Adam Murka
Vice President for Advancement
Sinclair Community College
Welcome to the Entrepreneurs' Center.
We are a modern economic development organization that powers progress and prosperity through entrepreneurship.
We empower the development and growth of the entrepreneurial businesses with a technology or local main street focus.
Annually, we work with over 1,000 brilliant entrepreneurs to start and grow companies, create jobs, generate revenue, and attract investment!
Entrepreneurs Thrive Here.
We drive meaningful connections and provide significant resources to Dayton based small businesses.
The Entrepreneurs’ Center is a collective group of experienced advisors, entrepreneurs-in-residence, and full-time staff. We’ve walked the walk and whether you’re just starting out and need development and operational guidance or ready for capital investment and need help connecting to the right partners, our experienced team is ready to help you with business planning, mentoring, networking and more.
Meet Our Team
Alan Brown
Pohlman, Talmage, Brown & Campbell CPAs, Inc.
Alison Corder
Creative Lead
EC
Blair G. Mancini
Entrepreneur in Residence
Bonnie Kling
Director of Operations and Collaboration
EC
Chris Buck
Community Lead
EC
Cindi Green
Program Coordinator
SBDC
Corey Myers
Entrepreneur in Residence
David Schoeff
Board Chair
Dr. David Kirschman
CEO
Aerobiotix
Dr. Ibrahim Katampe
Central State
Elliot Reed
Entrepreneur in Residence
Emerald Sparks
Advisor
SBDC
Emily Fehrman Cory
Entrepreneur in Residence
Airship Consulting LLC
Gail Francis Johnson
Entrepreneur in Residence
Greg Meredith
President
Lee Plastic Founder
Janelle Forbes
Accounting Manager
WilmerHale
Jay Nigro
Owner
Liftoff Entertainment
Jay Schindler
G2 Potential
Jeff Banker
Entrepreneur in Residence
Jeff Klank
Partner
Canal Holdings, LLC
Jenna Kelly
Financial Analyst
EC
Jordan Roe
ESP Venture Manager
EC
Karen Posey
Entrepreneur in Residence
Kathleen Marshalek
Director, Ohio Export Assistance Network
SBDC
Katie Ausdenmoore
Director of Marketing
EC
Katie Hill
Entrepreneur in Residence
EC
Keith Bowman
Senior Planner
High Speed Systems Division Air Force Research Laboratories
Kim Frazier
Director, Growth Initiatives
EC
Kim Petro
Certified Business Advisor
SBDC
Kim Woodbury
Director
SBDC
Lauren Tiffan
Director of Strategic Programs
EC
LeKeisha Grant
Small Business Counselor
SBDC
Lindsey Reiser
Independent Consultant
Lisa Crum
Business Advisor
SBDC
Mark Levy
Entrepreneur in Residence
Mark S. Shaker
Entrepreneur in Residence
Mary Kinsella
Career Strategist
Her Engineering Career
Matt Farrell
Entrepreneur in Residence
Nate Sowder
Entrepreneur in Residence
Paul Jackson
VP of Strategic Programs
EC
Scott Koorndyk
President
EC
Shelley Dickstein
City Manager
City of Dayton
Sibu Janardhanan
Entrepreneur in Residence
Todd Bollenbacher
Director of Finance and Entrepreneur in Residence
EC
Tosin Osunbunmi
Certified Business Advisor
SBDC
Travis McCullough
Commercialization Proposal Manager
Trent P. Fisher
Entrepreneur in Residence
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