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Michael Newell, Executive Director

  • Former Business Development Manager at JDS Uniphase

  • Principal in Advanced Digital Optics, start-up sold to JDSU in 2004

  • Previous roles include Director of Engineering, Product Line Manager

  • Degrees in physics and mathematics

 

Board of Directors

 

Brad Baker,  CEO,  Codding Investments

Dave Dillwood,  Partner,  Dillwood Burkel & Sully

Eduardo Ochoa,  Provost,  Sonoma State University

Eric McHenry CTO,  City of Santa Rosa

Jack LanceMember,  Keiretsu Forum (Angel Investor Network)

Joseph Zils

Lindsay AustinCSO & Cofounder,  Pavilion Integration

Michael Newell,  Executive Director,  SMBC

Peter Walls,  Partner,  McMillan Shureen, LLP

 

 

SMBC Advisory Board

 

Michael Adler,  CEO (retired),  MotoPhoto

Brad Bollinger,  Editor,  North Bay Business Journal

Catharine Bramkamp,  Realtor,  Century 21 Classic Properties

Terry Davis,  President,  Summit State Bank

Cliff Detz,  Selection Committee Chairman,  North Bay Angels

Brenda Gilchrist/Gary HochmanCo-founder,  The HR Matrix

Robert Girling,  Professor - School of Business Administration,  Sonoma State University

Jerry Gladstone,  Consultant,  VP of Agilent Technologies (retired)

Shawn Jackson,  Principal-Attorney,  Law & Business Development Center

Mike Kasper,  Principal,  Complete Executives (former CEO, United Way)

Jack LanceMember,  Keiretsu Angel Network

Elaine Leeder,  Dean - School of Social Sciences,  Sonoma State University

Scott MeinzenHydroPoint Data Systems

Greg Miller,  President & CEO,  Miradia Corporation

Mark Nelson,  VP Business Development,  Nelson Staffing

Richard Pope,  Sonoma Mountain Village Project Manager,  Codding Enterprises

Saeid Rahimi,  Dean - School of Science & Technology,  Sonoma State University

James Robertson,  Dean - School of Business & Economics,  Sonoma State University

Steve Schneider Coordinator,  The Sawyer Center

Pam Stafford,  Council Member,  City of Rohnert Park

Geof SyphersChief Sustainability Officer,  Codding Construction

Lynn Wagner,  Marketing Manager,  DIGI-TYPE

Steve Weiss,  Chairman Emeritus,  North Bay Angels

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