
Sara Beebe-Wolken
Business Development Specialist

Business Development Specialist
Sara, CEDA Director and SBDC Business Advisor has been with the SBDC since 2016 as an advisor in Fallon, NV. Sara has worked in retail/customer service, and marketing with social media platforms as well as other online services.

Karen Coe
Interim Assistant State Director

Interim Assistant State Director
Karen Coe, is the Interim Assistant State Director for the Nevada Small Business Development Center, and the Project Manager for Made in Nevada. She has been with the Nevada SBDC since 2014 and works in Reno at the University of

Jake Carrico
Northern Nevada Regional Manager

Northern Nevada Regional Manager
Jake, Business Development Advisor, has been with the Nevada SBDC since 2013. He works in the Reno office. Jake has experience in preparing financial projections and valuations for small businesses, conducting financial analyses, drafting and reviewing business plans, creating marketing

Chris Lynch
Director BEP

Director BEP
Chris, Director of the Nevada Business Environmental Program (BEP), has been with the Nevada SBDC since 2010. Mr. Lynch and his consulting team provide assistance to hundreds of business owners and entrepreneurs annually on a broad range of issues including

Brian Bonnenfant
Project Manager Center for Regional Studies

Project Manager Center for Regional Studies
Brian is the Project Manager for the Center for Regional Studies where he has conducted a wide variety of mapping and analyses at the University of Nevada, Reno since 1994. Brian specializes in spatial analyses including site selection, market area,

George Kleeb
Business Development Advisor

Business Development Advisor
Throughout my 28 year career in commercial banking, at the Nevada Small Business Development Center, and now teaching at Great Basin College, I love listening to business ideas. Business ideas need to be nurtured…so they can develop to their full

Brad Scribner
Community Project Manager

Community Project Manager
Born and raised in Nevada, Brad graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno, in 2015 with a degree in Journalism. He is passionate about his work with small businesses, and loves nothing more than connecting, promoting, and supporting the entrepreneurs

Donna Corey
Business Development Advisor

Business Development Advisor
Donna Corey is a Rural Business Advisor for SBDC and the Assistant Executive Director for SWCREDA, Southwest Central Rural Economic Development Authority. She has worked with businesses in rural Nevada since 2017, beginning with the Pahrump Chamber of Commerce, and

Phoebe Hendarmo
Business Development Advisor

Business Development Advisor
Phoebe Hendarmo is a Business Development Advisor at the UNLV Research Park center. She recently graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Management. She co-founded a hot dog specialty restaurant in Bali, Indonesia with her
Kat Olson
Hazardous Waste and Pollution Prevention Specialist
Hazardous Waste and Pollution Prevention Specialist

Rachel Dahl
Northern Nevada Rural Business Advisor

Northern Nevada Rural Business Advisor
Rachel Dahl was raised in Fallon, Nevada and received her BA from the University of Nevada on the 12-year plan. She continued on, receiving her MA in Political Science after a quick eight years.
She has served the local Fallon

Michelle Beecher
Lending Associative/Nevada SBDC Business Counselor

Lending Associative/Nevada SBDC Business Counselor

Carmen Mendez
Business Development Advisor

Business Development Advisor
Carmen comes with extensive management and business development experience across different industries, such as H&R Block, 7-Eleven Corporate and PepsiCo. In her tenure with these industries she has developed well-honed communication, interpersonal and relationship management skills. The value she

Sandra Rentas
Business Development Advisor

Business Development Advisor
Bio coming soon…

Kathy Halbardier
Rural Business Advisor

Rural Business Advisor
Kathy Halbardier has over 25 years of experience in small business development as a highly successful entrepreneur as well as a sought-after advisor and trainer by those in all stages of business ownership. Her areas of expertise include business plan

Caroline McIntosh
Rural Business Development Advisor

Rural Business Development Advisor
Caroline is a White Pine County native and retired Nevada educator. Throughout her career in K-12 education, Caroline held positions including teacher, principal at Mt. High School at Ely State Prison, Nevada’s only maximum-security institution, Assistant Superintendent of White Pine

