Meet the Entrepreneurship Program Mentors
The Entrepreneurship Program Mentors share their expertise with students and faculty in various capacities such as guest lecturing in classes, conducting independent workshops, serving as PioBiz competition judges, and assisting students with their projects on a one-on-one basis.
If you would like to become a mentor in our program, please send us an email.
The Mentors
Bret Allphin ’01
Director of Community Development, Sixmo City Services
Douglas Ankrom ’97
Controller
Marietta College
Tyler Baltzell ’15
Lead Account Executive @ LinkedIn | Marketing & Advertising Expert
Allison Barnes ‘22
Entrepreneur, Owner, and Artist, Art on the Move Studio
Nathaniel Berger
Director, Impact Enterprise Team, Ohio University Voinovich School of Leadership & Public Service
Nathalia Black '16
Regional Sales Manager at Henry Schein
Michael Bond
Inventor & Entrepreneur
Christopher Burk
Client Services Manager at Pickering Associates, Inc.
Nikki Butler ’99
Artist and Founder, Nikki Butler Design
Louise Cruz RDN, LD
Registered Dietitian
Reiki Master, Practitioner, and Teacher
Life Balance Healing
Caroline Eells
Owner & Lead Designer, Passiflora Studio
Michael Fleak
Vice President Business Development, Williamstown Bank
Eric Gibson
Co-owner, Sugar Butte Farms
Douglas Greene ’62
Investor, Entrepreneur, and Entrepreneurial Lecturer at Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Julie Harding
Founder, Forever Caroline
Micalyn Harris ’02
President | CEO, North America at ELPRO Services, Inc.
Alex Hogan ’18
President, 3 Promise Labor Services
David Hood ’11
President, Hood Systems LLC
Director of Operations, A Preferred Women's Health Center
Stephen Hunter ’08
Vice President, Innovation and Incubator Operations, Highmark Health
Healthcare Economics Professor and Advisor, AlphaLab Health
Julie Jeffries ’93
Founder, Not Your Momma's Vegetables
Kristopher Justice
Lawyer, Theisenbrock
Faith Knutsen
Director, Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Ohio University Voinovich School
Christian Long ’15
Recruiter and Director of Operations at Northwestern Mutual - West Virginia
Scott Long ’93
Publisher, Ante Up Poker Media LLC
Founder/Chief Creative Officer, Quoz Creative LLC
Kim Luft
Edward Jones Financial Advisor
John Martin
Former CEO/Founder Optimum Companies
Co-Founder Vines on Hillside
Kristin Meeks ’04
Owner of WV Social Media Consultants
Steve Mercil
Fund Development Officer
Appalachian Investors Alliance
Robert Metz ’90
Chief Global Strategy Officer at MAPay, LLC.
Patrick Moran ’18
President, Royse Partners Limited
Wendy Keenan Myers ’92
CEO and Founder, Mitcham Group Apartments
Amy Parsons-White
Sustainability Manager Marshall University
Josiah Partin
CEO at The Valley List
Rocky Peck ’88
Owner, Rocky Peck Sales & Marketing LLC
Jared Perry
Principal & CEO, Sixmo Companies
Chris Pfeiffer
President/CEO at Danser, Inc.
Lindsey Kerr Piersol
Executive Director
Wood County Development Authority
& Parkersburg-Wood County Area Development Corporation
Paula (King) Pitasky ’96
Owner and President at Encompass Marketing
Stephanie Plant
Local Sales Manager/ Digital Sales Manager WTAP
Brian Roach ’89
Owner, ABF Roofing & Restoration, LLC
Business & Marketing Director at Alexander Body & Fender
Tres Ross ’97
Executive Director at The Ross Foundation
Jesse C. Roush
Executive Director, Southeastern Ohio Port Authority
Suzanne Schultz
Owner at Canvas Fine Arts
Andrea Shirey
CEO, One Nine Design
Larry Sloter ’02
Owner at Busy Bee Restaurant LLC.
Angie Stocklin
Lecturer of Entrepreneurship at Purdue University; Angel Investor; Mentor
Amanda Sutphin
Workforce Administrator at OhioMeansJobs - Washington County
Sean Sward
Co-Founder and President at Platinum Companies
Shawn Taylor ’02
Senior Vice President at Peoples Bank
David Tenney ’90
Managing Director, Tenney & Associates, LLC CPA's
Jeremy Turner
Coach, Consultant, Entrepreneur, Founder at EPIC Mission Inc.
Business Development Officer, Appalachian Investors Alliance
Jeff Welch ’77
VP Finance and Administration/CFO, Marietta College
Julie Wilkes ' 98
North American Well-Being & Resiliency Lead & Global Health Faculty;
Motivational Speaker; Author; Entrepreneur
Bill Wilkinson
Owner at Mid-Ohio Valley Employment (MOVE)
Mike Williams
President/Owner at iTech/Advance Alarm Tech
Mike Workman
Founder, CONTRAXX Furniture
Steve Wynne '07
Manager of Client Arrangements, North America
McKinsey & Company
Linn Yost
Founding Member AOMC at Appalachian Ohio Manufacturers' Coalition
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