
Our team is dedicated to providing the tools and resources needed to help your business succeed.
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…

Martha Moore
Finance Manager
616-331-7481 moorema@gvsu.edu Martha is responsible for the financial operations of the Michigan SBDC including the…

Hollie Blagg
Associate State Director
Associate State Director blaggho@gvsu.edu Hollie Blagg joined the SBDC as our Associate State Director. Over…

Sienna Mavima
Assistant State Director
616-331-7483 mavimasi@gvsu.edu Sienna is responsible for data and information management of the SBDC network and…

Hanna Burmeister
Marketing Director
Marketing Director Office Phone: 616-331-7489 Cell Phone: 616-430-7551 burmeish@gvsu.edu Hanna is a marketing and communications…

Ian Rogers
Training Manager
Office Phone: 616-331-7262 Cell Phone: 616-401-3045 rogersia@gvsu.edu As the training manager for the Michigan SBDC…

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
Economic Inclusion Business Consultant Office Phone: 616-331-7277 Cell Phone: 616-402-1750 ewingri@gvsu.edu Jamaal joins the Michigan…

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 Office Phone: 616-331-7375 Cell Phone: 616-401-1057 tabers@gvsu.edu Scott is a…

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…

Josh Billington
Disaster Response Manager
Integrated Response Manager billijos@gvsu.edu Joshua has had an extensive career in publishing, banking, real estate…
Regional Directors

Laurie Lonsdorf
Regional Director - Capital Region
(517) 483-1921 lonsdorl@lcc.edu Laurie channels her first-hand experience as a former business owner into a…

Beth Roszatycki
Regional Director - Lake Huron Region
Regional Director – Lake Huron Region blroszat@svsu.edu Beth is the Regional Director of the Lake…

Michael Nunneley
Associate Regional Director - Lake Huron Region
Associate Regional Director – Lake Huron Region (989) 329-1336 mwnunnel@svsu.edu Mike grew up in a…

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…

Ron Stevens
Associate Regional Director - Greater Washtenaw Region
Associate Regional Director – Greater Washtenaw Region (734) 477-8762 rostevens@wccnet.edu Ron’s current position with the…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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….