美国西东大学斯德尔曼商学院创业研究中心很高兴地宣布将任命其创业研究中心的咨询委员会成员名单，任期三年。

咨询委员会由经验丰富和有成就的专业人士和企业家组成，他们代表了不同的商业学科。咨询委员会为创业研究中心提供指导和支持，助推西东大学的学生创业者实现战略目标、并在创业中得到成长，最终获得成功。

斯德尔曼商学院院长Joyce Strawser说：“为了创建一流的创业研究中心，我们需要有经验和忠诚的咨询委员会成员的建议和支持。”我们的顾问委员会成员多年来一直是斯德尔曼学院和西东大学的忠实朋友，我们很幸运，我们的团队中有他们这样的人才，”她补充说。

“西东大学的学生有一个独特的机会，在获得丰富的学术知识基础的同时，让他们的创业精神腾飞，”Verasoni Worldwide 公司的董事会主席兼首席执行官Abe Kasbo说。“我的同事和其他董事会成员都致力于帮助我们的学生在创业方面取得成功，帮助他们将好的想法转化为伟大的事业。”

“西东大学创业项目的一个显著特点是，在创业研究中心的成功的校友企业家对创业学生进行一对一的指导和辅导，”创业研究中心创始主任Susan Scherreik说。“我们充满活力的顾问委员会是这些关系的核心。”她补充道。

咨询委员会的14名成员将开始为期三年的任期，并立即开始支持创业研究中心：

Sunny Bathal，2000年毕业于西东，2015MBA毕业  Virtusa副主席

Frank Cannone, 1991年法学博士毕业  Gibbons企业部主席

Bill Catalano，1986年毕业于西东  WDC Angel Holdings增长顾问和投资者

Brian Fitzpatrick，1975年毕业于西东 Bentley Laboratories, LLC首席执行官

Luciana Contuzzi Gencarelli，2013年毕业于西东  zest创始人

David Gerstein (退休)，1963年毕业于西东  Thermwell Products Company总裁兼首席执行官

Joseph Hughes (副主席)， 1971年毕业于西东  Country Club Services总裁兼首席执行官

Bryan Jakovcic，2009年毕业于西东  Fusion Health总裁兼所有者

Abe Kasbo (主席)，1994年毕业于西东 1999年MPA毕业  Verasoni Worldwide首席执行官

Taseen Peterson，2014年毕业于西东   Gamefuly, Inc.首席执行官兼创始人

Pravina Raghavan, 2001年MBA毕业  Empire State Development小企业服务与经济发展执行副主席

Victor Ricci，2017年毕业于西东  X-Mode Social增长总监

Gabino Roche，1998年毕业于西东  Saphyre首席执行官兼创始人
Peter Tu, 1987年MBA毕业, 1994年法学博士毕业 - Law Offices of Peter Tu执行合伙人

该中心鼓励教职员工、学生、校友和企业家之间合作，参与斯德尔曼商学院的活动和项目，促进创业实践学习。该中心对所有正在考虑创业或已创业并需要帮助扩大其创业规模的西东大学学生起到了催化剂的作用。此外，该中心还举办了企业家名人堂晚宴，邀请校友和学生聚集一堂，庆祝该校最成功的校友企业家和创业家的成就。

该中心有各种各样的项目和创业资源，包括创业竞赛、训练营、创业讲座和暑期孵化器，为学生可以参与体验式的学习，以补充学生的学术经验。Scherreik指出，该中心的任务是帮助学生培养一种创业心态，使他们有自主创业和主动的精神并能创造性地解决问题，这些技能将有助于学生在快速发展的全球经济中脱颖而出。

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Center for Entrepreneurial Studies Announces Appointment of Advisory Board Members 
The Center for Entrepreneurial Studies of the Stillman School of Business at Seton Hall University is pleased to announce the appointment of its Advisory Board membersfor the next three-year term.
 

The Advisory Board is composed of seasoned and accomplished professionals and entrepreneurs representing a variety of business disciplines. The Advisory Board provides guidance and support to the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies in order to maximize strategic development, growth and success of student entrepreneurs at Seton Hall University.
 

"In order to build and maintain a world-class entrepreneurship center, we need the counsel and support of experienced and committed Advisory Board Members," said Stillman School Dean Joyce Strawser. " Our Advisory Board members have been loyal friends of Stillman and Seton Hall University for a number of years, and we are fortunate to have individuals of their caliber on our team," she added.
 

"Students at Seton Hall University have a unique opportunity to build on a solid academic foundation while allowing their entrepreneurial spirit to soar, " said Abe Kasbo, Board Chair and CEO, Verasoni Worldwide. " My colleagues and fellow board members are committed to our students' entrepreneurial successes to help them turn good ideas into great businesses."
 

"A distinguishing quality of the Seton Hall University entrepreneurship program is the one-on-one mentoring and coaching relationships that our entrepreneurship students develop with our successful alumni entrepreneurs," said Susan Scherreik, founding director of the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies. "Our dynamic Board of Advisors is at the heart of those relationships," she added.
 

The Advisory Board's 14 members will begin a three-year term and immediately begin to support the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies：
Sunny Bathla '00, M.B.A '15 - Vice President, Virtusa
Frank Cannone, JD '91 - Chair, Corporate Dept., Gibbons
Bill Catalano '86 - Growth Advisor & Investor, WDC Angel Holdings
Brian Fitzpatrick '75 - CEO, Bentley Laboratories, LLC
Luciana Contuzzi Gencarelli '13 - Founder, zest
David Gerstein (Emeritus) '63- President and CEO, Thermwell Products Company

Joseph Hughes (Vice Chair) '71 - President and CEO, Country Club Services
Bryan Jakovcic '09 - President and Owner, Fusion Health
Abe Kasbo (Chair) '94, MPA '99 - CEO, Verasoni Worldwide
Taseen Peterson '14 - Founder and CEO, Gamefuly, Inc.
Pravina Raghavan, MBA '01 - Executive Vice President, Small Business Services & Economic Development, Empire State Development
Victor Ricci '17 - Director of Growth, X-Mode Social
Gabino Roche '98 - CEO & Founder, Saphyre
Peter Tu, MBA '87, JD '94 - Managing Partner, Law Offices of Peter Tu

The Center fosters the collaboration of faculty, students, alumni and entrepreneurs to engage in activities and projects that advance hands-on entrepreneurial learning at the Stillman School. The Center serves as a catalyst to all Seton Hall students who are thinking of starting a business or have launched a business and need assistance to expand their venture. Additionally, the Center hosts an Entrepreneur Hall of Fame Induction Dinner to bring together alumni and students to celebrate the achievements of the university's most successful alumni entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs.
 

The Center's wide variety of programs and entrepreneurial resources, including startup competitions, boot camps, entrepreneurship lectures and a summer accelerator, provide experiential learning opportunities that supplement students' academic experience. The Center's mission, notes Scherreik, is to help students to develop an entrepreneurial mindset that will enable them to be innovative self-starters and creative problem-solvers, which are key skills required to excel in our fast-paced global economy.