Fellowship
Partners

These remarkable individuals are a vital element of the Coho experience.
Our Fellowship Partners engage with our fellows by hosting fireside chats, crafting specialized content, facilitating 1:1 sessions, and leading small group topical conversations.

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Get To Know Them!

Our Fellowship Partners are leaders serving in impactful companies, prepared to support you throughout your journey. They originate from various backgrounds and roles, unified by a profound dedication to service. Grounded and ego-free, their main objective is to empower others, unlocking insights through collective efforts and the sharing of deeply personal experiences.

David Hoang
Design
fellowship partner

David Hoang

Head of Design @ Replit
David is a product designer and angel investor who focuses on building high performing design teams to deliver value to customers. He is currently the Head of Design at Replit. Previously, he led design at Webflow, One Medical, Black Pixel, and founded his own product consultancy. He is focused on startups (seed to high-growth), product development, and building design tools. David has guest lectured and taught at institutions including The University of Washington, Duke University, and Hyper Island. He currently resides in California.
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Gillian O'Brien
Chief of Staff
fellowship partner

Gillian O'Brien

Founder in Residence @ Pilot.com
Gillian is currently Founder in Residence at Pilot.com and enjoys working with founders and accelerators to scale up startup programs among other initiatives. Gillian publishes blogs about the industry and her career on Medium and is also a Venture Scout with Grishin Robotics, a firm focused on Seed & Series A consumer startups.
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Jacquie Wortley
Design
fellowship partner

Jacquie Wortley

Director of Product Design at Inkblot Therapy
Jacquie is currently the Director of Product Design at Inkblot Therapy, a Canadian-based mental health startup. She also works as a consultant for Envoi and runs a Career Coaching business with a focus on Bootcamp grads and Career Transitioners. Before becoming a Designer, Jacquie worked as a Tour Guide in South East Asia and Japan with Contiki Holidays. Upon leaving that role in 2015, she wrote herself a letter setting a goal to get back on the road after building a more stable career. After five years living in Toronto, that vision finally became a reality and as of January 2022, she's been working and traveling for the past 16 months visiting over 10 countries.
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Julie Lungaro
Design
fellowship partner

Julie Lungaro

Sr. Manager, Product Design & Design Ops at Klaviyo
Julie has 10+ years of experience in human-centered design and working within an agile product development process as well as 4+ years of leadership experience with direct reports under her leadership. She is a hands-on, nurturing leader with the ability to take ownership and work collaboratively in leading multiple work streams and design initiatives. Her passion is the people and building a psychologically safe and trusting team environment.
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Katie Bauer
Data Science
fellowship partner

Katie Bauer

Bay Area Data Executive
Katie Bauer is a data executive with a decade of delivering actionable analysis, scalable data infrastructure, and building strong stakeholder relationships. She currently leads the data organization at a GlossGenius, a leading software platform for solo entrepreneurs in the salon and studio space, and previously built and lead the Consumer Data Science team at Reddit and the Infrastructure Data Science and Analytics organization at Twitter. Aside of her day job, Katie speaks and writes about data work, teams and careers. You can find her previous speaking engagements here and her writing on Twitter or Substack.
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Maria McMenamin
Business Development & Sales
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Maria McMenamin

EIR at NDRC
Maria McMenamin is an experienced executive with a background in sales and business development. She currently serves as an Entrepreneur in Residence at NDRC, an early stage venture capital firm that invests in technology startups. Prior to this role, Maria held several high-level positions in the tech industry, including Vice President of Sales at Pitch, Head of EMEA Sales at Stripe, previously to that at Salesforce. In addition to her work in the corporate world, Maria is also a founder, having started her own company in the past. Maria has a proven track record of success in her field, and is known for her ability to drive revenue growth and build strong teams. Throughout her career, she has demonstrated a deep understanding of the technology landscape and has been able to identify and capitalize on new business opportunities. Her experience and expertise make her a valuable asset to any organization, and she is well-respected within the industry.
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Work With Us

We're always looking for incredible folks who'd like to support our fellows and we're flexible on what that may look like. A lot of our current Fellowship Partners were fireside chat guests at first and got more and more involved later. Drop us a line, we'd love to meet you and understand your passions and experience.

Mindaugas, CEO @ Coho will respond to your initial outreach and take it from there.