Thank You to Our Generous Supporters

You enable us to power lives. Your support allows us to bring technology to those in need, and thereby give them freedom, independence, purpose and most importantly, vital connections.

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2024 Industry Partners


Convenors ($75,000+)

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Innovators ($50,000-74,999)


Collaborators ($25,000-49,999)

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Investors ($15,000-24,999)

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Partners (5,000-14,999)

  • Amazon
  • Brunswick Foundation
  • Canon
  • MITRE
  • Panasonic
  • Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative
  • Vispero
  • Walmart 

Organizational Donors (up to $4,999)

  • BESUCCESS
  • Centricity
  • KPMG International Services Limited
  • Phelps Creative House
  • Sparknet Communications
  • Voxx International 

2024 Individual Supporters

As of January 1, 2024 – September 30, 2024


Benefactors ($10,000+)
  • Gary Shapiro, CTA 

Innovators ($5,000-9,999)

  • Maureen Conners, Conners Consulting 
  • Bill Crutchfield, Crutchfield 
  • Liora & Levy Gerzberg Family Foundation 

Investors ($2,500-4,999)

  • Denise Gibson, Ice Mobility
  • Eric Hsia, Translink Capital
  • Gary and Silvia Yacoubian, Specialty Technologies/SVS 

Stakeholders ($1,000-2,499)

  • Steven Canepa, IBM
  • Lee Cheng, Symmetry IP
  • Poppy Crum
  • D.K. Johnson
  • Veronica Lancaster, CTA

Stakeholders ($1,000-2,499) (cont.)

  • Patrick Lavelle, Voxx International
  • Glenda MacMullin, CTA 
  • Sherida McMullan, GitLab
  • Mahyar “Mike” Nejat, Sony  
  • John Penney & Julie Rousseau, Elemental, LLC
  • Daniel Pidgeon 

Entrepreneurs ($500-999)  

  • Anonymous
  • Melissa Andresko, Lutron
  • Henry Chiarelli, Chiarelli & Associates
  • Deena Ghazarian, Target Path
  • John Godfrey, Samsung  


Supporters (up to $499)

  • Anonymous
  • Kailey Adametz, CTA
  • Catrina Akers, CTA
  • Trevor Alaine
  • Deborah Diaite, Lehman College 

  • Stephanie Fiore, Elevance Health
  • James Fishler, Samsung
  • David Kaplan, Bluesalve Partners
  • John Lindsey, CTA
  • Brian Markwalter, CTA 

  • Marika Oliff, CTA
  • Sonya Shifflett, CTA
  • Philip Stafford
  • Haley Steffen
  • Colby Takeda, Pear Suite 

    2024 Tribute Gifts

    The following donors have chosen to honor or remember an individual with their tribute donation. To learn more about tribute gifts, please visit our dedicated webpage

    In honor of Georgina

    Trevor Alaine

    In honor of Steve Ewell

    David Kaplan, Bluesalve Partners 

    In honor of Denise Gibson

    Liora and Levy Gerzberg Family Foundation 



    In Memory of Robert Heiblim

    David Kaplan, Bluesalve Partners

    In honor of Sally Lange Witkowski

    Centricity

    In memory of Marty Novick

    Voxx International 


    In honor of John & Jane Shalam

    Lee Cheng, Symmetry IP

    Deena Ghazarian, Target Path

    Denise Gibson, Ice Mobility 

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