I am an innovation-focused business leader, educator, and entrepreneur. My professional experience includes program leadership and project management, international business, business incubation and technology commercialization, business development and marketing, education and training, and workforce development. Much of my career has been focused on tech-based economic development initiatives, with a focus on small and startup business support programs. I have been teaching college business courses for the past 5 years and I previously spent 4.5 years coordinating international projects in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East from an office in Brussels, Belgium. I have significant experience in the defense, information technology, and nonprofit industry sectors, with additional project experience in energy systems, environmental technologies, logistics, quality management, and cybersecurity.