Our Team - NorCal SBDC

Northern California SBDC

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Meet the staff that helps make it all happen and our top-talent advisors who provide entrepreneurs like you with the expertise to guide their brand, business, and growth strategies.

Advisors
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Staff

Lead Center

Kristin Johnson

Executive Director

Lourdes Arvizu

Assistant Finance Director

Catherine Carter

Grant Analyst

Caitlin Fowler

Design and Marketing Specialist

David Franklin

Director, Special Projects

Kendra Higgins

HR/Office Manager

Kristin Jesenko

Financial and Grant Analyst

Eliza Jones

Regional Training Coordinator

Carrie Lopez

Data Systems Manager

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Aaron Phelps

Marketing Director

Justice Reckis

Lead Grant Analyst

Gabriel Salazar

Client Intake Specialist

Maggie Sanchez

Client Intake Specialist

Sarah Smith

Centralized Intake Manager

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Debbie Toste

Director of Client Services

Kathleen E. Whiteside

Compliance Officer

East Bay SBDC

Vincent McCoy

Center Director

Blair Abee

Business Advisor

John Degaetano

David Imada

Teresa Lakes, M.Ed

Inclusivity Project Advisor

Sandra Markus

Bryce Root

Marketing Advisor

Cindy Turner

Business Advisor

Vishal Verma

Partner

Laurie Zerga

Marketing/Sales Advisor

Sacramento Valley SBDC

SiewYee Lee

Director

Michael Basayne

Business Advisor

Brandon Beverly

Business Advisor

Debra DeBondt

Business Advisor

Ken Freeman

Business Advisor

John Goldberg

Business Advisor

Prasad Kolluru

Business Advisor

Amy Linsley

Program Coordinator

Yuliana Mendez

Business Advisor

Panda Morgan

Business Advisor

Zinah Naseri

Business Advisor

Mai Nguyen

Business Advisor

Kenya Ratcliff

Business Advisor

Barbara Read

Business Advisor

Bill Ross

Ecommerce / Digital Marketing Advisor

Dene’ Starks-McGee

Business Advisor

Lourdes Uranday

Business Advisor

Macy Yang

Business Advisor

Access SBDC

Dennis King

Executive Director

Jennifer Buitrago

Office Assistant

Edward Fike

Business Advisor – Specialst

Nancy Islas

Business Advisor – KIVA Specialist

Margaret Jackson

Business Advisor, Inclusivity Advisor

Indu Jayakumar

Business Advisor

Allie Lopez

Program Manager

Connie Madrigal

Office Manager

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Helen Masamori

Business Advisor

Kevin McClelland

Business Advisor – Restaurant Specialist

Jennie Meehan

Business Advisor

Nga Nguyen

Business Advisor

Anne Orozco Ramirez

Business Advisor

Margie Sanchez

Business Advisor

Melissa Sanchez

Business Advisor

CA Hispanic SBDC

Oscar “OG” Garcia

Director

Sandra Beaton

Business Advisor

Mayra Contreras

Business Advisor

Veronica Corona

Business Advisor

Tiffany Ente

Business Advisor

Edith Gómez

Assistant Director

Ester Gordillo

Business Advisor

Nuria Guerra-Jimenez

Business Advisor

Antonio Lau

Business Advisor

Patty Maciel

Business Advisor

Oscar O’con

Business Advisor

Carlos Solorzano

Business Advisor

Paul Tavernia

Business Advisor

Nick Valenzuela

Business Advisor

Guillermo Vergara

Business Advisor

Lynne Wittig

Business Advisor

Finance Center

Preet Ahluwalia

Affiliate Director

Nick Burton

Business Advisor

Fernando Dizon, Jr

Lending Specialist

Bart Miller

Business Advisor

Breana Palmer

Program Assistant

Scott Rogalski

Associate Director of Strategic Initiatives

Steve Roth

Lending Specialist

Serena Rogalski

Business Advisor

Restaurant Program

Germain Michel

Restaurant Program Advisor

Mani Niall

Restaurant Program Advisor

Carlos Rodriguez

Restaurant Program Advisor

Shawn Walker-Smith

Restaurant Program Advisor

Tech Futures Group

Paul Bozzo

General Advisor

Chuck Eason

SBIR/STTR Advisor

Reena Jadhav

Business Advisor

Mark Klopp

Entrepreneur in Residence

Gurdeep Sidhu

Business Advisor

Jeff Smith

Business Advisor

Gregory Theyel

Business Advisor

Hon Wong

Entrepreneur in Residence

Allan Young

Entrepreneur in Residence

Butte College SBDC

Sophie Konuwa

Center Director

Ronn Van Dusen

Business Advisor

Clayton Ipsen

Business Advisor

Stephen Kay

Business Advisor

Carol Leatherman

Administrative Staff

Amy Velazquez

Business Advisor

Marin SBDC

Miriam Karell

Center Director

Paul Bozzo

Funding / Angel Investments Advisor

John DeGaetano

Funding / Planning Advisor

Kofo M Domingo

Business Planning & Government Contracting Advisor

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Mattheau Faithauer

Funding / Loan Advisor (Spanish Speaker)

