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- San Diego State University. Fowler College of Business. Fowler College of Business. Management Department. 619-594-3012 email.
- Michael L Sloan on phone number (307) 634-7711 for more information and advice or to book an appointment. 800 E 20th St Suite 110 Cheyenne, WY (307) 634-7711.
The Lavin Entrepreneurship Center at San Diego State University (SDSU) is a hub on the SDSU campus uniting students, faculty, and the San Diego community in entrepreneurial activity. For students, the Lavin Center offers a wide variety of programs. View Justin Sloan’s profile on LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional community. Justin has 17 jobs listed on their profile. See the complete profile on LinkedIn and discover Justin’s.
Lavin Center Board of Advisors
Growing an Entrepreneurial Culture
The Lavin Entrepreneurship Center at San Diego State University is an entrepreneurial leader in a thriving and diverse San Diego community. In order to build and maintain a world-class center we need the strategic and financial support of experienced and committed Advisory Board Members. We are always seeking individuals who can help us achieve our strategic objectives and support us in the community.
The Lavin Entrepreneurship Center Mission
The Lavin Entrepreneurship Center at San Diego State University (SDSU) is a hub on the SDSU campus uniting students, faculty, and the San Diego community in entrepreneurial activity. For students, the Lavin Center offers a wide variety of programs and experiential learning opportunities to supplement their academic experience, as well as individual counseling, various types of business competitions, internship programs, mentors, networking opportunities, workshops, and other entrepreneurship resources.
It is our mission to help students understand broad sweeping trends and see opportunities from an international and social change perspective. The acquisition of these skills and perspectives will provide a strong business foundation and prepare students to excel in an emerging global economy.
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If you want to join our advisory board and make a difference, please contact Alex DeNoble at [email protected]
Michelle Hon Donovan
Partner
Duane Morris LLP
Michelle Hon Donovan has diverse national practices in the areas of intellectual property law, cyber law, litigation and licensing. Ms. Donovan's clients represent a wide range of industries, including pharmaceutical and biotechnology, high-end consumer electronics, software, music, cosmetics and personal care products, real estate development, education, staffing, food and beverage, and social networking. Ms. Donovan also handles a variety of cyber law matters. She has handled security and data breaches and also counsels clients on privacy laws, cyber security laws, and social media issues. Ms. Donovan's litigation practice includes cases involving commercial, patent, copyright, trademark and domain name disputes, as well as a wide range of matters involving contracts, torts, privacy, defamation, franchise termination, unfair competition and false advertising.
Ms. Donovan is a 2004 cum laude graduate of the University of San Diego School of Law, where she was Student Comment Editor of the San Diego International Law Journal and elected to the Order of the Coif. Ms. Donovan externed with Magistrate Judge Ruben B. Brooks in the United States District Court, Southern District of California. She is a graduate of the University of Minnesota (B.S., Genetics and Cell Biology).
Ms. Donovan is a 2004 cum laude graduate of the University of San Diego School of Law, where she was Student Comment Editor of the San Diego International Law Journal and elected to the Order of the Coif. Ms. Donovan externed with Magistrate Judge Ruben B. Brooks in the United States District Court, Southern District of California. She is a graduate of the University of Minnesota (B.S., Genetics and Cell Biology).
Sanford Ehrlich, Ph.D.
Partner
Hall & Ehrlich, LLC
Sanford Ehrlich is the Vice President, Strategic Development for TVPage, a corporation that has developed an online video marketing platform to increase conversion to sales across all web properties. Previously, he served as the QUALCOMM Executive Director of San Diego State University's Entrepreneurial Management Center from 1997 to 2011 and is an Emeritus Professor of Management in the College of Business Administration. His research in leadership, technology commercialization, and entrepreneurship has appeared in journals such as the Administrative Science Quarterly, Academy of Management Journal, Journal of High Technology Management Research, Leadership Quarterly, and IEEE Transaction on Engineering Management. Sanford serves on the Board of Directors of Nichols Corporation, Haws Corporation, and Deep Sky Software. In addition to his involvement with startup ventures, he serves on the Board of Directors and executive committee of CONNECT, a regional nonprofit organization that accelerates the creation of technology and life science startups in San Diego County by linking entrepreneurs with the resources needed for success. For his work in supporting and mentoring entrepreneurs, he is a recipient of the 2000 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award and the 2001 Edwin M. and Gloria W. Appel Award from the Price-Babson Foundation.
