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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, International Rescue Committee

Abdulrahman Ibrahim

Senior Childcare Business Program Specialist

Licensing process, application completion, capital access, small business consultation

Alexander Eberhardt

Alexander Eberhardt

Training Development

Business operations, Communications, Strategic Growth & Expansion Strategies.

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Alexis Araujo

Alexis Araujo

Business Advisor

Amy Chapman

Amy Chapman

Administrator

Works with all clientele as an administrator

Amy Duncan, The Brink

Amy Duncan

Center Director

Life science, product-market fit strategy, positioning, voice of customer

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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, San Diego & Imperial SBDC Business Advisor at the East San Diego SBDC

Angela Nagel

Center Communications

Communications manager, nonprofit professional

Anna Kirkpatrick

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, The Brink

Benton Moore

Advisor

Strategy, scale-up, funding, investing

Bobby Edelman

Bobby Edelman

Advisor

Bobby Edelman, a seasoned operator, mentor, and investor with a distinguished career in technology, ...

Brandon Napoli, Center Director at the South San Diego SBDC

Brandon Napoli

Center Director

Start-ups, existing, access to debt financing

Briana Weisinger, South SBDC

Briana Weisinger

Associate Regional Director

Start-ups, operational management, innovative problem-solving

Cheryl Brown, San Diego & Imperial SBDC Business Advisor at the North San Diego SBDC

Cheryl Brown

Director

Government contracting, entrepreneur, award-winning advisor

Christal Juarez Iniguez

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, International Rescue Commitee

Daisy Alonso

Advisor

Start-up, expansion, marketing, capital, speaks Spanish

Daniel Fitzgerald, San Diego and Imperial SBDC

Daniel Fitzgerald

Regional Director

SBDC network direction, grant relationship management with the SBA, state, and more

Dave Churchville

Dave Churchville

Brink Advisor

Dave Churchville is a long time veteran of the software and medical device industries as a software ...

David Zumaya

David Zumaya

Advisor

Childcare business, Tech or Life Science, Start-up, Raising Equity Capital, New/Not yet in Business,...

Diana Barbiani, Advisor

Diana Barbiani

Advisor

Retail specialist, retail/wholesale strategies, military markets

Frank Salazar, South SBDC

Frank Salazar

Advisor

Public affairs, communications, marketing

Gretel von Son, Connect

Gretel von Son

SBIR/STTR Director

Public affairs, small business, research, and technology transfer

Hanna Rico

Hanna Rico

Small Business Development Counselor

Hanna is originally from Ukraine. She is fluent in both Ukrainian and Russian languages. Hanna holds...

Hayato Nakamura, San Diego & Imperial SBDC Business Advisor at the East County SBDC

Hayato Nakamura

Advisor

Entrepreneur, digital marketer expert

Irene Bwayo, San Diego & Imperial SBDC Business Advisor at the International Rescue Committee

Irene Bwayo

Microenterprise Program Supervisor

Microenterprise, program developer/designer, start-ups

James Kelley, San Diego & Imperial SBDC Business Advisor at the North San Diego SBDC

James Kelley

Advisor

Financial and bank lending expert with CFO experience

James Sly, East County SBDC

James Sly

CEO of Host Organization

Sales, value propositions, manufacturing, finance, operations, HR

Jeff Bernstein, East County SBDC

Jeff Bernstein

Business Advisor

An entrepreneur with a strong history of business, who's dedicated to advising small businesses

Jerice O'Malley, Growth Director, The Brink

Jerice O'Malley

Growth Advisor

Data-driven sales & G2M strategy, high-tech start-ups/exits

Jessica Javier, Alliance SBDC

Jessica Javier

Advisor

Start-ups, strategic approaches, sales, funding

Jesus Solorzano

Jesus Solorzano

Business Project Advisor

Business administration, corporate law (Mexico), attorney (Mexico), import/export, Spanish

Jet Bunditwong, Alliance SBDC

Jet Bunditwong

Advisor

Start-ups and existing businesses, restaurants, retail, e-commerce, mobile pop-ups

Jo Marie Diamond, San Diego & Imperial SBDC Business Advisor at theEast County SBDC

Jo Marie Diamond

Advisor

Government contracting, innovation, real estate, life sciences, tech, cybersecurity

Jo Polich

Jo Polich

Business Advisor

Meet Dr. Josephine Polich, a respected figure in healthcare innovation. With a diverse background sp...

