Phone: 817-272-5978
Fax: 817-272-5977
Email: CrossTimbers@uta.edu
Director
Email: lori.manning@uta.edu
Phone #: 817-272-6000
Office: 7300 Jack Newell Blvd. S. Fort Worth, TX 76118 #116
Specialist SBIR/STTR: Lori has an extensive background in Education, as a certified 4-8 Texas teacher, principal, superintendent and university coach. Utilizing her background in education, entrepreneurial skills, business knowledge and love for assisting others; Lori transitioned into training businesses through government contracting. Lori comes to Cross Timbers from her position as State Director for the Idaho APEX Accelerator. Under her direction the program made many positive strides over the past five years. Client contract awards increased from 116M to 467M. The Idaho team recruited innovators to achieve the highest number of SBIR/STTR grants in state history, with 14 awarded in 2022 alone. Lori emphasizes that growth and success are made possible by building strong internal working relationships and outside partnerships.