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Lead Center Team
Ed Garner
Interim State Director and Regional Director - West Michigan SBDC
(616) 331-7486 garnered@gvsu.edu Ed Garner serves as the Michigan SBDC Interim State Director and Regional…
Jennifer Deamud
Associate State Director
616-331-7482 deamudj@gvsu.edu Jennifer M. Deamud, MS, MPA is the Chief Operating Officer and the Associate…
Sienna Mavima
Assistant State Director
616-331-7483 mavimasi@gvsu.edu Sienna is responsible for data and information management of the SBDC network and…
Matti Sullivan
Finance Manager
616-331-7481 sullivma@gvsu.edu Matti is responsible for the financial operations of the Michigan SBDC, including the…
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 comes to the Michigan SBDC with experience that aligns with…
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…
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
Regional Director - Northeast Michigan Region
(989) 590-7743 emmeld@gvsu.edu David Emmel currently serves as the Regional Director of the Northeast Michigan…
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
Interim State Director and Regional Director - West Michigan SBDC
(616) 331-7486 garnered@gvsu.edu Ed Garner serves as the Michigan SBDC Interim State Director and Regional…
Kristi Kozubal
Regional Director- Great Lakes Bay Region
(989) 758-3627 kristikozubal@delta.edu Kristi Kozubal has over 15 years of experience working with small businesses,…
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 Janis Mueller is serving as the Regional Director for the I-69 Trade Corridor Region,…
Annie Olds
Regional Director – Northwest Region
231-929-5091 annieolds@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
Interim Regional Director- Southeast Region
313-672-1108 Wthomas1@emich.edu Wendy Thomas is the Interim Regional Director of the Southeast Michigan Region. She…