Meet the Mentors at the Entrepreneurship and Career Development Center
The Mentors at the Entrepreneurship and Career Development Center generously share their time and expertise with the Marietta College community. They engage in a variety of enriching activities, including guest lecturing in classes, leading workshops and events, serving as competition judges, and providing personalized one-on-one support to help students prepare for competitions and advance their careers.
If you would like to become a mentor in our program, please send us an email.
The Mentors
Bret Allphin ’01
Senior Program Manager, National Association of Development Organizations
Douglas Ankrom ’97
Controller
Marietta College
Tyler Baltzell ’15
Lead Account Executive @ LinkedIn | Marketing & Advertising Expert
Allison Barnes ‘22
Entrepreneur, Owner, and Artist, Art on the Move Studio
Nathaniel Berger
Director, Impact Enterprise Team, Ohio University Voinovich School of Leadership & Public Service
Nathalia Black '16
Regional Sales Manager at Henry Schein
Michael Bond
Founder & CEO of Spoken
Christopher Burk
Client Services Manager at Pickering Associates, Inc.
Nikki Butler ’99
Artist and Founder, Nikki Butler Design
David A. Corey ’97
President and Founder, CORE Medical
President and Founder, HIS WAY Transportation
President and Co-Founder, Hydroshield of Columbus
Louise Cruz RDN, LD
Registered Dietitian
Reiki Master, Practitioner, and Teacher
Founder and Owner, Life Balance Healing
Greg Duskey
Project Manager, Contraxx Furniture
Caroline Eells
Owner & Lead Designer, Passiflora Studio
Cheryl Ferrebee ’00
President, Brand Marketing Strategist at Tgg Brand Marketing + Design, Inc.
Michael Fleak
Executive Director,
Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Council
Eric Gibson
Co-owner, Sugar Butte Farms
Elizabeth Godfrey ’09
Senior Content Manager, OffWhite Marketing
Douglas Greene ’62
Investor, Entrepreneur, and Entrepreneurial Lecturer at Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Julie Harding
Founder, Forever Caroline
Micalyn Harris ’02
Director of Business Development at
Offenberger & White, Inc.
Alex Hogan ’18
President, 3 Promise Labor Services
David Hood ’11
President, Hood Systems LLC
Director of Operations, A Preferred Women's Health Center
Dexter Hughes “10
Vice President, Commercial Banker, Peoples Bank
Stephen Hunter ’08
Vice President, Innovation and Incubator Operations, Highmark Health
Healthcare Economics Professor and Advisor, AlphaLab Health
Julie Jeffries ’93
Founder, Not Your Momma's Vegetables
Kristopher Justice
Lawyer, Theisenbrock
Jessica Kopelwitz
Associate Director, TechGrowth Ohio
Faith Knutsen
Director, Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Ohio University Voinovich School
Christian Long ’15
Auditor I at Perry & Associates, CPAs
Scott Long ’93
Publisher, Ante Up Poker Media LLC
Founder/Chief Creative Officer, Quoz Creative LLC
Kim Luft
Edward Jones Financial Advisor
John Martin
Former CEO/Founder Optimum Companies
Co-Founder Vines on Hillside
Nancey McCann ’76
Former Director and Current Consultant
Government Relations, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
Kristin Meeks ’04
Owner of WV Social Media Consultants
Steve Mercil
Fund Development Officer
Appalachian Investors Alliance
Britani Merritt ’14
Donor & Program Services Director
Marietta Community Foundation
Brittany Metcalf ’13
Advisory Solution Consultant – Employee Workflows
Service Now
Robert Metz ’90
Chief Global Strategy Officer at MAPay, LLC.
Patrick Moran ’18
President, Royse Partners Limited
Wendy Keenan Myers ’92
CEO at Ask The Landlady
CEO and Founder, Mitcham Group Apartments
Alex Nourse ’15
AVP Sr. Branch Manager at PNC Bank
Amy Parsons-White
Sustainability Manager Marshall University
Josiah Partin
CEO at The Valley List
Rocky Peck ’88
Owner, Rocky Peck Sales & Marketing LLC
Jared Perry
Principal & CEO, Sixmo Companies
Chris Pfeiffer
President/CEO at Danser, Inc.
Lindsey Kerr Piersol
Executive Director
Wood County Development Authority
& Parkersburg-Wood County Area Development Corporation
Paula (King) Pitasky ’96
Owner and President at Encompass Marketing
Stephanie Plant
Local Sales Manager/ Digital Sales Manager WTAP
Terry Rataiczak
Owner, Kinetic Networking and Information Technology and Services Consultant
Brian Roach ’89
Owner, ABF Roofing & Restoration, LLC
Business & Marketing Director at Alexander Body & Fender
Tres Ross ’97
Executive Director at The Ross Foundation
Jesse C. Roush
Executive Director, Southeastern Ohio Port Authority
Suzanne Schultz
Owner at Canvas Fine Arts
Andrea Shirey
CEO, One Nine Design
Marissa Shockey ’08
Chief Human Resources Officer
Westbrook Health Services, Inc.
Larry Sloter ’02
Owner at Busy Bee Restaurant LLC.
Ryan Smith ’03
Attorney - Manager - Entrepreneur
Angie Stocklin
Lecturer of Entrepreneurship at Purdue University; Angel Investor; Mentor
Amanda Sutphin
Regional Talent Coordinator at
Ohio Southeast Economic Development
Sean Sward
Co-Founder and President at Platinum Companies
Shawn Taylor ’02
Market President, SVP,
Truist Bank
Jeremy Turner
Coach, Consultant, Entrepreneur, Founder at EPIC Mission Inc.
Business Development Officer, Appalachian Investors Alliance
Jeff Welch ’77
Owner, RBIWELCH Accounting LLC
Carrie J. White, J.D., Ed.D.
Co-Founder, Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Experts, LLC (E3)
William B. White
CEO, Offenberger & White, Inc., OffWhite Marketing
Julie Wilkes ' 98
North American Well-Being & Resiliency Lead & Global Health Faculty;
Motivational Speaker; Author; Entrepreneur
Bill Wilkinson
Owner at Mid-Ohio Valley Employment (MOVE)
Mike Williams
President/Owner at iTech/Advance Alarm Tech
Mike Workman
Founder, CONTRAXX Furniture
Steve Wynne '07
Manager of Client Arrangements, North America
McKinsey & Company
Tao Wu
Chief Operation Officer
SAI Tech
Linn Yost
Founding Member AOMC at Appalachian Ohio Manufacturers' Coalition
Follow Entrepreneurship on Social Media
