Board of Directors

  • Diane Durance, Ex-Officio

  • Jack Ahrens, Chair - Managing Partner, TGap Ventures

  • Tom Anderson - Senior Director, Automation Alley

  • Kevin McLeod - Vice President & Managing Director, Southwest Michigan First

  • Sam Hogg - Venture Partner, Open Prairie Ventures

  • Mark W. Holtz - Assistant Vice President, Bank of Ann Arbor

  • Ken Kousky - Chief Executive Officer, MidMichigan Innovation Center; President/CEO, IP3, Inc.; Executive Director, BlueWater Angels Investment Network

  • Paul Neeb - President and CEO, RealBio Technology Inc.

  • Remos J. Lenio - Founder and Principal, DWH

  • Carol Lopucki - Executive Director, Michigan Small Business Technology and Development Centers (MI-SBTDC)

  • Paula Sorrell - Managing Director, Entrepreneurial Services, Michigan Economic Development Corporation

  • Jeff Van Winkle - Partner, Clark Hill, PLC

  • Carolyn Cassin - President and CEO of MI Women's Foundation

  • Mahendra Ramsinghani - Managing Director of First Step Fund

  • Aaron Crumm - Founder, Adaptive Materials

  • Kapila Viges - Director, EnterpriseWorks Chicago, University of Illinois