America’s Seed Fund Road Tour is a national outreach effort to connect innovators and entrepreneurs to non-dilutive, technology funding opportunities provided through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, known as “America’s Seed Fund”.
Federal Agency representatives attended a series of Florida and Puerto Rico events that brought together local and national innovation ecosystems to help attendees navigate over $4 billion in early-stage funding opportunities through America’s Seed Fund.
America's Seed Fund
2024 Road Tour: Coastal
February 7 and 9, 2024 | Complete
February 9 | San Juan, Puerto Rico
8 AM - 5 PM
2024 Road Tour: Coastal
Who Will Be There
Jaime Camelio
Program Director
I-Corps
Daniel Carroll
Division Chief
DoD - AFWERX
Camilo Castillo
KSC Business Development Representative
NASA
Eileen Chant
Outreach Program Manager
DOE
Melinda Coffman
SBIR/STTR Program Coordinator
USDA
Jose Delacruz
Support Contractor, NAVSEA SBIR/STTR Programs
DoD - NAVSEA
Allen Franke
AFRL/RGV SBIR/STTR Specific Topics Branch
DoD - AFWERX
Colleen Gibney
SBIR Deputy Project Manager
DoD - DHA
Michelle Gonzalez
Manager, Innovation & Partnerships
FLC
Jacqueline Gray
SBIR Program Manager
NIST
Edgar Guerra-Erazo
Primary Patent Examiner and Special Advisor
USPTO
Landbert Lam
Program Manager at SpaceWERX/MTSI
DoD - AFWERX
Genevieve Lind
SBIR Program Manager
NOAA
Ramon Mercado
Assistant Outreach Coordinator and Primary Patent Examiner
USPTO
Elizabeth Mirowski
Program Director
NSF
Yasamin Moghadam
Scientific Program Specialist
HHS
Tammi Neville
SBIR/STTR Program Specialist
USDA
Tomeka Oubichon
Eastern Regional Outreach Officer/Supervisor
USPTO
April Richards
SBIR Program Manager
EPA
Antonio Rodriguez
Support Contractor, Navy SBIR/STTR Programs
DoD - Navy
Adam Sorkin
Small Business Policy Manager
HHS
Megan Stokes
Support Contractor, Navy SBIR/STTR Programs
DoD - Navy
James Torretti
Program Manager of Contractor Support
DoD - NAVSEA
Megan Victor
NASA SBIR and Tech Transfer Support
NASA
Michael Vinje
NASA SBIR Support
NASA
Dr. Matt Willis
Director, Army Applied SBIR and Prize Competitions
DoD - Army
Candace Wright
SBIR/STTR Program Lead
DoD - MDA
Alison Evans
Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Development Specialist
SBA
Nancy Kamei
Program Development Specialist
SBA
Erick Page-Littleford
Acting Director SBIR/STTR Program Office
SBA
Brittany Sickler
Director of Ecosystem Development/Office of Investment and Innovation
SBA
Michelle Andrade
Outreach Engagement Operations Specialist
SBA
Jessica Boone
Outreach Engagement Operations Specialist
SBA
