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Santa Fe SCORE Mentors in 2 or 3 Person Teams Offering a Wide Variety of Experience at Two Locations

 

Downtown: 120 Federal Place, Suite 307

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Not Open	Not Open	9AM to Noon	Not Open	Not Open
		Cheryl Ancell Lee Lefton Jim Owens

 

Santa Fe Business Incubator: 3900 Paseo del Sol

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Not Open	9AM to Noon	9AM to Noon	1PM to 4PM	Not Open
	Ward Freeman Smith Powell Eileen Reinders	Steven Chance Lou Sprecher Kim White	David Jondreau Joanne Pratt Dennis Seagle
				Tax Questions After 12PM
				Peter Doniger*

*Only During Non Tax Season

Meet Our Mentors 

SCORE® Santa Fe is fortunate to have a diverse group of counselors with expertise and experience over a broad range of businesses and business operations.
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WEDNESDAY, DOWNTOWN, FROM 9AM TO NOON
CHERYL ANCELL Recently retired as Vice President, Global Business Implementation, for InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) she was responsible for implementation, business readiness and overall engagement and educational aspects of revenue products, tools and services. She had the responsibility for creating the strategic approach for long term business transformation, leading the development of the appropriate business models, and led a global team in deployment, support, change management, communication, and implementation for nearly 6000 hotels globally. Her experience with IHG provided her with a  rich and diverse background; having spent nearly half of her career working in various IHG branded hotels provided her with a strong understanding of the day-to-day operations. Through her time with IHG she also  held roles in Global Sales, Reservations & Customer Care,  and as the Director of Commercial for all IHG hotels in Japan and Korea.

LEE LEFTON began his career as a copywriter at CBS-TV where his main client was “The Price Is Right.” (Come on down!) Over the years, he worked as a copywriter and creative director at a number of Los Angeles advertising agencies before opening his own strategic marketing firm in 1983, which he relocated to Santa Fe in 1991. Lee’s clients spanned a wide variety of industries including healthcare, entertainment, real estate, financial services, and hospitality.

JIM OWENS has 30 years’ experience in semiconductor and related industries for companies ranging in size from start-up to $2B. Jim’s positions and experience include service on boards of directors of both private and public companies, and acting as CEO, COO, head of operations, R&D, and VC. Jim also served as an Airborne officer for 3 years in the US Army.

TUESDAY, SANTA FE INCUBATOR, FROM 9AM TO NOON
WARD FREEMAN is mostly retired from nearly 20 years in IT for the small business financial services sector.  His specialty was information security and disaster recovery/business continuance for server and network systems.  Before that, he was a lead negotiator for a public sector labor union for 17 years, and in law enforcement for eight years.

SMITH POWELL IV (T.) is a general manager who has helped run companies from within Systems departments. He has decades of experience running technology projects, software projects, data centers, and doing disaster recovery, security, and contingency planning.  He also has managed distribution centers, accounting operations, and facilities groups including construction projects and maintenance teams.

EILEEN REINDERS Twice retired! Recently from our successful NM winery business and a 30-year executive career in corporate sales.   As a mentor, my support to a business owner is by listening, dialoging, and engaging resources to help them succeed where they are in their business life cycle.

WEDNESDAY, SANTA FE INCUBATOR, FROM 9AM TO NOON
STEVEN CHANCE acted as general counsel of a NYSE-listed manufacturing company for 20 years and has engaged in business law consulting, specializing in start-ups, primarily in the medical field.

LOU SPRECHER -  Over 40 years in sales and marketing management in the industrial valve industry. Specifically, power generation, process, oil & gas, and mining industries. Well-developed presentations and relationship management skills. Known for the ability to devise and champion comprehensive plans and systems to achieve desired goals. Extensive work with Manufacturer Representatives and Distributor.

