About Innov8GA
United Entrepreneurship Support Across Georgia-Based Universities
Innov8GA is a coalition of 15+ Georgia college & university entrepreneurship departments. Together, we work to support our state's young entrepreneurs with programming, mentorship, and events, led by faculty and staff, together with catalyst organizations in the ecosystem
Our Mission
More than ever, our world needs solutions. But while the problems that we face are grand, our ingenuity is greater. We aim to empower the next generation of entrepreneurs to rise to the challenge and build sustainable innovations, for the world's sake.
Increase Access to Resources
Not all students have equal access to the resources needed to build a venture. We come together as educators and innovators to support students from any Georgia institution and share best practices in entrepreneurship education.
Support Diverse Founders
Our teams, schools, cities, states, and nations are diverse. It's our responsibility to ensure that people from all backgrounds have an equal opportunity to become entrepreneurs.
Foster a Connected Ecosystem
When members of the entrepreneurial ecosystem work together, we can provide more robust resources, deeper support, and better growth for our innovation community of collegiate entrepreneurs.
Our Purpose
Foster cross-campus collaboration across Georgia
institutions and share best practices in entrepreneurship education across Georgia
For Whom?
For the faculty, staff, and students building and scaling entrepreneurship programs across Georgia
Planning Team
The Innov8GA Coalition is made up of leaders of GA's college and university entrepreneurship departments, plus leaders from a few key partner organizations
Laquita Blockson
Morehouse College
Associate Director, Center for Black Entrepreneurship
Michael Dixon
Georgia Institute of Technology
Director, Strategic Operations, Office of Commercialization
Kylan Kester
Morehouse Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center
Founding Director, Launchpad
Paul Lopez
TiE Atlanta
Board Chair
Dennis Loubiere
Kennesaw State University
Academic Associate and ENACTUS Coordinator
Franzelle Mathis-Pertilla
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Interim Dean, Stafford School of Business
Nakia Melecio
Georgia Institute of Technology
Senior Research Faculty (EI2)
Brandy Nagel
Georgia Institute of Technology
Program Manager / Enterprise Innovation Institute
Ande Noktes
College of Coastal Georgia
Executive Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship
Karen Peterson
Georgia Institute of Technology
ESL Instructor/Senior Lecturer
Bob Pinckney
University of Georgia
Director of Entrepreneurship
Recha R. Reid
Georgia State University
Associate Director, Entrepreneurship & Innovation Institute
Chevanese Samms-Brown
Savannah State University
Associate Profesor of Management
Bonita Seaborn-Moore
Morehouse Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center
Business Manager
Briana Stenard
Mercer University
Assistant Professor of Management & Entrepreneurship
Jalen Teal
Clayton State University
Innovation Center Manager