Meet the SBIA Team
Small Business Investor Alliance Staff
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Brett Palmer
President
![Reggie Washington Reggie Washington](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/880/2022/10/Reggie-Washington-e1674063520507.jpg)
Reggie Washington
Executive Assistant to the President
![Lisa Ketelsen Lisa Ketelsen](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/880/2022/10/Lisa-Ketelsen-e1674063639441.jpg)
Lisa Ketelsen
Chief Operating Officer
![Stephanie McAlaine Stephanie McAlaine](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/880/2022/10/Stephanie-McAlaine.jpg)
Stephanie McAlaine
Chief Membership Officer
Executive Director, Independent Sponsor Forum
![Staff photos - Tonnie Wybensinger Tonnie Wybensinger](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/880/2022/10/Staff-photos-Tonnie-Wybensinger.jpg)
Tonnie Wybensinger
Head of Government Relations
![Staff photos - Allie Kownacki Allie Kownacki](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/880/2022/10/Staff-photos-Allie-Kownacki.jpg)
Allie Kownacki
Office Manager & Events Coordinator
![MaryBrown Sandys MaryBrown Sandys](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/880/2022/10/MaryBrown-Sandys-e1674063582689.jpg)
MaryBrown Sandys
Chief Marketing & Communications Officer
![Justin Pelletier Justin Pelletier](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/880/2022/10/Justin-Pelletier.png)
Justin Pelletier
Executive Director of Government Relations
Jordan Goldstein
Digital & Social Media Marketing Coordinator
![Staff photos - David Parkhurst David Parkhurst](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/880/2022/10/Staff-photos-David-Parkhurst.jpg)
David Parkhurst
General Counsel
![Alex Arnsberger Alex Arnsberger](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/880/2022/10/Alex-Arnsberger.jpg)
Alex Frick Arnsberger
Executive Director of Strategic Investing
![Staff photos - Taylor Thornton Taylor Thornton](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/880/2022/10/Staff-photos-Taylor-Thornton.jpg)
Taylor Thornton
Events Coordinator
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Tristan Thorgersen
Special Projects and Government Relations Coordinator
![Kate Fugate Kate Fugate](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/880/2022/10/Kate-Fugate.png)
Kate Fugate
Events Coordinator
Contractors and Consultants
![Staff photos - Jeanette Paschal Jeanette Paschal](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/880/2022/10/Staff-photos-Jeanette-Paschal.png)
Jeanette Paschal
Sound Meetings & Event Management, LLC Conference Advisor
![Staff photos - Brian Oshea Brian Oshea](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/880/2023/01/Staff-photos-Brian-Oshea-4b75a104-6129-4255-91f2-2246e29ff658.png)
Brian O’Shea
BPO Strategies
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Paul Bock
Thorn Run Partners
General Information: (202) 628-5055 or info@sbia.org
Media inquiries: MaryBrown Sandys
Membership inquiries: Allie Kownacki
Event inquiries: Events Registrar
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 14358 | Washington, DC 20044
Physical address:
529 14th Street NW | Suite 400 | Washington, DC 20045