Ashley is Director of Innovation & Incubation Programs at USF Connect, a representative to the incubation industry, building and sustaining collaborations with professionals in the community to assist the development of the Tampa Bay Technology Incubator companies. In addition, she is responsible for establishing and nurturing partnerships with departments throughout the USF System to enhance research activities of faculty, staff, and students, and promote and support best practices in business development and entrepreneurship.
At Hillsborough County Economic Development, Ashley managed innovation, entrepreneurship and technology initiatives within the department. Previously, she worked with the Enterprise Development Corporation of South Florida, Jacksonville Economic Development Commission and Central South Carolina Alliance. She holds a bachelor's degree from Florida State University and a Masters of Public Administration from the University of South Carolina.
David Blacker
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Business Executive with two decades of diversified human resource experience, including: Talent Acquisition / Recruiting, Human Capital Strategy / OD, Talent Management, Business Consulting and Project Management. A Talent Leader and HR Business Partner with achievements in full cycle recruiting and HR Operations using a consultative, strategic approach to understanding business needs and capturing top talent.
Previously hired by the former CEO of DoubleClick to help build six disparate companies in an incubator called "AlleyCorp". Out of AlleyCorp grew several successful brands including:
• www.gilt.com
• www.businessinsider.com
• www.10gen.com (mongoDB)