Tom Tom Festival 2025: Directory

ANURA

❊ ANÛRA is a multi-dimensional guide for somatic ceremonies and spaces of finding freedom, easing a transition out of the mind and back into the body. Incorporating qualities of the five elements and through the seven chakras, she DJs for Ecstatic Dance and Cacao ceremonies, as well as offering embodied movement practices and Kambo Medicine - all of which are effective avenues in harnessing the mind and returning home to the intrinsic wisdom of the body.

Her music and style of service blend rhythms and prayers from the lands and people with whom she has connected, drawing in deep organic house beats from the desert of Burning Man to merge with Icaros from the Amazon Rainforest while sprinkling in some East Coast Bass. She weaves together spacious ambient frequencies, medicine music, sounds of nature, and elemental aspects through a variety of world music and downtempo beats to create genre-fluid journeys for the soul to return home to truth + infinite bliss. Her sets encourage dances to move through full range expression without limits, fear, judg... Read more

Company ANURA
Position DJ
Location Richmond, VA

Matt O'Connell

Matt launched his career serving in the US Navy intelligence community. He transitioned into software engineering, building applications for startups and enterprise companies like GE and HBO. He is now building Vistaly to support businesses in making better product decisions and shortening time-to-value through customer and product data visualization.... Read more

Company Vistaly, Inc.
Position Co-founder & CEO

Darrell Rose & The Reggae Ambassadors

Join us for a generational gathering of legendary reggae musicians, returning back to the roots of where it all began. From The Wailers to The Itals. You don't want to miss this. Featuring: Darrell Rose, along with Davina Jackson/Davita Voit/Gabe Gavin/Greg Ward/Keith Brown/Shayar.

Location Charlottesville, Virginia

William Antholis

William J. Antholis has served as director and CEO of UVA’s Miller Center of Public Affairs since January 2015. In that time, the Miller Center has strengthened its position as the leading nonpartisan research institution on the American presidency and worked with scholars across the University of Virginia to deliver vital research to policymakers and the public. Before coming to the Miller Center, Antholis has worked at the White House, the State Department, the Brookings Institution, and the German Marshall Fund of the United States. He graduated from UVA in 1986, before earning a PhD at Yale... Read more

Company Miller Center
Position CEO and Director
Location Charlottesville, Virginia

Ellen Balfrey

Ellen Balfrey is the Senior Vice President of Finance at Apex Clean Energy. In this role, she leads a team of 17 to secure financing for wind, solar, and battery storage projects throughout the U.S. and sell projects in development or operations. She has 19 years of experience in the renewable energy industry, leading energy offtake, M&A, financing, and joint venture negotiations. Ellen graduated from Yale University with a BA in philosophy.

Company Apex Clean Energy
Position Senior Vice President, Finance

Paul Beyer

My professional interests and passions are around community building; with a specific focus on my hometown of Charlottesville, VA. I love the instigators, entrepreneurs, artists, activists, and healers who are filled with civic purpose and desire to create communities of friendship and collaboration. Can we build trust across our differences and dream big about the future? Also, can we have fun while we do it?

My primary role is as the founder of the Tom Tom Foundation and Tom Tom Festival, which annually brings together 20,000+ engaged citizens to envision a brighter tomorrow for Charlottesv

Company Tom Tom
Position Executive Director
Location Charlottesville, Virginia

Amanda Blondeau

Amanda Blondeau is the Chief Strategy Officer for Northern Initiatives. Northern Initiatives provides capital and know-how to entrepreneurs in Michigan and the five border counties of Wisconsin.

Prior to becoming Chief Strategy Officer in 2020, Amanda served as the Director of Business Services. Business Services provides the “know-how” to start-up borrowers and growing businesses to be more knowledgeable and capable of building systems to support growth.

