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THANK YOU! THANK YOU to the GCEC Awards Judges! De-Ann Abraham Shorouq Almallah Paul Benedict Ed Blair Wendy Bolger Jennifer Capps Ji Mi Choi Sara Cochran Jessica Cooley Jasmine Cordero Holly DeArmond Amnon Dekel Richard DeMartino Judi Eyles Hayes Ferguson Sandra Fujiyama Dana Gavish Dresden Goldberg Elaine Hagan Johnetta Hardy Anne Hoag Tim Holcomb Jeff Hornsby Priscilla James Paul Jaques Pat Keyes John Laurie Tracy Lea Bruce Leech Jennifer Mathieu Leith Martin Luis Martinez David Mayo Keith McAleer Michael Morris Erick Mueller Victor Padilla-Taylor Mike Panesis Anne Perigo Chris Ramsay Nik Rokop Chuck Sacco Amy Sallin Catherine Santamaria Hope Schau Susan A. Scherreik-Hynes Matthew Smilor John Stavig Bruce Teague Gregory Thomas Dianne Welsh Valeri Werpetinski Christoph Winkler THANK YOU to the GCEC Awards Chair! Holly DeArmond, Managing Director, Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland THANK YOU to the GCEC Central Office! Brad Burke, Managing Director, Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship and Executive Director, Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC) Quynhmai Nguyen, Senior Director of Operations, Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship Roslynn Velasquez, Marketing Director, Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship THANK YOU to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas! Leith Martin, Executive Director, Troesh Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Nadine Bentis, Director, Office of Executive Education
THANK YOU! THANK YOU to the GCEC Proposal Reviewers! Jonathan Aberman Randy Accetta Eleonora Achiluzzi Ademola Adele Kalle Airo Bethany Allen Kathy Allen Pamela Allison Carlos Alsua David Altounian Mihran Aroian Jeffrey Babin LaKami Baker Brad Barbeau Dennis Barber III Alain Barker Al Bartosic Anne Bastien Jan Baum Gary Beall Paul Benedict Suzanne Bergmeister Rachel Bickerdike Lucian Bifano Andrew Bikash John Blaho Mark Bold Paul Bottino Shane Bowyer Patricia Boynton Amy Burridge Geoffrey Bwireh Jared Byrne Kent Byus John Callister Tate Cao Jennifer Capps Kevin Carter Frank Cespedes Don Chambers Sara Cochran TaraLee Cook Jessica Cooley Jasmine Cordero Paul Corson Trish Cotter Razvan Craciunescu Maureen Cumpstone Doreen Cutter Jamey Darnell Linda Darragh Timothy Davis Amnon Dekel Natalya Delcoure Clay Dibrell Patricia Diggin Jon Down Sherese Duncan Tracy Dunn Lauren Dunning Jennifer Dyer Wendy Eaton Emily Egan Lynne Elkes Sarah Engel Yvonne English Jerome Etwaroo Tamette Farrington Tom Field Susan Fiorito Jesse Flanagan Mo Fong Cameron Ford Kevin Fulmer Mark Gagnon Celine Gareau-Brennan John Gebhard Tara Gerstner Lisa Getzler Susan Giesecke Matthew Gira Michael Goldberg Kristen Golden Erik Gordon Elizabeth Gortmaker Courtney Gras Jonathan Griffiths Michael Grimshaw Steve Guengerich Robert Hacker Elaine Hagan Parisa Haim Faridian Breanna Hale Joan Hannant Johnetta Hardy Kimm Harris Colette Hart Rene Heavlow Alison Henry David Hensley Andrea Hershatter Anne Hoag Michael Hoffmeyer Allison Hohn Tara Hoppe Florence Hudson Monika Hudson Haley Huie Tracy Irby Caesar Jackson Kate Jackson Gurpreet Jagpal Priscilla James Jay Jayamohan Kyle Jensen Len Jessup Jeremy Kagan Koichi Kanaboshi Nick Kaye Jill Keith Michael Kouchakdjian Jocelyn Krauss Jim Kucher Daniel Kunitz Angela Kwallek Evans Mark Lacker Stephanie Landers Victoria larke John Laurie Bruce Leech Marlene Leekang Paige Leonard Derek Lidow Eric Liguori Chien Chiang Lin Amy Linnane Felix Litvinsky Andrea Lloyd Jiao Luo Matthew Lynch Andrew Maas John MacRitchie Simon Mak Anne-Marie Maman
THANK YOU! THANK YOU to the GCEC Proposal Reviewers! Eric Martin Leith Martin Eryadi Masli Alex Mavro Marie Mayes Jon McCarry Ross McClain Deanna Meador Michael Meeks Raj Melville Bobby Melvin Chris Meyer Jorge Meza Tony Middlebrooks Emil Milevoj Ebony Miller-Wesley Smaiyra Million Jana Minifie Cheryl Mitchell Erik Monsen Christine Mooney Ulysses Moreno Erick Mueller Karl Mundorff Bob Nelson Moses Ngoze Victoria Nicholl David Novick Chijioge Nwogu Laurel Ofstein Janet O’Neil Kelsey Otero Jenny Owens Kevin Oye Notis Pagiavlas Mike Panesis Anne Perigo Nick Pisalyaput Meghan Plate Heather Pratt Gabriela Prelipcean Gerard Quinn Peter Rachor Ryne Raffaelle Magesh Rajan Chris Ramsay Rick Rasmusen Gregory Ray David Regenbaum Chris Rhodes Thomas Richardson Peter Robinson Mike Roer Nik Rokop Michael Rose Barry Rosenbaum Toby Rossman Peter Rowan Ardys Russakis Robyn Russell Tarek Sadek Chevanese Samms Brown Stephen Sammut Erik Sander Michael Sanderson Petru Sandu Annette Santos Sharon Scannell Susan Scherreik Chris Schreiner Rhonda Schuldt Teri Schultz Joanne Scillitoe Tyler Seybold Lewis Sheats Patti Sherbaniuk Drea Shipp-Caldwell Ayodele Shittu Rhonda Shrader Renu Singh Kerry Slattery Emma Smith Tyrome Smith Shanna Spencer Drew Starbird Scott Stein Mark Stroud Voicu Ion Sucala Thomas Sudow John Surdyk Ethne Swartz Michael Tangrea Siri Terjesen Mile’ Terziovski Michael Thate Gregory Thomas David Thomison Peter Thorsson Carey Toane Marc Tower Miranda Townsend Cheryl Turnbull Starleen Van Buren Jeff Varrone Sofïa Venegas Gonzalez Bala Venkatesh Julian Waddell Ash Wallington Jean Walsh Edward Watson John Wensveen Deb Williams Mark Williams Doan Winkel Adam Witham Farhan Zia And a special THANK YOU to all those who helped and volunteered to make the 2022 GCEC Conference a success!
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