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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.

Alan Randolph
Director, Commercial Bank Strategy
Valley National Bank

Brent Britton
Founding Partner
CoreX Legal

David Silver
CEO and President
Instrumental Wealth

Evan Koorse
President and Founder
TSC Miami and Monster Digital

Jane Grout
Regional President, North Florida
Sysco

Kailah Matyas
Managing Partner
Redwood Partners

Martha Hernandez
Senior Vice President
Truist Bank

Michael Vail
President
Hannaford Supermarkets

Peter Cammick
President and COO
New Era Technology

Reid Haney
Shareholder
Hill Ward Henderson

Val Marks
President/CEO
Medical Technology Associates

Benson Riseman
President/CEO
BENSEA Enterprises, LLC

Chuck Papageorgiou
Managing Partner
Ideasphere

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

Jacqueline Darna
CEO and Founder

Jon Anselma
President
Ganick Corp

Lauren Fernandez
Tampa Bay Market Executive
Bank of Central Florida

Mercedes Romero
Chief Procurement Officer
Primo Water

Paul Epstein
Managing Partner
LCG Advisors

Ray Ingersoll
President and Founder
The Ingersoll Group, Inc.

Tom Cardy
Managing Director
TW Cardy & Company

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