Amanda participated in industry cohorts including the FIELD at The Aspen Institute’s Emerging Leaders of Microbusiness (squared) Fellow... Read more

Company Northern Initiatives
Position Chief Strategy Officer
Location Michigan, USA

Antwon Brinson

Antwon Brinson is a highly influential figure whose impact extends far and wide, from the beautiful Caribbean to the beautiful islands of Hawaii. His remarkable work has garnered recognition in a variety of esteemed publications, including Virginia Business, Richmond Times, RVA Mag, CBS, NBC, and Country and Wine Magazine, just to name a few. You might recognize him as a featured chef on the popular HBO cooking show, The Big Brunch, produced by actor Daniel Levy. Moreover, his expertise as an editor is evident in a case study published by SAGE Publication, which was handpicked as an editor's choice... Read more

Company Tom Tom Conference
Position Steering Committee
Location Charlottesville, VA

Sukari Brown

Sukari A. Brown is an engineer turned private equity investor now pursuing her MBA at UVA Darden School of Business. Sukari was born, raised, and educated in Brooklyn, NY, and after graduating with her degree in Civil Engineering from the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, she relocated to Maryland to begin her future as an engineer. Eventually, Sukari pivoted into an Infrastructure and Capital Projects consulting career at Deloitte, where she developed solutions to help several federal clients address some of their infrastructure challenges.

After leading a team for an infrastructure project in... Read more

Company Darden Capital Management
Position Portfolio Manager - Small Cap Fund

Sven Brueckner

Dr. Sven A. Brueckner is a Data Science and AI expert with a wealth of experience in advancing self-organizing systems and artificial intelligence for innovative solutions. He holds a Dr. rer. nat. in Computer Science from the prestigious Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany.

Throughout his career, Dr. Brueckner has held various leadership roles, including Chief Data Scientist at LookingGlass Cyber Solutions, Inc., Chief Technology Alchemist at RationalSwarms, LLC, and Chief Technology Officer at Axon Connected, LLC. He has also spearheaded research and development in AI and machine learning... Read more

Company RationalSwarms, LLC
Position Chief Technology Alchemist
Location Harrisonburg, VA

Derren Burrell

Derren Burrell, Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) has 30 years’ experience as a professional financial manager in both public and private sectors. He is the Founder & Managing Partner of Veteran Ventures Capital. In this capacity, he oversees all aspects of the company operations and fund management, which invests in early stage / growth companies led by US Veterans in the National Security/Defense sectors. Before this role he served as the Chief Operating Officer for TAG Resources, LLC, a fiduciary outsourcing company with over $2 billion in assets under management. While at this firm he generated... Read more

Company Veteran Ventures Capital
Position Managing Partner
Location Knoxville, Tennessee Area

Gilman Callsen

Gilman Callsen is the Founder & CEO of Rho Impact. He has nearly 20 years of experience building and scaling technology companies and has been influential in integrating data science, software engineering, and cloud infrastructure to help organizations solve the world’s most complex challenges. Prior to Rho Impact, Gilman founded data analytics firm Pit Rho/Rho AI (acquired by GM) and co-founded MC10 (acquired by Medidata), which developed stretchable, flexible electronics for medical applications. Before MC10, he founded his first company licensing electrochromic polymer technology for applications... Read more

Company Rho Impact
Position Founder, CEO
Location Charlottesville, VA

Jim Cheng

Jim has been working with the Pamunkey Indian Tribe in establishing their Government contracting efforts. In early 2019, he formally joined PIE-PS (Pamunkey Indian Enterprises-Professional Services) as a senior advisor. PIE-PS recently received SBA Tribal 8a certification, it’s the first and only Virginia based tribe to earn this certification. Please check out PIE-PS.com to learn more about this historic Virginia-based tribe and it’s Government Contracting arm.

In Jan 2016, he co-founded CAV Angels, a Angel Investment club for UVA Alumni, with a small group of great entrepreneurs and inves... Read more

Company CavAngels
Position Cofounder
Location Charlottesville, VA

Lexi Cleveland

Lexi Cleveland is the Executive Vice President at ARtGlass, a software technology company based in Richmond, Virginia and Milan, Italy.

A public historian who focuses on early American history and interactive programming, Cleveland received her B.A. in History from the College of William & Mary, a certificate in Early American History, Material Culture, and Museum Studies from the National Institute of American History and Democracy at William and Mary, and her M.A. in American Studies from Leiden University in the Netherlands.

