Thank You
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2 min readJan 20, 2019
A large number of people have helped shape and launch The Startup Diversity and Inclusion Pledge. I am very thankful for each and every person and their support, contributions and encouragement.
With apologies for anyone I might have left out, I’d like to recognize and thank:
- Sean Loughran & Wallon Walusayi (logo design)
- Brianna Penney (website design)
- Kaitlyn Loh & Sterling Smith/Launchpartner.co (website development)
- Melissa Dobbins (major contributor to resources)
- Lawton Cummings (major contributor to resources)
- Crystal Hansen (major contributor to resources)
- Mindy Gulati (major contributor to resources)
- Amy Beckstead (major contributor to resources)
- Josh Jones-Dilworth (PR)
- Jamal Wilburn (PR)
- Talia Bromberg (website design)
- Aliyah Marandiz (PR)
- Doug Freeman (PR)
- Emily LeClair (PR)
- April Beasley (marketing)
- Heather Brunner
- Colette Pierce Burnette
- Eugene Sepulveda
- Josh Baer
- Brett Hurt
- Mike Nellis
- Jonathan Barona
- Steve Sachs
- Preston James
- Dana Calender
- Ashley Jennings
- Carl Horton
- Jan Ryan
- Joe Corso
- Mark Phillip
- Caroline Goodner
- Lisa Pearson
- Matt Stephenson
- Rosa McCormick
- Heyley Netherton
- Jim Brown
- Kara Grenier
- Dan Graham
- Bob Bridge
- Douglas Ferguson
- Shambrekia Wise
- David Edmonson
- Rachelle Oribio
- Savannah Barker
- Shanté Patridge
- Rhonda Parouty
- Jenny DuFresne
- Sara Brand
- Kerry Rupp
- Desmond Thomas
- Paula Nguyen
- Ainee Athar
- Amos Schwartzfarb
- Zoe Schlag
- Chuck Smith
- Megan Oertel
- Ruben Cantu
- Jason Seats
- Laurie Felker Jones
- Elizabeth Myers
- Josh Kerr
- Mellie Price
- Elizabeth Myers
- Grace Vroom
- Kelsi Kamin
- Carol Thompson
- Tony Aguillar
- Beto Juarez
- Christine Luo
- Leslie Hall
- Cat Diederich
- Brian Williams
- Holly Gibson
- Sara Ines Calderon
- Elijah May
- Karyl Fowler
- Karen Bantuveris
- Adrianna Cantu
- And last but not least…
- My wife, Tina
- Ron Green and Steve Meier, my co-founders at KUNGFU.AI