Advisory Board

Advisory Board

In 2002, the Center for Entrepreneurship created an Advisory Board to provide strategic guidance and community outreach. The Entrepreneurship Advisory Board is comprised of a select group of distinguished entrepreneurs, business and civic leaders, and alumni who help the Center fulfill its mission, set and execute its plans, and advance its overall outcomes. It strives to create an interdependent relationship between the Southern California business community and CSUF’s outreach and teaching efforts in entrepreneurship.

Functions of the Advisory Board

  • Setting the Center’s long-term strategic plan
  • Advising on policies, strategic decisions, and business and entrepreneurial trends
  • Supporting initiatives that advance the Center
  • Providing advice, opportunities, and networks for CSUF students and alumni

Current members of the Entrepreneurship Advisory Board

  • Dr. Michael Ames, College of Business and Economics 
  • Ken Bassman, Bassman and Blaine Inc.
  • Dan Black '67, Entrepreneur & Philanthropist
  • Richard Becktel '77, Southern Counties Lubricants
  • Andrew Carroll '06, CFO Andrew
  • Karl Freels '17, Black Family Foundation
  • Cathleen Greiner, Ph.D., California Community Colleges
  • Raj Manek ’94, Vesuki Inc.
  • David Morris, Royal Business Bank
  • Jonathan Mulvihill, Thin Metals
  • Mike Okabayashi, Okabayshi Foundation
  • Antonela Opris
  • Neel A. Pinge, Commercial Bank of California (CBC)
  • Bill Purpura, Dargon Development
  • Natalia Razeghi '00, US Bank
  • Jayro Sandoval, Sunstone Management, Inc.
  • Janet Steiner, Make Dust and Thoro Packaging
  • Jeffrey S. Van Harte '80, Jackson Square Partners
  • Tim Shaw, RevHubOC Inc.
  • Sridhar Sundaram, CSUF College of Business & Economics (Ex-Officio)

Current Members of the Entrepreneurship Advisory Alumni Board

  • Rachel Smith '18, CEO Coaching International
  • Victor Macias '09, VictorMacias.com
  • Bryan Ruef, 10-8 Systems
  • Lorenzo Santos '17, Operate
  • Josh Worrel '19, Zeba

Board Member Emeritus

  • Ken Guchereau ’74, Guchereau Company
  • Wally Hicks, Affluent Target Marketing Inc
  • Robert Jechart, RJE International
  • Kristen Llorente, Llorente SIU
  • J. Alexander "Sander" Pruijis, Manufacturers Bank
  • Laurie Resnick, ’77, Associated Group
  • Eric Romero, Sunstone Corporation
  • Michael Sawitz, FastStart.studio
  • Ron Stein, PTS Staffing Solutions
  • Art P. Villa, Breakthrough Business Solutions, Inc.
  • Paul Wasserman '87, Founder of Ebates