Melissa Bebb has worked for two global pharmaceutical companies.
Bebb is a Senior Validation Engineer at Hospira, a division of Pfizer, a global firm, that develops, makes, and markets human and veterinary medicines and consumer healthcare products.
Validation engineers measure, analyze and calibrate a equipment and processes used in systems to develop or make a variety of products and devices including cars and pharmaceutical..
She is a member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, the Triangle Native American Society, an urban tribal organization, and the Alpha Pi Omega Sorority, Inc., the first Native American Greek organization in the nation.
Previously, she worked for Novartis, a healthcare company, in its Vaccines and Diagnostics division. Bebb is a candidate for an MBA in Health Sector Management at Duke University, Fuqua School of Business and received her BS Degree in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from North Carolina State University.
Luke Lightning has jobs that keep him busy, and assisting native people.
Lightning is Senior Vice President of Partnerships at LAUNCH Media,Inc. where he makes sure that companies that want to help startups do so.
Launch Media was founded by Jason Calacanis an investor in over 150 startups including Uber, and Thumbtack. Launch spotlights startups and tech leaders with its LAUNCH Festival, LAUNCH Hackathon, and LAUNCH Ticker. Launch then assists the startups via LAUNCH Scale and LAUNCH Incubator.
In 2011, Lightning founded Bay Area LifeTech, a meetup for an estimated 2,000 members interested in Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, Stem Cells, and Health, and those work for or invest in such sectors.
Lightning is a member of the Buffalo Point First Nation of California, and the lead organizer of Native American Heritage Night at the San Francisco Giants baseball stadium.
Lightning received his PhD in Medicinal Chemistry from the University of Washington, and his BA in Chemistry from Carleton College.
