Mary E. McLaughlin, NACD.DC

Gaingels is a leading venture investment syndicate in support of and representing the LGBTQIA+ community and allies in the venture capital space. Gaingels also supports its companies with a diverse talent and capital pipeline and provides an internal diverse board member recruitment advisory to help bring more diversity and representation within private boards. Gaingels invests in companies with diverse/LGBTQIA+ founders and C-suite leaders at all stages of growth, as well as in other high-growth companies resolved on building more inclusive teams. Gaingels is an ardent supporter the Diversity Term Sheet Rider Initiative to increase access to venture funding events for non-traditional check writers, and regularly co-invests with select VC leads across a variety of sectors, from technology, to B2B, healthcare and consumer, in competitive and over-subscribed rounds from Seed to Growth/pre-IPO. For more information visit www.gaingels.com.

Citrine Angels is an angel investment organization composed of more than 80 women angel investors committed to empowering female founders and funders through investments, education and mentorship. Our focus is to provide the necessary resources, networks, and expertise to cultivate female angel investors into helping female-founded businesses grow and succeed. In an industry where capital disproportionately goes to men, Citrine Angels is the only angel investing organization in the mid-Atlantic region pledged solely to supporting female founders and funders. Since our founding in late 2019, our members - many of them first time angel investors - have invested more than $1.75M in female founded companies.

Gaingels is a leading venture investment syndicate in support of and representing the LGBTQIA+ community and allies in the venture capital space. Gaingels also supports its companies with a diverse talent and capital pipeline and provides an internal diverse board member recruitment advisory to help bring more diversity and representation within private boards. Gaingels invests in companies with diverse/LGBTQIA+ founders and C-suite leaders at all stages of growth, as well as in other high-growth companies resolved on building more inclusive teams. Gaingels is an ardent supporter the Diversity Term Sheet Rider Initiative to increase access to venture funding events for non-traditional check writers, and regularly co-invests with select VC leads across a variety of sectors, from technology, to B2B, healthcare and consumer, in competitive and over-subscribed rounds from Seed to Growth/pre-IPO. For more information visit www.gaingels.com.

Citrine Angels is an angel investment organization composed of more than 80 women angel investors committed to empowering female founders and funders through investments, education and mentorship. Our focus is to provide the necessary resources, networks, and expertise to cultivate female angel investors into helping female-founded businesses grow and succeed. In an industry where capital disproportionately goes to men, Citrine Angels is the only angel investing organization in the mid-Atlantic region pledged solely to supporting female founders and funders. Since our founding in late 2019, our members - many of them first time angel investors - have invested more than $1.75M in female founded companies.

Windstream Holdings is a privately held communications and software company. Windstream offers managed communications services, including SD-WAN and UCaaS, and high-capacity bandwidth and transport services to businesses across the U.S. The company also provides premium broadband, entertainment and security services through an enhanced fiber network and 5G fixed wireless service to consumers and small and midsize businesses primarily in rural areas in 18 states. Windstream Wholesale is an innovative optical technology leader that creates deep partnerships with carriers, content and media providers, federal government agencies and Fortune 100 companies to deliver fast and flexible, customized wave and transport solutions. Additional information is available at windstream.com or windstreamwholesale.com. Follow us on Twitter at @Windstream.