Browse this directory to find people who manage our programs. We want to hear from you! We are a big team composed of a handful of staff members and a large group of student leaders.
Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute Leadership

Taylor R. Randall
Dean, David Eccles School of Business – taylor.randall@eccles.utah.edu, 801-581-3074

Troy D’Ambrosio
Lassonde Executive Director, Assistant Dean – troy.dambrosio@eccles.utah.edu, 801-587-3836

Jack Brittain
Professor, Lassonde Chair – jack.brittain@utah.edu, 801-581-8791

Jay Barney
Presidential Professor, Lassonde Chair – jay.barney@eccles.utah.edu, 801-585-2456

Kathy Hajeb
Associate Professor (Lecturer) & Director – kathy.hajeb@utah.edu, 801-587-3836

Todd Zenger
Chair, Department of Entrepreneurship & Strategy – todd.zenger@eccles.utah.edu, 801-585-3981

Brad Williams
Director, Entrepreneurship Program, Department of Entrepreneurship & Strategy – brad.williams@eccles.utah.edu, 801-213-8750
Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute Staff

Anne Bastien
Program Director – anne.bastien@utah.edu, 801-585-3198

Alicia Vess
Administrative Officer – alicia.vess@utah.edu, 801-587-3836

Pat Jones
Program Manager – pat.jones@utah.edu, 801-585-0722

Thad Kelling
Marketing and Public Relations Director – thad.kelling@utah.edu, 801-587-8811

Tori Matthews
Marketing Assistant – tori.matthews@utah.edu, 801-587-3836
Department of Entrepreneurship & Strategy
We partner with the Department of Entrepreneurship & Strategy at the David Eccles School of Business to provide academic opportunities. Learn more and find faculty at eccles.utah.edu
Housing & Residential Education
We partner with Housing & Residential Education (HRE) at the University of Utah to manage residential opportunities at Lassonde Studios. Contact HRE employees and learn more at housing.utah.edu.
Programs & Student Leaders (2018-19)
Below you will find contact information and our student leaders for our programs. We have new students managing most of our programs each academic year.
Utah Entrepreneur Challenge & Opportunity Quest
For general inquiries, use the program emails: lassondeuec@utah.edu (Utah Entrepreneur Challenge) and lassondeoq@utah.edu (Opportunity Quest).

Parker Andriese
Chair

Emily Reichmann
Vice Chair

Gus Osimitz
Director – Outreach

Suraj Ramkumar
Director – Judges/Mentors

Tobi Yoon
Director – Opportunity Quest/Utah Entrepreneur Events

Youngjae Shin
Director – Marketing

Cynthia Grissom
Associate – Events

Dakota Rose
Associate – Marketing
High School Utah Entrepreneur Challenge
For general inquiries, use the program email: hsuec@utah.edu.

Kearsa Hodgson
Director

Sam Hirsch
Associate
Company Launch
For general inquiries, use the program email: lassondelaunch@utah.edu.

Kelsey Roderick
Chair

Mitchell Wulfman
Director

Anh Cao
Associate

Kepler Sticka-Jones
Associate
Get Seeded
For general inquiries, use the program email: lassondegetseeded@utah.edu.

Ethan Annis
Director

Lauren Beall
Director
Make Program
For general inquiries, use the program email: lassondemake@utah.edu.

Chris Holland
Chair

Kaila Lemons
Vice Chair

Elizabeth Porter
Director – Operations

Joshua Martin
Director – Shop

Marciano Preciado
Director – Prototype

Collin Teng
Lead Tool Mentor

Jack Ronnie
Lead Tool Mentor

Kalie Leavitt
Lead Tool Mentor

Nathan McBride
Lead Tool Mentor

Alexander Bowen
Tool Mentor

Laycee Brown
Tool Mentor

Annie Connolly
Tool Mentor

Derek Dayton
Tool Mentor

James Eckstein
Tool Mentor

Isaac Hale
Tool Mentor

Matthew Holland
Tool Mentor

Bradley Kloos
Tool Mentor

Alexis Koopmann
Tool Mentor

Jamie Law
Tool Mentor

Eric Marsh
Tool Mentor

Zack Roberts
Tool Mentor

Erick Solum
Tool Mentor

Sam Steele
Tool Mentor

Gnimdo Tako
Tool Mentor
Lassonde New Venture Development
For general inquiries, email the Lassonde Institute: lassonde@utah.edu.