Cleveland has participated in innovative projects interpreting the lives of enslaved Virginians at Colonial Williamsburg, George Washington’s Mount Vernon, James Monroe’s Highland, and on Richmond’s Monument Avenue... Read more

Company ARtGlass
Position Executive Vice President

Gryphon Corpus

Gryphon Corpus is a Five Element acupuncturist. She earned her masters degree from the Academy for Five Element Acupuncture in Florida, and is an ongoing student of Shen-Hammer pulse diagnosis. Gryphon has a private acupuncture practice here in Charlottesville, Blue Green Dragon, and also sees patients in the community acupuncture clinic through Common Ground Healing Arts. Her varied background includes molecular biology, yarn dyeing, farming, and audiobook narration. For Gryphon, acupuncture is about helping people find their deep, underlying root of health and learning to radiate it at all levels... Read more

Company Blue Green Dragon, LLC
Position Acupuncturist

Sydney Covey

Currently at STRUCTR Advisors, Sydney applies her knowledge of sustainability and business to provide fresh solutions that embody clients’ sustainability goals. Moreover, Sydney’s passion for environmental stewardship benefits her clients throughout every stage of a building’s development and lifecycle, resulting in a steadfast champion to usher forth building, environment, and human wellness. Her breadth of experience includes 4 million square feet of certified space including involvement in the Brock Environmental Center, a LEED platinum and Living Building Challenge-certified facility...

Company STRUCTR Advisors
Position Senior Manager, Energy and Sustainability

Bob Creeden

Bob Creeden, Managing Director of the UVA LVG Seed Fund & New Ventures at the UVA Licensing & Ventures Group (LVG) supports the creation of high-quality ventures based on University technologies and leads the day-to-day operations of the $10 million investment fund. Since joining LVG in September 2016, Creeden has facilitated five strategic investments in companies emerging from the University portfolio.

Company UVA LVG Seed Fund
Position Managing Director
Location Charlottesville, Virginia

Stephen Davis

Stephen joined CIC as its first President in April 2013, after a decade of experience in organization building, management, consulting and education. Stephen has led CIC's growth in supporting over 2500 entrepreneurs, including 565 graduates of CIC’s 16 week Entrepreneur Workshop, the deployment of over $4 million in microloans, and supporting entrepreneurs in accessing over $100 million in capital from private and public sources. CIC is a certified Community Development Finance Institution (CDFI) and hosts the Central Virginia Small Business Development Center. He currently serves as a board... Read more

Company Community Investment Collaborative
Position President
Location Earlysville, Virginia

Gabe Dayley

Gabe Dayley serves as Climate Protection Program Manager for Albemarle County, Virginia. In this position, he is responsible for managing implementation of the County’s Climate Action Plan to reduce community greenhouse gas emissions and for developing climate resilience strategies to prepare for the local impacts of climate change. This work includes facilitating collaboration across local government, public schools, and community stakeholders to achieve climate action goals while equitably advancing local health, wellbeing, and prosperity. Gabe received a master’s degree in International...

Company Albemarle County
Position Climate Protection Program Manager
Location Albemarle County, VA

Dr. Tamara Dias

Dr. Tamara Wilkerson is the founder of Good Soil Education. Dr. Dias passionately focuses on empowering people to transform their financial health. Her tailored, insightful, and impactful approach transforms challenges into opportunities for growth and success. Dr. Dias is the executive director of the African American Teaching Fellows and a certified financial social worker and adult learning specialist. Dr. Dias, a two-time graduate of the University of Virginia with degrees in Spanish Linguistics and Philology, and Foreign Language Education, also holds a doctorate in Leadership from Morgan... Read more

Company Good Soil Education
Position Founder

Kevin Eisenfrats

Kevin co-founded Contraline and has been CEO since its inception in 2015. Contraline is a medical device company developing paradigm-shifting innovations in reproductive health, starting with the world's first long-lasting, reversible male contraceptive known as ADAM. Kevin has led Contraline from an idea to a clinical-stage company and has raised >$20M in financing from investors such as GV and Founders Fund.

Kevin's research background is in immunotherapy and reproductive biology. He is an inventor with 36 patents relating to novel contraceptive drugs and devices, surgical devices, and biomaterials. His degree is in Nanomedicine Engineering from the University of Virginia, and in 2017, was named on the Forbes 30 Under 30 in Healthcare. Kevin is also an active angel investor and startup advisor, with a focus on biotech and deep tech companies... Read more

Company Contraline, Inc.
Position Co-Founder & CEO
Location Charlottesville, Virginia Area

Bad Hat Fire

Bad Hat Fire is full of CVL natives and members have been entranced by the forced focus of fire for over 20 years. A group of like-minded fire artists emerged easily in Charlottesville after the IX warehouse's fire circus in 2006, McGuffey Art Center fire circles, Afton Mountain Full Moon gatherings, and local "Beat Juice Parties". Balancing work and play, Bad Hat’s energy is fed by the collection of others. We believe in the power of togetherness, shared experience, and a wide-base. Fire has been our muse and source of community for a decade now. We are forever thrilled to share our love...

