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UK Innovate at the University of Kentucky drives economic, societal and entrepreneurial growth from research discoveries. Through technology commercialization, health care innovations, corporate partnerships, social innovation and economic development, UK Innovate helps researchers and entrepreneurs across UK Research and UK HealthCare accelerate their ideas into use. By connecting talent, research, corporate partners and community resources, UK Innovate works to move ideas into the world faster, where they can make the greatest societal and economic impact possible.


Executive Team

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Ian McClure
Associate Vice President for Research, Innovation and Economic Impact
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Allison Spurrier
Executive Administrative Assistant, AVPR

Innovation Connect

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Landon Borders
Executive Director, Innovation Connect
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Chelsea Ex-Lubeskie
Manager, Innovation Connect
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Alexa Narel
Manager, Innovation Connect
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Kim Sayre
Manager, Innovation Connect

Social Innovation

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Meg Brennan
Program Coordinator, Social Innovation
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Serenity Wright
Senior Associate Director, Social Innovation

Ecosystem

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Kenzie Dickens
Operations Coordinator, Launch Blue
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Victoria Hamilton
Manager, Launch Blue
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Kendra Hargis-Stenzel
Director, Innovation Talent Development, Launch Blue
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Eric Hartman
Senior Associate Director, Ecosystem
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Laura Russell-Halligan
Executive Director, Launch Blue
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Erin Shea
I-Corps Program Manager, Launch Blue
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Raechele Smalls
Director, Launch Blue Ventures
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Laura Triplett
Project Manager, Launch Blue

Technology Commercialization

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Eric Castlen
Senior Associate Director, Contracts, Technology Commercialization
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Holly Symonds Clark
Associate Director, Commercialization, Technology Commercialization
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Sabrina Darnell
Finance & Compliance Officer, Intellectual Property Development, Technology Commercialization
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David Lee Kennedy
Administrative Assistant, Technology Commercialization
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Scott Kinison
Manager, Commercialization, Technology Commercialization
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Liz Knapp
Manager, Commercialization, Technology Commercialization
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Natalie Damron McCormick
Senior Coordinator, Contracts, Technology Commercialization
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Zachary Stacy
Manager, Intellectual Property Development, Technology Commercialization
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Matthew Upton
Acting Director, Technology Commercialization
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Ali Bocook Yankey
Senior Coordinator, Contracts, Technology Commercialization

Marketing & Communications

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Jacqueline J. Greene
Senior Project Manager, GAME Change
Director, Marketing & Communications
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Rohan Munnolimath
Manager, Marketing and Communications

Student Ambassadors

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Lauren Balla
Ambassador, Launch Blue
Mya Beard
Student Assistant, Intellectual Property Development, Technology Commercialization
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Austin Hirtzel
Ambassador, Commercialization, Technology Commercialization
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Samuel Howlett
Ambassador, Commercialization, Technology Commercialization
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Hannah Johnson
Communications Fellow, Innovation Connect
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Abby Manning
Ambassador, Launch Blue
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Harper Propst
Ambassador, Launch Blue
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Mackenzie Purdom
Ambassador, Launch Blue
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Loan Vu
OTC Fellow, Intellectual Property Development, Technology Commercialization
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Daniel Walters
Ambassador, Launch Blue