Our Staff & Advisors
Main Office Staff
Steven Tannehill, MBA
Director
Catherine Grooms, MBA
Assistant Director
Kelle Warren
Program Specialist
Shelley Weinstein
Training Coordinator
Business Advisors & Area of Expertise
Andrew Barden
Marketing, Utilizing Social Networking Tools (eg Facebook, Linkedin, etc)
Tora Brown, MSPA
Certifications for bidding public contracts, Initial Client Meetings
Mark Colonomus, MBA
Business Plans, Business Start-ups
Don Earle
Banking
Charlie Gill
Lease and Facilities
Nina Grooms-Lee, MBA
Business Start-ups, Marketing, Business Plans, Access to Capital
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
Paul Mazbanian, MBA
Accessing Debt Financing, Business Plans
Diana Meyer, MBA
Young Entrepreneur Program (YEP), Marketing
Gil Murphy
Senior Advisor, Access to Capital, Business Plans
John Peate, MBA
Access to Capital, Advanced Technology Incubator Program (ATI)
Raimone Roberts, MBA
Business Plans, Antelope Valley Representative, AV Masterminds, Veteran Program Specialist
Crystalynn Shelton
Accounting, QuickBooks, POS
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, SCV Masterminds
College Interns and Areas of Responsibility
Omole Abiodun
Website Support; Database Support and Reporting
Rebecca Sameyah
Client Files & Data Integrity
Nicole Younan
Young Entrepreneur Program (YEP)