Staff

Linda Dickerson Hartsock,

Linda Dickerson Hartsock is Vice President, Innovation and Technology for CenterState Corporation for Economic Opportunity (CEO), a 12-county regional development organization.  She also manages The Tech Garden, a 33,000 sq. ft technology incubator located in Syracuse NY and serves as Executive Director of The Clean Tech Center, a NYSERDA-funded clean energy incubator located at The Tech Garden.   In this capacity, she directs strategic initiatives around building a regional innovation ecosystem.  Linda also holds a joint appointment as Director of Industry Collaboration for the SyracuseCoE.

Linda was previously a senior member of the state’s economic development team, serving as Central New York Regional Director for Empire State Development Corporation, and prior to that was President and CEO of an Industrial Development Agency. 

A native of the Hudson Valley, she was long-time President and CEO of Pattern for Progress, the region’s leading policy and development organization, spanning a nine county geography between Manhattan and Albany.  She was also a long-time faculty member at Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY.

Seth M. Mulligan

Seth Mulligan serves as the Director of Venture Development for CenterState CEO. The new position was created to provide high level venture development assistance for early stage entrepreneurs, emerging businesses, and innovation industry leaders.

As Director of Venture Development, Seth assists mentorship efforts to connect emerging businesses and entrepreneurs with resources, subject matter experts and investors. He offers direct support for companies that are part of The Tech Garden, Clean Tech Center, Student Sandbox and CenterState CEO portfolios, and provide technical assistance in developing business plans, marketing plans and funding strategies. He will also actively seek equity investors and develop equity-based programs for funding early stage ventures.

Seth is no stranger to The Tech Garden. He is the President and Founder of GoVo Biofuels, LLC, a start-up biofuels company that has been part of the Clean Tech Center's portfolio. He was previously Executive Director of New York AgriDevelopment Corporation, working on agribusiness development projects in conjunction with ag and food industry partners across New York State. He previously worked for the Metropolitan Development Association, coordinating projects such as Grants for Growth and the Emerging Business Plan competition, and was part of the team that developed and launched "The Creative Core" brand campaign.

Seth holds an MPA degree from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University, as well as MPS and undergraduate degrees from Alfred University. He is a member of the steering committee of the "We Live NY Summit" and is actively involved in community engagement projects. He is a dynamic addition to CenterState CEO's Innovation and Entrepreneurship team.

(315) 579-0024

smulligan@centerstateceo.com