Kelli Kelly
Business Development Advisor

Business Development Advisor
Kelli Kelly has lived nine lives–she dabbled in higher education, ran away on a tallship, cooked on dive boats in the Bahamas, and ultimately earned a degree in the Culinary Arts. After moving to Fallon, Nevada, Kelli found her calling

Charae Parks
Business Development Advisor

Business Development Advisor
Charae joined the SBDC in 2022 where she works as a Business Development Advisor at the Urban Chamber of Commerce in Las Vegas. Originally from Cincinnati, OH, she received her undergraduate degree from Ohio University where she studied Retail Fashion

Lisa Tolliver
Training Coordinator

Training Coordinator
Lisa Tolliver grew up in Las Vegas, earned her B.S. in Business Management from the University of Nevada, and completed her M.Ed in Higher Education from UNLV in 2019. Prior to joining us, she has served as a Recruiter and

Duke Nishimura
Business Development Advisor

Business Development Advisor
Duke joined the Nevada SBDC in 2020 as a Consulting Director for the Black Rock Incubator and then as a Business Advisor in the University of Nevada, Reno office. Duke’s experience includes serial entrepreneurship, business management, international business, and business

Winnie Dowling
State Director

State Director
Winnie Dowling, State Director, has been with the Nevada SBDC since 1991. She works in Reno at the University of Nevada, Reno location. Ms. Dowling has an MBA and an undergraduate degree in Computer Information Systems. Ms. Dowling has specific

Rod Jorgensen
Senior Business Development Advisor

Senior Business Development Advisor
Rod is the Senior Business Development Advisor for the Nevada Small Business Development Center (Nevada SBDC), located in the College of Business at the University of Nevada, Reno. Rod has been the Senior Business Development Advisor since he arrived to

Madison Shirley
Statewide Client Coordinator

Statewide Client Coordinator
Madison, Statewide Client Coordinator, has been with the Nevada SBDC since 2016 as an administrative intern and transitioned to a full-time role post-graduation. She graduated summa cum laude as the College of Liberal Arts Senior Scholar in 2022 with a

Jamie Schwartz
Director of Industry and Business Engagement

Director of Industry and Business Engagement
Lead Business Advisor for the SBDC and Las Vegas native, Jamie Schwartz, works at our BlackFire Innovation location in Las Vegas. With a background in business consulting, valuation analysis, financial analysis, banking, commercial real estate and business sales and acquisitions

Brenda Bryant
Business Development Advisor

Business Development Advisor
Brenda Gayle Bryant specializes in guiding clients toward their business goals.
She works with them on financial development, management techniques, and small business development. She has worked with over 400 businesses in 44 states and 2 countries. Her emphasis is teaching

Ben Tedore
Web Communications Specialist

Web Communications Specialist
Web Communications Specialist, has been with the Nevada SBDC since 2005. He works in Reno at the University of Nevada, Reno location. Mr. Tedore has specific experience with digital marketing, web development, social media, IT and graphic design. He previously

Anabel Navarro
Southern Nevada Area Regional Manager

Southern Nevada Area Regional Manager
Small Business Advisor, has been with the Nevada SBDC since 2014. Her office locations are at the Las Vegas Urban Chamber of Commerce and at the Henderson Chamber of Commerce. Mrs. Navarro speaks Spanish-English and has expertise in Small Business

Albert Delgado
Business Development Advisor

Business Development Advisor
Albert Delgado is a Project Manager, UNLV OED at the BlackFire Innovation location in Las Vegas. He has been involved with many facets of consumer and business lending and provides a background in banking, credit, financial literacy, cash flow, financial

Andy Allison
Business Development Advisor

Business Development Advisor
Andy Allison, Business Development Counselor, has counseled business owners with the SBDC for over 11 years (7 years in the New York State SBDC). Andy counsels throughout the southern valley in Nevada, as well as writes and presents training workshops

Mandi Elliott
Business Development Advisor

Business Development Advisor
Mandi Elliott is a transplant from Houston, Texas who recently relocated to Las Vegas. She has BS in education and experience in economic development, market strategies, non-profit administration, and local chambers of commerce. Mandi owns a Virtual Assistant business that offers a