Board of Trustees

As a non-profit corporation, Kinect Capital has no shareholders. It is governed by a Board of Trustees, who volunteer their time to ensure growth and economic prosperity for early-stage companies seeking capital.

Marcia Nelson

Board chair

Chris Anderson

Board member

Jolene Anderson

Board member

Chris Badger

Board member

Cheryle Caplinger

Board member

Jim Divver

Board member

Michael Keene

Board member

Bill Kirth

Board member

Marc Rasich

Board member

Kathy Ricci

Board member

Nick Singleton

Board member

Matt Warnock

Board member

Kinect Team

Meet the staff who are dedicated to Kinect Capital’s programs and community.

James Kemp

Executive Director

John Haglund

CFO

Ryan Aleman

Investor Liaison Manager

Ray Smithson

Head of Mentor Relations

Amelia England

Head of Marketing and Communications

Kinect Capital Interns

Meet the interns who are getting invaluable exposure to early-stage business formation and capital accessibility through our renowned internship program.

Ryan Aleman – Boise State University
Chris Barney – Brigham Young University
Bracken Blount – BYU Idaho
Morgan Cole – Utah State University
Bryce Fraughton – Utah Valley University
Derek Howard – Brigham Young University
Justin Hunt – Utah State University
Brigham Johnson – Brigham Young University
Matt Katz – Boise State University
Koltin Kunzler – Utah State University
Joe Lallier – Bentley University
Nick Lloyd – Boise State University
Andre Low – Utah State University
Ben McMullen – Oregon State University
Brett Muthe – University of Central Florida
Lucy Peterson – Utah State University
Brad Plumlee – University of Utah
Caroline Richards – Utah State University
James Sheets – Utah State University
Sangita Singh – The New School
Victor Valle – Southern Utah University
Forrest Wartig – Boise State University

Board of Trustees

Marcia Nelson

Chris Anderson

Jolene Anderson

Chris Badger

Cheryle Caplinger

Jim Divver

Michael Keene

Bill Kirth

Marc Rasich

Kathy Ricci

Nick Singleton

Matt Warnock

Kinect Team

James Kemp

John Haglund

Ryan Aleman

Ray Smithson

Amelia England

Kinect Capital Interns

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