About District Hall Providence
A platform for Rhode Island’s innovation community, District Hall Providence, and its signature programming, Venture Café Thursday Gatherings, are operated by Venture Café New England, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit. Designed to bring people together at every level, District Hall offers free public workspace lounges, as well as meeting and event space. Their mission is to educate and connect anyone with an idea to the resources and relationships they need in order to successfully launch and grow businesses. Learn more at www.districthallprovidence.org.
TuniSchartner, Executive Director, Venture Café and District Hall Providence
TuniSchartner is the Executive Director of Venture Cafe & District Hall Providence, leading the Rhode Island team in creating an inclusive, strong, supportive and accessible innovation community. She studied English and Psychology at the University of Rhode Island and continues her education in business, innovation, and digital marketing. She co-founded The Hive RI, Southern Rhode Island’s first coworking space, and continues to run the community-based economic development initiative at the Mill at Lafayette. She served as the inaugural director of Innovate Newport, and is a founding mentor of VMS of RI (RI Hub’s Venture Mentoring Service), as well as serves on Congressman Langevin’s Strengthening RI Advisory Committee. She is a perennial, passionate, and sometimes outspoken, proponent of economic development in RI.