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.

Parag Amin

Parag Amin is a global entrepreneur with business interests in technology, banking, retail and real estate. He was a member of a team that won the ’95 EMMY for pioneering of Direct To Home (DTH) Satellite TV. In the field of technology, he globally advises businesses and government entities. He is a frequent speaker and recently spoke at the prestigious festival of thinkers. Parag holds a B.S in Computer Science from Stockton State College and an M.S in Computer Science from Drexel University. His company Radiqal, provides solutions for digital TV and Gaming industries and is based in Horsham, PA.

Lori F. Banks

Lori F. Banks has worked in New York City, designing multi-media shows and television graphics. She has worked as a European Creative Consultant for (RTL) Radio Television Luxembourg, in Luxembourg, Paris, and Brussels, where she created computer graphics for television, collateral materials, and consumer advertising campaigns. From 1982-2008, Lori was president of LF Banks + Associates, a graphic design/web and corporate branding company. LF Banks was sold to a Philadelphia design firm in 2008. Since then, Lori has pursued abstract painting. which is being sold and exhibited nationally. She is also teaching and is involved in several new business ventures. Lori received her B.S., from Cornell University.

Tim Bosworth, Ph.D.

Tim Bosworth, Ph.D, currently owns Sherpa-PIF, a business consulting firm. With more than 30 years of experience in market research especially in health care, real estate, and general business consulting, he has authored two books on community health needs assessment. He earned his M. A. and Ph. D. in American History from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his B.A. in History and Philosophy with distinction from Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, Ohio.

Hugh Chairnoff, Ph.D.

Hugh Chairnoff, has more than 40 years experience in financial markets, banking and investments, including Group Head of the Financial Markets Group and Treasurer of NatWest Bancorp, New York and Chief Lending Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. He currently is a Managing Partner of SevenOaks Capital Associates, a commercial finance company. He also has authored numerous articles on financial markets, banking, and investments.

Robert W. Ferguson, Jr.

Robert W. Ferguson, Jr., founded and currently works at the Brownstone Financial Corporation. Previously, he was the president of Mortgage Finance, for the Union Planters Investment Bankers Group and Vice President and Department Manager for UBS Securities. He was a partner in LIberty Government Securities and Vice President of Citibank, NA. Bob earned his B.S., in Finance, Accounting and Information Systems from Drexel University. He also has an MBA, with concentrations in Finance and International Business, from the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania.

Ehud Israel

Ehud Israel is a serial entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in small businesses. Since 1995, he has been the co-owner of Search Innovations, Inc., a boutique executive search firm. More recently he founded infoStrategies, LLC, a company with the mission of developing software applications and conducting angel investing deals. In April, 2010, the company launched the Retirement Calculator with VestingPoint.com. Ehud holds a B.S in Computer and Systems Engineering and an MBA.

Michael Kerman

Michael co-founded ECI Technology when he was 22 and has spent 20+ years in the high-technology industry. He has held executive-level positions in marketing, engineering and line management at several Fortune 1000 companies and has conducted business in over 20 countries. Michael is a frequent speaker, consultant and trainer on leadership, innovation, new product development and corporate change management. Michael holds a B.S degree in Chemistry, a certificate in Computer Science and an MBA.

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. He is a speaker, counselor, and one-on-one mentor with S.C.O.R.E. Association of Philadelphia. He received his B.S. in Economics, from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

Sheryl Simons

Sheryl P. Simons teaches writing through Drexel’s College of Arts and Sciences. She has produced documentaries for Comcast, University of Pennsylvania and Friends of Sellers Hall. Ms. Simons was one of three Americans selected to represent the United States before the Academy of Marketing in London with a multi-media presentation entitled "The Old Lincoln Highway." She has produced over 100 radio features on technology for "Into Tomorrow with Dave Graveline" as heard over the Armed Forces Radio Network. Her next project is a documentary for the Kosovo Film Festival in August 2010. She is a communications graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and earned an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.

Joan Weiner, Ph.D

Joan Weiner is Professor of Management and the faculty advisor to the Drexel Smart House and the Drexel Student Consulting Group. Trained in systems sciences and interested in educational innovation and system design, she works in an interdisciplinary research team, The New University Research Group, with both private and public sector organizations. Active in professional and community affairs, she serves on various regional and national boards.