Superpower at 43North: Intellectual curiosity and synthesizer of information.

What I do: I maintain a pulse on the critical needs across our portfolio, ensuring that 43North serves as a force multiplier for founders during the program and as they scale their companies through later stages of growth.

Superpower at 43North: Storytelling & brand amplification

What I do: Leading the marketing department, I oversee all integrated marketing, storytelling, and brand amplification efforts for 43North. From big-picture strategy to the tactical small details, including building and activating integrated campaigns, storytelling, PR, and more.

Superpower at 43North: Creativity & an eye for design

What I do: As Art Director, I oversee the visual style of 43North and bring the brand to life. From producing content to asking the marketing team questions like “is that our font?,” I ensure all creative projects are aligned and publish-ready.

Superpower at 43North/Forge Buffalo: Multifaceted shapeshifter

What I do: Long title short, I spearhead all things Forge Buffalo. I strategize, oversee and execute all of Forge Buffalo’s marketing efforts, including the website, weekly email (The Drop),  social media, events, ads, and more. And if that’s not enough, I lend the 43North marketing team a hand when needed.

Superpower at 43North: Cultivator of authentic relationships

What I do: As president of 43North, I have the gift of leading an organization that is making a visible and trusted impact on the Buffalo region. Each day, I have a front-row seat to watch and support dedicated founders, partners, and our community who are collectively building a generational impact on the Buffalo region through the growth of our startup and tech ecosystem.

Superpower at 43North: Grandmaster of hyper-local experiences (and fun)

What I do: As the event planner for 43North, taking care of all the logistics from our weekly Bagel Tuesday to Finals Week events – all with only 3% phone battery. I also help plan and manage community events and help our portfolio companies fall in love with Buffalo by creating experiences that showcase the best of our city!

Superpower at 43North: Can put (s)miles on any faces she sees

Superpower at 43North: Building Buffalo’s future one job posting at a time

What I do: I’m a champion for talented people in Buffalo, working to connect them with their dream jobs at our portfolio companies to help build a strong workforce in Buffalo!

Superpower at 43North: Digital storytelling

What I do: I’m the digital voice of 43North, pushing out all written and digital content from the creative team. You can finally put a face to the person who replies to your social media comments and hits “send” on 43North email newsletter that lands in your inbox. I also help manage some of our incredible partnerships and oversee the 43North internship program.

43North Superpower: Checks & balances

What I do: As CFO, I focus on overseeing our annual financial statement audit, tax preparation process, all accounting processes, and monitoring cash flows.

Superpower at 43North: Attentive to the details

What I do: I am the process queen of 43North. I manage grant compliance and submissions, implement process improvements and oversee the payables and operational procedures, and provide accounting consulting to our Portfolio companies.

Superpower at 43North: Organization with a side of humor

What I do: I bridge the internal communications and resources for our current and past portfolio companies. This includes anything from collecting quarterly data to tell the story of our portfolio, bringing in guest speakers & VCs, and connecting the dots between our companies and the community.