Stephen Hoffman
Founder
Modern Postcard
Stephen Hoffman started The Iris Group in 1976 when he discovered a niche in the real estate industry - providing high quality photography of properties on the market. Steve soon moved on to developing brochures for his clients, and within six months of starting his brochure venture, moved his growing business from his apartment into a 1,200 square foot building in San Diego. Steve launched a line of postcard products that offered small runs of high quality cards at an affordable price. The success of this niche product led to a repositioning of the company and a new name - Modern Postcard. Through the years, Modern Postcard has helped over 250,000 clients grow their businesses, making us the industry leader in postcard products and solutions.
Zeynep Ilgaz
Founder & President
Confirm BioSciences
Zeynep Ilgaz is the co-founder and President of Confirm BioSciences Inc, a leading provider of drug and alcohol testing and employee screening products and services. Under her leadership, the Company has been recognized as Best Places to work for and Fastest Growing Company list in San Diego.
Ilgaz also currently serves as a lecturer for International Entrepreneurship at San Diego State University. She is also an advisor to the National Institute of Health, Commercialization Assistance Program. As part of her efforts to give back to the community, Ilgaz started a “We Care, People over Profit” Corporate Program within Confirm Biosciences- where a percentage of sales has been contributed to giving back to local organizations. The Year, the company has formed a partnership with Interfaith Community Services, where proceeds of sales as well as food and health supplies are provided to serve to over 19,000 individuals that Interfaith Community Services serve; to include homeless, veterans and kids at risk Ilgaz received her MBA from San Diego State University in 2000. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Economics and Finance from Bosporus University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ilgaz also currently serves as a lecturer for International Entrepreneurship at San Diego State University. She is also an advisor to the National Institute of Health, Commercialization Assistance Program. As part of her efforts to give back to the community, Ilgaz started a “We Care, People over Profit” Corporate Program within Confirm Biosciences- where a percentage of sales has been contributed to giving back to local organizations. The Year, the company has formed a partnership with Interfaith Community Services, where proceeds of sales as well as food and health supplies are provided to serve to over 19,000 individuals that Interfaith Community Services serve; to include homeless, veterans and kids at risk Ilgaz received her MBA from San Diego State University in 2000. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Economics and Finance from Bosporus University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Mark Monahan
Partner
Inversiones Seguras LLC
Chairman
Lavin Entrepreneurship Center’s Board of Advisors
Mark Monahan is a financial technology executive and the new Chairman of the Lavin Center’s Board of Advisors. He has run many electronic brokerage firms in various asset classes - including CEO of MTS Markets International, CEO of Ballista Securities, CEO of IEB Asia and Global Head of Sales and Service for EBS. He has played a lead role in four acquisitions in this industry.
He is currently a board member of several institutions and was a founding board member of the Securities Industry Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) in Asia. Mark has extensive international experience having lived and worked throughout Europe and Asia, but has recently returned to his native San Diego where he previously earned an MBA from SDSU.
He is currently a board member of several institutions and was a founding board member of the Securities Industry Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) in Asia. Mark has extensive international experience having lived and worked throughout Europe and Asia, but has recently returned to his native San Diego where he previously earned an MBA from SDSU.
Carmen Bianchi
Founder and Director
EMC Business Forum
Carmen Bianchi has been a Family Business Consultant since 1991. She was the founder and director of the EMC Business Forum at San Diego State University, servicing the growth needs of family and closely held businesses. She was the founder of the University of Texas at El Paso Family Business Forum and was the executive director of the Forum. Ms. Bianchi has relocated to the San Diego area and is the founder and a principal of Carmen Bianchi & Associates, a consulting firm in Family Business. She currently teaches in the College of Business at SDSU to graduating seniors, a class on Family Business Management. As a family business consultant, Ms. Bianchi has served as a facilitator for family business retreats, facilitator for conflict resolution and an advisor on a variety of strategic business issues. Ms. Bianchi is also an expert in family systems and the relationship between family, business ownership and the professional roles within a family firm. Ms. Bianchi received national recognition and was elected to be the President 2007-2009 of the Family Firm Institute, the premier organization in the U.S. for professionals specializing in family business and wealth management. The Family Firm Institute in recognition of her outstanding achievements and contributions to the field of family business advising awarded her fellowship status. She was the Conference Chair for the FFI Global Summit 2013 held in San Diego. Carmen is the recipient of the Barbara Hollander Award, which exemplifies Barbara Hollander's love of education and learning, life-long commitment to social causes, dedication to civic responsibility, belief in the human capacity to change for the better, and belief in giving to others generously.
