Our Team
Mark Anthony Thomas
President and CEO
Christopher Brandt
CEO of UpSurge Baltimore
Cristina Lopez
Chief Operating Officer
Jennifer Vey
Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer
Jeffrey Dufresne
Vice President of Finance and Accounting
Nekoro Gomes
Vice President of Communications
Rachel Graham
Vice President of Partnerships and Development
Emily Varga
Vice President, Regional Innovation Office
Madeleine “Maddy” Stokes
Head, Transformation and Performance
Stephen Madsen
Head of Neighborhood Investment
Lisa Byrd
Senior Director, Events & Business Development
Whit Johnson
Senior Director, Partnerships
Charlotte Clark
Director, Ecosystem Engagement
Kseniya Galayda
Director of Salesforce
Rimjhim Khandelwal
Director, Venture Advancement
Erica Myers
Director, Partnerships
Kelly Tarver
Creative Branding Director
Bogdan Vaduva
Director of Business Investment
Amber Woodruff
Director, Strategy & Research
Jean Marie Andrulonis
Senior Manager, Operations
Sameer Rao
Senior Manager, UpSurge Communications
Henry Villacorta
Senior Manager of Partnerships
Moira Shannon
Operations Manager
Adi Mwangi
Business Systems Associate