Laurence A. Baiada Center for Entrepreneurship

Baiada Center Mentors and Consultants

Mark P. Loschiavo

Senior Executive-in-Residence, LeBow College of Business
Executive Director, Laurence A. Baiada Center for Entrepreneurship

Mark P. Loschiavo has led Drexel University's Baiada Center to rank among the top 10 universities in entrepreneurship in the nation. Loschiavo is an instructor and executive in residence in the management department, and his areas of focus are strategic management, leadership and entrepreneurship. He also serves on the boards of numerous private and nonprofit organizations.

Milton Silver, Ph.D.

Dr. Milton Silver, through his wide-ranging experience in teaching, writing, and consulting activities, is recognized as a leading authority in management and organizational studies. His specialization in strategic planning and control systems, analysis and design of information systems, and executive and management development and training enables him to integrate sophisticated academic material with the practical management environment. He has helped many governmental and industrial clients with their leadership and organizational needs.

Thomas Bonney

With more than 20 years of experience in financial, operations, technology and business development areas, Tom Bonney brings an informed, broad, and deep level of expertise to strategic and tactical issues across many industry groups (manufacturing, retail, professional services, technology, and pharmaceuticals). He is a recognized expert on middle market operations, integration of acquisitions, European/U.S. business relationships, and business strategies. Bonney also serves as the Audit Committee Chairman at NovaDel Pharmaceuticals (AMEX:NVD). In addition, he serves as an adjunct professor at Temple University, where he teaches business strategy and continues to foster entrepreneurship at local universities as a judge for business plan competitions.

Angelo J. Devita

Angelo Devita is currently the vice president for sales and client engagement for AllOne Health Group – a national health, wellness and employee productivity company. AllOne employs over 300 people with operations in seven states and has clients throughout the world. In 2005, Devita co-founded PTM Solutions, a consulting firm dedicated to assisting companies architect and execute successful sales programs. PTM's clients include both startup companies preparing to launch as well as established businesses that are either lagging in their growth or looking to create new initiatives through differentiation and product introductions.

Heidi M. Gray

Heidi M. Gray is a seasoned sales executive and sales management professional with a proven track record of increasing sales performance and exceeding revenue goals. In 2005, Gray co-founded PTM Solutions, a consulting firm dedicated to assisting companies architect and execute successful sales programs. PTM's clients include both startup companies preparing to launch as well as established businesses that are either lagging in their growth or looking to create new initiatives through differentiation and product introductions.

Terry Wall

Terry Wall, CMC, founder and president of T.G. Wall Management Consulting, LLC, consults on a wide range of issues essential to increasing profitability and productivity. He is a recognized expert on strategy, leadership, and productivity and specializes in strategic planning, leadership development, change management, corporate culture, and productivity improvement. Wall works in a wide range of industries, including service and manufacturing, nonprofit, and large and small organizations. He is a skilled facilitator who also provides coaching on individual, executive, or team levels.

John A. Willis

John A. Willis is a founding partner and CEO of Hunter, a strategic marketing and brand consulting firm located in the Philadelphia area. Hunter has developed a proprietary process of brand development called On-Target Branding to help organizations assess the clarity, congruency and relevance of their brand. Willis works with Drexel University's LeBow College of Business both as an adjunct to the Executive MBA Program where he teaches Strategic Marketing and as a consultant to the Baiada Center's Growth Acceleration Program.

Dr. Hugh Chairnoff '61

Dr. Hugh Chairnoff is one of three partners managing SevenOaks Capital Corporation in Baton Rouge, La., a company providing accounts receivable financing to small- and medium-sized trucking firms. He is a retired executive vice president and treasurer of NatWest Bancorp. During his tenure he was a member of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, a self-regulatory government agency and chaired the American Bankers Association's Funds Management and Capital Markets Executive Committee. As an economist and chief lending officer at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, he published numerous articles in Bank's Business Review.

Jerome J. Neff

Jerome J. Neff is president of DV Corp., an investment company. Neff retired after 60 years in the furniture business, during which times he was involved in every facet of the industry with an emphasis on marketing. He founded Delaware Valley Distributing Corp., Prussia Trucking Co., and Mid-Atlantic Furniture Sales.