Joel Sedeno, South San Diego SBDC

Joel SedeƱo

Advisor

Financial entrepreneur, banking expert, creative professional strategist

Jonathan Irwin, The Brink

Jonathan Irwin

Advisor

Business strategy, funding, scaling early stage companies

Julia Knoke

Julia Knoke

Business Advisor

International Business Driver with hands-on experience leading global, strategic business developmen...

Kylie Alonso

Kylie Alonso

Programs Marketing Coordinator

As the Programs Marketing Coordinator at Connect, I specialize in marketing and events that seek to ...

Leonardo Ortiz

Leonardo Ortiz

Advisor

Start-up, New/Not yet in Business, Existing, Retail, Restaurants, Sidewalk Vendors

Lizette Rodriguez

Lizette Rodriguez

Labor Compliance Specialist

Lizette Rodriguez is the Labor Relations Manager and Labor Relations Business Line Leader at Gafcon,...

Lucas Coleman, Export SBDC at World Trade Center

Lucas Coleman

Director of the Export SBDC

Supply chain management, global e-commerce, international business law

Maha Alkhateeb, International Rescue Committee

Maha Alkhateeb

Small Business Cultural Navigator

Refugee assistance, employment, administrative, speaks Arabic

Marisa Castaneda, Project Specialist for the San Diego and Imperial SBDC Network

Marisa Castaneda

Senior Project Specialist, Advisor

Administrative, intake, restaurant & hospitality, managerial experience, entrepreneurship

Martin Gleeson

Martin Gleeson

Brink Advisor

Martin is an investor and biotech professional, with a focus in taking technologies from concept to ...

Marzia Rahimi, International Rescue Committee

Marzia Rahimi

Childcare Business Advisor

Trilingual (English, Dari, and Farsi)

Matt Alamo, Connect

Matt Alamo

Events & Marketing Manager

Entrepreneur, business, and marketing

Meri Birhane

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

Miguel Buelna

Data & Systems Manager

Data Systems Manager for Logan Heights CDC. Assist with Data Analysis and Maintenance of all Systems...

Miguel Magdaleno, South San Diego SBDC

Miguel Magdaleno

Advisor & Program Specialist

Business coach, serial entrepreneur, administrative support

Mike Kenn, Connect

Mike Krenn

CEO of Connect

Leadership, mentoring, funding security, and entrepreneur.

Mike Olivier, East SBDC

Mike Olivier

Advisor

Cybersecurity, compliance, manufacturing

Natalia Pence, The Brink

Natalia Pence

Advisor

Intellectual property, business development

Pam Covararubias, South San Diego SBDC

Pam Covarrubias

Advisor

Brand builder, podcaster, speaker, visionary

Petra Stegmann, Connect

Petra Stegmann

Springboard Senior Director

Public relations, entrepreneur, and research

Randy Schreckhise

Randy Schreckhise

Advisor

Randy is an entrepreneur and biotech finance professional. He co-founded August Therapeutics and is ...

Rangoli Kashyap

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

Robyn Carlson

Administrative Assistant

Robyn has nearly 15 years of experience in the non-profit realm. She has done everything from admini...

Rosalva Sandoval, South San Diego SBDC

Rosalva Sandoval

Senior Project Clerk

Fellow Jaguar, community supporter, entrepreneurial guidance

Sam DeLeon, Connect

Sam DeLeon

Captial Programs Coordinator

Entrepreneur, investment, finance, business, management, and start-up businesses

Sara Nicholson, South San Diego SBDC

Sara Nicholson

Advisor

HR, management, business basics

Sarah Gyselbrecht

Sarah Gyselbrecht

Training Development

Business operations, communications, military, transportation

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