Temerity Capital Partners

David Fontaine is a Partner at Temerity Capital Partners, where he oversees operations across the firm's portfolio companies and related investments, currently working with Asurity's management on operations and strategic options. He previously served as CEO of Corporate Risk Holdings and its subsidiaries Kroll and HireRight, where he led a growth strategy that culminated in the sale of the operating companies. He holds a degree from Trinity College in Hartford, CT, and a J.D. from Yale Law School.

Scotty Brown became the first dedicated Temerity Baseball employee following the firm's purchase of the Kannapolis team in late 2018. A Baltimore native, he previously worked as a general manager for Single-A, Double-A, and Triple-A Minor League Baseball teams, and had stints with the Baltimore Orioles and New York Mets across a career spanning more than 40 years.

Mike Miller is the General Counsel of Temerity Capital Partners, where he handles legal, compliance, and regulatory matters with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, venture capital investment, and commercial and technology transactions. Before joining the firm, he served as Deputy General Counsel of Corporate Risk Holdings (working with Kroll and Kroll Factual Data) and as Assistant General Counsel for Travelex Global Business Payments, and earlier worked at sports agency GameTime Sports Management. He holds an LL.M in Securities and Financial Regulation from Georgetown University Law Center, a J.D. from Widener University School of Law, and a B.A. from the University of Maryland – College Park.

Alicia Amling is Chief of Staff at Temerity Capital Partners, where she manages high-priority initiatives for the firm and its founder and helps run operations. She serves on Temerity Baseball's Board of Directors, leading community relations and partnerships, and is Executive Director of the Sandler Family Foundation. Before joining Temerity, she worked in network television, producing and reporting from Washington, D.C., and holds a B.A. from Washington and Lee University.

Brad Falkiewicz is the CFO of Temerity Baseball, a role he was promoted to in 2022 after joining as CFO of the Greensboro Grasshoppers in 2017. He previously worked as an external auditor at Deloitte, focusing on publicly traded companies in South Florida. He handles accounting and finance functions for the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers, Greensboro Grasshoppers, and Lexington Legends, and is a Florida State University graduate and a CPA in Florida and North Carolina.

Jake Sandler is a Principal at Temerity Capital Partners and Managing Director of the Temerity Impact Fund, where he leads pre-seed and seed investments in social impact startups. He co-leads Found & Co, an early-stage venture studio supporting impact-focused companies, and previously founded ChangeRoots and helped build Asurity Technologies, a mortgage compliance automation firm. His earlier career included compliance consulting for financial institutions, lobbying Congress for city governments, and congressional campaign consulting. He holds a B.A. in Political Economy and Spanish from Tulane University.

Jennifer Erickson is the Executive Assistant and Office Administrator at Temerity Capital Partners, supporting the General Counsel and executive team across legal, operational, and project-based work. Before Temerity, she spent nearly two decades helping establish and run Gingles, LLC, handling firm operations including client engagement, legal documentation, billing, and benefits administration, following earlier administrative roles in law and financial services. She holds a B.A. in English Language & Literature, cum laude, from the University of Maryland, College Park, and is fluent in German.

Michael Sandler is a Partner at Temerity Capital Partners, where he leads day-to-day operations and invests in early-stage fintech and regtech companies, having overseen more than 50 transactions. He previously worked as a management consultant at Treliant Risk Advisors and held internships at fintech startups Credit Karma and Self Financial, investor Wild Basin, the U.S. Department of Treasury, and the U.S. House Financial Services Committee. He holds a B.S.M. in Finance from Tulane University, an M.B.A. from UT's McCombs School of Business, and a J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law, and is a member of the D.C. Bar.

Paul Weller is the Chief Financial Officer at Temerity Capital Partners, handling the firm's financial matters. He previously served as Assistant Controller for H.I.G. Capital's leveraged buyout and venture capital accounting team, overseeing financial reporting and investor deliverables for more than 30 legal entities, and earlier worked as an auditor at Marcum LLP in New York City with clients including private equity funds, hedge funds, and funds of funds. He earned a Master of Accounting and a B.S.M. in Finance from Tulane University and is a Certified Public Accountant in New York.

Randy Kurtz advises the Temerity team on investments, finance, governance, M&A, and organizational matters, offering strategic and financial guidance across the firm's portfolio. His career in investment banking began at Goldman Sachs and continued at Citigroup, where he served as global head of an industry group. He has since held Lead Director and Chairman roles at several enterprises, including a family office, industrial and financial services companies, an ESOP-owned company, and a private REIT, and has chaired investment committees for family offices, corporations, and foundations.

Vince Marcucci is Chief Revenue Officer for Temerity Baseball, where he leads revenue strategy, sales operations, and partnerships across the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers, Lexington Legends, and Greensboro Grasshoppers. He joined the Kannapolis organization in 2018 and helped guide its rebranding and move to Atrium Health Ballpark, bringing over 15 years in professional baseball including prior roles with the Wilmington Blue Rocks and Trenton Thunder. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Sport Management from West Virginia University.

Yonnas Terefe works on Corporate Development at Temerity Capital Partners, handling deal sourcing, transaction execution, and investment process management. He co-founded Zemed Group, an angel investing syndicate focused on early-stage companies in sub-Saharan Africa, and previously worked as an associate in the Consumer Retail Investment Banking Group at Morgan Stanley and as an equity analyst at Calvert Investments. He holds an MBA from the Simon Business School at the University of Rochester and an undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of Maryland.