2023 SBIR Key Speakers

Henry Ahn

Program Direcctor, NSF

Lisa Avila

Chief Executive Officer, Kitware

Christina Barnhill

Operations Manager, MDA

Eric Blatt

Intellectual Property Lawyer, Scale LLP

Quenton Bonds

NASA SBIR/STTR Center Technology Transition Lead, NASA

Alf Carroll

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Black Belt, Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems (IDS)

Susan Celis

Deputy SBIR/STTR Program Manager, OUSD, (R-E) Small Business and Technology Partnerships, U.S. Department of Defense

Eileen Chant

Outreach Program Manager, U.S. Department of Energy

Melinda Coffman

USDA SBIR/STTR Program Manager, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Rodney Couick

Program Advisor, US General Services Administration Office of Assisted Acquisition Services

Bailey DeVries

Associate Administrator and Head of the Office, Office of Investment and Innovation

Stephanie Fertig

Program Lead, HHS/NIH

Eva Garland

Founder, Eva Gardner Consulting

Jacqueline Gray

SBIR Program Manager, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Jim Greenwood

Founder, Greenwood Consulting Group

Elden Hawkes

Program Analyst, Office of Investment & Innovation

Thomas Hill

Chief of Contracting Office, Ret., NAVAIR

Jerry Hollister

Senior Principal Consultant, BBC Entrepreneurial Training and Consulting

Edward Jameson

Managing Partner, Jameson & Company

Benjamin Kendrick

Gen. Engineer, Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA)

Kelley Kiernan

Chief Technology Officer, US Air Force and US Space Force SBIR/STTR program, AFRL

Brian LaCroix

CPA, Jameson & Company

Dusty Lang

Director, SBIR/STTR, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Genevieve Lind

SBIR Program Manager, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Cindy Matsuki

SBIR Manager, Innovate Hawaii

Hutch McClendon

Business Consultant, Small Business Development Center of Louisiana

Edward Metz

SBIR Program Director, U.S. Department of Education

Nurun Nahar

Program Specialist, USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service

Eileen Nelson

Program Manager, NASA

Obum Okabam

Associate Director, OK Catalyst

Erick Page-Littleford

Program Analyst, Office of Investment & Innovation, U.S. Small Business Administration

Erik Pierstorff

Program Director, National Science Foundation

Denise Price

Program Manager, Research & Development Information Operations, Defense Logistics Agency

Carol Rabke

Tech to Market (T2M) Advisor, U.S Department of Energy

Jason Rathje

Managing Partner/Cofounder, AFVentures

Terrell Reid

Corporate Supplier Diversity Programs Manager, Northrop Grumman

Bob Renner

SBIR Program Outreach Manager, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

April Richards

SBIR Program Manager, Environmental Protection Agency

Jennifer Rocha

Vice President, Strategic Partnerships, ATI, TechConnect Division

Ben Schrag

Senior Program Director, NSF

Randy Simpson

Chief Operating Officer, First Flight Venture Center

Paul Staszak

BDS Technology Strategy SBIR/STTR Focal, Boeing

Jennifer Thabet

Program Manager, DARPA

Matthew Williams

Director, Rapid Innovation Fund, Department of Defense