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San Diego & Imperial SBDC Network Team Members
San Diego & Imperial SBDC directors, business advisors, and support staff are dedicated to empowering your small business. They’re highly skilled in their fields and industries as well as knowledgeable in specific business topics.
Abdulrahman Ibrahim
Senior Childcare Business Program Specialist
Licensing process, application completion, capital access, small business consultation
Alexander Eberhardt
Training Development
Business operations, Communications, Strategic Growth & Expansion Strategies.
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Alexis Araujo
Business Advisor
Amy Chapman
Administrator
Works with all clientele as an administrator
Amy Duncan
Center Director
Life science, product-market fit strategy, positioning, voice of customer
Andrew Silva
Manager
Andrew C. Silva is a Manager at the World Trade Center San Diego (WTCSD). In his role, he assists wi...
Angela Nagel
Center Communications
Communications manager, nonprofit professional
Anna Kirkpatrick
Marketing Associate
My name is Anna Kirkpatrick and I am excited to be working as the Marketing Associate for the Brink....
Benton Moore
Advisor
Strategy, scale-up, funding, investing
Bobby Edelman
Advisor
Bobby Edelman, a seasoned operator, mentor, and investor with a distinguished career in technology, ...
Brandon Napoli
Center Director
Start-ups, existing, access to debt financing
Briana Weisinger
Associate Regional Director
Start-ups, operational management, innovative problem-solving
Cheryl Brown
Director
Government contracting, entrepreneur, award-winning advisor
Christal Juarez Iniguez
Small Business Development Counselor
Christal is a Southern Californian who has lived and worked in both Los Angeles, Davis, and San Dieg...
Daisy Alonso
Advisor
Start-up, expansion, marketing, capital, speaks Spanish
Daniel Fitzgerald
Regional Director
SBDC network direction, grant relationship management with the SBA, state, and more
Dave Churchville
Brink Advisor
Dave Churchville is a long time veteran of the software and medical device industries as a software ...
David Zumaya
Advisor
Childcare business, Tech or Life Science, Start-up, Raising Equity Capital, New/Not yet in Business,...
Diana Barbiani
Advisor
Retail specialist, retail/wholesale strategies, military markets
Frank Salazar
Advisor
Public affairs, communications, marketing
Gretel von Son
SBIR/STTR Director
Public affairs, small business, research, and technology transfer
Hanna Rico
Small Business Development Counselor
Hanna is originally from Ukraine. She is fluent in both Ukrainian and Russian languages. Hanna holds...
Hayato Nakamura
Advisor
Entrepreneur, digital marketer expert
Irene Bwayo
Microenterprise Program Supervisor
Microenterprise, program developer/designer, start-ups
James Kelley
Advisor
Financial and bank lending expert with CFO experience
James Sly
CEO of Host Organization
Sales, value propositions, manufacturing, finance, operations, HR
Jeff Bernstein
Business Advisor
An entrepreneur with a strong history of business, who's dedicated to advising small businesses
Jerice O'Malley
Growth Advisor
Data-driven sales & G2M strategy, high-tech start-ups/exits
Jessica Javier
Advisor
Start-ups, strategic approaches, sales, funding
Jesus Solorzano
Business Project Advisor
Business administration, corporate law (Mexico), attorney (Mexico), import/export, Spanish
Jet Bunditwong
Advisor
Start-ups and existing businesses, restaurants, retail, e-commerce, mobile pop-ups
Jo Marie Diamond
Advisor
Government contracting, innovation, real estate, life sciences, tech, cybersecurity
Jo Polich
Business Advisor
Meet Dr. Josephine Polich, a respected figure in healthcare innovation. With a diverse background sp...
Joel Sedeño
Advisor
Financial entrepreneur, banking expert, creative professional strategist
Jonathan Irwin
Advisor
Business strategy, funding, scaling early stage companies
Julia Knoke
Business Advisor
International Business Driver with hands-on experience leading global, strategic business developmen...
Kylie Alonso
Programs Marketing Coordinator
As the Programs Marketing Coordinator at Connect, I specialize in marketing and events that seek to ...
Leonardo Ortiz
Advisor
Start-up, New/Not yet in Business, Existing, Retail, Restaurants, Sidewalk Vendors
Lizette Rodriguez
Labor Compliance Specialist
Lizette Rodriguez is the Labor Relations Manager and Labor Relations Business Line Leader at Gafcon,...
Lucas Coleman
Director of the Export SBDC
Supply chain management, global e-commerce, international business law
Maha Alkhateeb
Small Business Cultural Navigator
Refugee assistance, employment, administrative, speaks Arabic
Marisa Castaneda
Senior Project Specialist, Advisor
Administrative, intake, restaurant & hospitality, managerial experience, entrepreneurship
Martin Gleeson
Brink Advisor
Martin is an investor and biotech professional, with a focus in taking technologies from concept to ...
Marzia Rahimi
Childcare Business Advisor
Trilingual (English, Dari, and Farsi)
Matt Alamo
Events & Marketing Manager
Entrepreneur, business, and marketing
Meri Birhane
Center Director
Meri immigrated to San Diego with her family as refugees in the 1990s and grew up in North Park. She...
Miguel Buelna
Data & Systems Manager
Data Systems Manager for Logan Heights CDC. Assist with Data Analysis and Maintenance of all Systems...
Miguel Magdaleno
Advisor & Program Specialist
Business coach, serial entrepreneur, administrative support
Mike Krenn
CEO of Connect
Leadership, mentoring, funding security, and entrepreneur.
Mike Olivier
Advisor
Cybersecurity, compliance, manufacturing
Natalia Pence
Advisor
Intellectual property, business development
Pam Covarrubias
Advisor
Brand builder, podcaster, speaker, visionary
Petra Stegmann
Springboard Senior Director
Public relations, entrepreneur, and research
Randy Schreckhise
Advisor
Randy is an entrepreneur and biotech finance professional. He co-founded August Therapeutics and is ...
Rangoli Kashyap
Marketing associate
Rangoli Kashyap is currently a Full Time MBA student at the Knauss School of Business at USD and an ...
Robyn Carlson
Administrative Assistant
Robyn has nearly 15 years of experience in the non-profit realm. She has done everything from admini...
Rosalva Sandoval
Senior Project Clerk
Fellow Jaguar, community supporter, entrepreneurial guidance
Sam DeLeon
Captial Programs Coordinator
Entrepreneur, investment, finance, business, management, and start-up businesses
Sara Nicholson
Advisor
HR, management, business basics
Sarah Gyselbrecht
Training Development
Business operations, communications, military, transportation
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