The 214 Alpha team brings together technologists, community organizers, veterans, skateboarders, and business builders who know how to turn vision into practice. 

Our shared background in secure communications, cooperative development, and grassroots organizing means we don’t just design software; we design systems people can actually live inside. Each member of the team contributes a piece of the whole: technology that can’t be spoofed, governance models that scale down to the kitchen-table level, and a track record of helping communities fund their own growth. 

Behind 214 Alpha is a group of doers who’ve built skateparks, nonprofits, and multi-million-dollar companies. 

We know that success requires more than an app; it takes stewardship, trust, and a willingness to roll up sleeves. This section introduces the people who make 214 Alpha not just possible, but practical. 

Kent Dahlgren has 40+ years of experience in the domain of information security, beginning as a Staff Sergeant, as a Combat Communications Operator in the U.S. Air Force. 

He has held senior leadership roles at Fortune 1000 companies, including Tektronix and Xerox. Kent has identified and aided in the conviction of multiple hackers, including a federal industrial espionage case.

With over 30 years in new technology product development across software and global manufacturing, Kent has led multiple award-winning projects from inception to global market deployment.

• 35+ years in grassroots community activism (former board member, Tony Hawk Foundation)

• Invited to speak at the NSA on autonomous and distributed AI for critical infrastructure protection

• Deep expertise in security technology and the competitive landscape

• Decades of experience managing products serving billions of users and transactions

• Charter member of the Burnside Skatepark, built and maintained by skateboarders for over 35 years

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This human-centered work was the precise preparation Trudy needed to be the product designer and co-founder for 214 Alpha. 

As a non-technologist, Trudy brings the perspective needed to create products that identify, emerge and strengthen the unique perspectives of the humans who will be using them. 

Trudy is the steward and lead guide on our onboarding process - the C.A.L.M. model, which guides a community from outrage to stewardship, through action; the essential work needed to prepare individuals and communities to grow a sustainable economy and local governance.

An accomplished Advanced Actor Combatant, Jacklyn is proficient in a wide range of fight choreography, including unarmed combat, longsword, knife, small sword, single sword, rapier, dagger, and sword and shield. She is proudly certified by the Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD), bringing authenticity and skill to every performance.

Beyond her professional pursuits, Jacklyn is also a passionate mom, deeply committed to nurturing and raising her children with care and dedication.

Jacklyn brings a unique blend of intellect, creativity, and nurturing spirit to everything she does, balancing her career, passions, and family with grace and enthusiasm.

Jacklyn was recently featured in the media as a "hidden gem."

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At 214 Alpha, Mark serves as a Community Development Liaison, overseeing deployments of our technology in housing, agriculture, renewable energy, and wellness initiatives. His role is to ensure projects like TerraCores are not only technically sound but also grounded in community needs, resilient design, and long-term sustainability. 

As the as head of retail research for CB Richard Ellis NYC, Mark brings to the team a deep understanding of real estate, capital, and property management.

Mark’s track record in coordinating across contractors, city/state agencies, and community stakeholders makes him the natural bridge between 214 Alpha’s digital backbone and the physical spaces where people live, work, and thrive.

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Beginning in 1995, he partnered with Kent to establish one of the first offshore development centers for a Fortune 1000 company (Tektronix). That initiative became the foundation for Celstream, where he served as Senior Engineering Manager while Kent directed program management. 

He brings deep expertise in IoT, with a particular focus on open-source hardware for embedded appliances, blending software lifecycle discipline with innovative hardware integration.

He oversees all offshore development with software, hardware, and IoT teams based in Bangalore and Hyderabad, India.

Beyond technology, he is also a successful farmer, having built and sustained an automated agricultural operation in southern India. This dual mastery of both cutting-edge technology and sustainable land management reflects his rare ability to integrate systems thinking across domains.

Based in Macedonia, he is recognized for his work in Flutter and Go, where his hallmark is writing clean, structured, and maintainable code.

But his real strength extends far beyond coding. He is a gifted systems architect and engineering leader who has guided teams through the full product lifecycle, from concept to global deployment. 

His approach emphasizes clarity, scalability, and long-term sustainability, ensuring that the products he helps build are not only functional today but adaptable for the future.

With years of experience bridging deep technical skill and organizational leadership, he has proven himself as a steady hand in both the codebase and the boardroom.