2023 Spring Judges
indiana entrepreneurs & Investors
The impressive judges for Crossroads Spring 2023 come from all over the state of Indiana and bring extensive knowledge on entrepreneurship, business, and investing.
Doug Applegate
Purdue Research Foundation | Associate Director, Incubator
Jon Barada
IU Ventures | Vice President
Simon Beverton
Future Wonder | Founder and Principal Consultant
Dave Bittner
West Central Indiana Small Business Development Center | Rural Business Advisor
David Bolling
Launch Fishers & Indiana IoT Lab | Executive Director
Trey Buck
Gravity Ventures | Managing Partner
Catlin Bulger
South Bend Code School | Program Development Coordinator
Sara Cochran
Indiana University, Kelley School of Business | Clinical Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship
Erik Coyne
Ivy Tech Community College Bloomington | Chancellor
Alex Crowley
City of Bloomington | Director, Economic & Sustainable Development
Davide Dantonio
gBETA Indiana | Program Manager, 5G Technology & Industry 4.0
Brooke Deram
Tomato Fish Marketing / redMAP | CEO & Founder
Christopher Emge
Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce | Director of Advocacy & Public Policy
Erick Espinoza
Microsoft | Business Planning Lead
Martina Fausto
Flywheel Fund | Venture Analyst
Ansley Fender
Grantcycle| Founder & CEO
Amanda Findlay
MatchBOX Coworking Studio | Managing Director and Acceleration Lead
Cindy Frey
Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce | President
Samantha Ginther
High Alpha | Associate
Adam Gross
Ivy Tech Community College | Vice Chancellor, Ivy+ Career Link
Hanping Guan
Indiana University | Director of Entrepreneurship
Iris Hammel
RISE | Regional Innovation & Startup Education | Executive Director
Devta Kidd
City of Bloomington | Director of Innovation
Nicholas Kuhn
Elevate Ventures | Entrepreneur-in-Residence
Jane Kupersmith
CDFI Friendly Bloomington | Executive Director
Carrie Lutz
Indiana State University | Business Engagement Director
Jane Martin
Village Ventures, USVP | Retired VC
Blake Matthias
Indiana University | Associate Professor
Shaun McDermott
Cornerstone Information Systems | Chief Commercial Officer
Laurie McRobbie
Indiana University, Luddy School of Informatics, Computing & Engineering | University Fellow & Adjunct Faculty
Cy Megnin
Elevate Ventures | Entrepreneur in Residence
Richard Millunchick
Early Stage Advisor, Consultant, and Mentor
Neil Metzger
BC Forward | Business Consultant
Dan Nash
Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce| Director of Entrepreneurship
Titi Obasanya
Elevate Ventures | Entrepreneur in Residence
Jason Pennington
Endress+Hauser | Director of Digital Solutions
Troy Phelps
Gayle & Bill Cook Center for Entrepreneurship | Asst Director
Joyce Poling
Ivy Tech | Asst to the Chancellor for Community Engagement
Adam Price
Bloomington High School South | Business Educator
Avalyn M. Quick
IU Ventures | Executive in Residence
Adam Quirk
Cardinal Spirits | Cofounder
Cerwin Rush
Crush Corporation | Enablement Leader
Jacob Schpok
Elevate Ventures | Partner
Jonathan Serrano
Brex | Finance Data Science Lead
Alex Shortle
EO Advisors| Partner
Roger Shuman
TechPoint| Director of Venture Engagement
Angie Stocklin
Purdue University | Lecturer of Entrepreneurship
Ty Tjoelker
gener8tor | gBETA Indiana Director
Angela Van Rooy
City of Bloomington | Neighborhood Services Program Manager
Audrey Wessel
Gutwein Law | Attorney
Jason Whitney
IU Ventures | Chief Venture Officer
Landon Young
Elevate Ventures | Executive Director of Entrepreneurial Programming
Courtney Zaugg
Plaka + Associates | Founder & President
Geoff Zentz
AgriNovus Indiana | Senior Director of Innovation