Company Rusty Iris Art Bus
Position NA

Aria Florant

Aria Florant is constantly traversing worlds -- Black and white, grassroots and corporate, ethnic studies and finance – and building bridges in between. Aria Florant is Co-Founder of Liberation Ventures (LV), a field catalyst and intermediary accelerating the Black-led movement for racial repair in the US. LV is building the power to win federal comprehensive reparations for Black Americans, and supports the grassroots reparations movement. Prior to LV, she served public and social sector clients at McKinsey & Company, and helped develop the McKinsey Institute for Black Economic Mobility. Aria... Read more

Company Liberation Ventures
Position Co-Founder & Managing Director
Location NY

James French

James French is the founder of Brownland Leadership Solutions (BLS), a 501 (C3) consultancy dedicated to enhancing institutional performance, public trust, and societal impact through innovative governance practices. Guided by the belief that institutional resilience thrives on broad stakeholder engagement, BLS is pioneering stewardship innovation, ushering in a new era of governance practices.

In 2019, James, an innovator in technology, finance, and governance, established the Montpelier Descendants Committee (MDC). Over four years, he spearheaded a successful power-sharing revolution at The Montpelier Foundation, which oversees the historic site of James Madison's former residence. In 2022, he implemented the concept of 'structural parity' at Montpelier, ensuring equal co-stewardship between the board and descendants of enslaved Africans—a groundbreaking achievement for US institutions and museums. Subsequently, he became the first Chair of a Founder site from a descendant background... Read more

Company Brownland Leadership Solutions
Position Founder/CEO

Inez M. Gonzalez

Inez M. Gonzalez was appointed Executive Director of the City of Charlottesville’s Police Civilian Oversight Board (PCOB) and began serving in that capacity effective May 1, 2023. Gonzalez is focused on increasing the public’s confidence in the Charlottesville Police Department through thorough, effective,and transparent investigations.

Director Gonzalez came to the City of Charlottesville with over 28 years of experience in urban policing.
Gonzalez joined the Newark, New Jersey Police Department in 1989, serving as a patrol officer in Newark’s South District Precinct. In 1991 she became a... Read more

Company City of Charlottesville
Position Executive Director Police Civilian Oversight Board
Location 106 5th Street NE, Charlottesville

Mark Goodwin

Mark has spent more than twenty years of his career in the renewable energy sector. As CEO of Apex Clean Energy, Mark leads the execution of corporate strategy. Since Apex’s founding, he has built a team of more than 400 professionals focused on creating customized clean energy solutions for businesses, government, utilities, and others. With Apex’s core values as a driving force, Mark has overseen the implementation of 8 GW of wind and solar energy facilities representing $10 billion of investment. He previously served as president and COO of Apex from 2009 to 2016. Mark serves on the board... Read more

Company Apex Clean Energy
Position President and CEO
Location Charlottesville, Virginia

Laura Lee Gulledge

Laura Lee Gulledge (she/ they) is an Eisner Award nominated cartoonist, teaching artist, musical librettist, and collaborative muralist based in Charlottesville, VA. Her books include YA graphic novels The Dark Matter of Mona Starr, Page by Paige, Will & Whit, and the interactive Sketchbook Dares: 24 Ways to Draw Out Your Inner Artist. (Abrams Books) Laura Lee explores visual storytelling at the intersection of wellness, whimsy, comics, co-creation, neurodiversity, and citizen artistry. When not in the studio she enjoys conscious dance, walking in the woods, and laying under trees. #artnerlove... Read more

Company McGuffey Art Center
Position Teaching Artist

Adam Healey

Adam Healey is an Internet entrepreneur, angel investor, and startup mentor. His current startup Novela is creating the first transactional marketplace for the wedding industry. Adam is a graduate of Darden Business School and the McIntire School of Commerce, both at UVA. He is an avid amateur kiteboarder and trail runner.

