Scott is responsible for our strategic planning, investor relations and daily operations. Prior to starting PLEDGE IT, he founded Uplifting Athletes, a national nonprofit that works with college football teams to raise money for rare disease research. The organization has had an impact of more than $400 million on the rare disease community.Scott graduated with a B.S. & M.Eng. from Penn State University where he also played football and baseball.

Josh graduated from the Art Institute of York with an Associates degree in Digital Media. You can thank Josh for PLEDGE IT’s slick user experience. Before joining PLEDGE IT, Josh worked with other local web design firms, building custom web applications and designing clean user experiences. As an avid fan of the Philadelphia Flyers and the New York (football) Giants...Josh is excited to be a part of the sports tech community while helping others.

Albert graduated with a B.S. in Computer Science from Penn State University where he was also in a bowling league. Al has improved the speed and efficiency of our system architecture and code base. Prior to joining our team, he worked at WebClients.net and has contributed to more projects than we know of (he might have top secret security clearance, but we wouldn’t know because it’s a secret).

Karen earned her B.S. in Marketing & Accounting (an unusual mix) from Bloomsburg University. Karen also has the rare combination of certifications in personal training and public accounting. She handles our bookkeeping, check writing, human resources, risk management, and corporate wellness. Prior to joining our team, she gained audit and tax experience with a top 12 accounting firm and served as a senior technical accountant with Tyco.

Dave is responsible for helping our community leverage the power of sport for social good. He leads all marketing initiatives in addition to being the product manager for our platform. Prior to joining PLEDGE IT, Dave was the Director of Marketing for Minitab and previously worked for IBM. Dave was an Academic All-American at Penn State where he played football and graduated with a B.S. in Information, Sciences and Technology & M.S. in Business.

Alec has a background in scaling operations and raising capital for young startups. He currently advises a number of companies (mostly in the tech space) and works closely with the Pledge It exec team on making strategic financial and operational decisions. Alec earned a B.S. in Finance and a B.A. in Economics from Penn State University and is also working on a Masters in Computer Info Tech from the University of Pennsylvania.