Experience

Grand Canyon Resort Corporation

• United States
• Travel Arrangements
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice Chairwoman, Board of Directors

  • Jun 2023 - Present

  Arizona, United States



High Desert Discovery District (HD3)

• Founder and CEO

  • Aug 2010 - Present

  New Mexico, Colorado, New York + In 2010, I founded the concept and developed the organization - High Desert Discovery District (HD3) - New Mexico's first high technology startup accelerator devoted to accelerating innovation, startup activity and entrepreneurship in New Mexico. Since then, HD3 has been pitched to, vetted, advised, co-founded, invested and/or partnered with some 1000+ ideas, concepts, technologies, 'ugly babies', early, mid and later stage ventures in New Mexico and beyond. We hosted our signature "HD3… Show more In 2010, I founded the concept and developed the organization - High Desert Discovery District (HD3) - New Mexico's first high technology startup accelerator devoted to accelerating innovation, startup activity and entrepreneurship in New Mexico. Since then, HD3 has been pitched to, vetted, advised, co-founded, invested and/or partnered with some 1000+ ideas, concepts, technologies, 'ugly babies', early, mid and later stage ventures in New Mexico and beyond. We hosted our signature "HD3 Discovery Day" for over a decade that was New Mexico's Shark Tank. Currently scaling HD3 beyond New Mexico with ongoing activity in the Southwest, New York, Colorado, and California. We boast a global network of advisors, connectors, influencers, investors and others who get actively engaged in startup formation, acceleration, commercialization, growth and ROI. Instrumental in collective equity raise $75M+. Show less



Innate Immunity Inc.

• United States
• Biotechnology
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder, CEO-Managing Member and President

  • Jun 2016 - Jun 2023

  New Mexico, United States Executive leadership for one of HD3's portfolio companies. Responsible for commercialization and ROI for this young agtech life science biotech startup.



Nature's Toolbox, Inc. (NTx)

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder and Managing Member

  • May 2014 - Jun 2015

  Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States