Meet The Team
The Blackstone LaunchPad program at Syracuse University is supported by professional staff, as well as a talented team of student entrepreneurs who serve as mentors and subject matter experts. Student roles are supported through generous donors to SU Libraries.
Together, the LaunchPad team provides multi-disciplinary skill sets and mentoring services to help the Syracuse University community explore innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship, and build professional and personal skill sets to succeed.
Executive Staff
![David Seaman](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Seaman-SU.jpg)
![Linda Dickerson Hartsock](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Linda-Dickerosn-Hartosck-Headshot.jpg)
![Traci Geisler](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DSC3985-002-683x1024.jpg)
The LaunchPad Innovation Mentors
The LaunchPad Innovation Mentors serve as peer advisors to a portfolio of student startups, coaching them on strategy and venture development. The LaunchPad Innovation Mentors are funded through generous gifts from Todd B. Rubin (’04) and William F. Gaske (‘72).
![Andrew Kim](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Andrew-Kim-cropped-square.jpg)
![Natasha Brao](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/NatashaBrao.jpg)
![Alan Malekar](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Alan-Malekar.jpg)
Todd B. Rubin Diversity and Innovation Scholars
Todd B. Rubin Innovation and Diversity Scholars, funded through a generous gift from Todd B. Rubin ’04 School of Architecture, Minister of Evolution and President of the Republic of Tea, work to broaden diversity and inclusion outreach and programming, expand participation in entrepreneurship by underrepresented groups and support the University’s commitment to diversity and inclusion.
![Brandon Henry](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/1630613238372.jpg)
![Motolani Oladitan](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/C__DSC0525-M-e1693365714773-150x150.jpg)
Global Fellows
LaunchPad Global Fellows are subject matter experts in various disciplines such as engineering, software and data management, industrial and interaction design and product development, graphic design, web design, UX-UI, all forms of digital media and content development, as well as marketing, sales and finance.
![Renee Kurie](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Renee-Kurie-150x150.jpg)
![Sarah Schreiber](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Sarah-Schreiber.jpg)
![Kishan Rathor](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Kishan-Rathor.jpeg)
![Priscilla Cruz](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_3189-1-400x400.jpg)
![Di Wang](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Di-Wang-150x150.jpeg)
Blackstone LaunchPad Community Managers
![Neil Adams](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Neil-Adams.png)
![Aditee Malviya](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Aditee-Malviya-scaled.jpg)
![Mariah Brown](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Mariah-Brown.png)
Hult Prize Syracuse University Campus Ambassador
The Syracuse University Hult Prize Campus Ambassador helps organize the campus Hult Prize competition at Syracuse University. It is part of a global competition that is often referred to as the “Nobel Prize” of student impact entrepreneurship.
![Sarah Schreiber](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Sarah-Schreiber-150x150.jpg)
Hunter Brooks Watson Scholar
Hunter Brooks Watson Scholars are supported through a generous gift from the Hunter Watson Memorial Fund. It is Inspired by Syracuse University’s Remembrance Scholar program, and was established as a way to honor the life and entrepreneurial spirit of Hunter Brooks Watson, a Syracuse University student who passed away after injuries suffered in a tragic 2016 distracted driving car accident. The Syracuse University Hunter Brooks Watson Scholar peer mentors students and builds the pipeline of innovative students who exemplify the "spirit of entrepreneurship."
