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


Kelly Andrews ’90
Regional Registrar at South University

Douglas Ankrom ’97
Controller
Marietta College

Harry Antonio ’06
Head of Customer Success, paragone.ai


Sarah Arnold
Director of Marketing & Community OhioSE and Owner at Clutch MOV


Tyler Baltzell ’15
Senior Account Executive at LinkedIn

Nathaniel Berger
Director at LIGHTS Regional Innovation


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


Andy Dollman ’15
Financial Advisor at Commonwealth Financial Services LLC


Cheryl Ferrebee ’00
President, Brand Marketing Strategist at Tgg Brand Marketing + Design, Inc.


Michael Fleak
Vice President Business Development, Williamstown Bank


Douglas Greene ’62
Investor, Entrepreneur, and Entrepreneurial Lecturer at Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Micalyn Harris ’02
President | CEO, North America at ELPRO Services, Inc.

Milt Haynes ’97
Commercial Credit Officer at Riverview Credit Union & Entrepreneur

Alex Hogan ’18
Sales Manager, Malta Dynamics


David Hood ’11
President, Hood Systems LLC

Julie Jeffries ’93
Founder, Not Your Momma's Vegetables

Kristopher Justice
Lawyer, Theisenbrock

Faith Knutsen
Director, Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Ohio University Voinovich School

Andy Kuhn ’05
Franklin County Economic Development Commission Existing Industries Coordinator

Christian Long ’15
Director of Operations at Northwestern Mutual


Scott Long ’93
Publisher, Ante Up Poker Media LLC
Founder/Chief Creative Officer, Quoz Creative LLC

Kim Luft
Financial Advisor

John Martin
Former CEO/Founder Optimum Companies
Co-Founder Vines on Hillside

Andrew Mayo ’71
Economic Development Specialist at the City of Birmingham (Retired)

Kristin Meeks ’04
Owner of WV Social Media Consultants


Steve Mercil
Chief Business Development Officer
Appalachian Investors Alliance

Robert Metz ’90
Founder and Managing Director at Armour Life Sciences, 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
Auctioneer

Jared Perry
Co-Founder & CEO at a few organizations

Chris Pfeiffer
Chief Operating Officer 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
Business & Marketing Director at Alexander Body & Fender

Tres Ross ’97
Executive Director at The Ross Foundation


Suzanne Schultz
Owner at Canvas Fine Arts


Ruston Seaman
Managing Member of Glogames LLC.

Andrea Shirey
CEO, One Nine Design


Briana Stephens
Realtor at Exit Realty


Larry Sloter ’02
Owner at Busy Bee Restaurant LLC.


Angie Stocklin
Co-Founder at One Click, Mentor, and Investor

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


Cristie L. Thomas
Executive Director, Main Street Preservation Trust
Gloucester, Virginia


Jeff Welch ’77
Owner, RBIWELCH Accounting, LLC

Carrie White
Executive Director of Morris L. Hayhurst LaunchLab

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)


David Williams
Vice President, Managers Resource Group


Mike Williams
President/Owner at iTech/Advance Alarm Tech


Steve Wynne '07
Manager of Client Arrangements, North America
McKinsey & Company


Linn Yost
Founding Member AOMC at Appalachian Ohio Manufacturers' Coalition
