Meet Our Team

Venture Forward Lab Partners possess a wide diversity of knowledge, and decades of experience in all things Lab.

The one thing we all have in common is a positive, Can-Do Attitude.

We make it happen.

Kyle Abbott

Chief Executive Officer

Gino Romano

Senior Director, Laboratory Services

Dean Faino

Head of Projects & Service Development

Michael Maxwell

Director, Certification and Maintenance

Keyshawn Barnes

Laboratory Operations Associate I

Pedro Borrero

Laboratory Associate I

Evan Brown

Field Certifier I

Sherwin Brown

Laboratory Operations Associate II

Andrew Cardona

Associate Lab Manager

Aldo Costa

Associate Laboratory Manager

Flor Duarte

Laboratory Operations Associate I

Peter Dudko

Laboratory Operations Associate III

Machella Doll

Laboratory Operations Associate III

Mike Feroli

Laboratory Operations Associate I

Corey Gaines

Account Manager

Joe Greer

Relocation Manager

Sydney Guerrier

Laboratory Operations Associate

Anna Grzybowska

Senior Manager, Administrative Operations

Catherine Marquez

Laboratory Operations Associate III

Luke McDonald

Laboratory Operations Associate II

Luis Motto

Senior Lab Manager

Wajeeha Naz

Associate Lab Manager

Manuel Ortiz

Laboratory Operations Associate III

Nestor Perez

Laboratory Operations Associate I

Christian Rupp

Site Support Specialist

Rebecca Supple

Manager of Laboratory Operations Services

Frank Thetonia

Site Support Specialist

Jeff Venancio

Associate Lab Manager

Board of Advisors

Pat Abbott

Board of Advisor

Richard Kaleida

Board of Advisor

The incredible team at Venture Forward enabled us to quickly and efficiently set up temporary space for our new biotech, while designing our permanent space. From lab design to complete project management and relocation support, the VF team delivered on all fronts. Our state of the art (world class) labs were fully operational within a month of our move. Chad, Gino and their teams are dedicated, knowledgeable and simply fun to work with.

Flo Wagner
VP Chemistry and Operations – Photys Therapeutics