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Meet the SBIA Team

Small Business Investor Alliance Staff

Brett Palmer

Brett Palmer

President

Reggie Washington

Reggie Washington

Executive Assistant to the President

Lisa Ketelsen

Lisa Ketelsen

Chief Operating Officer

Stephanie McAlaine

Stephanie McAlaine

Chief Membership Officer
Executive Director, Independent Sponsor Forum

Tonnie Wybensinger

Tonnie Wybensinger

Head of Government Relations

Allie Kownacki

Allie Kownacki

Operations & Member Engagement Manager

MaryBrown Sandys

MaryBrown Sandys

Chief Marketing & Communications Officer

Justin Pelletier

Justin Pelletier

Executive Director of Government Relations

Jordan Goldstein

Jordan Goldstein

Digital & Social Media Marketing Coordinator

David Parkhurst

David Parkhurst

General Counsel

Alex Arnsberger

Alex Frick Arnsberger

Executive Director of Strategic Investing

Taylor Thornton

Taylor Thornton

Events Coordinator

Tristan Thorgersen (1)

Tristan Thorgersen

Special Projects and Government Relations Coordinator

Kate Fugate

Kate Fugate

Events Coordinator

Danielle Welch

Danielle Welch

Digital & Social Media Marketing Coordinator

Kris Korfonta

Kris Korfonta

Member Relations and Engagement Coordinator

Contractors and Consultants

Jeanette Paschal

Jeanette Paschal

Sound Meetings & Event Management, LLC Conference Advisor

Brian Oshea

Brian O’Shea

BPO Strategies

Paul Bock

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