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

Preet Ahluwalia

Affiliate Director

Catherine Carter

Grant Analyst

Kristin Jesenko

Financial and Grant Analyst

Cara Kuhn

Grant and Program Manager

Carrie Lopez

Data Systems Manager

Aaron Phelps

Marketing Director

Justice Reckis

Lead Grant Analyst

Scott Rogalski

Deputy Director

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

East Bay SBDC

Blair Abee

Business Advisor

Matthew Alix

Business Advisor

Cathy Balach

Business Advisor

Trevor Beatty

Program Coordinator

Paul Bozzo

Business Advisor

John Degaetano

Business Advisor

Charles Eason

SBIR/STTR Advisor

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Shawn Flynn

Business Advisor

Alan Gohary

Business Advisor

Pablo Gomez

Business Advisor

Peter Lou

Business Advisor

Sandra Markus

Business Advisor

Vanda McCauley

Business Advisor

George Parrish

Business Advisor

Shawn Walker-Smith

Business Advisor

Laurie Zerga

Business Advisor

Sacramento Valley SBDC

SiewYee Lee-Alix

Director

Bill Teeple

Business Advisor

Lourdes Arvizu

Business Advisor

Brandon Beverly

Business Advisor

Nick Burton

Business Advisor

Lisa Chacon

Business Advisor

Joseph Cordova

Program Manager

John DeGaetano

Business Advisor

Charles Eason

Business Advisor

Pablo Gomez

Business Advisor

Matt Levitt

Business Advisor

Wilson Li

Business Advisor

Tamika Miller

Business Advisor

Nguyen Nguyen

Program Assistant

Judy Odipo

Business Advisor

Alexandra Orzeck

Business Advisor

Barbara Read

Business Advisor

Bill Ross

Ecommerce / Digital Marketing Advisor

Bob Stackhouse

Business Advisor

Hawa Sultani

Business Advisor

Romi Sunga

Business Advisor

Shawn Walker-Smith

Business Advisor

Macy Yang

Business Advisor

Finance Center

Nick Burton

Business Advisor

Fernando Dizon, Jr

Lending Specialist

Bart Miller

Business Advisor

Steve Roth

Lending Specialist

Restaurant Program

Shawn Walker-Smith

Restaurant Program Advisor

Deagon Williams

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

Butte College SBDC

Sophie Konuwa

Center Director

Ronn Van Dusen

Business Advisor

Stephen Kay

Business Advisor

Ramin Ramhormozi

Business Advisor

Julia Siderakis

Business Advisor

Marin SBDC

Miriam Karell

Center Director

Marcia Barahona

Marketing | General Business Advisor

Sandra Beaton

Marketing and Startup Planning Advisor

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Ana Boa-Ventura, PhD

Marketing | Social Media | Website | SEO

Paul Bozzo

Funding / Angel Investments Advisor

Gina Danford

Business Strategy

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

Ashwin Gulati

Strategic Business Advisor

Jode Hamilton

Program Specialist

Hans Harris

Funding / Loan Advisor

Ginny Kuhel

HR Advisor

Herb Liberman

Generalist Advisor

Anni Minuzzo

Food Specialty Advisor

Alejandro Moreno S.

Program Support / Advisor

Luis Nanez

Business Planning Advisor (Spanish Speaker)

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Laurie O’Hara

General Business Advisor (Spanish Speaker)

José Puentes

Accounting Advisor (Spanish Speaker)

