Rachel Martin is the Director of Partner Operations for Cornell start-up YEXT. Rachel Martin has an undergraduate degree in engineering from Cornell University and a graduate degree in engineering from Stanford University.
Hilary Lashley Renison is a Lead Consultant for GE Energy Consulting's Power Economics group. She has passionately built a career in energy, focused on sustainable technologies.
Hilary Lashley Renison graduated from Cornell University's Johnson Graduate School of Management with an MBA in corporate finance and strategic operations. In addition, she holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and a Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell.
Miran Liu is a Senior Manager in Business Development from Adobe. In her role as Senior Manager, she functions as matchmaker between Adobe and advertising agencies. Prior to her role at Adobe, Liu was a graphic designer. Miran Liu received her undergraduate degree from Boston University and her MBA from the Johnson School at Cornell University.
Ellie Cachette is the Vice President of Product Marketing at Koombea.
Prior to Koombea she was the founder of ConsumerBell a software company focused on product recalls and Springboard alumni . Ellie has received recognition from the California State Senate and California University systems as "Distinguished Alumni" as well as an "Outstanding Educator" and listed as a Top 6 Women in Technology. Ellie is a strong supporter of Women2.0 and empowering female led companies.
Ellie Cachette received her undergraduate degree in Political Science from Humboldt State University.
Sarah Kennedy Ellis manages strategy & product marketing for Sabre's world-leading hospitality solutions portfolio, in addition to supporting all of Sabre's hospitality-related M&A activities. Since joining Sabre in 2007, she has held a variety of product marketing, strategy and technology management roles including her most recent as head of Sabre Labs, the dedicated emerging technology incubator & trends research lab at Sabre's global headquarters. Sarah Ellis holds a BBA in Business Management & Journalism from Baylor University, as well as an MBA specializing in Marketing & Strategy from the University of Texas at Dallas.
Aaron Holiday is the Managing Entrepreneurial Officer at Cornell Tech in NYC. Aaron works to build and manage an innovative organization that is responsible for the commercialization and mass productization of deeply technical breakthrough research, startup formation, and the implementation of new degree programs.
Prior to his work with the NYC startup and venture capital community, Aaron spent 6 years on Wall Street building advanced financial trading technology for Goldman Sachs and GFI Group.
Aaron earned his MBA from Cornell University and holds a BS in Computer Science from Morehouse College.
Sheila Laderberg is co-founder of Punk's Backyard Grill, a fast casual backyard cookout restaurant in Annapolis, Maryland. Her co-founders are Jeffrey Sloan and David McCabe. Laderberg, Sloan, and McCabe came up with the idea for Punk's Backyard Grill while collaborating on a project in the Master of Management in Hospitality program (MMH) at the Cornell School of Hotel Administration. After years of refining the concept, planning, and raising capital, they opened Punk's Backyard Grill in February 2009. In its first year Punk's was named one of Washingtonian magazine's "Top 100 Bargain Restaurants" and What's Up! Annapolis magazine's "Best Bang for Your Buck." Prior to launching Punk's Backyard Grill, Laderberg was general manager of Marvelous Market Capitol Hill and worked with other hospitality companies in operations and marketing. Sheila Laderberg is a 2006 graduate of the Master of Management in Hospitality program (MMH) at the Cornell School of Hotel Administration. In addition to her Cornell MMH degree, Laderberg holds a BA degree from the University of Virginia.
Ilya Brotzky is an undergraduate student who is working in partnership with Amway Global as an independent business owner.
Ilya Brotzky is an undergraduate student at Cornell University and expects to graduate in 2010.
Lance Polivy is a Cornell University student and co-founder of Wiggio.com. Wiggio.com is a free, online toolkit that makes it easy for students to work in groups. It offers simple functionalities, such as a shared calendar to coordinate meetings, the ability to send mass text messages, a shared document folder, instant polling capabilities, and free conference calls.
Lance Polivy expects to receive his undergraduate degree from Cornell Univesity in 2008.