.com
DeJonna Farrar, Assistant Director, Digital Marketing & Communications; email: dfarrar@tedcomd.com
Brittney Jackson, Marketing Communications Specialist; email: bjackson@tedcomd.com
Rajaniece Thompson, Grant Writer & Development Specialist; email: rthompson@tedcomd.com


EQUAL ACCESS INITIATIVE
Elizabeth Good Mazhari, Investment & Ecosystem Engagement Officer (410) 740-9442
e-mail: egood@tedcomd.com
web: www.tedcomd.com/equal-access-initiative

FEDERAL ENGAGEMENT
Stephen P. Auvil, Chief Federal Engagement Officer (410) 715-4166
e-mail: sauvil@tedcomd.com

Kim Mozingo, Vice President, Federal Programs (410) 715-4170; e-mail: kmozingo@tedcomd.com
Julia Deng, Director, Small Business Innovation Research Programs; e-mail: jdeng@tedcomd.com
Ann Liebschutz, Director, Federal Agency Engagement; e-mail: aliebschutz@tedcomd.com

Gary Evans, DefTech Advisor (consultant); e-mail: gevans@tedcomd.com
Ronald W. Kaese, DefTech Advisor (consultant); e-mail: rkaese@tedcomd.com
Benga Erinle, DefTech Advisor (consultant); e-mail: rberinle@tedcomd.com
Jim Poulos, DefTech Advisor (consultant); e-mail: rjpoulos@tedcomd.com

April Davis-Hurtt, Lead Business Resource Information, Development, & Guidance Ecosystem Advisor; e-mail: adavishurtt@tedcomd.com
Omoré Okhomina, Business Resource Information, Development, & Guidance Ecosystem Advisor; e-mail: ookhomina@tedcomd.com
Tyrome Smith, Business Resource Information, Development, & Guidance Ecosystem Advisor; e-mail: tsmith@tedcomd.com

FINANCE & OPERATIONS
Joseph L. (Terry) Rauh, Chief Finance & Operations Officer (410) 715-4173
e-mail: trauh@tedcomd.com
web: www.tedcomd.com/resources/finance-operations

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
Diana L. Smith, Manager (410) 715-4160; fax: (410) 740-9422; e-mail: dsmith@tedcomd.com
Yasmeen Johnson, Administrative Coordinator, Board Governance; e-mail: yjohnson@tedcomd.com

DATA ANALYTICS
Vacancy, Salesforce Administrator

FINANCE
Geyssel Gonzalez, Deputy Chief Financial Officer (410) 715-4168; e-mail: ggonzalez@tedcomd.com
Ann K. Pulley, Assistant Controller (410) 715-4168; e-mail: apulley@tedcomd.com
Denise Pina, Accounts Payable Lead & Project Coordinator; e-mail: dpina@tedcomd.com

VENTURE DEVELOPMENT
Graham Dodge, Vice President; e-mail: gdodge@tedcomd.com


Karen V. Zuccardi, Ecosystem Director; e-mail: kzuccardi@tedcomd.com


Sephora Saint-Armand, Ecosystem & Equitech Manager; e-mail: ssaintarmand@tedcomd.com

Justin Ferguson, Program Manager; e-mail: jferguson@tedcomd.com


RURAL BUSINESS INNOVATION INITIATIVE
web: www.tedcomd.com/resources/rural-business-innovation-initiative

William Bernard, Mentor, Lower Shore Region (443) 786-4471; e-mail: bbernard@tedcomd.com
Karen V. Zuccardi, Mentor, Northern Region; e-mail: kzuccardi@tedcomd.com
Justin Ferguson, Mentor, Southern Region; e-mail: jferguson@tedcomd.com
Sam Shoge, Mentor, Upper Shore & Delaware; e-mail: sshoge@tedcomd.com
Vacancy, Mentor, Western Region (301) 491-7034; e-mail:


URBAN BUSINESS INNOVATION INITIATIVE
web: www.tedcomd.com/resources/urban-business-innovation-initiative

Tammira Lucas, Venture Growth Advisor, Baltimore City (301) 491-7034; e-mail: tlucas@tedcomd.com
Malcolm G. Tyson, Ph.D., Venture Growth Advisor, Prince George’s County (240) 412-2435; e-mail: mtyson@tedcomd.com
Claudius Taylor, Mentor, Central Maryland; e-mail:ctaylor@tedcomd.com

WOMEN ENTREPRENEUR LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS
Linda L. Singh, Ph.D., Executive Director (410) 740-9442; e-mail: lsingh@tedcomd.com

GOVERNMENT PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, AFFAIRS, & POLICY
Miriam (Mindy) Lehman, Chief Government Program Development, Affairs & Policy Officer (410) 740-9442
e-mail: mlehman@tedcomd.com
web: www.tedcomd.com/resources/government-program-development-affairs-policy

Alexander J. Choi, Executive Director, Government Program Development, Affairs & Research
e-mail: achoi@tedcomd.com
EQUITECH GROWTH COMMISSION
Vacancy, Chair

Appointed by Governor: Saman Qadeer Ahmad; Kory Bailey; Gwendolyn Greene, Ph.D.; Jonathan Horowitz; Anthony L. Jenkins, Ph.D.; Kendra Rice Parlock; David White; Jermaine F. Williams, Ed.D.; Rodney Williams.

