Meet our Team

Every member of our staff and board is focused on helping entrepreneurs scale, grow their networks, connect to resources, and find ways to fuel their businesses.
Anthony J.
Young
President and CEO
Kiesha
Kelsey
Executive Administrative and Compliance Officer
Andre
Gibson
Director of Operations
Olaf
Schulz
Director of Zeroto510
Nate
Smith
Director of Programs
Michelle
Bechchar
Director of Marketing and External Affairs
Nicole
Mansour
Director, EpicenterU
Tonda
Thomas
Operations Administrator
Tia
Miller
Impact and Data Analyst
Maya
Montague
Operations Support Technician
Choya
Johnson
Entrepreneurial Program Specialist
Ela
Emami
Manager of Startup Services
Faith
Choi
Events and Experience Manager
Rory Thomas
President, Memphis Medical District Collaborative
Cody Behles
Executive Director, Research and Innovation Development, University of Memphis
Jasmine Worles
Team Director with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation. City of Memphis Innovation Team Director
Traci Strickland
Senior Vice President, Marketing & Customer Experience, Paragon Bank & Paragon Financial Solutions
Ernest Strickland
Vice President of Employee Benefits, Marsh McLennan
Audrey Willis
Chief Innovation Officer, CodeCrew
Aarti Bowman
Development Director, Church Health Center of Memphis, Inc.
Gloria Boyland
Independent Director, Retired FedEx Executive
Kayla Rodriguez Graff
Co-founder and CEO, SweetBio
Spence Wilson, Jr., Treasurer
Principal, Kemmons Wilson Companies

Jop Openings

EpicenterU Regional Lead & Adjunct Lecturer

The EpicenterU Regional Lead & Adjunct Lecturer will serve as the primary local representative, ecosystem builder, and classroom instructor for EpicenterU's Students to Startups initiative in Arkansas or Mississippi. This role will deliver Epicenter's venture-focused entrepreneurship curriculum while building connections among students, universities, investors, corporate partners, and regional leaders to strengthen the Delta's innovation ecosystem.

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Senior Director of Development

The Development Leader will grow and diversify Epicenter’s funding relationships by building strong partnerships with corporations, foundations, and individual supporters. Working closely with the CEO and Board, this role will identify and cultivate new funding opportunities, strengthen existing relationships, and lead prospects through the full development cycle while connecting Epicenter’s impact across Memphis and the Delta Region with funder priorities.

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