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