Staff

Meet the Team!

Our dedicated team works every day on behalf of our community and Board of Trustees to lead transformative business and community initiatives to build a robust regional economy.

Executive

Alisha Benson

Chief Executive Officer

Cathy Wells

Chief of Staff, Operations Officer

Lance Beck

Chief Strategy Officer

Communications & Marketing

JJ Vancil

Director of Strategic Communications

Maddie Johnson

Event & Engagement Manager

Abby Brown

Marketing & Communications Coordinator

Economic Development

Joey Gunning

Director of Economic Development

Stacia Rasmussen

Director of Sector Growth & Innovation

Horacio Garcia

Government Contracting Assistance Specialist – APEX Accelerator

Finance & Accounting

Travis Kreh

Director of Finance

Nathan DeLeon

Senior Accountant

Public Policy

Mary Miller

Director of Public Policy

John Somerlott

Public Policy Coordinator

Resource Development

Debra Whitehead

Business Development Manager

What We Do