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Meet the SBIA Team

Small Business Investor Alliance Staff

Brett Palmer

Brett Palmer

President

Lisa Ketelsen

Lisa Ketelsen

Chief Operating Officer

Stephanie McAlaine

Stephanie McAlaine

Chief Membership Officer
Executive Director, Independent Sponsor Forum

David Parkhurst

David Parkhurst

General Counsel

Tonnie Wybensinger

Tonnie Wybensinger

Head of Government Relations

Alex Arnsberger

Alex Frick Arnsberger

Executive Director of Strategic Investing

Kate Fugate

Kate Fugate

Events Coordinator

Jordan Goldstein

Jordan Goldstein

Digital & Social Media Marketing Coordinator

Tracy Hall

Tracy Hall

Senior Events Coordinator

Kris Korfonta

Kris Korfonta

Member Relations and Engagement Coordinator

Allie Kownacki

Allie Kownacki

Operations & Member Engagement Manager

Ron Lippock

Ron Lippock

Director of Member Engagement & Business Development

Justin Pelletier

Justin Pelletier

Executive Director of Government Relations

MaryBrown Sandys

MaryBrown Sandys

Chief Marketing & Communications Officer

Tristan Thorgersen (1)

Tristan Thorgersen

Special Projects and Government Relations Coordinator

Taylor Thornton

Taylor Thornton

Events Coordinator

Reggie Washington

Reggie Washington

Executive Assistant to the President

Danielle Welch

Danielle Welch

Digital & Social Media Marketing 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