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The Advisory Board at the John P. Lowth Entrepreneurship Center

The Center's Advisory Board consists of a carefully selected 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

Tom Cardy
Managing Director
TW Cardy & Company

Lauren Fernandez
Tampa Bay Market Executive
Bank of Central Florida

Reid Haney
Shareholder
Hill Ward Henderson

Evan Koorse
President and Founder
TSC Miami and Monster Digital

Alan Randolph
Chief Banking Officer, Growth Markets
Valley National Bank

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

Michael Vail
President
Hannaford Supermarkets

Peter Cammick
Owner & President
Metro Jets Hockey Club

Paul Epstein
Managing Partner
LCG Advisors

Erik Friebolin
Executive Partner
Gartner

Martha Hernandez
Senior Vice President
Truist Bank

Kailah Matyas
Managing Partner
K & Co Talent Partners

Benson Riseman
President/CEO
BENSEA Enterprises LLC

David Silver
CEO and President
Instrumental Wealth

Faculty and Staff Representation

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

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

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

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

Branden Weber '21, M.S. '22
Advisory Board Liason
John P. Lowth Entrepreneurship Center

Schezy Barbas
Development Office Liason
Office of Development and University Relations

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

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

Bert Seither, M.S. '19, ABD
Faculty Representation
John P. Lowth Entrepreneurship Center

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