Matthew Adam

Matthew is an associate attorney for Moyer and Bergman PLC in Cedar Rapids. He specializes in business, real estate, tax, and criminal defense law. Previously, he worked for Leff, Haupert, Traw & Willman LLP as an associate attorney and served as a legal research assistant at The University of Iowa.

Education:
Truman State University, B.S. in Finance, 1998
The University of Iowa, J.D., 2002
The University of Iowa, MBA, 2002

Academic Courses:
Legal Aspects of Entrepreneurship (6T:145)

Contact: madam@moyerbergman.com

Lynn Allendorf

Having broad experience in team building and team dynamics gives Lynn Allendorf an edge as an instructor of entrepreneurial subjects in the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center. Lynn also serves as JPEC's managing director, BELL & Community Outreach. As vice president of product development for The Learning Company's Parsons Technology Division, Lynn managed the development and marketing of the company's $30 million productivity division including the Quicken Family Lawyer product line, serving the company in various capacities before founding her own company, 215 Technology Inc. in 1999. Her extensive experience in software development also includes the Silicon Valley companies Intuit and Broderbund as well as Rockwell Collins. In addition to teaching, Lynn has recently been involved with Optimal Electronics Corporation, an early phase start-up company based in Iowa City. Her expertise is in consumer product marketing, both direct and retail, software development, and entrepreneurship.

Education:
The University of Iowa, B.S. in Mathematics, Computer Science, and Economics, 1986
The University of Iowa, MBA, 1997

Academic Courses:
Entrepreneurial Marketing (6T:134 and 6T:234)
Entrepreneurship: Business Consulting (6T:192)
Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation (6T:146)

Contact: lynn-allendorf@uiowa.edu

Jay Christensen-Szalanski

Jay has more than 25 years of experience in health care, consulting, and management. His teaching experience includes resolving conflict, changing organizational cultures, improving negotiation skills, structuring complex decisions, generating creative problem solutions, managing an angry public, and improving the cost-effectiveness of health care. Jay currently has ownership in two Iowa-based companies.

Education:
Harvard University, A.B., Magna Cum Laude, Behavioral Biology, 1975
University of Washington, Ph.D. in Psychology, 1978
University of Washington, M.P.H. in Health Services Administration, 1979

Academic Courses:
Introduction to Management (6J:048)
Management in Organizations (6N:212)
Managing Conflict (6J:242)
Negotiations (6J:156)

Contact: jay-christensen-szalanski@uiowa.edu

Joseph (Joe) George

Joe retired in January 2007 after 24 years as the executive vice president of media research consulting firm Frank N. Magid Associates Inc. He was actively involved in the start-up of the firm's international and entertainment divisions and also oversaw sales and marketing for other divisions of the firm. Following the international office opening in 1989, Joe assisted with the launch of seven national television networks in Europe, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. Prior to Magid, he was vice president and general manager for CBS affiliates in Texas and Mississippi, leading both from 3rd place to 1st place in overall ratings. Joe has consulted a number of broadcast, publishing, entertainment, and general industry clients both in the United States and abroad and was the 2002 Hearst Visiting Professional at the Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University.

Education:
University of Mississippi, BAE in Speech, 1970
Louisiana State University, School of Banking of the South, 1976

Academic Courses:
Entrepreneurial Marketing (6T:134)

Contact: joseph-george@uiowa.edu

Rob Gettemy

Rob is cofounder and president of 1M4JC.com, which is a Christian T-shirt sales and social networking site launching in early 2008. He is also is a partner in Acceleration Management Group, a start-up consulting firm focusing on high potential technology companies. Previously, Rob started and sold two business-to-business service companies. In addition, he has 15 years of corporate executive management experience with an emphasis on merger and acquisition integration, operations, and marketing.

Education:
University of Northern Iowa, B.A. in Economics, 1987
Drake University, MBA, 1989

Academic Courses:
Entrepreneurship and New Business Formation (6T:120)

Contact: robert-gettemy@uiowa.edu

Scott Hauser

Scott is a director at RSM McGladrey Inc., the leading national business consulting, accounting, and tax firm that focuses on middle-market owner-managed companies. Scott's business consulting role includes assisting clients with strategy, profit improvement, acquisitions, business process improvements, obtaining expansion financing, and other miscellaneous assistance. Prior to RSM McGladrey, Scott was employed in a variety of capacities, including finance manager, director of administrative services, and senior auditor for a wide variety of entities.

