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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
Ganick Corp

Peter Cammick
President and COO
New Era Technology

Paul Epstein
Managing Partner
LCG Advisors

Erik Friebolin
Executive Partner
Gartner

Reid Haney
Shareholder
Hill Ward Henderson

Ray Ingersoll
President and Founder
The Ingersoll Group Inc

Kailah Matyas
Managing Partner
Redwood Partners

Chuck Papageorgiou
Managing Partner
Ideasphere

Benson Riseman
President/CEO
BENSEA Enterprises LLC

David Silver
CEO and President
Instrumental Wealth

Brent Britton
Founding Partner
CoreX Legal

Tom Cardy
Managing Director
TW Cardy & Company

Lauren Fernandez
Tampa Bay Market Executive
Bank of Central Florida

Jane Grout
Regional President, North Florida
Sysco

Martha Hernandez
Senior Vice President
Truist Bank

Evan Koorse
President and Founder
TSC Miami and Monster Digital

Donna Palumbo-Miele
Founder and Managing Director
Concordia Supply Chain Group

Alan Randolph
Director, Commercial Bank Strategy
Valley National Bank

Avin Samtani
Co-Founder & CEO
Aqua Vault Inc & Venetian Capital Partners LLC

Michael Vail
President
Hannaford Supermarkets

Faculty and Staff Representation

Chris Crawford, Ph.D.
Faculty Representation

John P. Lowth Entrepreneurship Center

Frank Ghannadian, Ph.D.
Dean

Sykes College of Business

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

Rebecca J. White, Ph.D.
Director

John P. Lowth Entrepreneurship Center

Dean A. Koutroumanis, DBA
Associate Director

John P. Lowth Entrepreneurship Center

Giles Hertz, J.D.
Faculty Representation

John P. Lowth Entrepreneurship Center

Kostas Alexiou, Ph.D.
Faculty Representation

John P. Lowth Entrepreneurship Center

Schezy Barbas
Development Office Liason

Office of Development and University Relations