PRINCIPAL

Bill Stensrud graduated from MIT and has held a variety of technical, marketing and executive positions in the communications industry. He was a partner with Enterprise Partners, a venture capital firm in San Diego and ranked by Forbes Magazine as one of the top 25 “Movers and Shakers” in the venture capital industry. Bill is now a Partner at the SwitchCase Group, a Principal with InstantEncore.com and Expresso, a private investor and mentor to entrepreneurs.

Bill has been a philanthropist and an active supporter of education and the arts for many years. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Curtis Institute and the Board of directors of the San Francisco Opera. He has served on the boards of Scripps Health, the Neurosciences Institute, the San Diego Telecom Council, the University of California at San Diego Foundation, Voice of San Diego and the National Venture Capital Association. He is a past President of the San Diego Opera and is a passionate lover of classical music in all of its many forms.

CEO

Nancy Trigg is passionate about bringing digital audience engagement solutions to Arts & Culture organizations across the globe.  In addition to her work with InstantEncore, Nancy is an Organizational Strategist with over a decade of experience of Executive Non-Profit and Start-Up advising, and founder of Trigg Performance Collective.  Nancy has a BA in Psychology from University of Colorado, an Advanced Certificate in Strategic Leadership from Cornell, and is a Certified Coach for Business Leaders.  Nancy’s favorite quote “To Inspire people, don’t show them your super powers, show them theirs” - Alexander den Heijer

CTO

Evan Schumacher graduated from the University of California, San Diego in 2003 with a B.S in Electrical Engineering and received his Masters in Electrical Engineering, with a focus in Computer Vision the following year. He co-founded Fortuna Classical Music which designed and built a media player specifically for classical music audiophiles. The technology born in that project formed the foundation for InstantEncore, which he co-founded in 2007.

CUSTOMER SUCCESS MANAGER

Lena Garcia is an arts administrator, advocate, and artist. She has a passion for using different art forms as a tool for community engagement and social change. Before InstantEncore, she worked at Southwestern University's School of Fine Arts. In this role, Lena achieved the highest theatre ticket sales in the school's history. She also developed art and music programs, focused on community engagement, and managed 90 events per year. She has volunteered for many arts organizations and served on the Arts and Cultural Committee for the City of Georgetown. Lena earned her Master's of Science in Arts Administration from Drexel University.