Indiana Small Business Development Center



 


 




Small Business
Development Center Staff

    JANET A. FYE                                                                                Position: Regional Director
Education:
  BA in Sociology, Indiana University South Bend
Experience:
  Director of Training, Interlogic Systems, Inc./CNA Unisource
Director of Training and Development, Valley American Bank
Business Administration Department Chairperson, Ivy Tech State College
Area Sales Manager, J.L Hudson's
Vice President of Administration, Partners in Futures
    Current position since 1999
   
    JIM GREGAR                                                                              Position: Associate Director
Education:
 

BS in Marketing, University of Wisconsin (Whitewater)
MBA in Management, Indiana Wesleyan University
Ed.D. in Business Education, University of Minnesota (Minneapolis)

Experience:
  Business Professor, University of Wisconsin (Whitewater)
Director of Small Business Institute, University of Wisconsin
  Current position since 1988
   
   ALAN D. STEELE                                                                            Position: Business Advisor
Education:
 

BS in Business Administration, Indiana University South Bend
Strategic Planning Program, Michigan State University

Experience:
 

Vice President of Industrial Services, Goodwill Industries of Michiana, Inc.
Director of Sales and Marketing, Fapco, Inc.
Director of Sales and Marketing-Filtration Products, Blocksom & Co.
Sleep Products Sales & Marketing Manager, Kinder Manufacturing

    Current position since 2008
   
    MELVIN B. WAKS                                                          Position: Business Advisor (part-time)
Education:
  BS in Business, Northeastern University, Boston, MA
Experience:
  Owner of manufacturing, warehousing, and retailing businesses
  Current position since 1987
   
    ROBERT R. YORK                                                          Position: Business Advisor (part-time)
Education:
 

BS in Accounting, Husson College, Bangor, ME
MBA, Indiana University

Experience:
 

Accounting and Tax Instructor, Indiana University South Bend

Internal Revenue Agent, Internal Revenue Service

    Current position since 2006
   
    JAMES E. ACHESON                  Position: Business Advisor (part-time)-Elkhart Satellite Office
Education:
  BS in Civil Engineering, Indiana Institute of Technology, Fort Wayne
Experience:
  Division Supervisor, Key Accounts Representative, NIPSCO
Consulting Engineer, Phillip Schnelker, Inc.
Assistant Chief Water Pollution Control Engineer, City of Fort Wayne
    Current position since 2001
   
    VERONIQUE (RONNIE) MACKOWIAK                                                Position: Office Manager
Education:
 

Accounting Technical Certificate, A.S. in Administrative Office Technology,
Ivy Tech State College
Business Management Courses, Indiana Wesleyan University

Experience:
  Administrative Assistant, Reinke Construction Corporation
Mathews-Purucker-Anella Architects, and Schafer Gear Works, Inc.
Project Clerk, URS Greiner, Inc. and MPA Architects
      Current position since 1998
   
    LISA M. GUZOWSKI                                            Position: Administrative Assistant (part-time)
Education:
  Supervisory workshops, University of Notre Dame
Supervisory workshops and core classes in degree program,
Indiana University South Bend
Experience:
  Training and New Accounts, Valley American Bank
    Branch Manager, Norwest Bank and Notre Dame Credit Union
  Current position since 2000
     

 



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