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Committees
The following describes the current MVCA committee structure and the strategic objectives of each committee. Committees have strategic objectives and update their plans each year usually during the first quarter of the year.
Advocacy Committee
Adrian Fortino
Mercury
Chair
Kurt Baumgarten
GM Ventures
Member
Martin Dober
Invest Detroit Ventures
Member
Nick Moroz
UM, Ctr for Entrepreneurship
Member
Ara Topouzian
MVCA Executive Director
Committee Liaison
Events Committee
Kim Pasquino
Wakestream Ventures
Chair
William Blake III
Beringea
Member
Stefon Crawford
GM Ventures
Member
Paul McCreadie
Arboretum Ventures
Member
Mike Psarouthakis
UM Office of Tech Transfer
Member
Alison Todak
Plymouth Growth
Member
Angela Heflin
MVCA Associate Director
Committee Liaison
Membership Committee
Evan Ufer
Plymouth Growth
Chair
Lauren Bigelow
Growth Capital Network
Member
Kent Helfrich
GM Ventures
Member
Fred Molnar
MEDC
Member
Ben Smith
Clayton & McKervey
Member
Chis Stallman
Fontinalis
Member
Ara Topouzian
MVCA Executive Director
Committee Liaison
Research Committee
Dan Kidle
Arboretum Ventures
Chair
Prem Bodagala
Red Cedar Ventures
Member
Erica Klenz
Grand Ventures
Member
Joe Lampen
Wakestream Ventures
Member
Jeff Rinvelt
Renaissance Venture Capital
Member
Jared Stasik
Detroit Venture Partners
Member
Angela Heflin
MVCA Associate Director
Committee Liaison
Talent Committee
Kelly Sexton
University of Michigan, Research & Innovation Partnership
