Advisory Board

The UW System Institute for Business & Entrepreneurship Advisory Board provides guidance on Wisconsin SBDC Network initiatives and planning from business professionals with an in-depth view on the economic ecosystem, entrepreneurship and the organization itself.

Members

Paul Dietmann

Senior Lending Officer
Compeer Financial
Prairie du Sac

Kristina Pence-Dunow

CEO
Hometown Manufacturing
Crandon

Steve Pullara

CPA & Partner
BDO USA, LLP
Middleton

Dan Schneider

President & CEO
WBD
Madison

UW, SBDC & SBA Representation

Bon Wikenheiser

Executive Director
Institute for Business & Entrepreneurship

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Colleen Merrill

Interim State Director
Wisconsin SBDC Network

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Melissa Meschke

Economic Development Outreach Manager
Institute for Business & Entrepreneurship

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Eric Ness

District Director,
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Wisconsin District

Cynthia Gardner

Outreach & Marketing Specialist
U.S. Small Business Administration Wisconsin District

Tammie Clendenning

Lead Economic Development Specialist
U.S. Small Business Administration Wisconsin District