OUR TEAM
PAT EAST
Executive Director
Pat East is an entrepreneur himself whose company, Hanapin Marketing, sold in 2020 to its largest UK competitor. He has served as president of the Bloomington chapter of the VisionTech angel investment fund since 2014 and is Executive Director of The Mill, the nonprofit center for entrepreneurship that manages Flywheel Fund.
BRIAN HATTON
Venture Partner
Brian is an investor with a passion for helping early-stage technology founders. His intellectual curiosity shows up in a broad range of portfolio companies, from direct-to-consumer beer delivery to at-home fertility. He thrives on engaging with entrepreneurs. A native Hoosier, Brian returned to Indiana and Bloomington in 2019 and joined Flywheel as a Venture Partner in 2020.
In-person office hours: Thursdays, 9:30-11:30 am at The Mill
MARTINA FAUSTO
Venture Analyst
Martina is a graduate of Notre Dame, where she served as Insights Analyst on the De-risking Team at the IDEA Center, Notre Dame’s entrepreneurial and commercialization hub. She’s also worked at SOSV MOX, a mobile-only accelerator, and Antler VC in Singapore.
CY MEGNIN
Advisor
Entrepreneur, founder, and advisor for two decades, Cy is the Entrepreneur-in-Residence and a full-time mentor to entrepreneurs across the Velocities region that includes Bloomington, Columbus, and surrounds.
Jason Whitney
Advisor
Jason Whitney serves as Vice President of Venture Development and Executive Director for the Indiana University Angel Network, supporting and developing Indiana University affiliated entrepreneurial ecosystems nationwide.
Melissa Ward
Fund Administrator
Melissa Ward is the Innovation Impact Catalyst Manager at Oregon State University’s Advantage Accelerator, where she supports faculty innovation and OSU startups. Previously she served as Head of Initiatives and Partnerships for The Mill.
Aaron LASTER
Venture Intern
Alex Hao
Venture Intern
Interested in interning with us? Please send us a cover letter and resume.
MEMBER NETWORK
Ed Ackerman
President | Solution Tree
Bruce Calloway
Government & Community Relations Manager | Duke Energy
Lee Carmichael
President & CEO | Weddle Bros. Construction
Chris Chasteen
CEO | Silicone Depot
Anthony Corsaro
ENtrepreneur & Investor
Dan Corsaro
President | Indianapolis Fruit Company
Maggie Corsaro
Pediatric Nurse
Erik Coyne
COO | Branchfire
Warren Cutshall
General Counsel | Miller Real Estate
Chris Dautel
Director of Strategic Planning & Corporate Development | Schurz Communications
Peter Dvorak
CEO | Pinnacle Asset Management
Pat East
Executive Director | The Mill
Charlie Farber
Board CHair | Conversight.ai
John Fernandez
Global Chief Innovation Officer | Dentons
Ben Frame
VP, Digital Products | ClearObject
Tom Gabbart
CEO | Milestone Business Solutions
Tom Guevara
Director, Public Policy Institute | Indiana University
William B. Hatton
Parnter | QVentures
Matt Josefy
Assistant Professor of Strategy & Entrepreneurship | Kelley School of Business
Keith Kleinmaier
CEO | TenantTracker
Connie Kuhlman
Talent Connections Function Lead | Accenture
Chris Martoglio
CEO | Blue Burro
Blake Mathias
Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship | Kelley School of Business
Lawrence McAlpin
Software Architect | Salesforce
Cullen McCarty
EVP | Smithville
Dave Mood
Vice President | Harrell-Fish
Fred Nash
Co-Founder | Fortitude Fund
Caryn O’Sullivan
CEO | Drapery Street
Mat Orrego
CEO | Cornerstone Information Systems
Douglas Parker
CEO | Circle Prosco
Joyce Poling
The Gayle & BIll Cook Center for Entrepreneurship
Mike Richardson
Owner | FASTSIGNS & Midwest Color Printing
Sherman Rogers
CEO | Advise Health Holdings
Peter Samuelson
CEO | Ardeo Education
Cedric Savarese
CEO | FormAssembly
Jessica Savarese
Maurer School of Law
Scott Shishman
Region President | Old National Bank
Brian Shockney
President | IU Health, South Central Region
James Silberstein
Former Entrepreneurship Program Chair | Ivy Tech
DJ Sirota
Vice President, MedSurg | Cook Medical
Diane Sirota
Vice President, MedSurg | Cook Medical
Regan Stevenson
Entrepreneurship Faculty | Kelley School of Business
Randy Stocklin
Former CEO | One Click Ventures
Gregg Summerville
President | Tecumseh Capital Partners
Ben Swanson
Co-Founder | Secretly Group
Geng Wang
CEO | Civic Champs
Tim Whicker
President | Electric Plus
Jason Wilber
Production Lead at Mandolin Software | Former Musical Director for John Prine
Andy Williams
Former Executive | Rogers Group
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THE MILL
Flywheel Fund is operated by The Mill, the heart of southern Indiana’s startup ecosystem and its largest coworking space. Our mission is to help launch and accelerate startups, and our vision is to become Indiana’s center of gravity for entrepreneurship.
A 501c3 nonprofit, we are committed to being a center for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs. Two-thirds of our board members represent technology- and innovation-driven companies. Our other board members bring expertise in economic development, local government, higher education and venture capital.
Board of directors
Executive Committee
Anne McCombe, Chair, Voting Director | Director of Corporate Affairs, MetroStar
Geng Wang, Vice Chair, Voting Director | Co-Founder and CEO, Civic Champs
Karin St. John, Secretary/Treasurer, Voting Director | COO, St. John Associates
Ravi Bhatt | Co-Founder and CEO, Folia
Jennifer Pearl, Past Vice Chair, Voting Director | President, Bloomington Economic Development Corporation
Ben Swanson, At-Large Executive Committee Member | Co-Founder, Secretly Group
Michelle Cole | COO, Acadis/Vector Solutions
John Hamilton | Mayor, City of Bloomington
Cindy Kinnarney | North Region President, German American Bank
Beka Mech | Product Leader Acadis/Vector Solutions
Tina Peterson | President and CEO of Regional Opportunity Initiatives and the Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe County
Brooke Pyne | Vice President, Technology Engagement, IEDC
Mike Trotzke | CEO, Cheddar
Jennie Vaughan | Chancellor, Ivy Tech Community College-Bloomington
Derek Whitley | CEO, Exonus
Jason Whitney | Vice President of Venture Development, IU Ventures, and Executive Director, IU Angel Network