Board of Directors

 Our management team has prior angel investing experience and substantial business acumen as well as enthusiasm for our mission

Stephanie Marshall

Board President

Executive Committee

Head of Services Marketing Strategy, Ford Motor Company

Founder, M3 Advisors 

 

Aurelia Flores

Board Secretary

Executive Committee

Investment Director, Virginia Venture Partners

 

Lisa Friedlander

Advancement Committee Chair

Executive Committee

Chief Revenue Officer, NEXT Powered by Shulman Rogers

 

Russell Makepeace

Treasurer

Finance Committee Chair

Executive Committee

CFO, International Lifeline Fund

 

Michelle Olenoski

Deal Flow Committee Chair

Executive Committee

Senior Director of Product, Capital One

Kristalee Overdahl

 Governance Committee Chair 
Portfolio Committee Co-Chair 

Executive Committee

Principal and Founder, Virescent Group

Alla Solovyeva

Membership Committee Chair

Executive Committee

Asset Manager, Worthington Group (commercial real estate)

Barb White

Portfolio Committee Chair

Founder and CEO, The Avoka Group

Neidy Hornsby

 Attorney

Founder and CEO, Noir IP

Lisa Conners

Board Member at Large

Founder and Leadership Coach, Even Better Coaching

Tasha Jones

Grants Subcommittee Chair

 President, Twenty39 LLC

Esther Lee

Board Member at Large

Executive Director, Global Government Affairs, Coupang

Kimberly Lumpkins, MD, MBA

Board Member at Large

Chief of Pediatric Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine

Katherine Hill Ritchie

Board Member at Large

Senior Director, Venture Funds, TEDCO

Cee Smith

Board Member at Large

CEO, Femme Fatale DC + Color Wheel Capital

Susan Velasco

Board Member at Large

Vice President, Product, Capital One