People and Partners of ROCC

Lydia Palmer

Former fundraising marketer, now on the other side of the dollars as a personal and business financial advisor.

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Stephani Reh

President & Founder, Accountability Evangelist; Organizational leadership pro.

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Beth Slazak

Creative problem solver. Certified Humor Professional.

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Richard Glaser, Senior Financial Advisor, Merrill Lynch

Richard founded and leads RocGrowth, a platform that supports entrepreneurship and innovation throughout the Rochester region. For these efforts and more, he received an Upstate Venture Ecosystem Award for his role as an outstanding Community Catalyst.

Richard currently serves on the Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council’s Entrepreneurship and Development Working Group, and as a mentor to numerous startups. Richard also serves on the Board of Directors for Upstate Venture Connect, and on the Steering Committing for the UNY50 Leadership Network.

Pavan Kumar, founder, 3pm Ventures.

Entrepreneur, investor & advisor to startups. Specialized in platforms, market places & B2B SaaS.

Founder of two startups in the past and involved with startups in USA, India, Africa & Middle East.

Notable investments & advisory include GigWage, Hidrent, GetFitso(acquired by Zomato), CassiniPLM(acquired by Altair), MishiPay, WatchRx, Flutin, Conaizen(acquired by Paytm), Xane etc.

Devin K. Floyd

President, NYOCON, past president of Rochester Professional Consultants Network, serial entrepreneur.