KIM WHITE acquired a diverse set of business skills from opportunities in retail management and sales, technical theatre, and as a marketing director for an international furniture manufacturing company in New York, before arriving in Santa Fe in 1993.  In ’94 she began her 24-year career with Statements In Tile/ Lighting/ Kitchens/ Flooring as a designer and sales person.  Kim assumed managerial responsibilities and in 1999, purchased the business.  Under Kim’s guidance, Statements flourished and was successfully sold in 2018.   Kim joined SCORE as a volunteer in 2019, helping to produce the inaugural Power Up-- Changing the Game for Women in Business conference

THURSDAY, SANTA FE INCUBATOR, FROM 1PM TO 4PM
DAVID JONDREAU, in 2004, took over his family’s local language service provider based in New York City. Over the following 15 years increased revenue by 800%, added several new services, and expanded geographically, becoming a regional provider. He is familiar with three major areas of ownership: strategy; the nuts and bolts of entrepreneurship; and the emotional peaks and valleys of ownership. His understanding of business strategy includes vision development, maintaining business and personal integrity, leadership principles, and exit planning. His expertise in the operational aspects of business include core financial principles, 1099 workers, and government contracting. And his insight into the emotional aspects of ownership are perhaps most critical to a growing business: how to manage the stress of hiring and firing, of anxiety around financial success, and of working with family.

JOANNE PRATT pioneered the use of technology to enable employees and entrepreneurs to work from home offices or other remote locations. As an international business consultant, she engaged in academic research and implementation of remote work for large and small organizations such as the City of Rockwell, MD, AT&T, the European Union, and individual entrepreneurs. Her column for Family & Home Office Computing responded to questions regarding home computer systems, software packages, home office set-up advice, business plans, and raising capital for home businesses.

DENNIS SEAGLE After starting up and managing companies in the pharmaceutical and nutrition industries I am now excited to help business ideas become young companies which grow into larger companies. My experience most directly applies to business plan development, manufacturing, sourcing raw materials, business to business marketing, and sales channel development, however I am excited to listen to any business idea.

MENTORS WITH SPECIAL BACKGROUNDS THAT ARE ON CALL:
ZELLA KAY COX is formerly the CFO and Director of Administrative Services of the General Services Dept. of the State of New Mexico. She has extensive experience in finance, computer application development, and non-profit administration and is past President of the Rotary club of Santa Fe.

PETER DONIGER is a Personal Income Tax expert. He runs his own Tax prep business in the Santa Fe Place Mall during tax season. He is also able to help with Gross Receipts taxes. Peter also is fluent in Small Business Accounting and is willing to help set up your books using quickbooks. Peter is available to SCORE clients as needed at their office in the Incubator by appointment outside of Tax Season.   

BOB GALLATIN worked in the food and related industries for over forty years. He began his career in food product development then moved into sales and marketing then general management. He held various positions including Sales Director, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development and President of a group of companies under the umbrella of a large food conglomerate. He was also the partner in a successful small business that was sold to a larger firm and owned a management consulting and recruiting firm for over twelve years.

ROGER GULLICKSON began his career as a partner in a small retail and manufacturing business. In his subsequent corporate life, he held senior positions in marketing, sales and general management before acquiring and leading a marketing communications enterprise.

DOMINIC (NICK) MANDEL is a former New Mexico government employee with experience in management systems, quality tools, communications, and public relations. He also has an interest in training, development, and education providing services for adults and children as a past instructor at Santa Fe Community College, Santa Fe Public Schools, and other institutions. His interest now concerns organizational and personal productivity tools and resources that enable all to focus on the right objectives, measure performance and getting the right things done.

MIKE MENDEZ worked for 35 years as a manager and executive in the fields of human resource management, leadership development, and community and labor relations. Mike specializes in strategies to develop employee teams that help businesses succeed.

FRANZISKA NEUMANN leads a creative team of 8 local and virtual creatives has a wide skill set, covering everything from web design and development to graphic design, social media and copywriting. She manages FZK Franziska a creative agency that has helped design-focused clients grow and steward their online presence for 10+ years.