Company Novela Company Inc.
Position Founder & CEO

Noah Healy

Noah Healy is a market designer and game theorist working on better economic systems. After training in nuclear engineering, he worked for tech startups at the peak of the dot com boom. Becoming fascinated by the mathematics of information and computation led to patent work on a better commodity market design.

Company Coordisc
Position Founder

Eddie Howard

Eddie Howard joined as Executive Director in fall 2021, after serving on staff for eight years in the early 2000’s. Eddie grew up in the Prospect neighborhood, Abundant Life’s focus for ministry and served on staff building deep relationships in the community and helping to launch our 5/8 Program for Middle School boys. After his initial time with Abundant Life, Eddie moved to Virginia Beach where he was a business owner and continued his vocations of mentoring and pastoring, through his local church and organizations focused on literacy and mentoring fathers.

Eddie brings experience and en... Read more

Company Abundant Life Ministries
Position Director
Location 780 Prospect Ave

Daniel Fairley II

Daniel Fairley II currently holds the position of Donor Relations Manager for the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation, where he plays a pivotal role in bridging the vast needs of the community with the generosity of donors. Previously, Daniel served as the Youth Opportunity Coordinator focused on Black Male Achievement for the City of Charlottesville and as the President of the 100 Black Men of Central VA. During this period, he earned multiple accolades, including recognition as one of the 2023 Distinguished Dozen by the City of Charlottesville and membership in the inaugural cohort of President

Company 100 Black Men of Central Virginia
Position CPP: #100Cuts Initiative

Jason Inofuentes

Jason Inofuentes works with community organizations and local, state, and federal government officials and agencies to ensure community members of all means have access to adequate and affordable broadband and the resources to fully utilize that access.

Company Albemarle County Broadband Office
Position Program Manager
Location Albemarle County, VA

Debbie Irwin

Debbie Irwin lives for entrepreneurship. Serving as the Managing Director of Lighthouse Labs RVA, an influential accelerator shaping Virginia's entrepreneurial landscape, Debbie gets the opportunity to see entrepreneurs take their ventures to new heights. Along with supporting founders in Lighthouse Labs, she is also the Co-Founder of Manufactory Collective, where she fosters collaboration among makers, artisans, and manufacturers in a shared workspace, igniting innovation. Serving as a moderator and just being a part of Tom Tom is exciting for her and she loves leaving inspired after every ev... Read more

Company Lighthouse Labs RVA
Position Managing Director

Freddy Jackson

Freddy is an inspirational and transformational lecturer and speaker, social-emotional learning (SEL) mentor, health and wellness trainer, educator, author, and founder of The Love No Ego Foundation. Freddy's Love...No Ego philosophy serves as the foundation for success, strengthening the motivation needed for change, igniting intuitions, identifying and removing egotistical behaviors, minimizing stress and conflict, and facilitating value and purposeful action that enables participants to grow and perform better than their everyday pressures despite their chosen industry. Domestically, as well... Read more

Company Love No Ego Foundation, Inc., and Community Lab School, Charlottesville, Virginia
Position Founder, Director, Speaker, and Mentor
Location Charlottesville

Roberta Keller

Roberta Keller is a thought-leader in building a wealth management social enterprise. Roberta founded Alexis Advisors in 2013 and was the first Certified B Corp financial services firm in the Central Virginia region. The firm offers women and working professionals fee-only financial planning and portfolio management services.

For more than two decades, Roberta has worked in financial services. During the first decade, she worked in institutional investment management for a Connecticut-based hedge fund, Manhattan-and London-based investment banks, and a Swiss private bank.

Roberta speaks widely t... Read more

Company Alexis Advisors
Position Founder, CEO
Location Richmond

Ashley Kershner

Ashley is a committed community advocate and skilled marketing professional who has dedicated her career to promoting the growth and vibrancy of her community. As the Executive Director of Downtown Lynchburg Association, the non-profit organization charged with catalyzing downtown revitalization in Lynchburg, Virginia, Ashley has spearheaded numerous initiatives that enhance the district's aesthetic appeal, encourage economic growth, and foster a strong sense of community.

