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Brigette Smith

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Learning & Development Support Specialist at Stand Together Ventures Lab

Appleton, Wisconsin, United States

About

Brigette Smith is a Venture Support Specialist at Stand Together Ventures Lab with expertise in Design Thinking and facilitator training. Her background spans education—including roles as a junior high instructor and English Department Chair—emergency services as a firefighter and EMT for nearly 25 years, and state agency leadership overseeing benefits for over 15,000 volunteer first responders in Washington State. She has also worked in corporate roles focused on scaling human-centered design practices across large organizations.

Experience

  1. Stand Together Ventures LabVenture Support Specialistcurrent2023 — presentAppleton, Wisconsin, United States
  2. Koch IndustriesChannel Manager2023United States
  3. Koch IndustriesDesign Thinking Specialist2020 — 2023United States
  4. Georgia-Pacific LLCCreative Producer2016 — 2020Neenah, WI
  5. Washington State Board for Volunteer Firefighters and Reserve OfficersExecutive Secretary2000 — 2017United States
  6. Grays Harbor Fire District 16Emergency Medical Services Captain2014 — 2016Copalis Crossing, Washington, United States
  7. GRAYS HARBOR FIRE DISTRICT 5Emergency Medical Technician2001 — 2014United States
  8. Mason County Fire District 2Firefighter/EMT & Public Education Coordinator1992 — 2001United States
  9. Bremerton Junior HighJr. High Teacher1993 — 2000United States

Education

  1. University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterBachelor's Degree, English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  2. South Puget Sound Community CollegeCertified Public Manager, Public Administration

Skills & more

Adobe Premiere ProSAP ProductsCreative Content ProductionEnglishTeachingVideo EditingStorytellingWritingManagementFire SafetyCurriculum DevelopmentEvent Planning
+12 moreState LegislationPension AdministrationWorkers' Compensation ClaimsDesign ThinkingPublic SpeakingPublic Health InformaticsTechnical WritingHuman Resources (HR)Public ManagementGovernment LiaisonBilingual EducationTrain the Trainer

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Colleagues at Stand Together Ventures Lab

Amina Resheidat
Associate Director, Health Care at Stand Together Ventures Lab
Brian Howe
Managing Director, Build Projects at Stand Together Ventures Lab
Jacob Rabinowitz
Managing Director, STVL at Stand Together Ventures Lab
Jonathan Jou
Managing Director, Investments at Stand Together Ventures Lab
Keeisi Caballero Valdez
Senior Manager, Platform Operations at Stand Together Ventures Lab
Kristi DeLozier
Director, Platform at Stand Together Ventures Lab
Robert Brook
Investment Associate at Stand Together Ventures Lab
Shari Sewell
Operations Specialist at Stand Together Ventures Lab

Frequently asked questions

Where does Brigette Smith work?
Brigette Smith is Learning & Development Support Specialist at Stand Together Ventures Lab.

Same school

Also attended University of Wisconsin-Whitewater6

Xinlei BaiInvestor at SUPPLY CHANGE CAPITALBrian KaasPresident and Managing Director at TruStage VenturesJan StanekManaging General Partner at Purple VenturesJason HasselPortfolio CFO at LFM Capital, LLCMichael SerwaddaManaging Partner at Velocity DigitalRyne NatzkePartner at HealthX Ventures

Shared employers

Also worked at Koch Industries5

David SnydermanManaging Partner and Global Head of Alternative Credit and Fixed Income at Magnetar AI VenturesJeff HarrisChief Risk Officer at Magnetar AI VenturesJacob WillisDirector at Infinity Capital PartnersGaby YoVice President at Fifth Wall VenturesJosh OedingGeneral Partner at Tenzing Capital (Tenzing.vc)

Also worked at Georgia-Pacific LLC3

Elon BomsFounder at LaunchCapitalSungkwon KangInvestment Director at LG Technology VenturesAndrew MartinFounder at Nira Energy