Brittany Sickler
Outreach and Partnership Strategist, Office of Innovation and Technology
U.S. Small Business Administration
Washington, DC
Brittany Sickler serves as outreach, training, and partnership strategist for the SBA’s Office of Innovation and Technology. Her primary duties support the advancement of the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/ STTR) programs, which enable a diverse range of small businesses to explore their technological potential and profit from its commercialization. She focuses on support organizations across the country that grow the pipeline of potential applicants with breakthrough ideas, and oversees initiatives such as the SBIR Train the Trainer, the SBIR Road Tour, and manages the Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program.
Sickler spent over three years in SBA’s North Dakota District Office as an Economic Development Specialist, building and strengthening connections throughout the region, particularly with grassroots startup networks and rural communities. Prior to SBA, she was a Peace Corps Volunteer and Volunteer Leader in Guatemala in the Sustainable Community Tourism program, a combination of economic development and environmental conservation. She was a Masters International Fellow, completing a Master’s in International Community Economic Development from Southern New Hampshire University. Sickler also holds degrees in Business Administration and Spanish from Indiana Wesleyan University. Her career in economic development started in Southern Florida with microlender ACCION USA, providing small business loans to individuals who could not access traditional credit.