Ashley has had the opportunity to contribute to her community through various roles, such as Marketing & Development Coordi... Read more

Company Downtown Lynchburg Association
Position Executive Director

Ilsa Loeser

Ilsa "accidentally started" a marketing agency nearly 10 years ago. Letterpress Communications was born out of a passion for her hometown. Storytelling and strategic thinking are at the core of the Letterpress approach of community-powered marketing. Letterpress has grown from Ilsa as a solopreneur to now a team of ten people who are passionate about the growth of our rural communities through communications and marketing.

Letterpress Communications is a boutique marketing agency based out of Farmville, VA with offices in Marion and Staunton, VA. Letterpress specializes in rural, community-po... Read more

Company Letterpress Communications
Position Founder & Principal

Jennell Lynch

Jennell is a uniquely talented executive focused on removing cultural and institutional barriers for career women during pregnancy and beyond. After obtaining her Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications, and later a Master of Arts degree in Organizational Management, Jennell consistently became an essential asset to teams and organizations in critical spaces.

Her career started at the NFL Players Association, followed by serving as the Deputy Press Secretary for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton. Then, she transitioned into the heart of global finance through a startup mobile technology firm and national trade organizations. Jennell’s vast experiences and ability to create genuine relationships through empowerment led to the creation of the Executive Doula Agency... Read more

Company Executive Doula Agency
Position Founder
Location jennell44@gmail.com

Dr. Jeffrey Lysiak

Dr. Lysiak is the Chief Science Officer at PS Fertility. He is an expert in mammalian spermatogenesis with 60 peer-reviewed publications, including 3 in the journal Nature. He has written 3 book chapters, has mentored over a dozen trainees, has been on numerous NIH Study Section panels, and has been the recipient of NIH funded RO1, SBIR, and ARRA grants. Dr. Lysiak has also received numerous awards inclusive of the Dr. Robert Krane Award of the American Urological Association Foundation, Burroughs-Wellcome Award of the American Society of Andrology, American Society of Andrology New Investigator... Read more

Company PS Fertility
Position Chief Science Officer

Kevin McDonald

Kevin McDonald is the University of Virginia’s vice president for diversity, equity, inclusion, and community partnerships. He joined UVA after serving as the chief diversity officer and vice chancellor for inclusion, diversity, and equity at the University of Missouri System and the University of Missouri – Columbia.

Prior to the University of Missouri System and Flagship campus, McDonald held positions at several other universities. Prior to his work in higher education, McDonald worked for the U.S. Department of Justice and for Network Solutions, Inc. McDonald holds a law degree from T... Read more

Company DEI
Position VICE PRESIDENT
Location Charlottesville, VA

Cynthia Richardson

Cyndi Richardson works for On Our Own as a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist, PATH (Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness) Liaison and Quality Data Manager. Cyndi serves as Chair for the Service Provider Council, Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) Instructor and assists with PACEM Staff. Cyndi has received the Distinguished Dozen of Charlottesville, Life Savers of Charlottesville and the Fred Frese Lived Experience Awards. Ms. Richardson received the CIT Year of the Peer Award, as well as the Region One Year of the Peer Award. Cyndi is also the recipient of a Joint Resolution... Read more

Company On Our Own Cville
Position PATH, CPRS

Ed Rogers

Mr. Rogers is the CEO and co-founder of Bonumose, Inc., a food ingredient and enzyme innovation company based near Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. Mr. Rogers has 30+ years of business experience as a technology company founder, CEO, investor, adviser, and attorney. Earlier in his career, Mr. Rogers founded an animal health company using technology licensed from a U.S.-based research university. Prior to his start-up experience, Mr. Rogers was a litigation and corporate lawyer for 11 years. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia and the University of Virginia School of Law, and lives in... Read more

Company Bonumose, Inc.
Position CEO
Location Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

Saras Sarasvathy

Saras D. Sarasvathy is Paul Hammaker Professor at University of Virginia’s Darden School and also holds the Jamuna Raghavan Chair in Entrepreneurship at IIM, Bangalore. A leading scholar on the cognitive basis for high-performance entrepreneurship, elaborated in the book Effectuation: Elements of Entrepreneurial Expertise. Effectuation is a rigorous framework for understanding how, starting with very few resources under uncertainty, entrepreneurs cocreate valuable new futures without having to predict them. Relevant multimedia materials from around the world and a co-authored textbook Effectual... Read more

Company UVA Darden School of Business
Position Academic Director of the Batten Institute
Location Charlottesville, VA

Steve Michael Smith

My website is www. BeautifulJazzGuitar..com. I play traditional jazz and contemporary jazz standards.