Bill Ross

Ecommerce / SEO Advisor

Melissa E. Sanchez

HR Advisor

Chloé Soroquère

Marketing | Funding Advisor

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Richard Strezo

Funding / Loan Advisor

Robert Toering

Generalist / Manufacturing Advisor

Laurie Zerga

Marketing / Sales Advisor

Brian Zscheile

Funding / Loan Advisor

Mendocino SBDC

Mike Sholin

Director of Client Services

Mariana Almaraz

Business Advisort

Sandra Beaton

Business Advisor

Al Gohary

Norcal SBDC Assistant Director, San Mateo SBDC Interim Director

Sydney Grange

Business Advisor

Julia Siderakis

Business Advisor

Sonoma SBDC

Onna Young

Center Director

Blair Abee

Business Advisor

Cathy Balach

Business Advisor

Rhonda Bennett

Business Advisor

Paul Bozzo

Business Advisor

Dr. David Chen

Business Advisor

John DeGaetano

Business Advisor

Kofo M Domingo

Business Advisor

Evert Fernandez

Business Advisor

Alan Gohary

Business Advisor

Gwen Gunheim

Business Advisor

Charlotte Hawley

Business Advisor

Ann Johnson-Cruz

Business Advisor

Asbury Lockett

Business Advisor

Mani Niall

Business Advisor

John O’Meara

Business Advisor

Bill Ross

Jeff Sacher

Business Advisor

Dr. Dene’ Starks-McGee

Business Advisor

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Richard Strezo

Business Advisor

Shawn Walker-Smith

Business Advisors

Laurie Zerga

Business Advisor

North Coast SBDC

Wil Franklin

Director

Melanie Barnett

Business Advisor

Paul Bozzo

Business Advisor

Jennifer Catsos

Business Advisor

Stacee Cootes

Business Advisor

Alan Gohary

Business Advisor

Gino Granados

Business Advisor

Mo Harper-Desir

Business Advisor

Charlie Jordan

Business Advisor

Luke Kennedy

Program Manager

Nicholas Kohl

Business Advisor

Michelle Lopez

Business Advisor

Tracy Mccormack

Business Advisor

Lorna McLeod

Business Advisor

Ivy North

Business Advisor

Mark Ritz

Business Advisor

Amandeep Singh

Business Advisor

San Francisco SBDC

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Lawrence Liu

Client Success Specialist

Cagla Schaffer

Client Success Specialist

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Jessica Wan

Director

Thomas Camerato

Certified Capital Advisor

Cynthia Cowart

Business Advisor

John DeGaetano

Certified Capital Advisor

Kofo Domingo

Business Advisor

Nnimnoabasi Essien

Business Advisor

Alan Gohary

Business Advisor

Dorenda Haynes

Accounting Advisor

Trish Herman

HR Advisor

Wyatt Lin

Commercial Leasing Advisor

David Mitroff

Business Advisor

Gabriela Sapp

Certified Capital Advisor

Terese Villia

Business Advisor

Victor Wong

Business Advisor

Gwendolyn Wright

Business Advisor

San Joaquin Delta College SBDC

Les Fong

Director

Nate McBride

Center Director

Elizabeth Merced

Program Manager

Sonia Navarro

Program Manager

Kenji Shimabukuro

Senior Program Manager

Blair Abee

Business advisor

Gene Acevedo

Business Advisor

Paul Bozzo

Financial Advisor

Dr. Jorge “Chevy” Chavarin

Business Advisor

Tim Douglas

Business Advisor

Les Fong

Business Advisor

Pablo Gomez

Business Advisor

Pablo Gomez

Business Consultant

Ann Height

Business Advisor

Craig Hollingsworth

Business Advisor

Pamela Howard

Business Advisor

Stephen Keyzers

Business Advisor

Sharon Lee

Compliance Manager

April Lopez

SBDC Specialist

Nate McBride

Business Advisor

Leslie Murdock

Business Advisor

Lucy Navas

Business Advisor

Juanita Saffold

Business Advisor

Randy Saffold

Business Advisor

Chuck Scifers

Business Advisor

Chef David Soohoo

Restaurant Advisor

Richard Strezo

Business Advisor

Lourdes Uranday

Human Resources 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

Lourdes Arvizu

Accounting and Finance Advisor

Larry Hebert

Financial Advisor, Retail and Inventory Specialist

Keith Holtaway

Strategy, Startup, and Access to Capital Advisor

Asbury Lockett

General strategy, Financial, and Manufacturing Advisor

Alexander Pedersen

Director

Bryce Root

Marketing Advisor

Bill Ross

General Strategy, Google My Business, and Operations Advisor

Melissa Sanchez

HR Advisor

Amy Sousa

Marketing Advisor

Sebastien Torre

Innovation & Venture Capital Advisor

Catherine Van Loon

Accounting Advisor

Vinicio Marco Vides

Financial and Strategy Advisor (English/Spanish Speaking)

Vince Webb

Trades and Contractor Specialist

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Porter Wong

Business Advisor

Shasta-Cascade SBDC

Quintin Gaddy

Center Director

Alexander Schrampfer

Program Manager

Bryan Rheem

Business Advisor

Zack Barton

Technology/Cybersecurity Advisor

Rebecca Lehman

Quickbooks Advisor

Lani Lott

Business Advisor

Laura Velasquez

Business Advisor

Andrew Wlodarczyck

Restaurants Advisor

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Porter Wong

Business Advisor

Jason Young

Program Manager

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

Brandon Beverly

Business Advisor

Paul Bozzo

Business Advisor

Lisa Chacón, Ph.D., M.S.

Business Advisor

Maria López Godoy

Business Advisor

Kathy Halbardier

Business Advisor

Tawni Janvrin

Business Advisor

Dan Keenan

Business Advisor

Clint Koble

Business Advisor

Megan Loeswick

Business Advisor

Panda Morgan

Business Advisor

Mani Niall

Business Advisor

Ed Steinglass

Business Advisor

Bill Teeple

Business Advisor

Robert Trent

Business Advisor

Leslie Williams

Advisor

Tim Yamauchi

Business Advisor

Siskiyou SBDC

Tonya Dowse

Executive Director

Niki Brown

Advisor

Heather Dodds

Advisor

Quintin Gaddy

Center Director

Kory Hayden

Advisor

Jason Young

Advisor

Solano SBDC

Tim Murrill

Lead Business Advisor

Blair Abee

Business Advisor

Mariana Almaraz

Business Advisor

Adriana Aranda

SBDC Support Specialist

Sandra Beaton

Business Advisor

Rhonda Bennett

Business Advisor

Paul Bozzo

Business Advisor

Nick Burton

Business Advisor

Leo Callejas

Business Advisor

Tom Camerato

Business Advisor

John DeGaetano

Business Advisor

Kofo M Domingo

Business Advisor

Carolynne Gamble

Business Advisor

Margaret Jackson

Business Advisor

Nick Lightner

Business Advisor

Bill Ross

Business Advisor

Heather Saffer

Business Advisor

Barbara Schwartz

Business Advisor

Teri Sirico

Business Advisor

Dr. Dené Starks-McGee

Business Advisor

Richard Strezo

Business Advisor

Robert Toering

Business Advisor

Juan Vallejos

Business Advisor / Asesor

Shawn Walker-Smith

Business Advisor

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