Meet the Uptima Team
We are a team of seasoned entrepreneurs and educators passionate about providing more accessible entrepreneurial education and empowering entrepreneurs to create thriving businesses.

Victoria Downes
Instructor & Mentor
Building Operational Capacity Course (Boston)

Sarita E. Evans
Instructor & Mentor

Sarita L. Evans
Mentor

Mike Gabriel
Instructor & Mentor
Building Operational Capacity Course (Oakland)

Lesa Hammond, Ph.D.
Instructor & Mentor
Create Good Jobs Course (Online)

Aaron Joseph
Graphic Designer

Rani Langer-Croager
Co-Founder, CEO & Lead Instructor, Mentor
Manage Your Numbers Course (Online), Leading a Business Course (Oakland)

Nancy Larson
Business Manager

Wendy Martinez Marroquin
Lead Instructor & Mentor
Freelancer Bootcamp (Oakland)

Sherina McKinley
Director – Boston
Creating a Business Roadmap Course (Boston)

Naima McQueen
Instructor
Financial Forecasting Course (Online), Funding a Business Course (Boston)

Ivellisse Morales
Instructor
Explore Your Idea Bootcamp (Oakland), Brand Your Business Course (Online)

Kathren Murrell Stevenson
Instructor & Mentor

Rachel O’Neil
Mentor
Creating a Business Roadmap Course (Boston)

Hannah Onstad
Content Strategist

Fyodor Ovchinnikov
Instructor & Mentor
Explore Your Idea Bootcamp (Oakland), Go to Market Strategy Bootcamp (Oakland)

Cairo Person
Enrollment Advisor

Taelyr Roberts
Mentor
Explore Your Idea Bootcamp (Boston), Go to Market Strategy Bootcamp (Boston)

Thomas Rosenberg
Instructor & Mentor
Creating a Business Roadmap Course (Oakland)

Jeem Sirivar
Mentor
Pricing Strategies Course (Online), Creating a Business Roadmap Course (Oakland)

Marcus Thomas
Instructor & Mentor

Suzanne Yada
Instructor & Mentor