Company Steve Michael Smith Band
Position jazz guitarist

Frank Squillace

Frank has over 40 years of administrative experience in various positions. He has specialized in uplifting customer service seminars and consulting as well as volunteer management. Frank was instrumental in establishing several of the customer service programs, services, and network building at Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital, The Church of the Incarnation, The Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce, and Piedmont Virginia Community College, all in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Frank and his wife, Jane Dittmar, manage Civil Solutions, a Virginia consulting firm. In addition, he is employe

Company Civil Solutions
Position Founder

Gerry Stowers

Gerry Stowers is Owner of Meditation in Motion Massage & Healing Arts in Staunton, Va. Gerry has gained expertise in numerous energetic practices, including massage therapy, Reiki, yoga, and Chinese Medicine. She teaches Reiki 1,2,3 Reiki trainings in Crozet at Mountain LIght Retreat. She currently organizes the Healing Arts Village for Redwing Roots Festival (RedwingRoots.com) Her ultimate objective is to enable everyone to connect with their inner divinity and help individuals uncover and radiate their own personal light. She and partner Paul Tucker (bristolofnewyork.com) provide healing circle... Read more

Company Meditation in Motion
Position Conscious Dance and Reiki Healing Arts Facilitator
Location Staunton VA

Grant Tate

Grant Tate is a highly experienced business leader and coach with a track record of transforming complex organizations and developing growth-oriented executives in high-tech companies. He is the founder and CEO of Bridge Business Transformations (BBx), a company that helps businesses thrive in the 21st century, and Bridgewater Research Group (BRG), a leading provider of distance education in the European Union.

Company BBTx Consulting
Position CEO/Managing Director
Location Charlottesville, Virginia Area

DJ Double U

DJ Double U is an open format DJ based in Charlottesville, VA. He has 13+ years of experience DJing professionally in Central Va. Whether he is DJing local bars at UVA or on the downtown mall, sharing the stage with local and mainstream artists, or creating unforgettable memories on the dance floor at a wedding, he is always making sure to keep the crowd singing and dancing all night long!

Company N/A
Position N/A

Shayla Washington

Shayla Washington (she/her) is the Executive Director of the Blue Ridge Area Coalition for the Homeless (BRACH) and has been working in the non-profit sector with organizations focused on homelessness and human services for nearly fifteen years. Prior to her work with BRACH, Shayla managed the Coordinated Entry System at The Haven and served on the PACEM board of directors for six years. Shayla holds a master’s degree in Social Entrepreneurship and Change with a focus on homelessness and housing insecurity.

Company Blue Ridge Area Coalition for the Homeless
Position Executive Director

Pandemic Wear

Online Healthcare Boutique providing quality, comfortable, stylish scrub uniforms, compression socks, and healthcare accessories.

Company Pandemic Wear
Position Vendor
Location Charlottesville, Virginia

Alex Zorychta

Alex Zorychta is Managing Partner of Not Yet Ventures, a VC firm that unearths high potential entrepreneurs in universities and gets them funded by top tier early investors like YC/Techstars. He's coached 15 startups from pre-idea to YC/Techstars funding, and founded his own startup that was funded by YC. Previously, he's worked with university entrepreneurs for the past 12 years in various capacities including AWS Startups and the University of Virginia. He specializes in building communities of practice, and he believes that communities are only as strong as the strength of each individual... Read more

Company Not Yet Ventures
Position Managing Partner
Location Charlottesville, VA

Jim Zuffoletti

Jim Zuffoletti Serial Founder and Executive with broad leadership and operating experience from co-founding businesses, business units and foundations from zero to one and beyond. Experience with exits ranging from asset sale, divestiture to deka-corn IPO. He has personally led fundraising efforts exceeding $80 million through investment rounds (angel, corporate and venture), institutional grants, awards, debt, government programs.

Jim is currently working to Advance Entrepreneurship at the Society For Effectual Action, as an Entrepreneur in Residence at UVA Licensing and Venture Group, and as ... Read more

Company UVA Darden
Position Entrepreneurship community director

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