Onyeka Obiocha, Heron FoundationBoard Chair

Onyeka Obiocha, Heron Foundation

Board Chair

New Haven Innovation Collaborative Board

Made up of 13 members from a range of perspectives on New Haven’s economy, the Collaborative’s Board selects projects to receive grant funding.

Convened in the summer of 2020 with the organization’s restructuring, this Board is responsible for steering the Collaborative through post-COVID strategy development and project selection for the 2021-2022 award year.

The Innovation Collaborative is administered by the New Haven Economic Development Corporation, an independently-audited nonprofit responsible for implementing the goals and project awards selected by this Board.

 
Dr. Usha Pillai, Bioscience Sector Strategist

Dr. Usha Pillai, Bioscience Sector Strategist

Sonia Salazar, Founder: Barracuda, Te Amo

Sonia Salazar, Founder: Barracuda, Te Amo

Bruce Seymour, MEA Mobile

Bruce Seymour, MEA Mobile

Dr. Sherene Mason, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center

Dr. Sherene Mason, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center

Dominic Woolfrey, BankMobile

Dominic Woolfrey, BankMobile

Rob Bettigole, Elm Street Ventures

Rob Bettigole, Elm Street Ventures

Roxanne Coady, RJ Julia Booksellers

Roxanne Coady, RJ Julia Booksellers

Raven Blake, Entrepreneur

Raven Blake, Entrepreneur

Michael Piscitelli, City of New Haven

Michael Piscitelli, City of New Haven

Samuel Lee, YNHH Center for Health Care Innovation

Samuel Lee, YNHH Center for Health Care Innovation

Dr. Fred McKinney, Quinnipiac University

Dr. Fred McKinney, Quinnipiac University

Richard Jacob, Yale University

Richard Jacob, Yale University


Staff Support

 
Michael Harris, NHIC Director

Michael Harris, NHIC Director

Virginia Kozlowski, CEO, EDC New Haven

Virginia Kozlowski, CEO, EDC New Haven