Meet our Team
This is a great space to meet our team and see who makes the Talent School special!

Betsy Hauser
Founder
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CEO & Founder of Tech Talent & Strategy
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Named one of Charlotte’s 12 Innovators by Ernst and Young, Most Admired CEO, Women in Business, Emerging Leader CIO, Charlotte’s Seven to Watch, and Charlotte Business Journal’s 40 Under 40.
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Beth Koback
Board Member
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General Counsel and SVP at Tech Talent & Strategy
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Experienced Transactional Attorney and Federal Tax Litigator
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Stanford Law School Graduate

Jamie Decker
Boars Member
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CEO & Founder of Experience Anatomy
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Experience in the business of anatomy education

Ricky Singh
Board Member
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Executive Director of My Brother's Keeper Charlotte-Mecklenburg
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Head of Special Projects at Charlotte Lab School
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Selected as member of ForbesBLK, an esteemed community championing Black entrepreneurs, professionals, leaders and creators.
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Matt Doherty
Board Member
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Former Head Basketball Coach at UNC Chapel Hill
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ACC National Champion
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Founder of Doherty Coaching

Patrick Rivenbark
Board Member
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Managing Director at Cloudcase Software Solutions
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Co-founder of Grounded
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Adjunct Teacher at Charlotte Latin School

Brittany Box
Board Member
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Chief Sales & Marketing Officer at Tresata
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Expertise with startups and high growth tech companies

Tory Raether
Board Member
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Senior Vice President, Financial Advisor at Morgan Stanley
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20 years of finance and investment experience

Zachary Kirchin
Board Member
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Software Engineer Manager at The Home Depot
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Former CTO of Tech Talent & Strategy
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Awarded Charlotte Agenda 30 under 30 and finalist for the Charlotte Chamber Young Professional Educator

Meg Seitz
Board Member
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CEO & Founder of toth shop and Co-Founder of Toth + Fay
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2x Peter Drucker Challenge Award Winner
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Published author, world traveler, and storyteller for brands nationwide.

Laura White
Chief Marketing Officer and Board Member
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Expertise in sustainability and social responsibility
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Communication Studies background, specializing in branding and storytelling
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Passionate advocate for environmental causes and impact-driven ventures

Dr. Sharon Torrence-Jones
Board Member
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Founder of the Dottie Rose Foundation, promoting diversity in tech
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PhD in Curriculum and Instruction with 20+ years in STEM education
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Expert columnist for K12 Digest, focused on educational trends in STEM

Jake House
Interim Head of School
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Former CEO of Smart Start of Mecklenburg County, focused on early childhood education
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Previous Executive Director of Citizen Schools North Carolina, supporting experiential learning for middle school students