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The Advisory Board at the John P. Lowth Entrepreneurship Center

The Center's Advisory Board consists of a carefully selected, diverse group of regional and national business community members. The purpose of the board is to provide non-binding guidance to maximize the center's strategic development, growth and success. Each member brings in expertise from their specialized fields in a variety of industries, creating a well-rounded resource for the center.

Jon Anselma
President
Paragon Financial Group

Brett Britton
Founding Partner
CoreX Legal

Peter Cammick
President and COO
New Era Technology

Tom Cardy
Managing Director
TW Cardy & Company

Jacqueline Darna
CEO and Founder

Paul Epstein
Managing Partner
LCG Advisors

Maryann Ferenc
Proprietor
Mise en Place

Reid Haney
Shareholder
Hill Ward Henderson

Martha Hernandez
Senior Vice President
Truist Bank

Evan Koorse
President and Founder
TSC Miami & Monster Digital

Ray Ingersoll
President and Founder
The Ingersoll Group, Inc.

Steve Lux
Managing Partner
Topmark Partners

Val Marks
President/CEO
Medical Technology Associates

Kailah Matyas
Managing Partner
Redwood Partners

Chuck Papageorgiou
Managing Partner
Ideasphere

Benson Riseman
President/CEO
BENSEA Enterprises, LLC

Mercedes Romero
Chief Procurement Officer
Primo Water

David S. Silver
Wealth Management Advisor
Northwestern Mutual Greater Tampa Bay

Michael Vail
President
Hannaford Supermarkets

Faculty and Staff Representation

Kostas Alexiou, Ph.D.
Faculty Representation
John P. Lowth Entrepreneurship Center

Schezy Barbas
Development Office Liason
Office of Development and University Relations

Chris Crawford, Ph.D.
Faculty Representation
John P. Lowth Entrepreneurship Center

Frank Ghannadian, Ph.D.
Dean
Sykes College of Business

Giles Hertz, J.D.
Faculty Representation
John P. Lowth Entrepreneurship Center

Dean A. Koutroumanis, DBA
Associate Director
John P. Lowth Entrepreneurship Center

Josh Ray, M.S., M.A.
Faculty Representation
John P. Lowth Entrepreneurship Center

Rebecca J. White, Ph.D.
Director
John P. Lowth Entrepreneurship Center