Meet the SBIA Team
Small Business Investor Alliance Staff
Brett Palmer
President
Lisa Ketelsen
Chief Operating Officer
Stephanie McAlaine
Chief Membership Officer
Executive Director, Independent Sponsor Forum
David Parkhurst
General Counsel
Tonnie Wybensinger
Head of Government Relations
Alex Frick Arnsberger
Executive Director of Strategic Investing
Kate Fugate
Events Manager
Jordan Goldstein
Digital & Social Media Marketing Coordinator
Tracy Hall
Senior Events Coordinator
Kris Korfonta
Member Relations and Engagement Coordinator
Allie Kownacki
Operations & Member Engagement Manager
Ron Lippock
Director of Member Engagement & Business Development
Justin Pelletier
Executive Director of Government Relations
MaryBrown Sandys
Chief Marketing & Communications Officer
Tristan Thorgersen
Special Projects and Government Relations Coordinator
Taylor Thornton
Senior Events Coordinator
Reggie Washington
Executive Assistant to the President
Danielle Welch
Digital & Social Media Marketing Coordinator
Contractors and Consultants
Jeanette Paschal
Sound Meetings & Event Management, LLC Conference Advisor
Brian O’Shea
BPO Strategies
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