Tiffany Jacobs has served on the board of directors for the Forge Greensboro since 2018, and has been a member of the organization's Executive Committee as DEI Officer and serves on the Grants Committee. Prior to joining the Forge, Tiffany served as the Piedmont Triad Regional Apprenticeship Coordinator for ApprenticeshipNC where she covered 11 counties across the region and spearheaded several collaborative partnerships. Tiffany firmly believes that diversity is a prerequisite for creativity and innovation. She continues to work tirelessly to aid in creating a better-skilled, diverse workforce to not only close the skills gap, but the equity gap, to increase economic development opportunities throughout the state of North Carolina.

Adam became interested in woodworking after taking elective classes while pursuing his Parks and Recreation degree at Appalachian State, and quickly enrolled in a full course at Rockingham Community College thereafter. After college, he went from building antique reproductions with Marshall James Furniture in Greensboro, to bespoke modern pieces as the head of solid wood construction at Skram Furniture in Burlington, NC. When not in the shop, he is a musician and guitarist with his band, The Bronzed Chorus, writing, recording and touring the countryside.

Steve is a jack of many trades and master of few. He makes laser cut tabletop game accessories. Other past and present jobs include comic book inker, Adobe software trainer, eLearning developer, Flash developer, waiter, and clay tennis court maintenance boy.

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Joey works in software development and operations at TCDI, a local eDiscovery software company. As an employee of TCDI, he earned a business degree from Greensboro College. He was the original founder of the Forge in 2013.

Erol is a Sr. Marketing Manager at Qorvo, holding a bachelor's & master's degree in electrical engineering from Georgia Tech. He has more than 23 years experience in the wireless industry and has been involved in growing a wireless startup from 5 to 200 employees.

Art is a GSO native and earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Business with a concentration in Accounting from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Art started with DMJ Wealth Advisors, LLC in 1978 and became a partner in 1984. Art lends his accounting expertise to the Forge.

Boyce has been a research scientist at NC A&T State University since 2010 as a part of the Research Center for Revolutionizing Metallic Biomaterials. There, he focuses on applying X-ray Computed Tomography to the study of natural and man-made objects. Dr. Collins received a Ph. D. in Inorganic Chemistry from UNC-Chapel Hill. During his postdoctoral at UCSD, he designed and tested porous biosensors and microstructures. Before landing at NC A&T, he spent 10 years in industry developing efficient design and manufacture of technological products.

Anthony Banks serves as the Resident Engagement Services Manager at Greensboro Housing Authority, implementing supportive services for families, youth, and seniors in all of the Greensboro Housing Programs.

Greg provides legal counsel on a variety of transactional, corporate, and commercial matters with Womble & Carlyle. Prior to practicing law, Greg spent eleven years as an engineer involved in the development of tactical missile systems for the U.S. Armed Forces.

Laurie comes from the manufacturing industry. She managed Friedrich Metal Products, Co., and is and enthusiastic about connecting the Forge with business partners and sponsors in the manufacturing industry.

Melissa Smith is a former Business Services Consultant for GuilfordWorks and Apprenticeship Coordinator for the Gear Up Adult Specialized Apprenticeship Program. Melissa has over 8 years of workforce development experience which has garnered her to be a valuable resource to the local business community within Guilford County.

In the ’80’s, Andy started what became one of the world’s largest manufacturers of kayaks and canoes before divesting himself of ownership in 2001. Now, Andy has invested more than $1 million into downtown Greensboro as a developer on South Elm and West Lewis Street.