Staff

Leslie Wisner-Lynch - President & CEO
Steve Wonsiewicz - Director of Finance & Administration
Courtney Corlew - Administrative & Communications Coordinator
James Stover - Operations Consultant

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Leslie Wisner-Lynch - President & CEO

Dr. Wisner-Lynch currently serves as the President & CEO of TTDC. She has served as a member of the TTDC Board of Directors since 2007, where she held the office of second vice-chair. She previously served as the Director of Applied Research for BioMimetic Therapeutics, Inc., in Franklin, TN, where she provided clinical and scientific expertise for products under development and in commercialization for use in craniomaxillofacial and skeletal regeneration. She also currently serves as chair of the life sciences committee for Middle Tennessee Mind2Marketplace, is a member of the Tennessee Valley Corridor Board of Directors and is Chairperson of the Board of Directors for the recently approved STEM Prep Academy charter school in Metro Nashville. Dr. Wisner-Lynch holds a B.S. in Chemistry from Lamar University, a D.D.S. from the Medical College of Virginia and a D.M.Sc from Harvard Medical School.

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Steve Wonsiewicz - Director of Finance & Administration

Steve Wonsiewicz is the Director of Finance & Administration for TTDC and has nearly 20 years of experience working for financial services and B2B publishing companies in the U.S., Great Britain and the Netherlands. Prior to joining TTDC, Steve worked as a portfolio manager for an independent financial advisor and as a relationship manager in the commercial banking department for a national bank. Before that, he was co-founder of American Hometown Publishing, a community newspaper publisher based in Franklin, TN. Steve also is a member of the Board of Directors for Tennessee Voices for Children, a non-profit advocacy group involved with children’s mental health issues. Steve holds an M.B.A. in Finance from the University of San Francisco and a B.S. in Communications from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

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Courtney Corlew - Administrative & Communications Coordinator

Courtney Corlew is the Administrative & Communications Coordinator for TTDC. She is responsible for a variety of administrative processes as well as coordinating marketing communications and PR strategy. Prior to joining TTDC,  Courtney worked as an Account Supervisor for Athlon Sports Communications, which specializes in publishing and sports marketing. While at Athlon, she managed advertising & marketing campaigns for a number of B2B/B2C clients. Prior to her work at Athlon, Courtney was the Community Relations Director for the Primary Care & Hope Clinic in Murfreesboro, TN. Courtney graduated from Middle Tennessee State University with a B.S. in Mass               Communications.

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James Stover

James Stover - Operations Consultant

James Stover, Ph.D., is an Operations Consultant for TTDC and responsible for developing, overseeing and managing all aspects of operations and strategic programming activities including the Technology Maturation Fund, Rural Seed Fund, and SBIR/STTR Phase 0/00 Program. Prior to joining TTDC, James was a life science and technology analyst with Square 1 Bank in San Diego, CA, and a senior research fellow in medicinal chemistry at the Scripps Research Institute. He has consulted with a number of early-stage companies in the areas of capital formation and management recruitment. He is a member of the Southeast Venture Group, serves on the public policy committee for the National Association of Seed and Venture Funds, and is a Board member for Cumberland Emerging Technologies. James holds a B.S. in Biochemistry from the University of Virginia and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Vanderbilt University, where he was a National Institute of Health Grant recipient. As a member of the Vanderbilt football team, James was also a First-Team Academic selection in the Southeastern Conference.

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