Luke Bennecker, digital experience platform software as a service offering.
Rod Butler, VTTA Board President and Director of Software Engineering for Dealer.com, a Cox Automotive Company, the leading provider of digital marketing solutions for the automotive industry. Rod has 15 years of management experience in Engineering and Operations at Dealer.com and previously with GE Healthcare.
Patrick Coughlin, Chief Development Officer of FirstLight Fiber, which provides fiber-optic data, Internet, data center, cloud and voice services to enterprise and carrier customers throughout the Northeast. Patrick is responsible for leading all aspects of corporate development, including M&A, business development, market expansion, corporate strategy and innovation, as well as marketing and product management.
Barry Hulce, Executive Director of the Vermont Manufacturing Collaborative at Vermont Technical College. VT-MC was founded to help accelerate business adoption of Advanced Manufacturing technologies and to develop a highly capable manufacturing workforce within Vermont, the NE region, and the US. Barry also is the founder of Blue Vista Creations, which helps developers of accessibility devices that enrich people’s lives.
Justin McCabe, General Counsel for OnLogic, a privately held Vermont based company focused on providing high quality industrial and rugged PCs and servers. OnLogic’s products are sold worldwide from its divisions in the United States and Europe. His previous roles include partner at Dunkiel Saunders Elliott Raubvogel & Hand.
Maureen McElaney, Senior Manager, Open Source Developer Advocacy for IBM. Maureen leads a team of developer advocates focused on supporting open source projects around the world, with a special focus around operators and runtimes. Maureen also is a co-founder of Women in Machine Learning and Data Science, and the founder of Girl Develop It in Burlington.
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Nancy Shuttleworth, Business Advisor for the Vermont Small Business Development Center in Southwestern Vermont. Nancy works with clients to help them find solutions to business issues and provides guidance on starting a new business. Nancy also manages her own digital marketing business. Nancy was a Vermont SCORE Volunteer Business Mentor for over 10 years.
Kerry Swift, Technology Licensing Officer with UVM Innovations, which supports the commercialization of new technologies. At UVM Innovations, Kerry identifies new technologies from UVM researchers and facilitates their transfer to both established and new start-up companies for commercialization. Kerry also supports UVM’s industry-related research activities, including funding and research support agreements with both large and small companies.
Executive Director
Adam Locklin, is the Executive Director of the Vermont Technology Alliance, dedicated to advancing Vermont’s technology businesses and organizations. He believes technology is key to Vermont’s economic growth, empowering communities while preserving natural resources. A former US Marine, Adam’s diverse career includes strategic roles at JP Morgan Chase, driving innovation at PwC, and working with tech startups and open-source software. He actively volunteers with the Grand Isle Fire Department and Team Rubicon disaster relief. Adam holds a Sustainable Innovation MBA from the University of Vermont Grossman School of Business and is committed to fostering a thriving, sustainable tech sector in Vermont.