Technical.ly’s annual RealLIST Connectors series showcases a region’s most connective tech community members. Scroll to read about our honorees.
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2025 Honorees

Joshua Berkow
Director of Operations, Tech Council of Delaware

Terrance Bowman
Head of Adult Programs and Employer Partnerships, Code Differently

David Cooper Moore
Founder, Media Education Consulting

Mark Crouse
Founder, Cohesion Crafted

Ben Dibling
Managing Director, Penn Center for Innovation

Grace Francisco
Chief, M2i

Rebecca L. Grant
Senior Director, Life Sciences and Innovation, City of Philadelphia

Neil Johnston
Director of Accelerator Programs, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute at Temple University

Dia Jones
Executive Director, Philadelphia Robotics Coalition

Ayanna Lott-Pollard
Executive Director, Resilient Coders

Tia Lyles-Williams
CEO, Goffman Bougard, Inc.

Sevile Mannickarottu
Director for Tech Innovation and Entrepreneurship, University of Pennsylvania Engineering

Bo Motlagh
Cofounder and Managing Partner, United Effects Ventures

Betsy Payne
Manager of the Philadelphia STEM Ecosystem, Philadelphia Education Fund

Liliana Quintero
Small Business Consultant, Widener Small Business Development center

Katie Reuther
Executive Director of Penn Health-Tech, University of Pennsylvania

Lawrence Rich
Founding partner, GxP Authority, Inc.

Fernanda Sesto
Investment Analyst, Unshackled Ventures

Kate Srinivasan
Community Engagement, Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern PA

Ydian Velez
Coordinator of Camps and Youth Programs, Nerd Street
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Brooke Addis
Market Manager, Transform Labs

Robert “Bob” Barker
Product Management Leader, Independent consultant

Kerry Boehner
Headhunter, KOB Solutions, Inc.

Sunnie Fenk
Co-president, GetWITit Pittsburgh Chapter

Kelly Fetick
Founder and CEO, Landis Consulting Group

Rex Harris
Founder and AI Product Lead, Agents of Change

Kashif Henderson
Executive Director, Neighborhood Learning Alliance

Quinn Kirby
Manager of Strategic Initiatives, Northside/North Shore Chamber of Commerce

Benjamin Kostenbader
Founder, Dot Foundry

Juan Lacey
CEO, Farms Close By

Scot MacTaggart
Principal Consultant, MacTaggart, LLC

Rachel Mauer
President, German American Chamber of Commerce Pittsburgh Chapter

Staci Offutt
Director of the Center for Excellence in Entrepreneurship, Duquesne University

Max Polec
Executive Coach, The CEO Strategy

Leigh Solomon Pugliano
Founder, President and CEO, The Equity | Impact Center

Jennifer Sydeski
Head of Growth and Health Applications, EKTO VR

Annafi Wahed
Programs Director, Ascender

Robert Young
Area Sales Manager in Pittsburgh, International Workplace Group

Wei Yu
Counsel, Dentons Cohen and Grigsby P.C.

Rena Zhang
Avenu Strategy and Operations Manager, InnovatePGH
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Charlotte Clark
Economic Recovery Corps Fellow, International Economic Development Council

Nick Culbertson
Managing Director, Techstars AI Health Baltimore accelerator

Claudia Jolin
Executive Director, Baltimore Peninsula Partnership

Michael Ogunsanya
Technical Business Analyst, T. Rowe Price

Ayomide “Ayo” Sekiteri
Strategic Partnerships Manager, Dent Education

Lo Smith
Executive Director, Baltimore Digital Equity Coalition

Gillian Krug
Program Manager, Novella Center for Entrepreneurship

Erica Miller
Chief Data Evangelist, Anologics

Nacoya Villegas
Operations Specialist, Dent Education

LaToya C. Staten
Executive Director, Fearless Institute

Hannah Schmitz
Knowledge Community Director for UM BioPark, Wexford Science and Technology

Rimjhim Khandelwal
Program Manager, UpSurge at Greater Baltimore Committee

Jason Michael Perry
Founder and Chief AI Officer, Perry Labs

Phil Rogofsky
Executive Director, Maryland STEM Festival

Tasha Cornish
Executive Director, Cybersecurity Association, Inc.

Graham Dodge
Vice President of Venture Development, TEDCO

Dewan Clayborn
President and CEO, Central Maryland Chamber of Commerce

Molli Chang
Business Analyst, Towson University

Michael Berardi
Special Projects Coordinator, Baltimore Entrepreneurship and Leadership Network

Clarevonte “Clay” Williams
Regional Director, Center for Entrepreneurship, Morgan State University Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center
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James Barlia
Executive Director, Station DC

Amu Fowler
Managing Partner, Startups Ignite

Colin Fraser
Founder, Upling

C’pher Gresham
Cofounder, GridVolve

Jeffrey Gyan
Founder, Prolific Pillars Consulting

Marcelo Homrich
Vice President of Programs, Halcyon

John Kaufhold
Founder and CEO, ML4Biz, Entrepreneur in Residence, George Mason University

Chelsea Kirkland
Digital Inclusion Coordinator, DC Public Library

Naviya Kothari
Manager, AI and Crypto, Tala

Catherine McMillan
Founding Director, GenAI Collective

Andrey Mikhalchuk
CEO, Craftus

Kobby Osei-Kusi
Founder and CEO, Pirl Technology, Inc.

Devon Pasieka
Co-chair and Founding Member, Venture in the Capital Summit

Rae Stott
Co-Founder and CEO, Refraction Inc

Brendan Whitaker
Executive Director, Threshold

Seema Alexander
President and Cofounder , Virgent AI

Erin Horne McKinney
Chief Growth Officer, Public Performance Management

Alicia Moran
Director, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Prince George’s County Economic Development Corporation

Camille Clayton
Engineering Manager, Ticketmaster

Guc Ozenci
Managing Director, Founder Institute, Washington DC
RealLIST Connectors 2025 in DC is supported by University of Delaware Horn Entrepreneurship. Technical.ly is a free news resource thanks to financial partners like this!