Staff Directory
Innovation Hub
Startup OU
Matt Songer
Workforce Development Manager, Startup OU
Email: matthew.songer@ou.edu
Office: Room 105
Micah Headley
Venture Development Manager, Startup OU
Email: mheadley@ou.edu
Office: Room 101
Caitlin Shogren
Marketing Manager, Startup OU
Email: caitlin.shogren@ou.edu
Office: Room 107
Aaron Latham
Venture Fellow, Startup OU
Email: aaron.r.salazar.latham@ou.edu
Office: Room 102
Fabrication Lab
Brandt Smith
Director, Fabrication Lab
Email: brandt@ou.edu
LinkedIn: Brandt Smith
Office: Room 116
Brandt Smith oversees the Fabrication Lab and spearheads all Lab initiatives. His leadership has generated several internal and external projects for the Fabrication Lab, most notably the production of modified personal protective equipment during the initial Covid-19 outbreak.
Francisco Robles, MBA
Prototyping Manager, Fabrication Lab
Email: fcorobles@ou.edu
LinkedIn: Francisco Robles
Office: Room 114
Francisco Robles heads prototyping development for projects at the student and community level.
OK Catalyst
Sarah Hamby, MBA
Director, OK Catalyst
Email: sarah.hamby@ou.edu
LinkedIn: Sarah Hamby
Sarah Hamby serves as Director of OK Catalyst and works closely with entrepreneurial support and economic development organizations across the country to promote SBIR/STTR funding as a viable funding resource for university researchers and early-stage startups.
Maya Nkouka, JD
Senior Program Manager
Email: mnkouka@ou.edu
LinkedIn: Maya Nkouka
Maya Nkouka serves as a Senior Program Manager for the SBIR Funding Labs.
Andrew Aston
Program Manager
Email: andrew.aston@ou.edu
LinkedIn: Andrew Aston
Andrew Aston serves as Program Manager for the Techical and Business Assistance (TABA) Lab.