Education:
B.A. in Accounting, 1984
University of Northern Iowa, MBA, 1993

Academic Courses:
Capital Acquisition and Cash Flow Management (6T:133)

Contact: scott.hauser@rsmi.com

David K. Hensley

David is executive director of JPEC and clinical professor in the Department of Management and Organizations in the Henry B. Tippie College of Business. He has more than 20 years of experience in entrepreneurial education, business consulting, and management. David's teaching experience includes advanced entrepreneurship courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels; community entrepreneurial education courses in the classroom and through distance learning technology; Iowa high school teacher training programs; and youth summer camps. He has provided start-up and management consulting services to several companies throughout the Midwest, specializing in business planning, financial analysis, and business valuation. David currently has ownership in three Iowa-based companies.

Education:
The University of Iowa, B.S. in Economics and Political Science, 1986
University of Missouri-Kansas City, MBA, 1992
University of Missouri-Kansas City, Doctoral Candidate

Academic Courses:
Entrepreneurship and Innovation (6T:120 and 6T:220)

Entrepreneurial Strategy (6J:125)

Entrepreneurial Finance (6T:133)

Practicum in Entrepreneurship (6T:191)
Entrepreneurship: Business Consulting (6T:192 and 6T:292)
Entrepreneurship: Advanced Business Planning (6T:194 and 6T:294)

Contact: david-hensley@uiowa.edu

Kirk Hiland

Kirk started his real estate career as a sophomore at The University of Iowa. For many years, he was a brokerage sales manager and then became active in land development and residential and commercial construction while owning his own brokerage in Cedar Rapids. With more than 30 years of experience in the field, Kirk is a certified general real property appraiser in Iowa. He currently works as a broker associate at NAI Iowa Realty Commercial, specializing in commercial leasing and sales and land development and investment.

Education:
The University of Iowa, BBA in Financial Management, 1976

Academic Courses:
Seminar in Entrepreneurship: Commercial Real Estate (6T:190)

Contact: (319) 335-1022

Bob Holland

Bob is a principal associate of NAI in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He has 27 years of exclusive commercial real estate activity with NAI and is backed by 25 years of corporate industrial experience in production, sales and marketing, and administrative responsibilities. Start-up, ownership, and sale of a successful 22-year-old small business provides an experienced base for handling the sale of local businesses and franchises. Bob has a strong background in lease negotiations.

Education:
Yale University, B.A., 1950

Academic Courses:
Seminar in Entrepreneurship: Real Estate (6T:190:SCA)

Contact: bholland@mcleodusa.net

Dennis Jordan

Dennis Jordan, Vice President Economic Development has been with Priority One, Economic Development Division, Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce since January 2001. He is primarily responsible for marketing to target industry companies throughout the United States and Canada and managing corporate headquarter relationships of existing companies on behalf of the private and public sector. He is also responsible for developing relationships with wind energy equipment manufacturers and component suppliers throughout Europe. Prior to joining Priority One, he was a Private Banking Officer with Firstar Bank/US Bank in Cedar Rapids. He had previously served, as Director of Client Services for Terry, Lockridge & Dunn, Inc., a regional accounting and a financial service firm and was with the Department of Consumer Affairs for Amana Refrigeration, which is now part of Whirlpool Corporation.

Education:
Kirkwood Community College
The University of Northern Iowa, B.A. Marketing
The University of Iowa, MBA

Academic Courses:
In the Spring of 2010, Dennis will be serving as an Adjunct Lecturer for the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center at the University of Iowa.

Contact: dennis-jordan@uiowa.edu

Richard McCarty

Rich has 34 years of management and professional experience in the following industries: parts manufacturing, hybrid seed research & production, computer hardware/software design & production, wholesale distribution, banking and securities investments, maritime transportation, and the aluminum industry. He received his Series 7 Brokers license in 1991.

Education:
The University of Northern Iowa, B.A. in Accounting, 1973

Academic Courses:
Entrepreneurship and New Business Formation (6T:120)

Managing the Growth Business (6T:150 & 250)

Capital Acquisition & Cash Flow Management (6T:133)

Entrepreneurship: Business Consulting (6T:192)

Entrepreneurship: Advanced Business Planning (6T:194)

Contact: richard-c-mccarty@uiowa.edu

Dennis Schrag

Dennis is a faculty member in the Department of Management and Organizations in the Tippie College of Business at The University of Iowa. He is also the owner of The Longview Group, a new management consulting firm that specializes in professional service firms. Prior to joining The University of Iowa, Dennis was the corporate marketing manager of The Stanley Group in Muscatine, Iowa. Dennis was responsible for marketing functions and sales support coordination, including market research. He has also served as the director of marketing and the manager of human resources at Howard R. Green Company Consulting Engineers and the CEO of the Amana Society Inc.

