Meet the Team
Our team is dedicated to creating equitable pathways into the tech workforce, combining hands-on technical training with coaching and leadership development to help diverse individuals build sustainable IT careers. Through employer partnerships and inclusive programming, we're building thriving communities where everyone's potential can unlock meaningful opportunities in technology.
Leadership
Coaches
Instructors
Administrative Office
Tech Hub
Board of Directors
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Jay Ash
2nd Chair
President & Chief Executive Officer
Massachusetts Competitive Partnership -
Ann Burke
Consultant/Principal
Ann McFarland Burke Consultancy -
Everton Chin
Senior Director, IT Operational Effectiveness
Travelers -
Dawn Creighton
Community Outreach Officer
Liberty Bank -
Damon DePaolo
Cybersecurity Training and Awareness Lead
CVS Health -
Dianne Fuller Doherty
Co-Founder
Women’s Fund of Western Mass
Retired Regional Director
Massachusetts Small Business
Development Center -
Charles Gray
Head of MMFA Strategic Partnerships and Growth Market Opportunities
MassMutual -
Bridget Haley
Cyber Security Portfolio Manager
Aon -
Samalid M. Hogan
Chief Executive Officer & Principal Consultant
Greylock Management Consulting -
Xiaolei Hua
Treasurer
Vice President/Commercial Loan Officer
Florence Bank -
Johannah Huynh
Attorney
Bulkley
Richardson & Gelinas -
Denise Jordan
Executive Director
Springfield Housing Authority -
Cindy Knowles
Clerk
Strategy & Change Management Lead
MassMutual -
Chris Misra
Vice Chancellor & Chief Information Officer
University of Massachusetts Amherst -
Joe Monroy
Chief Information Officer
Peoples Bank -
Matt Nash
Partner
Meyers Brothers Kalicka, P.C. -
Paul Nicholson
Chair
Retired Finance Director
Wellfleet Insurance -
Maurice Powe
Attorney
The Law Office of Maurice C. Powe, Esq. -
Dr. George Timmons
1st Vice Chair
President
Holyoke Community College -
Mike Walker
Retired Executive
MassMutual -
Salam Zebian
Cybersecurity Director
Cigna
Tech Foundry Alumnus
Advisory Board
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Jason Alexander
Chief Revenue Officer & Co-Founder
BankW Staffing Inc.
Alexander Technology Group -
Shawntsi Baret
Consultant
Economic Mobility
Springfield WORKS -
Delcie Bean
Chief Executive Officer
Paragus IT
Tech Foundry Founder
Past Chair -
Brian Candido
Chair, Computer Technologies Department, School of STEM
Springfield Technical Community College -
Adam Couturier
Director, Manufacturing Education
MassTech Collaborative -
Elizabeth Dill
Founding Operations & Finance Director
Leading Now -
Tinsae Erkailo
Product Manager
Elastico -
Scott Foster
Partner
Bulkley, Richardson & Gelinas -
John Garvey
President
GCAi -
Joesiah Gonzalez
Executive Strategy & Operations, Principal
Springfield School Committee -
Moses Gonzalez
IT Technician
Pixel Health
Tech Foundry Alumnus -
Bridget Haley
Director, Information Technology
MassMutual -
Jeff Hayden
Vice President, Business and Community Services
Holyoke Community College -
Stanley Kowalski
Chairman
FloDesign -
Juan (Jay) Latorre
Principal Radio Frequency Engineer
Verizon -
Larry Martin
Retired Director of Business Services/Market Research
MassHire Hampden County Workforce Board -
Dan Montagna
Director of Program Management
Makpar Corporation -
Anthony Mutti
Chief Information Officer
Springfield College -
Paul Nicholson
Retired Finance Director
Wellfleet Insurance -
Maureen Picknally
Senior Vice President
M&T Bank -
Rick Plaut
Independent Advisor and Private Investor
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John Robinson
Client Solutions Manager
Experis IT -
Panna Royal
SVP, Chief Information Officer & Information Security Officer
Greenfield Savings Bank -
Patrick Streck
Vice President Managed Services
Imprivata -
Greg Todd
Executive Director
Men of Color Health Care Alliance YMCA -
Sean Touhey
Purchasing Manager
Collins Pipe & Supply -
James Tracy
Founder
MARINER -
Lasharie Weems
Digital Navigation Coordinator
Alliance for Digital Equity/Baystate Health
Tech Foundry Alumna