Dr. Gail Naughton
Founder
Histogen, Inc.
Dr. Gail Naughton founded Histogen, Inc, a regenerative medicine company, in 2007, and serves as its CEO and Chairman of the Board. She was the founder of Advanced Tissue Sciences and has spent more than 25 years extensively researching the tissue engineering process, holds more than 95 U.S. and foreign patents, and has been extensively published in the field. She served as the Dean for the College of Business Administration from 2002-2011. In 2000, Dr. Naughton received the National Inventor of the Year award by the Intellectual Property Owners Association in honor of her pioneering work in tissue engineering.
Steven Osinski
CEO
3 Hour Learning
In addition to being the former Chairman of the Lavin Center’s Board of Advisors, Osinski currently teaches marketing courses at SDSU in Direct Marketing and Sales.
Osinski is a true entrepreneur. Prior to teaching, he was the founder and CEO of the SMART Group; a national advertising agency that specialized in serving the direct marketing needs of some of the nation’s largest Mobile / Wireless carriers. He started the company with just $3,000 and built it into over $15 Million in annual revenues before being acquired by TMP WORLDWIDE / MONSTER.COM in 1998. He then served as the Vice President of Marketing for their Directional Marketing division overseeing a half billion dollars in ad revenues for two years.
He is highly committed towards enhanced education. He is an active member of the College of Business’ Board of Directors and has financially contributed towards the establishment of SDSU’s PSSM (Professional Sales & Sales Management) program that launched in 2013. He is also the founder and CEO of 3 Hour Learning (www.3hrlearning.com). An online digital educational program targeted towards teaching entrepreneurs and business professionals the fundamentals of success in sales.
Osinski attended the University of Miami where he earned a BA in Mass Communications and an MBA in Marketing.
Osinski is a true entrepreneur. Prior to teaching, he was the founder and CEO of the SMART Group; a national advertising agency that specialized in serving the direct marketing needs of some of the nation’s largest Mobile / Wireless carriers. He started the company with just $3,000 and built it into over $15 Million in annual revenues before being acquired by TMP WORLDWIDE / MONSTER.COM in 1998. He then served as the Vice President of Marketing for their Directional Marketing division overseeing a half billion dollars in ad revenues for two years.
He is highly committed towards enhanced education. He is an active member of the College of Business’ Board of Directors and has financially contributed towards the establishment of SDSU’s PSSM (Professional Sales & Sales Management) program that launched in 2013. He is also the founder and CEO of 3 Hour Learning (www.3hrlearning.com). An online digital educational program targeted towards teaching entrepreneurs and business professionals the fundamentals of success in sales.
Osinski attended the University of Miami where he earned a BA in Mass Communications and an MBA in Marketing.
Bruce Knowlton
Partner
CPA
Professional ExperienceBruce provides tax services to a variety of privately held companies in the manufacturing, distribution, and real estate industries. He specializes in tax consulting with an emphasis on closely held businesses entities (partnerships, C corporations, S corporations, and LLCs). He also provides income and estate planning for individuals and business owners. Bruce leads the firm’s Private Client Services Practice for the San Diego office. He has practiced public accounting for more than 25 years, and in addition to serving as the tax partner on numerous client engagements, he continues to be a mentor for tax senior managers and managers at the firm.
