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Lead Center Team
J.D. Collins
State Director
State Director 616-331-7371 colljaso@gvsu.edu As State Director of the Michigan SBDC, J.D. Collins leads the…
Jennifer Deamud
Associate State Director
616-331-7482 deamudj@gvsu.edu Jennifer M. Deamud, MS, MPA is the Chief Operating Officer and the Associate…
Martha Moore
Finance Manager
616-331-7481 moorema@gvsu.edu Martha is responsible for the financial operations of the Michigan SBDC including the…
Sienna Mavima
Assistant State Director
616-331-7483 mavimasi@gvsu.edu Sienna is responsible for data and information management of the SBDC network and…
Zara Smith
Strategic Programs Manager
616-331-7106 smithlat@gvsu.edu Zara is responsible for the development, implementation and advancement of key network programs, including…
Hanna Burmeister
Marketing Manager
Marketing Manager 616-331-7489 burmeish@gvsu.edu Hanna is a marketing and communications professional passionate about creating positive…
Ian Rogers
Training Manager
616-331-7262 rogersia@gvsu.edu As the training manager for the Michigan SBDC Lead Center, Ian Rogers oversees…
Joshua Marko
Special Projects Coordinator
Special Projects Coordinator markojos@gvsu.edu Josh has a decade of experience planning and leading projects that…
Nora Vollmer
Office Assistant 616-331-7378 Vollmel1@gvsu.edu Nora Vollmer is the Office Assistant at the Michigan Small Business…
Jamaal Ewing
Economic Inclusion Business Consultant
ewingri@gvsu.edu Jamaal joins the Michigan SBDC team as the Economic Inclusion Business Consultant, a position…
Kristi Kozubal
Business Growth Team Manager
616-402-4721 kozubalk@gvsu.edu Michigan SBDC Business Growth Team Manager Kristi Kozubal has over 15 years of…
Scott Taber
Cyber Security Awareness Program Specialist
Cyber Security Awareness Program Specialist tabers@gvsu.edu / 616-331-7375 Scott is a cyber-security professional passionate about raising…
Phil Tepley
Director of Technology Commercialization Services
734-347-0204 tepleyp@gvsu.edu Under Phil’s leadership, the Tech Team has grown to a statewide group of…
Alain Piette
Technology Team Manager
248-931-3886 piettea@gvsu.edu Alain brings extensive experience in organizational development, manufacturing, R&D, market development, technology transfer…
Regional Directors
Tamara Davis
Regional Director- Southwest Michigan Region
(269) 387-6004 tamara.j.davis@wmich.edu Tamara Davis is the regional director for the Southwest Michigan SBDC. In…
Tom Donaldson
Regional Director- Capital Region
517-483-1921 donaldt2@lcc.edu Tom is an experienced business executive with broad knowledge of all aspects of…
David Emmel
Associate Regional Director - Northeast Michigan Region
(989) 590-7743 dwemmel@svsu.edu David Emmel currently serves as the Associate Regional Director of the Northeast…
Tony Fox
Regional Director - Mid Michigan Region
989-317-4623 aefox@midmich.edu Tony Fox serves as Regional Director for the Mid Michigan Region of the…
Ed Garner
Regional Director - West Michigan SBDC
(616) 331-7486 garnered@gvsu.edu Ed Garner serves as the Regional Director of the West Michigan SBDC….
Laura Marohnic
Regional Director - Upper Peninsula Region
(906) 280-5434 lemarohn@mtu.edu Laura Marohnic, MBA, CGBP is the MI-SBDC Regional Director covering the Upper…
Janis Mueller
Regional Director- I-69 Trade Corridor Region
jmueller1@kettering.edu 810-762-9660 Janis Mueller is serving as the Regional Director for the I-69 Trade Corridor…
Annie Olds
Regional Director – Northwest Region
231-929-5091 annie.olds@networksnorthwest.org Annie is responsible for leading the Northwest region serving Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Emmet,…
Charlie Penner
Regional Director- Greater Washtenaw Region
734-477-8763 cpenner@wccnet.org Charlie has been the Regional Director of the Michigan Small Business Development Center…
Wendy Thomas
Regional Director- Southeast Region
313-672-1108 Wthomas1@emich.edu Wendy Thomas is the Regional Director of the Southeast Michigan Region. She has…