Meet the Team

  • Fred Fransen, Ph.D.

    CEO & Chairman of the Board

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  • Kaitlin Gutwein

    CONTENT ADMINISTRATOR

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  • Lisa Hazlett Roberts

    CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER

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  • Sam Keyes

    DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

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  • Jason Kops, Ph.D.

    DIRECTOR OF SYSTEMS AND SALES

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  • Michelle Leonard

    DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION

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  • Richard Lorenc

    PRESIDENT & COO

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  • Alex Pack

    DONOR ENGAGEMENT MANAGER

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  • Beth Patterson

    CREATIVE DIRECTOR

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  • Julie Smitherman

    VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMS

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  • Jessy Swisher

    PHILANTHROPY ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR

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Governance

Frederick Fransen, Chairman

CEO, Certell

Jay Utterback, Treasurer

Partner, The Watermark Group 

Stephen Farris, Secretary

Intellectual Property Manager – Global Patent & Invention Management, General Motors 

Dennis A. Trinkle

Senior Vice President, Talent, Strategy, and Partnerships
TechPoint

Dominique Lazanski

Independent Consultant
International Internet and Cybersecurity – Standards and Policy 

Sheree Speakman

President and CEO
Talent First, PBC