About Us

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Johanna Brown

DIRECTOR

Johanna is a technology sales leader, with over 13 years’ experience working with clients across North America and Europe. Johanna is the Vice-Chair of techNL, has worked with technology organizations at various stages of growth (pre-seed to enterprise) and currently works in Enterprise Sales at Verafin. Johanna has worked across a range of highly regulated industries including; healthcare, cybersecurity, financial compliance, insurance and govtech, where she has helped organizations create value for their customers and users through her ability to identify growth opportunities.

Johanna provides Sales Advisory & Consulting to pre-commercialization and early-stage start-ups in the technology community. Guiding companies on how to create their sales playbook, expand their client base and hit their financial targets. She thrives on creating value between companies and their respective customers and users, enabling them to increase their growth.

Johanna is a strong believer in the power of diversity and inclusion, and she enjoys coaching and advising individuals who are looking to enter the tech sector or take on a new role.

Johanna holds a Bachelor of Commerce and MBA from Memorial University, in conjunction with the University of Tasmania in Australia – which coincidentally is where she met her wife. They now both live in NL and work in the tech sector.

Enterprise Software Sales, Verafin

Enterprise Software Sales, Verafin

Johanna is a technology sales leader, with over 13 years’ experience working with clients across North America and Europe. Johanna is the Vice-Chair of techNL, has worked with technology organizations at various stages of growth (pre-seed to enterprise) and currently works in Enterprise Sales at Verafin. Johanna has worked across a range of highly regulated industries including; healthcare, cybersecurity, financial compliance, insurance and govtech, where she has helped organizations create value for their customers and users through her ability to identify growth opportunities.

Johanna provides Sales Advisory & Consulting to pre-commercialization and early-stage start-ups in the technology community. Guiding companies on how to create their sales playbook, expand their client base and hit their financial targets. She thrives on creating value between companies and their respective customers and users, enabling them to increase their growth.

Johanna is a strong believer in the power of diversity and inclusion, and she enjoys coaching and advising individuals who are looking to enter the tech sector or take on a new role.

Johanna holds a Bachelor of Commerce and MBA from Memorial University, in conjunction with the University of Tasmania in Australia – which coincidentally is where she met her wife. They now both live in NL and work in the tech sector.

Current Board of Directors

Jacqueline Lee CHAIR

Johanna Brown VICE CHAIR 

Lynn Sullivan DIRECTOR

Joe Hickey DIRECTOR

Colette Goodyear DIRECTOR

Hasan Hai DIRECTOR

David Gibbs DIRECTOR

Neil Coombs DIRECTOR

Randy Billard DIRECTOR

Dan Brake PAST CHAIR