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THE CIVSTART TEAM

CivStart's Board of Directors

As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, CivStart's board of directors oversee our programming, high-level strategy, and financial health. The board of directors also includes the three co-founders of CivStart, Anthony, Sarah, and Nick, who sit as the Board Chair, Treasurer, and Secretary, respectively.

Niles Friedman

Niles Friedman

CivStart Board Chair

Bio

Exec. Advisor, Star Insights

Kamran Saddique

Kamran Saddique

Co-Founder & CEO

Bio

City Innovate

Doug Matthews

Doug Matthews

Assistant City Manager & CAO

Bio

City of Grand Rapids, MI

Lomax Campbell

Lomax Campbell

Founding President & CEO

Bio

Third Eye Network

Dr. Peter Pirnejad

Dr. Peter Pirnejad

City Manager

Bio

the City of Altos Hills, CA

Kristina Francis

Kristina Francis

Executive Director

Bio

Jobs for the Future Labs

Laura Naramore

Laura Naramore

Executive Director

Bio

The MITRE Corporation

Brian Purchia

Brian Purchia

CEO

Bio

Riff City Strategies

Mitch Herckis

Mitch Herckis

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Bio

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Emily Yates

Emily Yates

Chief Innovation Officer

Bio

SEPTA

CivStart Mentor Network

CivStart advisors are seasoned state & local government industry leaders who share their time, experience, and broad knowledge based to help startups grow. Mentors support CivStart and our startups as mentors, judges, and/or speakers

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Andrew Kirk

VP of Sales, North America

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Rock Solid Technolgoies

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Barbara Cohn

Chief Data Officer

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CO DOT

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Brian Purchia

CEO

Bio

Riff City Strategies

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Dean Alonistiotis

Chief of Staff for Commissioner Kim du Bucle

Bio

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD)

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Dr. Jonathan Reichenthal

Former Chief Information Officer

Bio

the City of Palo Alto, CA

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Elle (Beard) Hempen

CEO & Co-Founder

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The Atlas for Cities

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Gavriel Legynd

CEO

Bio

VisioneerIT

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Hudson Hollister

CEO

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HData

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Jake Sager

Sr. Director, Platform Growth Strategy

Bio

Granicus

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Jason Kiesel

Founder

Bio

Stealth

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Josh Fruecht

Director, National Sales

Bio

Granicus

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Laura Naramore

Executive Director

Bio

The MITRE Corporation

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Madison Dias

Director of Sales & Business Development

Bio

Envisio Solutions Inc.

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Michael O'Brien

Founder & Principal

Bio

MOB Advocacy

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Naeim Khanjani

Founder and CEO

Bio

Electo Analytics

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Peter Koht

EIR & Instructor

Bio

UC Santa Cruz

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Rita Reynolds

Chief Technology Officer

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NACo

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Andrew Ngui

Director of Innovation and Startups

Bio

Greater Peoria Economic Development Council

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Barry Condrey

CIO

Bio

Chesterfield County Virginia, Government

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Christopher Wimbush

General Counsel & Chief of Staff

Bio

PicassoMD, Inc.

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Doreen Raimondi

Director of Alliances and Partnerships

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Avaya

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Dustin Haisler

Chief Innovation Officer

Bio

e. Republic

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Enza Raineri

CEO

Bio

Enza Raineri & Associates

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Glenn Angstadt

Former Chief Information Officer

Bio

Chester County, PA

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Jack Peterson

Director of Strategic Relations

Bio

National Association of Counties (NACo)

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Jake Williams

VP - Content & Community

Bio

StateScoop & EdScoop

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Jeff Friedman

Power & Utilities LEad

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Amazon Web Services

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Kendall Wouters

MA/MBA Program

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Johns Hopkins

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Lee Johnston Jr.

Denver Regional Manager

Bio

esri

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Martin Lind

Vice President, Business Development and Strategic Partnerships

Bio

Euna Solutions (Formerly GTY Technology)

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Mychal Richardson

Venture Associate

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Builders + Backers

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Niles Friedman

CivStart Board Chair

Bio

Exec. Advisor, Star Insights

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Rachel Stern

SVP

Bio

InState Partners

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Scott Kubly

Former Director

Bio

Seattle Department of Transportation

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Andrew Weidenhamer

Principal

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RSM US LLP

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Bert Jarreau

Professor

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University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC)

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Corey Marshall

Principal & Founder

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Catalyze Strategies

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Doug Matthews

Assistant City Manager & CAO

Bio

City of Grand Rapids, MI

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Efrem Bycer

Global Policy Partnerships

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LinkedIn

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Eric Mattson

MBA Candidate at Stanford GSB

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Stanford Graduate School of Business

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Grant Schroll

Cofounder and CEO

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Mission Collaborative

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Jacquelyn Sommer

Product Manager

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OneBrief

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Jason Huk

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Joseph M. Titlebaum

Founder

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Black Lab Venture Studio

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Kristoffer Adams

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Madeline Zhu

Chief Revenue Officer

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Lacuna Technologies

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Michael Dombo

President

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Kensington Sales Group LLC

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Nader Afzalan

Advisor, Community and Economic Resilience

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California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research

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Pam Davis

Assistant City Manager

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the City of Boulder, CO

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Richard Leadbeater

State & Provincial Government Industry Solutions Manager

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esri

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