Staff & Contact Us
For questions or to reach the SBIA staff, please contact us at info@sbia.org or (202) 628-5055
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