2022 Fall Judges
indiana entrepreneurs & Investors
The impressive judges for Crossroads Fall 2022 come from all over the state of Indiana and bring extensive knowledge on entrepreneurship, business, and investing.

Simon Beverton
Future Wonder | Founder and Principal Consultant

Katie Birge
M25 | Associate, Head of Platform

Dave Bittner
West Central Indiana SBDC | Business Advisor

Trey Buck
Gravity Ventures | Managing Partner

Catlin Bulger
South Bend Code School | Program Development Coordinator

Lori Cobb
LER TechForce | Partner

Sara Cochran
Indiana University, Kelley School of Business | Clinical Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship

Carlos Covarrubias
Hyde Park Venture Partners | Associate

Erik Coyne
Folia | COO & Co-Founder

Alex Crowley
City of Bloomington | Director, Economic & Sustainable Development

Brooke Deram
Tomato Fish Marketing / redMAP | CEO & Founder

Martina Fausto
Flywheel Fund | Venture Analyst

Amanda Findlay
MatchBOX Coworking Studio| Managing Director and Acceleration Lead

Cindy Frey
Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce | President

Samantha Ginther
High Alpha | Venture Associate

Julie Griffith
Indiana Innovation Institute | EVP Strategy, Partnerships & Outreach

Adam Gross
Ivy Tech Community College | Executive Director, Career Coaching & Employer Connections

Hanping Guan
Indiana University | Director of Entrepreneurship

Iris Hammel
RISE | Regional Innovation & Startup Education | Executive Director

Brian Hatton
Flywheel Fund | Venture Partner

Julie Heath
IEDC | VP of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems

Yashwanth Hemaraj
Benhamou Global Ventures | Partner

Robert Henschel
WayZada | Chief Technology Officer

Jillian Ivers
Cook Medical | Senior Manager, Global Research–Vascular

Kelli Jones
Sixty8 Capital | General Partner

Devta Kidd
City of Bloomington | Director of Innovation

Cindy Kinnarney
German American Bank | Regional President

Carrie Lutz
Indiana State University | Business Engagement Director

Chelsea Marburger
Elevate Ventures | Senior Manager of Entrepreneurial Programming

Anne McCombe
MetroStar |Director, Corporate Affairs

Laurie McRobbie
Indiana University, Luddy School of Informatics, Computing & Engineering | University Fellow & Adjunct Faculty

Neil Metzger
BC Forward | Business Consultant

Mande Miskewycz
ISBDC | Business Advisor

Jennie Moser
Stagetime | Founder & CEO

Dan Nash
Velocities | Startup Ecosystem Manager

AJ O'Reilly
Stagetime | Director of Product

Jason Pennington
Indiana IoT Lab | Executive Director

Ben Pidgeon
VisionTech Angels | Executive Director

Joyce Poling
Ivy Tech| Gayle and Bill Cook Center for Entrepreneurship

Avalyn M. Quick
IU Ventures | Executive in Residence

Courtney Rushton
Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce| Maverick Challenge Coordinator

Jason Salstrom
Purdue@WestGate | Director

Jonathan Schalliol
HG Ventures | Finance and Operations Lead

Katie Sensabaugh
The Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce | Director, The Success School

Ellie Symes
The Bee Corp | CEO

Simran Trana
Indiana University | AVP, Innovation and Commercialization

Mike Trotzke
SproutBox | Cofounder

Angela Van Rooy
City of Bloomington | Neighborhood Services Program Manager

Melissa Ward
Oregon State University | Innovation Impact Catalyst Manager

John Wechsler
Spokenote | Founder & CEO

Audrey Wessel
Gutwein Law | Attorney

Jason Whitney
IU Ventures | Chief Venture Officer

Elise Young
gener8tor | gBETA Indiana Director

Landon Young
Elevate Ventures | Executive Director of Entrepreneurial Programming

Courtney Zaugg
Plaka + Associates | Founder & President

Geoff Zentz
AgriNovus Indiana | Senior Director of Innovation

Shelley Klingerman
NEXT Studios | Managing Entrepreneur

Chelsea Linder
gener8tor | Managing Director of gBETA

Laurie McRobbie
Indiana University

Eric Smith
High Alpha | Head of Business Design

Oscar Moralez
Boomerang Ventures | Managing Partner

Jason Whitney
IU Angel Network | Executive Director

Teri Willey
IU Ventures | Executive Director & Fund Manager