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Mark Lowenstein

Current City: West Falmouth, MA

Mark Lowenstein was an Assistant Professor of Business at a small college most recently. Mr. Lowenstein has a wide background in business development, strategic alliances, marketing and international/domestic sales channel management in the software/High Tech industry. He was a principal/founder in two small software high tech startups.

He has consulted with inventors evaluating the commercial feasibility of market and product development for a variety of patents.  He was the COO of a fixed wireless broadband company focused on the Caribbean market. Mark was the VP of Business Development at a software industry non profit. He co-founded two software based scientific measurement companies, one was a supplier of tactical weather systems to the US military and international markets.

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BABSON COLLEGE, MBA
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL, JD 
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT, BA

Fred Witherby

Current City: Niagara Falls, NY

Participated in four small businesses, including one initial public offering and one as

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College, law school (1960s); masters in Federal taxation (1990s).

Janet Shellenberger

Currently and for the past ten years, own and run a tax preparation and accounting business focused on small and medium sized businesses of all types and legal structures.

Six years with Intermedia Communications as Director and Vice President leading Sales Operations and Finance organizations. Grew technical sales support organization from 6 to over 250 employees.

Fifteen years with Digital Equipment Corporation in Sales Engineering and Management. Specialties include hardware and software networking, VAX systems and software. Several years of software development - machine code, FORTRAN, COBOL, ORACLE Data Base systems; etc.

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MBA from Florida Institute of Technology - finance and accounting focus

BS from Univ. of Mo. at Rolla in Computer Science

Authorized IRS tax preparer

Melvin J DeGeeter

Current City: Champaign, IL
Chapter: ECI SCORE

BS, MS - IA State U.; Ph.D - U of KY; 16 years Upjohn (Pfizer) & Monsanto R&D mgnt; 11 yr Technology Commercialization, TX A&M, IN Univ, U of IL; founder/owner of Med-Launch Inc. (pharmaceutical, medical devices and medical sftw consulting); 7 yr as independent crop adjuster; visiting prof in IL school of business teaching technology commercialization (TC); author and publisher of TC book;

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BS, MS - IA State U.; Ph.D - U of KY; VP of Assoc of Univ Technology Managers (AUTM), President of Access Technology Across Indiana (ATAIN), President of Comstock Lions International, Board of Directors member for 3 companies (2 FPO & 1 NPO)

Michael Schumann

Current City: Naples, FL
Chapter: SCORE Naples

20+ years experience in the Computer Industry, including software engineering, product management, marketing and sales. Co-founded high end design oriented retail furniture store, which has expanded to 3 locations in MN and Naples, FL. Hands on involvement in marketing, advertising, contract and lease negotiations, accounting, logistics, human resources, and all of the other nitty, gritty details involved in running a successful small business.

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BA in Economics & Computer Science, Cornell University 1.5 years of Law School at the University of MN

John Roof

Current City: Hudson, FL

Expert in Business Operations. Specialized in International Business Operations. Highly Knowledgeable in Computer Systems. John Roof is a well-rounded manager with extensive knowledge and experience in operations management which includes process Improvement (Six-Sigma – Green Belt), paralegal (purchase and service related contracts coupled with other related legal documentation, Project Management, strategic finance experience that collimated in seven years of experience as a member of the Board of Directors of 150+ million non-profit and IT technology including long-range telemetry and particle physics as well as training, coaching and/or mentoring experience. Professional Qualifications: Both business and technically competent that proved extremely useful as an important member of legal teams that worked on multiple multi-million dollar contracts. Extensive experience coordinating and obtaining equipment global safety certification (CE, CSA, etc.) for the world’s first manufactured MIX systems that were shipped world-wide. Able to analyze a business and offer recommendations for improvement in effectiveness and efficiency, Extensive knowledge and experience in the technical arena that includes IT, satellite remote tracking station equipment and High Energy Physics (HEP) hybrid networks. Effective written and oral communication skills which interfaces well with all levels of management, More than seven years on the Board of Directors of a financial non-profit organization where I played a significant role in in the strategic direction of the organization. Academic credentials: MBA; International Business, BBA, Business Management Computer Literate: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, with more than three dozen technical certifications in satellite remote tracking station and high Energy Physics (HEP) pieces of equipment.

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BBA: Major: Business Management MBA: Major: International Business Training: Six-Sigma Project Management

Bernard Lefson

Current City: Santa Rosa, CA

19 years as Director/VP in Human Resources with aerospace, high tech, consumer electronics, transportation industries. General Manager, Operations Manager, Facilities Director.

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BA in Economics from UC Berkeley. Advanced studies at UCLA and Wharton.

Ray Staton

Retired attorney.

Real property financing and acquisition.

Business acquisitions, businesss organization, business operations.

Business plans.

Non-profit organization, Charitable organizations.  Tax exempt status.

Professional Services management.  Professional services marketing.

Formation and management of business entities; partnership agreements, LLC operating agreements. bylaws.

Contracts, licenses, non-competition agreements, employment agreements.  Independent contractor or employee issues. 

Business buy - sell agreements.

Real estate sales and real estate leases.

 

 

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BA 1965, JD 1974

Alan M Shaver

Current City: Harpswell, ME

Nearly 20 years with two different major American packaged food manufacturers, plus 4 years with a diversified chemical, plastics and consumer goods manufacturer. With partner, owned and operated a multi-unit franchised auto service business. Have been both an employee of a franchiser and owner of a franchisee. Extensive experience in financial management, strategic planning, and business organization.

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Dartmouth College, Bachelor of Arts, major economics Yale Law School, Bachelor of laws, area of concentration labor law Extensive experience in mergers, acquisitions, anti-trust, trademark, corporate organization and governance, contracts, international transactions, and SEC compliance.

Dr. Eileen Hilton

Current City: Kaneohe, HI
Chapter: SCORE Hawaii

Dr. Eileen Hilton is a retired CEO and President of BRANY, a multinational medical research company. Dr. Hilton is an Emeritus Professor of Clinical Medicine at the Albert Einstein School of Medicine. She is the author of numerous peer-reviewed articles, chapters, and books.

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She graduated from Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons and holds board certifications in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases. She moved to Honolulu in 2008 to join family and lives in Ala Moana with her husband, Len Rossoff, a pulmonary physician.

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