Meet the Team
Executive Team
Emily Reichert
Chief Executive Officer Emeritus
Kevin T. Taylor
Chief Financial Officer; Interim Chief Executive Officer
Tana Boone
Chief People Officer
Juliana Garaizar
Chief Development and Investment Officer
Joubin Hatamzadeh
Interim Chief Operating Officer
Julia Travaglini
Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications
Lara Cottingham
Vice President of Strategy, Policy, + Climate Impact
Maya Nitzberg
Vice President of Community
Jason Ethier
Senior Director of Membership
Team
Mitchell Bilczewski
Controller
Gregory Ralich
Senior Director of Lab and Member Resources
Katherine St. James
Senior Director of Programs
Brian Dowling
Senior Director of Facilities
Carey Ann Comeau
Senior Director of Wet Lab Operations
Graham Flynn
Director of Business Process Improvement
Reena Karasin
Director of Communications
Michela Grunebaum
Director of Programs, Greentown Go
Marinna Teixeira
Director of Programs, Greentown Go
Nour Ghadanfar
Director of Partnerships
Jill Kirkpatrick
Director of Events
Jackie Firsty
Senior Manager, Investor Program
Hallie Fowler
Senior Manager of Lab + Member Resources — Houston
Herb Lozano
EDIJ Senior Program Manager
Jacqueline Johnson
Senior Manager of Community
Tim Kast
Senior Manager, Partnerships Marketing
Kendrick Alridge
Senior Manager of Community — Houston
Erin Silver-Wheeler
Senior Member Experience Manager
Jesse Roth
Senior Manager of Partnerships
Faith Kelnhofer
Houston Incubator Engagement Manager
Sam Crum
Membership Growth Manager
Kay Lowden
Safety + Operations Manager
Irina Kous
Operations Manager
Carmen Yam
Membership Business Operations Manager
Stephen Martinez
Executive Communications Manager
Adj Marshall
EDIJ Manager
Sonali Anderson
ACCEL Program Manager
Jeffery Atkins
Facilities Manager
Janet Rife
Member Accounts
Steve Sansone
Machine Shop Manager
Ashlynn Hall
Operations Coordinator — Houston
Denise Hagen
Partnerships Coordinator
Dominick Protomastro
Program Coordinator, Partnerships
Genevieve Fischer
Program Coordinator, Partnerships
Kyle Higgins
Wet Lab Technician
Dan Cliff
Member Success Coordinator — Houston
Bijan Sabbaghi
Membership Coordinator
Kayla Goodale
Membership Coordinator
Tenzin Choeyang
EDIJ Coordinator
Kelly Wilson
Events Coordinator
Iren Wang
Events Coordinator
Natalie Hill
Digital Marketing Coordinator
Tashi Pique
Front Desk Coordinator
Ana Jaramillo
Front Desk Coordinator
Kimberlee Cook
Community Associate
Karl Adrianza
Marketing + Events Associate
Jacob Frisch
Investor Program Associate
Sophia Naumovski
Operations Associate
Franklin Comeau
Chief Puppy Officer
Lexi Dressman
Community Associate
Our Mission
Greentown Labs’ mission is to build an inclusive community that convenes, connects, and inspires entrepreneurs and ecosystems to advance climate solutions.
Our Values
The Greentown team views driving climate impact through entrepreneurship, partnership, and collaboration as our North Star. To curate, support, and foster our community of startups and corporate partners in the name of climate action, we use the following values as our compass.
We Are OPEN
We believe in transparency and integrity, and use these qualities as a guide in all of our communications, behaviors, and attitudes. We are open to diverse perspectives, community members, and partners, and seek them out as often as we can.
We Are RESPECTFUL
We follow the golden rule and treat others how we want to be treated. We are thoughtful, helpful, and kind to our colleagues, community members, and partners, and we treat them all equally.
We are APPRECIATIVE
We celebrate and acknowledge wins within our team and community—both big and small. We are empathetic and patient with our colleagues and our community members.
We are RESOURCEFUL
We hustle with purpose. We’re collaborative and pragmatic in our approach to pursuing new opportunities and solving big challenges.
We are RESILIENT
We are driven by a passion for our mission and we subscribe to an optimistic mindset. We persevere in trying times with the grit of an entrepreneur.
We MAKE WORK FUN
We find humor and joy in our day-to-day operations and strive to create genuine camaraderie among our team. We welcome and encourage spontaneous team time amidst the buzz of our everyday activities.