Our Team
Dr. Meera Sampath
CEO
Dr. Stan Whittingham
CIO and Use-Inspired R&D Pillar Lead
Hiring in process
Senior Director Of Operations
Michael Jacobson
Interim Director for Inclusive Engagement
Leana Testani
Program Coordinator
Fernando Gómez-Baquero
Translation Pillar Lead
Stacey Johnson
Workforce Development Pillar Lead
Donald Crampton
Workforce Development Pillar Lead
Matthew Ganter
Test Beds Lead
Prachi Pragnya
Innovation Program Manager
Leah Flask
WFD Program Coordinator
Emily Marino
Strategic Planning and
Implementation
Thomas Coen
External Evaluator, Social Finance
Toby Chaiken
External Evaluator, Social Finance
Scott Hancock
IP Management
Governance Board
William Acker
NY-BEST
Tina Barber
Community Foundation for SCNY
Duncan Brown
Syracuse University
Robin Cole Jr.,
Monroe Community College
Shelley Dionne
Binghamton University
Heather Hage
Griffiss Institute
Myra Henry
YWCA of Rochester and Monroe County
Marnie LaVigne
Launch NY
David Sandbank
NYSERDA
Krystyn Van Vliet
Cornell University
Ben Verschueren
ESD/NYSTAR
Advisory Board
Majed El-Dweik
Alabama A&M
Chris Fall
The MITRE Corporation
Jennifer Lupo
Raymond Corp.
Shirley Meng
University of Chicago/Argonne National Lab
Ehtisham Siddiqui
BAE Systems
Jie Xiao
Pacific Northwest National Lab