Selected Publications
“Making the Most of the New Tax Savings Opportunities” (San Diego Business Journal, March 2018)
“Now’s the Time to Reduce Your 2014 Tax Liability,” (San Diego Business Journal, Feb 2014)
“Are You Paying the IRS Too Much? Navigating the New 2013 Tax Laws,” (San Diego Business Journal, June 2013)
Selected Speaking Engagements
What is the Best Succession Planning Strategy for Your Family Business Client? Family Firm Institute (October 2013)
Professional Affiliations
Member and Operations Roundtable planning committee member, SME CONNECT
Member, California Society of Certified Public Accountants
Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Landon Delgadillo
President
SDSU Entrepreneurship Society
Landon Delgadillo is a third-generation Aztec and one of the Dean's Inagural Fowler Scholars. Landon is in his third year at SDSU, studying accounting with a minor in information systems. Landon is the president of the SDSU Entrepreneur Society, a club focused on the development and teaching of entrepreneurs at San Diego State. On-campus he was chosen to be one of the first four students in the Fowlers Scholars program, a program dedicated to the development of ethical business leaders. Beyond the classroom, he has sat on the Regatta board for the Grossmont Hospital Foundation where he helped organized a multi-day fundraiser for Sharp Grossmont Hospital. Spending the summer with Northrop Grumman, Landon has worked on market analysis as well as a congressional campaign with the US Air Force. He will be continuing on with the contracts and legal department of Northrop Grumman throughout the school year.
CEO
Misirlioglu is the CEO of MirKa Investments, LLC, an organization involved with affordable housing development, project finance, deal structuring and asset management. He holds a Masters degree from San Diego State University in Business Administration and Entrepreneurship. During his time in the MBA program, Kursat also took the opportunity to serve as an accounting intern at the Lavin Entrepreneurship Center. His relationship with SDSU is what motivated him to serve on our board. He says “ I wanted to contribute to the entrepreneurship programs on campus. As an entrepreneur experiencing high growth, I wanted to give back and offer reality checks to the students.”
One of his goals as an advisory board member is to provide a new perspective in entrepreneurship. As an executive and entrepreneur in affordable housing, he believes that this new realm of entrepreneurship will add to the layers of the program. Misirlioglu is also anticipating using his resources to expand our internship program and offer new leads in affordable housing positions.
Misirlioglu is passionate about teaching young entrepreneurs to learn about themselves. He says that knowing yourself really well opens up your capabilities. He describes his experiences in entrepreneurship as challenging but energy-filled. We are excited for this opportunity to work with an alumnus of our programs and are excited to see the energy Misirlioglu brings.
Executive Director
Current
As a life-long financial and legal services professional, Shelley’s unique combination of experience, passion, and creativity are an excellent contribution for her objective of helping wealth advisors attract and engage clients through collaborative efforts with other advisors. Since early 2009, Shelley has enjoyed her role as the Executive Director and Partner in 4 unique brands:
The Southern California Institute is a Thought Leader Community providing resources, education, and advice via collaborative think tanks, events, programs, online content, and introductions.
The Laureate Center for Wealth Advisors provides advanced training and support for wealth advisors, such as: Attorney’s, Accountants, Fiduciaries, Bankers, Financial Advisors, Insurance Professionals, and other wealth advisors learn how to attract, engage, and work with their perfect client and their trusted advisors.
Strazzeri Mancini LLP helps affluent families get to the heart of highly relevant matters and resolve messes in the areas of integrated tax and estate planning, business succession, and family governance counseling.
The Founders Group leads business owners through all phases of transition where increased clarity, net cash flow, and market value expands and solidifies choices for business transition: if, when, how, how much, and to whom.
Previous Positions
Shelley has been engaged in the financial services industry since 1986; having held various executive management positions including Vice President of Investments, Compliance Officer, Operations Manager, Sr. Management Consultant, and Business Development Manager. Born and raised in Kansas City, MO (most recently Overland Park KS), Shelley moved to the San Diego area in 2007 while employed with Banc of America, Inc. During her 5-year tenure with BofA, Shelley was second in command of 80 branch locations with 112 employees; extending her industry experience to virtually all areas of financial services, including branch management, regulatory compliance audits, sales supervision, business plan coaching, operational efficiency and national policy review. In addition, Shelley has also successfully provided independent compliance and management consulting for financial advisors and broker dealers.
Education / Accreditation
Although they are not active, Shelley has obtained, and currently still holds, a number of securities licenses over the years (series 7, 8, 63, and 65); has a bachelor’s degree in management; and is a Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA).
Educator
With over 25 years of experience, Shelley often educates advisors and business owners from all disciplines through SCI programs and speaking engagements at affiliated organizations such as Dunham & Associates, Best Practices of America, Society of Financial Services Professionals, WealthCounsel and ElderCounsel, Bank of America, UBS Financial Services, Exit Planning Institute, Financial Planning Association, Fiduciary Attorney Summit, The Center for Tax Strategies and Resources, and more.