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, an entrepreneurship mentor at Marietta College

Bret Allphin ’01

Director of Community Development, Sixmo City Services

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Kelly Andrews ’90

Regional Registrar at South University

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Douglas Ankrom, an entrepreneurship mentor at Marietta College

Douglas Ankrom ’97

Controller
Marietta College
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Harry Antonio ’06

Head of Customer Success, paragone.ai

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Sarah Arnold, an entrepreneurship mentor at Marietta College

Sarah Arnold

Director of Marketing & Community OhioSE and Owner at Clutch MOV

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Tyler Baltzell ’15

Senior Account Executive at LinkedIn

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Nathaniel Berger, an entrepreneurship mentor at Marietta College

Nathaniel Berger

Director at LIGHTS Regional Innovation

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Nathalia Black, an entrepreneurship mentor at Marietta College

Nathalia Black '16

Regional Sales Manager at Henry Schein

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Michael Bond, an entrepreneurship mentor at Marietta College

Michael Bond

Inventor & Entrepreneur

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Christopher Burk, an entrepreneurship mentor at Marietta College

Christopher Burk

Client Services Manager at Pickering Associates, Inc.

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Nikki Butler

Nikki Butler ’99

Artist and Founder, Nikki Butler Design

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Louise Cruz, an entrepreneurship mentor at Marietta College

Louise Cruz RDN, LD

Registered Dietitian
Reiki Master, Practitioner, and Teacher
Life Balance Healing

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Andy Dollman, an entrepreneurship mentor at Marietta College

Andy Dollman ’15

Financial Advisor at Commonwealth Financial Services LLC

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Cheryl Ferrebee ’00

President, Brand Marketing Strategist at Tgg Brand Marketing + Design, Inc.

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Michael Fleak

Vice President Business Development, Williamstown Bank

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Eric Gibson

Co-owner, Sugar Butte Farms

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Douglas Greene, an entrepreneurship mentor at Marietta College

Douglas Greene ’62

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

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Micalyn Harris '02, an entrepreneurship mentor at Marietta College

Micalyn Harris ’02

President | CEO, North America at ELPRO Services, Inc.

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Milt Haynes, an entrepreneurship mentor at Marietta College

Milt Haynes ’97

Commercial Credit Officer at Riverview Credit Union & Entrepreneur

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Alex Hogan ’18

Sales Manager, Malta Dynamics

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David Hood '11, an entrepreneurship mentor at Marietta College

David Hood ’11

President, Hood Systems LLC

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Julie Jeffries ’93

Founder, Not Your Momma's Vegetables

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Kristopher Justice

Lawyer, Theisenbrock

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Faith Knutsen, an entrepreneurship mentor at Marietta College

Faith Knutsen

Director, Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Ohio University Voinovich School

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Andy Kuhn, an entrepreneurship mentor at Marietta College

Andy Kuhn ’05

Franklin County Economic Development Commission Existing Industries Coordinator
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Christian Long ’15

Director of Operations at Northwestern Mutual

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Scott Long, an entrepreneurship mentor at Marietta College

Scott Long ’93

Publisher, Ante Up Poker Media LLC
Founder/Chief Creative Officer, Quoz Creative LLC

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Kim Luft, an entrepreneurship mentor at Marietta College

Kim Luft

Financial Advisor

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John Martin

Former CEO/Founder Optimum Companies
Co-Founder Vines on Hillside
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Andrew Mayo

Andrew Mayo ’71

Economic Development Specialist at the City of Birmingham (Retired) 

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Kristin Meeks, an entrepreneurship mentor at Marietta College

Kristin Meeks ’04

Owner of WV Social Media Consultants

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Steve Mercil, an entrepreneurship mentor at Marietta College

Steve Mercil

Chief Business Development Officer
Appalachian Investors Alliance

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Robert Metz ’90

Founder and Managing Director at Armour Life Sciences, LLC.  