![Jack Rose](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/JackRose.jpg)
Former Team Members
![Ethan Tyo](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ethan-tyo.jpg)
![Ud Joseph](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/giU6Zx8-400x400.png)
![Sai Krishna Bolla](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Profile-Picture.jpeg)
![Sydney Groso](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Sydney-Grosso-cropped-square.jpg)
![Claire Howard](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/claire-howard.jpg)
![Zach Goldstein](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Zach.jpg)
![Sasha Temerte](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/sasha.jpg)
![Rob Goldblatt](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/jazII2k-150x150.jpg)
![Kelly Davis](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/kelly-davis.jpg)
![Justin Gluska](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Justin-Gluska-2-scaled.jpg)
![Coral Hunter Coad](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/R5Hy107-400x400.jpg)
![Ben Ford](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Ben-Ford-GSEA-220x200.jpeg)
![Jack Ramza](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Jack-Ramza-cropped-square-scaled.jpg)
![Noah Mechnig-Giordano](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Noah-Mechnig-Giordano-cropped-square-400x400.jpg)
![Aidan Mickleburgh](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Aidan-Mickleburgh-220x200.jpg)
![Diego Luna](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/1555964195383.jpg)
![Joshua Alter](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/1568995608759.jpg)
![Selim Dangoor](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Selim-cropped-square.jpg)
![Alexandra Santagelo](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/1619051284346.jpg)
![Samba Soumare](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Samba-Soumare-new-photo-440x400.jpg)
![Carlos Magdaleno](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/1612076209754.jpg)
![Season Chowdhury](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_8959-400x400.jpeg)
![Jackson Ensley](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Jackson-Ensley-team-headshot.jpg)
![Matt Keenan](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Image-from-iOS-400x400.jpeg)
![Bruno Gonzalez Hauger](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/bruno.jpg)
![James LePage](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/james-lepage.jpg)
![Natalie Lui](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/1620150077626.jpg)
![Ze Zing](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/1580878325877.jpg)
![Nick Barba](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/nick.jpg)
![Sam Hollander](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/sam-h.png)
![Alec Gilinder](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/AlecGillinder.jpg)
![Alesandra (Sasha) Temerte](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/sasha.jpg)
![Amanda Chou](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Amanda-Chou-440x400.jpg)
![Amos Cohen](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Amos-Cohen-150x150.jpg)
![Audrey Miller](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Audrey-Miller-Headshot.png)
![Avi Singhal](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/imageedit_3_8242967337.gif)
![Bridget McDonough](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Bridget-1-440x400.jpg)
![Bruno Luiz](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/bruno-luiz.jpg)
![Chris Appello](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/chris-appello.jpg)
![Christian Medina](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/SUID-Christian-Medina-440x400.jpg)
![David Fox](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Founders-Circle-_-David-Fox-02.jpeg)
![Emily Pearson](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Emily-Pearson-150x150.jpg)
![Emma Rothman](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Emma-Rothman.png)
![Elizabeth Tarangelo](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/etarangelo.jpeg)
![Emily Dang](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/DSC_0247-440x400.jpg)
![Gabriela Holliman-Lopez](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Gabriela-Holliman-Lopez.jpg)
![Jackson Siporin](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Jackson-Siporin-tight-crop.jpg)
![Jake deHahn](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Jake-Dehahn.png)
![Jalen Nash](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Jalen.jpeg)
![James Rudman](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/james-rudman.jpg)
![Justina Hnatowicz](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Justina.png)
![Justin Diaz](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/justin.jpg)
![Justin Lee](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Justin-Lee.png)
![Kaizhao Zero Lin](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/s19-fullshot-scaled-e1614371629400-400x400.jpg)
![Kate Beckman](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Kate.png)
![Kayla Simon](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Watson-Scholar-Kayla-Simon-440x400.jpg)
![Kelsey Davis](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/kelsey_davis_profile-1.jpg.1440x1000_q85_box-0044583096_crop_detail-1-1024x901.jpg)
![Kennedy Patlan](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Kennedy--440x400.jpg)
![Krishna Pamidi](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Krishna.jpg)
![Lawrence Lin](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Lawrence-Headshot.png)
![Luz Perez](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Luz.png)
![Matt Shumer](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Matt-Shumer-headshot-150x150.jpg)
![Megan Swanson](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Megan-Headshot.png)
![Michael McCormack](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Michael-M..png)
![Nick Barba](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/me-in-snow-220x200.jpg)
![Patrick Linehan](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Patrick-Linehan-400x400.jpg)
![Patrick Prioletti](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Patrick-Prioletti-2019-1024x1024.jpg)
![Quentin Rosso](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Quentin_Rosso.jpg)
![Quinn King](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Quinn-King-1-150x150.jpg)
![Russell Fearon](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/russell.jpg)
![Sam Hollander](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Sam-Hollander-440x400.jpg)
![Saniya More](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Saniya.png)
![Season Chowdhury](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/season-chowdhury.jpg)
![Sukhmeet Singh](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Sukhmeet-Headshot.png)
![Sloane Sexton](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/sloane.jpg)
![Tyra Ambroise Jean](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/tyra-jean.jpg)
![Victoria Lawson](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/DSC_1039-150x150.jpg)
![Will DeVito](https://launchpad.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Will-DeVito4-440x400.jpg)
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