Leadership Team
Meet the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center (IEC) leadership team.
Richard Adams
Director
Richard Adams is the director of the IEC. In this role, he oversees the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator and the Shell GameChanger AcceleratorTM Powered by NREL. His team also conducts the NREL Industry Growth Forum and manages the Investor Advisory Board. He also manages programs dedicated to regional and national incubators and the clean energy and cleantech startup communities.
Trish Cozart
Group Manager, IN2 Program Manager
Trish Cozart is the group manager of the IEC. Within the center, Cozart also manages the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator, a $50-million-dollar program dedicated to speeding early-stage cleantech companies to market.
Kate Moore
Strategic Partnerships
Kate Moore manages strategic partnerships on behalf of the IEC. Prior to this role, Kate managed the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator program, NREL’s Investor Advisory Board, and the annual Industry Growth Forum.
| Name | Position | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colantonio, J.A. | Project Leader | JA.Colantonio@nrel.gov | 303-384-7351 |
| Curtiss, Shelly | Program Manager – Energy I-Corps | Shelly.Curtiss@nrel.gov | 303-384-7856 |
| Dunn, Rexann | Program Manager – Small Business | Rexann.Dunn@nrel.gov | 303-275-4322 |
| Duran, Adam | Program Manager – Shell Gamechanger Accelerator Powered by NREL | Adam.Duran@nrel.gov | 303-275-4586 |
| Ebbitt, Sheila | Event Coordinator – Industry Growth Forum | Sheila.Ebbitt@nrel.gov | 303-275-3715 |
| Gross, Megan | Project Manager | Megan.Gross@nrel.gov | 303-275-3650 |
| Gutcher, Wendy | Administrative Associate | Wendy.Gutcher@nrel.gov | 303-275-3053 |
| Ihly, Rachelle | Project Manager | Rachelle.Ihly@nrel.gov | 303-275-4060 |
| McCabe, Tonya | Project Manager | Tonya.McCabe@nrel.gov | 303-275-3038 |
| Miller, Hannah | Communications | Hannah.Miller@nrel.gov | 303-275-3671 |
| Ott, Kimberlee | Project Manager | Kimberlee.Ott@nrel.gov | 303-275-3168 |
| Richardson, Katie | Project Manager | Katie.Richardson@nrel.gov | 303-275-4788 |
| Theis, Kristi | Communications Lead | Kristi.Theis@nrel.gov | 303-275-3652 |
| Wadsack, Karin | Program Manager – Tribal Energy | Karin.Wadsack@nrel.gov |