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Our Team

At the DMZ, we love what we do and who we do it with. How can we not? There’s something special about waking up every day to help entrepreneurs achieve their wildest ambitions. Each department, from Programs to Operations, Partnerships to Marketing, takes care in making sure our companies receive the tools and support needed to thrive. It’s our priority to put startups at the heart of everything we do.

Abdullah Snobar

Executive Director, DMZ & CEO, DMZ Ventures

Alex Husarewych

Strategic Partnerships Manager

Alix Ali-Dib

Senior Manager, SkillHouse & Global Programs

Annie Long

Senior Investor Relations Lead

Archie

Co-Director, Happiness

Armin Ghanavati

Programs Coordinator

Bibi Careau

Head of Operations

Calypso

Co-Director, Happiness

Chasya Williams

Marketing & Communications Assistant

Darren Shivraj

Programs Lead

Delaram Amani

Programs Execution Lead

Deniz Celebioglu

Senior Programs Lead

Dove Parmar

Government Relations Manager

Emily Collins

Marketing & Communications Manager

Emily Smiley

Director, Partnerships & Investor Relations

Evan Scully

Finance Coordinator

Freeman Chow

Finance & Business Analytics Manager

Grace Lu

Communications & Social Media Assistant

Gurleen Dablair

Partnerships Assistant

Gurman Johal

Data Analyst

Jamelia Allen

Talent Development Programs Specialist

Joe Mastromatteo

Social Media Coordinator

Johanne Balayon

Events & Programming Assistant at DMZ

Jose Bonicelli

Space & Tech Coordinator

Juliesa Adolphus

Partner Stewardship Lead

Justin Prajza

IT Systems Manager

Justine Clark

Programs Lead

Kathy Kelly

Strategic Partnerships Lead

Liane Coulahan

Director, Marketing & Communications

Linh Pham

Service and Events Assistant

Luvy Hardy

Public Relations Manager

Maryanna Diab

Startup Legal Strategist

Merziya Hussain

Event Marketing Assistant

Mohi Sanisel

Director, Programs & IT Services

Mostafa Abdelmeguid

Special Projects Manager, Global Programs

Myles Costales

Programs Coordinator

Nicholas Hill

Head, Startup Legal Support & Legal Advisor

Nikolina Susac

Events & Operations Manager

Olivia Fraxedas

Administrative Support Specialist, Office of the Executive Director

Olivia Korbely

Startup Recruitment Assistant

Olivia Lunderville

Programs Manager

Pouria Daliri

Talent Development Programs Specialist

Rob Colquhoun

Programs Lead

Rochelle Mendonca

Operations and Administrative Assistant

Rose Ghamari

Entrepreneur & Talent Development Manager

Rotimi Tijani

Program Specialist, Black Innovation Programs

Scout

Head of Social Committee

Shameel Anwar

Marketing & Design Coordinator

Shane Flynn

Director, Talent Development & Special Program

Sherif El Tawil

Senior Director, Programs & Global Operations

Stephen Wu

Senior Programs Lead

Tanya Darisi

Startup Legal Strategist

Tugi Guenes

Global Programs Lead

Vanessa Shiu

Strategic Projects & Administration Manager

Wendy Tran

Full-Stack Developer

Weronika Gruszczynska

Chief of Staff, Office of the Executive Director

Yinka Adesesan

Black Innovation Programs Manager

Yumiko Namiki

Global Programs Specialist