Chris Grim

Website and SEO Advisor

Margaret Jackson

General Business Advisor

Ginny Kuhel

HR Advisor

Herb Liberman

Generalist Advisor

Anni Minuzzo

Food Specialty Advisor

Alejandro Moreno S.

Program Manager

Luis Nanez

Business Planning Advisor (Spanish Speaker)

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Laurie O’Hara

General Business Advisor (Spanish Speaker)

Jose Puentes

Accounting Advisor (Spanish Speaker)

Bill Ross

Ecommerce / SEO Advisor

Melissa E. Sanchez

HR Advisor

Jonathan Soffer

Funding / Real Estate Advisor

Chloe Soroquere

Online Marketing / Funding Advisor (French Speaker)

Al Spector

Business Planning Advisor (Spanish Speaker)

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Richard Strezo

Funding / Loan Advisor

Robert Toering

Generalist / Manufacturing Advisor

Janet Wentworth

Marketing / Storytelling Advisor

Laurie Zerga

Marketing / Sales Advisor

Brian Zscheile

Funding / Loan Advisor

Sonoma SBDC

Louise Dawson

Director

Evelin Sustaita Serecero

Program Coordinator

Mariana Almaraz

Business Advisor

Cathy Balach

Business Advisor

Kofo M Domingo

Business Advisor

Evert Fernandez

Business Advisor

Charlotte Hawley

Business Advisor

Ann Johnson-Cruz

Business Advisor

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Adriana López Vermut

Business Advisor

Julie Lumgair

Business Advisor

John O’Meara

Business Advisor

Carlos Javier Rodriguez

Business Advisor

Jeff Sacher

Business Advisor

Heather Saffer

Business Advisor

Kuks Singh

Business Advisor

Laurie Zerga

Business Advisor

North Coast SBDC

Leila Roberts

Director

Allison Valentin

Business Advisor

Melanie Barnett

Business Advisor

Kurt Barthel

Instructor

Jennifer Catsos

Business Advisor

Janet DePace

Lead Business Advisor

Traci Fansler

Business Advisor – Del Norte

Amy Fowler

Business Advisor

Lonny Grafman

Business Advisor

Allie Jones

Business Advisor

Charlie Jordan

Business Advisor

Morgan March

Business Advisor

Scott Marcus

Business Advisor

Laurie Mark

Business Advisor

Danielle Marshall

Business Advisor

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Madison McLaughlin

Center Operations Coordinator

Lorna McLeod

Business Advisor

Melinda Pedersen

Business Advisor

Beth Shipley

Megan Spaulding

Business Advisor

Holly Stiel

Business Advisor

Mary Ann Testagrossa

Business Advisor

San Francisco SBDC

Jossiel Cruseta

Director

Valerie Camarda

Business Advisor

Thomas Camerato

Business Advisor

John DeGaetano

Business Advisor

Kofo Domingo

Business Advisor

Jerry Ervin

Business Advisor

Sandra Garsele

Business Advisor

Trish Herman

HR Advisor

Bruce Jones

Business Advisor

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Lawrence Liu

Client Success Specialist

David Mitroff

Business Advisor

Gabriela Sapp

Business Advisor

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Jessica Wan

Client Success Specialist

Victor Wong

Business Advisor

Gwendolyn Wright

Business Advisor

San Joaquin Delta College SBDC

Les Fong

Director

Nate McBride

Center Director

Kenji Shimabukuro

Program Manager

Blair Abee

Business advisor

Gene Acevedo

Business Advisor

Gene Acevedo

Business Advisor

Shane Barker

Marketing Advisor

Paul Bozzo

Financial Advisor

Dr. Jorge “Chevy” Chavarin

Business Advisor

Kofo Domingo

Business Advisor

Tim Douglas

Business Advisor

Les Fong

Business Advisor

Pablo Gomez

Business Advisor

Pablo Gomez

Business Consultant

Ester Gordillo

Business Advisor

Ann Height

Business Advisor

Craig Hollingsworth

Business Advisor

Pamela Howard

Business Advisor

Pamela Howard

Business Advisor

Stephen Keyzers

Business Advisor

April Lopez

SBDC Specialist

Nate McBride

Business Advisor

Sherri Reusche

Business Advisor

Chuck Scifers

Business Advisor

Lourdes Uranday

Human Resources Advisor

Nick Valenzuela

Business Advisor

