our team
OUR BOARD
Brandon Marken - Chairman of the Board
Ken Seneff - Vice Chairman of the Board
Mindy Bradish-Orta - Secretary, Jackson Anchor Initiative
Jennifer Rivera, CPA - Treasurer, Lally Group
Nick Arcaro - Elite Machining, JAMA
Steve Rick - Abbott, Thomson, Mauldin, Parker, Beer & Rick, PLC
Tim Rogers - The Enterprise Group of Jackson, Inc
Nadia Abunasser - MEDC
David Shirkey - Orbitform
OUR ADVISORY TEAM
Fredrick Molnar
Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC)
Vice President, Entrepreneurism and Innovation
Brad Smith
Endurance Law Group PLC
Attorney
Karena Mills
County National Bank
Vice President – Lending
Christie Myers
Opportunity Dallas
Managing Director
Dan Radomski
LTU Collaboratory
Director
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Ron Griffith
Spring Arbor University
Special Advisor to the President
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Anita-Maria Quillen
DEP Engineering
President & CEO
Nathan Mack
Downtown Development Authority
Executive Director
Steve Rick
Abbott Thomson Mauldin Parker & Beer, PLC
Attorney
Ronald Betzig
Jackson College
Director of entrepreneurship program
Eric Boorom
Worth Investment Group
Founder
Karen Farr
Eaton Aerospace Group
Sr. Administrative Asst
Aaron Mason
Next Door Photos
Director of Expansion
Ric Walton
Walton Insurance Group
President
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Paul Gruber
Consumers Energy
Manager, Product & Business Development
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Phil Tepley
Small Business Development Center
Director of Technology Commercialization Services
Nick Arcaro
Elite Machining
President
Bill Rayl
Jackson Area Manufacturers Association
President
Mark Kerrins
Private Investor
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Jeff Matzen
Fresh Water Ventures
Director
William Sherwood
Baker College
Program Director IT/Cis
John Rogers
Albion Malleable Brewing Company
CFO
Michael Halacka
Securencrypt
CFO
Cindy Weaver
Walton Insurance Group
Chief Financial Officer
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Jason Sanders
Arctaris Michigan Partners
Managing Director
Amy Torres
The Enterprise Group of Jackson, Inc.
Vice President of Economic Development
Jon Shackelford
Endurance Law Group PLC
Intellectual Property Attorney
Jacob Hurt
Jackson Anchor Initiative
Chief Operating Officer
Cynthia Gascoyne
Walton Insurance Group
Personal Lines Manager
funders
Our work is made possible by these organizations.
consumers energy foundation
Michigan economic development corporation (mEDC)
jackson anchor initiative
the hurst foundation
the phil and pat willis foundation
bond & co
the walton insurance group
gerdau steel
cp federal credit union
the enterprise group of jackson
eaton aerospace corporation
elite machining
securencrypt
jackson area manufacturer's association (jama)
jackson dda
the cardinal group
orbitform
lally group
peak manufacturing
henry ford allegiance
Meridian wealth management
county national bank
lomar
Alro steel
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smart-zone partners & friends
Organizations who help us deepen our impact.