Joy Hoffman joined the Maryland Tech Council (MTC) as the Project Manager for Venture Mentoring Services (VMS) in April 2021. In this role, she has connected 40+ entrepreneurs with the volunteer mentors of the VMS program, helped train 30+ new mentors in the MIT VMS model, and coordinated 20+ events to connect VMS participants and keep them up-to-date on the Maryland startup ecosystem. Joy holds a B.A. in English from McDaniel College, and has been facilitating connections between people in a variety of roles, including Legal Services Plan Administrator for the Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association, Program Manager at the DoD’s Biotechnology High-Performance Computing Software Applications Institute, Public Relations Coordinator at the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and Switchboard Operator at Berea College.