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Patrick Moran ’18

President, Royse Partners Limited  

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Wendy Keenan Myers '92, an entrepreneurship mentor at Marietta College

Wendy Keenan Myers ’92

CEO and Founder, Mitcham Group Apartments

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Amy Parsons-White 

Sustainability Manager Marshall University

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Josiah Partin

CEO at The Valley List

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Rocky Peck

Rocky Peck ’88

Auctioneer

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Jared Perry, an entrepreneurship mentor at Marietta College

Jared Perry

Co-Founder & CEO at a few organizations

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Chris Pfeiffer, an entrepreneurship mentor at Marietta College

Chris Pfeiffer

Chief Operating Officer at Danser, Inc.

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Lindsey Kerr Piersol

Executive Director
Wood County Development Authority
& Parkersburg-Wood County Area Development Corporation

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Paula (King) Pitasky, an entrepreneurship mentor at Marietta College

Paula (King) Pitasky ’96

Owner and President at Encompass Marketing

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Stephanie Plant

Local Sales Manager/ Digital Sales Manager WTAP

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Brian Roach '89, an entrepreneurship mentor at Marietta College

Brian Roach ’89

Business & Marketing Director at Alexander Body & Fender

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Tres Ross, an entrepreneurship mentor at Marietta College

Tres Ross ’97

Executive Director at The Ross Foundation

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Suzanne Schultz

Owner at Canvas Fine Arts

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Ruston Seaman, an entrepreneurship mentor at Marietta College
Ruston Seaman
Managing Member of Glogames LLC.

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Andrea Shirey
Andrea Shirey
CEO, One Nine Design 

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Briana Stephens

Realtor at Exit Realty

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Larry Sloter, an entrepreneurship mentor at Marietta College

Larry Sloter ’02

Owner at Busy Bee Restaurant LLC.

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Angie Stocklin, an entrepreneurship mentor at Marietta College

Angie Stocklin

Co-Founder at One Click, Mentor, and Investor

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Amanda Sutphil, an entrepreneurship mentor at Marietta College

Amanda Sutphin

Workforce Administrator at OhioMeansJobs - Washington County

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Sean Sward, an entrepreneurship mentor at Marietta College

Sean Sward

Co-Founder and President at Platinum Companies

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Shawn Taylor, an entrepreneurship mentor at Marietta College

Shawn Taylor ’02

Senior Vice President at Peoples Bank

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David Tenney, an entrepreneurship mentor at Marietta College

David Tenney ’90

Managing Director, Tenney & Associates, LLC CPA's

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Cristie L. Thomas, an entrepreneurship mentor at Marietta College

Cristie L. Thomas

Executive Director, Main Street Preservation Trust 
Gloucester, Virginia

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Jeremy Turner, an entrepreneurship mentor at Marietta College

Jeremy Turner

Coach, Consultant, Entrepreneur, Founder at EPIC Mission Inc.
Business Development Officer, Appalachian Investors Alliance

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Jeff Welch, an entrepreneurship mentor at Marietta College

Jeff Welch ’77

Owner, RBIWELCH Accounting, LLC

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Carrie White

Executive Director of Morris L. Hayhurst  LaunchLab

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Julie Wilkes ' 98

North American Well-Being & Resiliency Lead & Global Health Faculty;
Motivational Speaker; Author; Entrepreneur

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Bill Wilkinson

Owner at Mid-Ohio Valley Employment (MOVE)

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David Williams, an entrepreneurship mentor at Marietta College

David Williams

Vice President, Managers Resource Group

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Mike Williams, an entrepreneurship mentor at Marietta College

Mike Williams

President/Owner at iTech/Advance Alarm Tech

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Mike Workman

Founder, CONTRAXX Furniture

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Steve Wynne '07

Manager of Client Arrangements, North America
McKinsey & Company

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Linn Yost

Founding Member AOMC at Appalachian Ohio Manufacturers' Coalition

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