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Board of Governors

The SBIA governance structure consists of a Board of Governors that is made up of its Executive Committee, Regional Chairs, At-Large Board Members, and designated Council Chairs.

Executive Committee

Executive Officers

Stacy Harmsen

Stacy Harmsen
Chair

Founding Partner
NorthCoast Mezzanine

Stacey Wittlesberger

Stacey Wittelsberger
Chair-Elect

Partner
Patriot Capital

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Heather Hubbard
Vice Chair

Managing Partner
Valesco Industries

John Mickelson

John Mickelson
Treasurer

Managing Partner
Midwest Growth Partners

David Kocen

David Kocen
Secretary

Managing Partner
Bluehenge Capital Partners

Brett Palmer

Brett Palmer
President

Small Business Investor Alliance

Tyson Smith

Tyson Smith
Immediate Past Chair

Partner
Tecum Capital Partners

Regional Chairs

Regional Chairs

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Brian Boorstein
Midwest Region

Co-Founder & Partner
Granite Creek Capital Partners

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Seth Friedman
Northeast Region

Managing Director
Abacus Finance

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Simon Haidamous
Southern Region

Director
Genesis Park

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Todd Morris
Western Region

Managing Director
True West Capital Partners

Industry Council Chairs

Industry Council Chairs

Jervale Phillips
Women Investors Networking Council

Wells Fargo Bank

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Mike Lasch
Small Business Investment Company Council

Pine Street Capital Partners

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Matt Levenson
Middle Market Council

Partner
Kian Capital

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Brent

Brent Kelton
Venture & Growth Equity Council

Moneta Ventures

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Will

Will Hodgeson
Limited Partner Council

University of Michigan

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At-Large Board Members

At-Large Board Members

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Erin Andrew

Senior Managing Director
Turning Rock Partners

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Jordan Bastable

Jordan Bastable

Co-Founder
LongWater Opportunities

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Alex Bean

Alex Bean

Partner
Plexus Capital

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Lisa Kotula

SBIC Investments
Key Bank

David Demeter

David Demeter

Managing Director
Davidson College

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Christina Emery

Managing Director
Barings

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Steve Gord

Steve Gord

Partner
Hidden River Strategic Capital

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Wes Hampp

Founder and Managing Partner
Holleway Capital Partners

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Brian McDaid

General Partner
Spring Capital Partners

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Sean McGuire

Sean McGuire

Managing Director
Fifth Third Bank

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Tom Niehaus (20)

Tom Niehaus

Co-Founder & General Partner
Pivotal Capital Partners

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John Pontius

John Pontius

Managing Director
Capital Alignment Partners

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Kenneth Saffold (1)

Kenneth Saffold

Managing Partner
o15 Capital Partners

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