Appointed by Senate President: three vacancies

Appointed by House Speaker: three vacancies

Ex officio: Heather M. Gramm, designee of Secretary of Commerce; Rachael Stephens Parker, designee of Secretary of Labor; Richard W. Kincaid, designee of State Superintendent of Schools; Jay A. Perman, M.D., Chancellor, University System of Maryland; J. Thomas Sadowski, Jr., Executive Director, Maryland Economic Development Corp.; Troy A. LeMaile-Stovall, Chief Executive Officer, Maryland Technology Development Corp.; Michele M. Masucci, designee of Chair, Maryland Life Sciences Advisory Board; Christy W. Wyskiel, designee of President, The Johns Hopkins University; Kevin Kinnally, Maryland Associations of Counties.

INVESTMENT FUNDING
Jack G. Miner, Chief Investment Officer (410) 715-4185; e-mail: jminer@tedcomd.com
Avanti Shetye, Senior Director, Investment Operations & Compliance; e-mail: ashetye@tedcomd.com
Sofia Vegarra, Investment Team Portfolio Manager; e-mail: svegarra@tedcomd.com
Jason Harris, Investment Analyst; e-mail: jharris@tedcomd.com
Oluyesi (Tami) Yoloye, Investment Analyst; e-mail: tyoloye@tedcomd.com


SEED INVESTMENT FUNDS
Theodore Gresser, Director, Seed Funds (410) 715-4165
e-mail: tgresser@tedcomd.com
web: www.tedcomd.com/funding/seed-funds
CYBERSECURITY INVESTMENT FUND
GAP INVESTMENT FUND
LIFE SCIENCES INVESTMENT FUND
TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION FUND


SOCIAL IMPACT FUNDS
Jean-Luc H. Park, Senior Director (410) 715-4188
e-mail: jpark@tedcomd.com
web: www.tedcomd.com/funding/social-impact-funds

BUILDER FUND
INCLUSION FUND

VENTURE FUNDS
Katherine Hill Ritchie, Senior Director (410) 740-9442
e-mail: khillritchie@tedcomd.com
web: www.tedcomd.com/funding/venture-funds

MARYLAND VENTURE FUND

MARYLAND VENTURE FUND AUTHORITY
Grace K. Garry, Chair (chosen by Governor), 2027

Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent to 4-year terms:
Russell M. Clark; Bei Ma; Michael S. Tumbarello; one vacancy. Terms expire 2026.

Vishal Amin; Michael Murray Thielke; Renee M. Winsky. Terms expire 2027.

Appointed by Senate President: one vacancy

Appointed by House Speaker: Eileen O'Rourke

TECH TRANSFER
web: www.tedcomd.com/funding/tech-transfer

MARYLAND INNOVATION INITIATIVE
Renee M. Winsky, Chair (chosen by Board)


Appointed by Governor: Francesca Ioffreda

Appointed by Senate President: Renee M. Winsky

Appointed by House Speaker: Carol Washington

Representing The Johns Hopkins University: Christina DeMur

Representing Morgan State University: Wayne E. Swann

Representing the University of Maryland, Baltimore: Mary M. Morris

Representing the University of Maryland Baltimore County: Wendy C. Martin

Representing the University of Maryland, College Park: Kenneth Porter

Abi Kulsheshtha, Ph.D., Executive Director (410) 715-4173
e-mail: akulsheshtha@tedcomd.com
web: www.tedcomd.com/funding/maryland-innovation-initiative

Silvia D. Goncalves, Assistant Manager (410) 715-4176; e-mail: sgoncalves@tedcomd.com
Griffin St. Louis, Senior Program Manager (410) 715-4171; e-mail: gstlouis@tedcomd.com
Valery E. Gutierrez, Administrative Coordinator; e-mail: vgutierrez@tedcomd.com


PAVA LaPERE INNOVATION ACCELERATION GRANT PROGRAM


BALTIMORE INNOVATION INITIATIVE PROGRAM
Jalaycia Lewis, Program Manager; e-mail: jlewis@tedcomd.com

MARYLAND STEM CELL RESEARCH FUND
Ruchika Nijhara, Ph.D., Executive Director
e-mail: rnijhara@tedcomd.com
web: www.mscrf.org

Ben Antebi, Ph.D., Associate Director; e-mail: bantebi@tedcomd.com
Sabrina D. Spinner, Assistant Manager; e-mail: sspinner@tedcomd.com


MARYLAND STEM CELL RESEARCH COMMISSION
Rachel Brewster, Ph.D., Chair (chosen by Commission, 2-year term), 2026
Scott Bailey, Ph.D., Vice-Chair (chosen by Commission, 2-year term), 2026


Appointed by Governor: Margaret Conn Himelfarb, 2014; Rabbi Avram Israel Reisner, Ph.D., 2015; Christopher Dreisbach, Ph.D., 2026; one vacancy.

Appointed by Senate President: Barbara Nsiah, Ph.D.; Linda F. Powers.

Appointed by House Speaker: Mamta Gautam-Basak, Ph.D.; Curtis P. Van Tassell, Ph.D.

Appointed by University System of Maryland: Rachel Brewster, Ph.D.; Diane E. Hoffman, J.D.; David M. Mosser, Ph.D.

Appointed by The Johns Hopkins University: Mary Armanios, M.D.; Scott Bailey, Ph.D.; Debra J. H. Mathews, Ph.D.

Mary Armanios, M.D.; Mamta Gautam-Basak, Ph.D.

Ex officio: Ira Schwartz, Esq., designee of Attorney General

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