Team

Meet Our Team

Get to know the passionate and dedicated individuals behind Innovation Depot. Our team is committed to supporting entrepreneurs and driving innovation within Birmingham’s tech ecosystem.
Meet The Team

Innovation Depot Team

Brooke Gillis

CEO

Abby Guerin Russell

Chief Development Officer

Ritchie Kruunenberg

Director of Marketing & Operations

Maggie Wiginton

Events & Operations Specialist

Camaron Harry

Project Coordinator

Blake Cooley

Director of Facilities

Yazmin Ambriz-Martinez

Intern

Our Board Members

Josh Girvin, Chair
O3 Solutions
Will Wright, Vice Chair
Protective Life Corporation
Bebe Goodrich, Immediate Past Chair
Interior Installations
Hanny Akl
Warren Averett, LLC
Maggie Belshe
Consultant
Nathan Bouknight
EBSCO Capital
Chris Brown
UAB
James Childs
Maynard Cooper & Gale
Adam Cranford
Park Lane
Cori Fain
Landing
Jonathan Geisen
Baker Donelson
Miller Girvin
EDPA
Deon Gordon
TechBirmingham
Andy Hernandez
Regions
Coreata Houser
City of Birmingham
Waymond Jackson
Ed Farm
David Knight
Bandwagon
Sri Karra
Jefferson County
John McDonald
Integra Water
Scott McGlaun
BCBS
Danny McKinney
McKinney Capital
Clayton Mobley
Green Rock
Kathy Nugent
UAB
Gene Price
Burr & Forman
Lee Smith
SmartBank
Tiffany Wilder Davis
Alabama Power
Ray Watts
UAB