Our Staff & Advisors
Main Office Staff
Steven Tannehill, MBA
Executive Director
Catherine Grooms, MBA
Assistant Director
Kelle Warren
Program Specialist
Shelley Weinstein
Training Coordinator
Business Advisors & Area of Expertise
Tora Brown, MSPA
Certifications for bidding public contracts, Initial Client Meetings
Mark Colonomus
Fashion Industry Specialist, Business Start-ups
Karen Ferguson
Human Resources
Stuart Fried, MA
LinkedIn, Social Media, Executive Development
Catherine Grooms, MBA
Primary Center Advisor, Accounting, Entertainment & Arts Industry Initiative (EAII)
Rob Hall, MBA
Human Resources
David LaChina, MBA/CPA
Accounting, Finance, Business Strategy, M&A, International Trade
Helene Liatsos
QuickBooks, Starting Your Business
Paul Mazbanian, MBA
Accessing Debt Financing, Business Plans
Kevin McVearry
Restaurant Specialist
Gil Murphy
Senior Advisor, Access to Capital, Business Plans
John Peate
Access to Capital, Advanced Technology Incubator Program (ATI)
Jeff Phillips, MBA, JD, CPA
Accounting / Finance, Business Structure, Formation & Taxation Issues
Raimone Roberts, MBA
Business Plans, Antelope Valley Representative, Veteran Program Specialist
Connie Sparks
Business Trainings, Professional Development
Steve Tannehill, MBA
Capital Markets, Primary Counselor
Ben Tenn, MBA
Senior Advisor, Business Startups, Strategy, Marketing Sales, San Fernando Valley Representative
Charles Yacoobian, CPA
Financial Management, Export / Import, General Management, Growth Management, Inventory Management
College Interns and Areas of Responsibility
Brendan Mellady
Client Files & Data Integrity
Elianne Boutros
Client Files & Data Integrity
Robert Davtyan
Young Entrepreneur Program (YEP)