Kristen Barr

President
Versatility

Stephanie Bauer-Marshall

CEO; President
M3 Advisors; Citrine Angels

Gina Carvana

Business Performance Advisor
Insperity

Deborah Fell

Managing Partner
Chief Outsiders

Deborah Fell is Managing Partner for Chief Outsiders and brings a background of consistent value creation through sales and marketing plans, people, processes, organizations, tactical ability and measurement visibility. She identifies blocks and gaps, as well as the right fractional sales and/or marketing leader for immediate and enduring success.

Anita Graham

Principal, Baltimore Market
Arctaris Impact Investors

Anita joined Arctaris in 2020 and serves as Principal of the Baltimore Market.  She leads the sourcing, due diligence and execution of debt and equity investment opportunities in Baltimore. Anita has over 25 years of experience as a private equity investor and has made direct investments in an array of sectors leading transactions that total in excess of $300 million.

Prior to joining Arctaris, Anita was co-founder and Managing Director of Graham & Associates, a company that assembled and partnered with professionals experienced in assisting management teams in developing processes to meet operational and financial objectives, identifying the appropriate source of capital to support the management team’s goals, and performing internal operational and financial audits to insure that the goals are being met.

Harold Green

Ecopreneur
Global Emissionairy, LLC

Created the first transportation specific carbon emissions Methodology to capture, document, validate, verify, post and sell carbon emissions.

Deborah Hemingway

Managing Partner
Ecphora Capital

Dr. Deborah Hemingway, as the Founder and Managing Partner of Ecphora Capital in Baltimore, spearheads this Baltimore-based venture capital firm focused on medtech and diagnostics. She boasts an impressive entrepreneurial background, having founded, funded, or served on the boards of 53 startups. Dr. Hemingway holds a Ph.D. in Biophysics from the University of Maryland, College Park.

Criss Kennedy

SVP-DC Region Team Leader
First National Bank

Lee M. Koury

Managing Partner
Smart Business Network Inc.

Lee is managing partner of Smart Business Network Inc., a national events, media and marketing company founded in 1989, primarily responsible for expanding the company’s Aspire deal-making conference throughout the U.S. He plays a key role in establishing corporate policies and developing long-term strategy and growth plans. Previously, he founded and chaired the Growth Group at national law firm Arter & Hadden LLP (now Tucker, Ellis & West), which focused on working with middle-market and high-growth technology companies. 

William A. McComas

Shareholder
McComas Fuel Co.

William A. McComas is the Managing Partner at Bowie & Jensen and a corporate attorney focusing on the technology sector. A leading technology attorney, he represents companies, investors, and entrepreneurs in many different technology industries. He counsels clients throughout the country in connection with financing, mergers and acquisitions, sales of assets, equity financings, and other general corporate matters. He is well established for helping companies to manage and develop commercial technology and strategies. He often publishes and speaks on such topics and has received numerous awards including citations in Best Lawyers in America and multiple "Lawyer of the Year" honors.

Charles McCusker

Managing Partner
Patriot Capital Group

Charles McCusker is the Managing Partner of the Patriot Capital Group and is one of the founders of Patriot Capital I, Patriot Capital II, Patriot Capital III, and Patriot Capital IV.

Prior to Patriot Capital, Mr. McCusker was a General Partner of the ServiceMaster Venture Fund, a highly successful portfolio of focused private equity investments in consumer services, for-profit education, application software, and business e-commerce industries.

Mr. McCusker also founded and held several operating executive positions, including President and Chief Operating Officer of a joint venture between The ServiceMaster Company (SVM) and Kleiner Perkins.

Mr. McCusker has also served as the Chair of the Small Business Investor Alliance, the leading industry association for lower and middle market private equity firms, and currently serves on the Board of the University of Chicago’s Private Equity Council for the Booth School of Business. 

Bryan Parker

Founder & CEO
Legal Innovators

Allyson Redpath

Director, Entrepreneurship
Maryland Department of Commerce

As the Director of Entrepreneurship for the Maryland Department of Commerce, Allyson Redpath directs and manages the agency's involvement in the early-stage ecosystem with the goal of encouraging and supporting new business formation and growth. A former investment banker, she is skilled in M+A, capital raising, investment analysis, and strategic partnerships. Allyson also founded the DC-area angel investment group, Citrine Angels.

Thomas Seneca

Managing Partner
TM Wealth Management

Manpreet Singh

Founder & Chief Investment Officer
Singh Capital Partners

Colleen Vacelet

President
Order Green Supply | Intreegue Landscape Architecture

Colleen Vacelet, is a dynamic entrepreneur in the A|E|C field, hovering between design and construction. In 2013 she founded Intreegue, a landscape architecture firm that maintains offices in Baltimore and California. Recently, she acquired Order Green Supply, a construction supply company. She has crafted a stellar career driving business growth and mentoring aspiring leaders. As President of both companies, she is renowned for her leadership and business strategy.