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

Reggie Washington
Executive Assistant to the President

Lisa Ketelsen
Chief Operating Officer

Aynsley Stoy
Events Coordinator

Taylor Thornton
Events Coordinator

Allie Kownacki
Office Manager & Events Coordinator

David Parkhurst
General Counsel

Tonnie Wybensinger
Head of Government Relations

MaryBrown Sandys
Chief Marketing & Communications Officer

Justin Pelletier
Executive Director of Government Relations

Alex Frick Arnsberger
Executive Director of Strategic Investing

Tristan Thorgersen
Special Projects and Government Relations Coordinator
Contractors and Consultants

Jeanette Paschal
Sound Meetings & Event Management, LLC Conference Advisor

Brian O’Shea
BPO Strategies

Paul Bock
Thorn Run Partners