Leadership & Staff

Tony Kern

Board President

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, Manager of Telecommunications and Technology Portfolio, retired; PinOak Capital Investment Fund, lead investor

Keasha Haythe

Board Vice President

Anne Arundel Economic Development, Business Development Associate; Dorchester County Economic Development, former Executive Director; Maryland Economic Development Association, President

William McGowan

Board Secretary

Community Development Consultant, self-employed; US Department of Agriculture-Rural Development, past State Director for Delaware/Maryland; University of Delaware, Extension Agent

John Elstner

Board Treasurer

Kleinfelder Engineering, Client Account Manager; Chesapeake Bay Region Technology Council, Treasurer/Interim Executive Director; Chesapeake Innovation Center, Executive Director

Shannon Dill

Board Member

University of Maryland, Agriculture Extension Educator

Rob Nicholson

Board Member

Delaware Department of Technology and Information, Innovation Solutions Integrator

Tyler Patton

Board Member

Maryland Broadband Cooperative, Vice President of Public Affairs

Scott Warner

Board Member

MidShore Regional Council, Executive Director

Mike Thielke

Executive Director

Eastern Shore Entrepreneurship Center, Executive Director

Chris Hlubb

F³ Tech Program Director

Eastern Shore Entrepreneurship Center, F³ Tech Program Director