YBI - Key Persons


Ayana Beulah

Job Titles:
  • MBAC Administrative Assistant / Certification Specialist

Barb Ewing - CEO

Job Titles:
  • CEO

Bob Sopko

Job Titles:
  • Entrepreneur in Residence, Digital

Bonnie Deutsch Burdman

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Director, Community Relations & Government Affairs, Youngstown Area Jewish Federation

Brian Jackson

Job Titles:
  • SVP / CIO Farmers National Bank

Brien N. Smith

Job Titles:
  • Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Youngstown State University

Brittany Engel

Job Titles:
  • Engineering Project Manager

Bryan Boye

Job Titles:
  • Entrepreneur in Residence, Operations

Chandler Fiffick

Job Titles:
  • Director of EVOLVE Technology Program

Colleen Kelly - SVP

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President

Dana Allender

Job Titles:
  • Entrepreneur in Residence, Digital

Daniel Longo

Job Titles:
  • Engineering Program Manager, Advanced Manufacturing

Dean Jaric

Job Titles:
  • Business Development Engineer, Advanced Manufacturing

Dylan Negro

Job Titles:
  • Application Engineer, Advanced Manufacturing

Evan Morrison

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Executive Committee
  • Vice - Chairperson

Ginny Pasha

Job Titles:
  • Small Business Success Counselor

Heidi Ruby

Job Titles:
  • VP of Operations

James Dascenzo

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Treasurer CPA, Hill, Barth & King, LLC

Jeff Barber

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Jeremy Spaulding

Job Titles:
  • Entrepreneur in Residence, Innovation & Commercialization

Jessica Sprowl

Job Titles:
  • Director of Marketing & Communications

Joe Duncko

Job Titles:
  • Entrepreneur in Residence, Director Software Development

John Reed

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Executive Committee

Joseph M. Chahine

Job Titles:
  • Director of Sales Healthcare, GBS Corporation

Kaitlin Windt

Job Titles:
  • Operations Assistant

Kelly Wilkinson

Job Titles:
  • Dean, Williamson College of Business Administration, Youngstown State University

Kieran Davis

Job Titles:
  • MBAC Business Advisor

Kyle Maggard

Job Titles:
  • Entrepreneur in Residence, Consumer Goods

Luke Politsky

Job Titles:
  • Director of Development
  • Fundraising & Development

Megan Payich

Job Titles:
  • Director of Youth Entrepreneurship

Michael Garvey

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee

Michelle Crawford

Job Titles:
  • Market Chief Financial Officer Mercy Health Youngstown

Monica Anderson

Job Titles:
  • MBAC Financial Advisor

Neil Singh

Job Titles:
  • Entrepreneur in Residence, Emerging Technologies

Paul N. Olivier

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Vice President, Akron Children 's Hospital

Rich Lonardo

Job Titles:
  • Engineering Project Manager

Robert Wollet

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Senior Vice President, PNC

Rory Kale

Job Titles:
  • Program Support Coordinator

Sally Schriner

Job Titles:
  • Entrepreneur in Residence, Sales & Marketing

Samuel Huston

Job Titles:
  • President, Akron / Canton and Mahoning Valley the Huntington National Bank

Scott Shane

Job Titles:
  • Entrepreneur in Residence, Investment

Stephanie Gaffney

Job Titles:
  • Advanced Manufacturing
  • VP Advanced Manufacturing Program

Stephanie Gilchrist

Job Titles:
  • Director of Economic Development City of Youngstown

Stuart A. Strasfeld

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Secretary

Tanisha Wheeler

Job Titles:
  • Regional Director, Minority Business Assistance Center

Tom Metzinger

Job Titles:
  • Accountant