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About the GCVA

The Greater Cincinnati Venture Association was founded in 1985 to connect entrepreneurs and investors through monthly meetings. As the venture capital community developed in the region, the organization grew to over 150 members during the 1990s. During the evolution of the organization, it has reinvented the programming several times. The "new and improved" GCVA has returned to its roots to focus on entrepreneurs and startup opportunities and sustain the entrepreneurial culture in the region.

GCVA Committees

All members may serve on these committees. Please contact the chair of the committee for more information

Contact the President for more information on how to participate on a committee.

Committee	Description
Program	The committee organizes the calendar for GCVA program including overall strategy of the program, design of themes for each program and recruiting the keynote speakers. The chair of the committee is usually the President-Elect of the Board of Trustees. Chair: Mark Richey email: mark@dtvc.com
Presenter	The committee recruits entrepreneurs and startup businesses to present at each event. The committee meets once a month during the GCVA season to screen, advise and coach presentations and presenters. The committee decides which presenters will deliver their 10 minute business plan presentation at the GCVA events based on the screening meeting. Chair: Rob Heimann, River Cities Capital Fund email: rheimann@rccf.com
Marketing	The committee develops the overall strategy for promoting events, increasing membership and participation in the GCVA. The committee also maintains the content of the website and looks for opportunities to promote the GCVA and its goals by public relations activities. 2008-2009 Chair: Karen Singer email: kmsinger@cinci.rr.com
Membership	The committee recruits new members and works on programs to increase membership in the organization. 2008-2009 Chair: Brad East email: BradEast@decosimo.com

2009-2010 GCVA Organization

Officers

President
Mark Richey
Draper Triangle Ventures, mark@dtvc.com

Chair
Doug Roberts
Thompson Hine, Doug.Roberts@thompsonhine.com

President Elect
Casey Barach
Madison E-Zone, cbarach@nkyezone.org

Treasurer
Brad East
Joseph Decosimo & Co., bradeast@decosimo.com

Secretary
Bill Cunningham
CoStrategix
bill@costrategix.com

Board of Trustees

Dorothy H. Air, Ph.D.
University of Cincinnati, airdh@ucmail.uc.edu

Casey Barach
Madison E-Zone, cbarach@nkyezone.org

Stephen Boord
Neyer Holidngs, sboord@neyerholdings.com

Bill Cunningham
CoStrategix
bill@costrategix.com

Suzette Dutch
Triathalon Medical Ventures, sdutch@tmvp.com

Brad East
Joseph Decosimo & Co., bradeast@decosimo.com

Elizabeth Edwards
MetroInnovation, elizabeth@metroinnovation.com

Rob Heimann
River Cities Capital Fund, rheimann@rccf.com

Pat Longo
Hamilton County Business Center, longo@hcdc.com

Karen Morgan
Charter Life Sciences, karen@clsvc.com

Carolyn Pione
CincyTech USA, cpione@cincytechusa.com

Bob Saunders
Chrysalis Ventures, BSaunders@ChrysalisVentures.com

Karen Singer
iSqFt, kmsinger@cinci.rr.com

James Zimmerman
Taft, zimmerman@taftlaw.com

Committee Chairs

Programs Committee Chair
Mark Richey
Draper Triangle Ventures, mark@dtvc.com

Marketing Committee Chair
Karen Singer
iSqFt, kmsinger@cinci.rr.com

Presenters' Committee Chair
Rob Heimann
River Cities Capital Fund, rheimann@rccf.com

Membership Committee Chair
Brad East
Joseph Decosimo & Co., bradeast@decosimo.com

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