San Mateo SBDC

Al Gohary

Norcal SBDC Assistant Director, San Mateo SBDC Interim Director

Laurie Zerga

Business Advisor

Blair Abee

Business Advisor

Paul Bozzo

Business Advisor

Pedro Castaneda

Business Advisor

John DeGaetano

Business Advisor

Jenny Huang

Business Advisor

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Bob Komoto

Business Advisor

Teresa Lakes, M.Ed

Inclusivity Project Advisor

Ben Martin

Business Advisor

Bryce Root

Business Advisor

Chuck Scifers

Business Advisor

Vivian Stiassny

Business Advisor

Gwendolyn Wright

Inclusivity Project Advisor

Santa Cruz SBDC

Brandon Napoli

Director and Financial Advisor

Meigan Butler

Marketing Intern

Pam Covarrubias

Marketing Advisor (English/Spanish)

Doug Deaver

Lease Negotiations Advisor

Jennifer Hallett

Administrative Assistant

Larry Hebert

Financial Advisor

Keith Holtaway

Strategy, Startup, and Access to Capital Advisor

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Bob Komoto

Import/Export Advisor (English/Spanish)

David Mancera

Ag and Access to Capital Advisor (English/Spanish Speaking)

Stacy Patyk

Accounting Advisor

Alexander Pedersen

Operations Advisor

Patrick Reilly

IP Attorney

Bryce Root

Marketing Advisor

Bill Ross

General Strategy, Google My Business, and Operations Advisor

Benjamin Slade

Human Resources Advisor

Catherine Van Loon

Accounting Advisor

Vinicio Marco Vides

Financial and Strategy Advisor (English/Spanish Speaking)

Shasta-Cascade SBDC

David Walker

Center Director

Bryan Rheem

Business Advisor

Zack Barton

Business Advisor

Emily Christensen

Program Coordinator

Linda Fitzgerald

Business Advisor

Ester Gordillo

Business Advisor

Ahmed Hernandez Cervantes

Business Advisor

Rebecca Lehman

Business Advisor

Lani Lott

Business Advisor

Joe Rodola

Business Advisor

John Rowell

Business Advisor

Ashlee Tate

Business Advisor

Silicon Valley SBDC

Dennis King

Executive Director

Victoria Bracha

Business Advisor

Anne Orozco Ramirez

Business Advisor

Melissa E. Sanchez

Business Advisor

Sierra SBDC

Jessica Carr

Director

Kristin York

Vice President of Sierra Business Council

Tanya Barron

Business Advisor

Sandra Beaton

Business Advisor

Paul Bozzo

Business Advisor

Evelyn Fassett

Business Advisor

Brian Gladden

Business Advisor

Kathy Halbardier

Business Advisor

Dan Keenan

Business Advisor

Clint Koble

Business Advisor

Danielle Marshall

Business Advisor

Dave McDougall

Business Advisor

Panda Morgan

Business Advisor

Ean Price Murphy

Business Advisor

Barbara Read

Business Advisor

Ed Steinglass

Business Advisor

Bill Teeple

Business Advisor

Robert Trent

Business Advisor

Leslie Williams

Associate Director

Tim Yamauchi

Business Advisor

Siskiyou SBDC

Tonya Dowse

Executive Director

Niki Brown

Advisor

Heather Dodds

Advisor

Quintin Gaddy

Center Director

Kory Hayden

Advisor

Kevin Shinohara

Advisor

Jason Young

Advisor

Solano SBDC

Tim Murrill

Center Director

Blair Abee

Business Advisor

Mariana Almaraz

Business Advisor

Nathan Andreatta

Business Advisor

Rhonda Bennett

Business Advisor

Janeene D Bier

Business Advisor

Paul Bozzo

Business Advisor

Nick Burton

Business Advisor

Tom Camerato

Business Advisor

Cynthia Cowart

Business Advisor

John DeGaetano

Business Advisor

Kofo M Domingo

Business Advisor

Carolynne Gamble

Business Advisor

Sandra Garsele

Business Advisor

Barbara Gilbert

Program Support Specialist

Karina Guerrero, MMPA

Business Advisor

Jennifer House

Business Advisor

Margaret Jackson

Business Advisor

Teresa Lakes, M.Ed

Business Advisor

Molly O’Kane

Business Advisor

Bill Ross

Business Advisor

Heather Saffer

Business Advisor

Colby Smith

Business Advisor

Dr. Dené Starks-McGee

Business Advisor

Robert Toering

Business Advisor

Shawn Walker-Smith

Business Advisor

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