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The Advisory Board's role is to assist the Lab with the new mentor selection process and advise the Lab on strategic issues. Michael Cristal serves as Chairman of the Civic Innovation Lab Advisory Board.
Tim Biro Managing Partner Ohio Innovation Fund
R.K. Khosla Co-Founder Peritech
Bettie Sogor President BioBiz Navigator
Michael Cristal President and CEO Consolidated Risk Management
Daryl Laisure President Zin Technologies
Carol Staiger Owner Vantage Point Marketing Consultants
Tom Furnas Sr. Director of Technology ideastream
John Polk President Affinity Group Strategies
Eric Von Hendrix President and CEO MWV Pinnacle Management Company
Jennifer Thomas, Director jthomas@civicinnovationlab.org Nichelle McCall, Program Coordinator nmccall@civicinnovationlab.org
