Cambridge innovation Center Welcome and visit

Yá'át'ééh, (welcome)?

I am reaching out to you on behalf of:

Moroni Bennaly, the Government Affairs Representative to Utah for the Navajo Nation, in addition to that role,?he also works as the Head of Public Policy and Partnerships at?Aspire Ability?(an ed-tech company based out of Payson, Utah)

Dougan Sherwood, Head of Innovation Districts?for Cambridge Innovation Centers, and

Me, (Joel McKay Smith) Chief Community Officer of Aspire Ability and CEO of Accelerant

We welcome you?to the Welcome Reception Friday March 3 (tomorrow) at 6?p.m. at Duvin Pintor?(RSVP?https://lu.ma/cicreception)?note?additional activities.

Aspire Ability?is currently engaged in building remote tech-based jobs in the Navajo Nation utilizing an approach that side-steps arduous federal barriers that make development (in any form) difficult on all Tribal lands. The realization of this vision depends on mutual investment in the untapped opportunities available to Tribes - and all underserved communities throughout Utah.

The?Cambridge Innovation Center?(CIC) represents another significant way to activate these opportunities for Tribes and citizens of Utah.

CIC representative?Dougan Sherwood?is visiting Utah to evaluate potential opportunities in Utah March 3-6, we invite you to meet him while he is in Utah (we have various activities listed at https://lu.ma/cicreception?and the CIC visit itinerary is also available at?7xCX.us.

CIC is an organization founded in 1999 at MIT guided by the belief that strong innovation ecosystems help to propel economic development and social impact. CIC works with communities and education providers (as do we) to train individuals to localize, enhance, and capitalize on current infrastructure to lift and build a better global society.?

We are also aligned with?Hudu Academy, an accredited credential-based company that include degreed and non-degreed competencies.

We are also aligned with?The NSF engines program, a bold new initiative aimed at significantly expanding our Nation's innovation capacity by investing in key areas of national interest and economic promise.

Our consortium is particularly well aligned to partner with CIC as we have presented the?Accelerant Greentech Energy?type 1 innovation engine and?the?CommonMission.us?type 2 innovation engine to the National Science Foundation (NSF) pending NSF approval.

We look forward to your to seeing you tomorrow?https://lu.ma/cicreception?and please let us know if you want to join us for other activities (skiing, apres, road trip etc.

Ahxé'héé (Best),

Moroni, Dougan and Joel?

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Moroni Benally?

Director of Public Policy and Partnerships

Ph:?(206) 356-6836?

Email:?[email protected]

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Dougan Sherwood

Head of Innovation Districts?|?CIC Captains of Innovation, LLC

617-223-7971?|?[email protected]

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Joel McKay Smith

CEO Accelerant CCO Aspire Ability

Schedule My Time!

801.999.8342

[email protected]