Education:
Southern Methodist University, B.A. in Political Science and Art, 1969
The University of Iowa, M.A. in Education/Curriculum, 1972
Drake University, Doctor of Education in Educational Management, 1982

Academic Courses:
Developing a Professional Service Business (6T:210)
Entrepreneurship and New Business Formation (6T:120 and 6T:220)

Contact: dennis-schrag@uiowa.edu

John Spitzer

John is a clinical professor of finance at the Henry B. Tippie College of Business at The University of Iowa. He is also the treasurer for the Eastern Iowa Angel Investors LLC, a group of more than 20 individual investors who have pooled their funds for business investment. Management of the funds and the investment decisions are accomplished as a group, following a series of internally adopted procedures and guidelines. Before joining The University of Iowa in 1995, John was a vice president at Salomon Brothers Inc; vice president at Fannie Mae; senior economist at the Federal Reserve Board; and vice president and managing director at the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco.

Education:
Stanford University, B.S. in Mathematics, 1966
The University of Iowa, M.S. in Computer Science, 1967
Duke University, Ph.D. in Economics, 1975

Academic Courses:
Capital Acquisition and Cash Flow Management (6T:233)

Contact: john-spitzer@uiowa.edu

Joseph Sulentic

Joseph started his first business while an undergrad at UCLA. Applying information learned from his monetary policy classes, he took advantage of a strong dollar and imported Porsches and Ferraris. After receiving his undergraduate degree in economics, he spent two years as a Formula 3 race car driver in Italy. Upon his return to the United States, he pursued his MBA from The University of Iowa. While completing his MBA, Joseph worked for the USF&G Arrows Formula 1 team. At the Italian Grand Prix, he made note of Ferrari apparel that was not being sold in the United States and started a career in the apparel industry. His apparel design and manufacturing firm won national screen-printing awards and instituted Lean manufacturing techniques before Lean was a buzzword. His firm produced product for many high profile Formula 1 drivers and automotive manufacturers. A USASBE nominee for Entrepreneurial Instructor of the Year in 2005, Sulentic's approach to instruction includes real-world sales activities to give students pragmatic lessons as would-be entrepreneurs. A passionate environmentalist, he is currently involved in the renewable energy industry working in collaboration with Porsche Engineering Services of Weissach, Germany, to develop an innovative small-scale wind turbine.

Education:
University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., 1984
The University of Iowa, MBA, 1987

Academic Courses:
Entrepreneurship and New Business Formation (6T:120 and 6T:220) Technology Applications for Entrepreneurs (6T:141 and 6T:241)

Contact: joe@terrax.com

Laura Ellen Taylor

Laura Taylor has more than 20 years of business experience within the software, digital photography, wedding, and education markets. Today she is president of ALEAMI Marketing Services LLC, which provides marketing and consulting services for small- to medium-size businesses in the Iowa City/Cedar Rapids area.

Education:
The University of Iowa, B.S. in Sociology, 1987
The University of Iowa, MBA, 1993

Contact: lauraellen-taylor@uiowa.edu

Deanna Trumbull

Deanna Trumbull has 15 years of experience in shopping center management, retail leasing, and marketing. Prior to starting her own consulting business in 2003, she was a group manager for General Growth Properties, overseeing four regional shopping centers located in Iowa (Coral Ridge Mall in Coralville), Missouri, and Illinois. Deanna has received certified shopping center management accreditation and has her real estate license.

Education:
University of Northern Iowa, B.A. in Marketing
The University of Iowa, MBA candidate

Academic Courses:
Entrepreneurial Marketing (6T:134)

Contact: trumbullconsulting@mchsi.com

Michael Wood

Michael brings extensive experience and entrepreneurial expertise to his teaching. He is currently chairman of the board and CEO of Cedar Valley Transport Inc., a transportation and logistics company he founded in 1997, located in Cedar Rapids. Prior to starting Cedar Valley Transport, he served as president of CRST Inc. Earlier in his career, he was a consultant for Price Waterhouse & Co. and employed by Lennox Industries Inc.

Education:
Iowa State University, B.S. in Computer Science and Mathematics, 1971
The University of Iowa, MBA, 1986

Academic Courses:
Managing the Growth Business (6T:150)

Contact: michael-wood@uiowa.edu