ACE-Net

State ACE-Net Operators

Alaska

Carolyn Pratt
Alaska Technology Research Transfer Center
430 West 7th Avenue, Suite 110
Anchorage AK 99501
(907) 274-7232
carolyn@trendalaska.org

Arkansas

Jay Wisener
Arkansas Capital Corporation
200 South Commerce, Suite 400
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
501-374-9247 (phone)
501-374-9425 (fax)
Jwisner@arcapital.com
www.arcapital.com

Colorado

Julian Gallow
Himmelblau Inc
581 Augusta Drive
Louisville, CO 80027
(720) 890-4399 Phone
(303) 439-7213 Fax
jullian.gallow@himmelblau.biz

Indiana

Dr. Donald F. Kuratko
The Stoops Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship
& Executive Director of The Midwest Entrepreneurial Education Center
College of Business
Ball State University
Muncie,IN 47306
(765) 285-9002
(766) (765) 285-9003 fax
dkuratko@bsu.edu

backup contact:
Maggie A. Ailes (mailes@bsu.edu)

Kentucky

Michael Gray
Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development
67 Wilkenson Blvd
Frankfort KY 40601
(502) 564-2064
mgray@ky.gov

Additional contact: Brenda Johnson

Maryland

Earl R. King, CFP t
Prince George's County Economic Development Corp
4640 Forbes Blvd. Suite 200
Lanham MD 20706
(301) 429-3044
eking@pgcedc.com

Minnesota

Cliff Smith
Minnesota Investment Network Corp
1600 University Avenue West, Suite 401
St. Paul MN 55104
(651) 632-2140
Csmith@mincorp.org

Missouri

Bill Simon, Vice President
Center for Emerging Technologies
4041 Forest Park
St Louis MO 6318
(314) 615-6908
bsimon@emergingtech.org

Nevada

Bernie Fitzgerald, Counseling Director
UNLV NSBDC

Mailing Address:
4505 Maryland Parkway
BOX 456011
Las Vegas, NV 89154-6011

Physical Address:
851 East Tropicana
700 Building
Las Vegas, NV

(t)702-895-4270
(f)702-895-4273
Email: bernief@unlv.nevada.edu

New Hampshire

Marisue Valentine
Foster Center for Private Equity
Tuck School at Dartmouth
100 Tuck Hall
Hanover NH 03755

(603) 646-3961
marisue.valentine@dartmouth.edu
www.tuck.dartmouth.edu/pecenter

backup: Sandy Rozyla
sandy.rozyla@dartmouth.edu

North Dakota

Bruce Govig, Director
Center for Innovation
University of North Dakota
PO Box 8372
4300 Dartmouth Drive
Grand Forks ND 58202-8372
(707)777-3281
bruce@innovators.net

2nd Contact:
Ryan Foltz
Center for Innovation
ryanf@innovators.net
701-777-2438

Pennsylvania

Claudia Disu
Ben Franklin Technology Partners
11 Penn Center Suite 1100
1835 Market Street
(215) 972-6700 X 3216
Philadelphia PA 19103
claudia@sep.benfranklin.org

Backup person:
Terrence Hicks
Vice President
Investment & Entrepreneurial Services
215-972-6700 x3799
terry@sep.benfranklin.org

Puerto Rico

Victor Rivera
Office of the Vice President for Research and Technology
University of Puerto Rico
PO Box 364984
San Juan Puerto Rico 00936-4684
Tel. (787) 764-8369
Direct (787) 379-5477
email:v_rivera@crci.uprr.pr
or
vmrb@usa.net

Rhode Island

Dan Mitchell
Southern Connecticut State University
501 Crescent Street
New Haven CT 06515-1355
(203) 392-5881
mitchelld1@southernct.edu

South Carolina

Thomas E. Persons, Sr.
President & CEO
The South Carolina Technology Alliance
1201 Main St., Suite 1920
Columbia, SC 29201
Ofc: 803-748-1323
Fax: 803-748-1325
e-mail : tepsr@att.net
www.sctech.org

Thomas E. Persons, Sr.
Chairman & CEO
The Prism Group, LLC
1201 Main St., Suite 1920
Columbia, SC 29201
803-261-0348
theprismgroup@columbia.sc

Texas

Neil Kaden
Texas Venture Post Inc
801 Timberwood Circle
Fairview TX 75069
(972) 569-6899
TVP@circlenk.com

www.texasventurepost.com

Vermont

Marisue Valentine
Foster Center for Private Equity
Tuck School at Dartmouth
100 Tuck Hall
Hanover NH 03755
(603) 646-3961
marisue.valentine@dartmouth.edu
www.tuck.dartmouth.edu/pecenter
backup: Sandy Rozyla
sandy.rozyla@dartmouth.edu

Virginia

Tammy M. Jolley
Business Counselor
Center For Entrepreneurship
Norfolk State University
1130 Tabb Street, Suite C
Norfolk, VA 23504
757-314-2071
tjolley@nsu.edu

Backup person:
Dr. Melinda Harris

West Virginia

Conley Salyer, West Virginia State Director
Small Business Development
1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East
Building 6, Room 652
Charleston, West Virginia 25305-0311
Telephone 304-558-2960, ext. 11
e-mail : csalyer@wvsbdc.org

Wyoming

Debbie Popp
Wyoming SBDC
1000 E. University Ave., Dept 3922
Laramie WY 82071-3922
(307) 766-3505
debk@uwyo.edu