William Thomas
Director

Niloofar Farhang
Student Director

Kyphuong Luong
Student Director

Joseph Peterson
Student Director

Danny Powell
Student Director

Dane Cannon
Associate

Siyu Chen
Associate

Kristin Dahlin
Associate

Ryan Fontanesi
Associate

Laura Gardner
Associate

Katy Halverson
Associate

Brandon Hellberg
Associate

Jason Huang
Associate

Benjamin Hubbard
Associate

David Jaynes
Associate

Michael Kane
Associate

Deniz Kaplan
Associate

Ezzy Khaosanga
Associate

Michelle King
Associate

Fatemeh Koohestanmahalian
Associate

Cynthia Louie
Associate

Samuel Mehr
Associate

Finn Melanson
Associate

Heath Murdock
Associate

Tim Nielsen
Associate

David Owen
Associate

David Pinnock
Associate

Donald Clark Ragsdale
Associate

Jasminder Rajput
Associate

Alexander Rose
Associate

Kapil Sharma
Associate

Rami Shorti
Associate

Hema Sulkar
Associate

Andrew Taibi
Associate

Jennifer Wolken
Associate

Yuan Yang
Associate
Networking and Outreach
Skills programs include: Cowork, Meetups and Ambassadors.
For general inquiries, email the Lassonde Institute: lassonde@utah.edu.

Michelle Galvez
Chair – Outreach
Cowork
For general inquiries, use the program email: lassondecowork@utah.edu.

Kaique Moura
Director

Rahma Ahmed
Associate

Lauren Hash
Associate

Addison Hunter
Associate

Carson Kolb
Associate

TK Polevoy
Associate

Ryland Robinson
Associate

Madison Rogers
Associate

Sofia Sotelo
Associate
Meetups
For general inquiries, use the program email: lassondemeetup@utah.edu.

Kayla Navarro
Director

Joselyn Galvez
Associate

Ashley Hekking
Associate
Ambassadors
For general inquiries, use the program email: lassondeambassadors@utah.edu.

Jeffrey Wang
Director

Shaykayla Smith
Director

Ilham Batar
Ambassador

Lucy Beltran
Ambassador

Rosario Bibiano
Ambassador

Alexander Fender
Ambassador

Ainu Kaufusi
Ambassador

Shelbie Larsen
Ambassador

Amerique Phillips
Ambassador

Emily Schmutz
Ambassador

Liliana Tyler
Ambassador

Lily Yu
Ambassador
Skills Programs
Skills programs include: Workshops, Hours with Experts, Food Entrepreneur, Arts Entrepreneur, LSND 400.
For general inquiries, email the Lassonde Institute: lassonde@utah.edu.

Megan Glasmann
Chair
Workshops
For general inquiries, use the program email: lassondeworkshop@utah.edu.

Julia Dominesey
Director

Jake Peters
Associate

Keaton Quinn
Associate
Hours with Experts
For general inquiries, use the program email: lassondeexperts@utah.edu.

Eduarda Rocha
Director

Elise Saarela
Associate

Emily Wagstaff
Associate
Arts Entrepreneur Program
For general inquiries, use the program email: lassondearts@utah.edu.

Davis DuBose-Marler
Director

Hannie Smith
Associate
Food Entrepreneur
For general inquiries, use the program email: lassondefood@utah.edu.

Cole Montello
Director

Baylea Clayton
Associate

Rafaela McFarlane
Associate
Lassonde 400
For general inquiries, use the program email: lassonde400@utah.edu.

Celine Cavanaugh
Director

Jenny Aylward
Associate

Sam Lagoy
Associate
Residential Advisors
Visit the Housing & Residential Education (HRE) website for more information: housing.utah.edu.
For general inquiries, email HRE: info@housing.utah.edu.
Lassonde Studios Front Desk
For general inquiries, email lassondefrontdesk@housing.utah.edu or call 801-213-8700.