Educational Resources

Many of the universities, colleges, and community colleges in Northeast Ohio are focused on providing more resources to their students interested to start or transition to a career in entrepreneurship. Representatives from these organizations have joined the JumpStart Higher Education Collaboration Council to share best practices and identify new ideas to benefit students. You can learn more about their curricular, career training, or student programs through the websites and contacts identified below.

Members of the Higher Education Collaboration Council

The Chairperson of the Council is Deb Hoover, President and CEO of The Burton D. Morgan Foundation, a foundation committed to strengthening the free enterprise system by investing in organizations and institutions that foster the entrepreneurial spirit. The Council is administered by Cathy Belk, Chief Relationship Officer of JumpStart.

In addition to the collegiate resources below, Northeast Ohio is rich in resources for K-12. See what Northeast Ohio young entrepreneurial opportunities are available.

Ashland University Read Wakefield, Director, BDM Center for Entrepreneurial Studies rwakefie@ashland.edu	Baldwin Wallace College Phil Bessler, Director, Center for Innovation and Growth pbessler@bw.ed
BGSU Firelands Kelly Cusack, Director kcusack@bgsu.edu	Burton D. Morgan Foundation Deb Hoover, President dhoover@bdmorganfdn.org
Case Western Reserve University Gary Wnek gew5@case.edu	Cleveland State University Colette Hart, Director of Outreach and Business Centers c.hart@csuohio.edu
College of Wooster James Levin, Director jlevin@wooster.edu	The Entrepreneurs EDGE Christopher Keller ckeller@edgef.org
Hiram College Kay F. Molkentin, Director, Integrated Entrepreneurship at Hiram molkentinkf@hiram.edu	John Carroll University Jack C. Soper, Kahl Chair in Entrepreneurship jsoper@jcu.edu
JumpStart Inc. Cathy Belk, Chief Relationship Officer cathy.belk@jumpstartinc.org	Kent State University Julie Messing, Director, Center for Entrepreneurship jmessing@kent.edu
Kent State University at Stark Kelli Baxter,Director, The Corporate University kbaxter@kent.edu	Kent State Tuscarawas Pat Cominitz, Director, Business and Community Services pcomanit@kent.edu
Lake Erie College Cliff Somerville,Executive Director of the Institute for Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Leadership Development csomerville@lec.edu	Lakeland Community College Pat Hoyt, Dean of Workforce and Continuing Education phoyt@lakelandcc.edu
Lorain County Community College Erin Corwin,Career Development Specialist, Entrepreneurship Experiential Education and Work-Based Learning ecorwin@lorainccc.edu	Malone University Suzanne Thomas, M.A., APR sthomas@malone.edu
NOCHE Shawn Brown, Associate Director sbrown@noche.org	Notre Dame College Vince Palombo, Assistant Professor of Business Administration vpalombo@ndc.edu
Oberlin College Andrea Kalyn, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; Director, Creativity and Leadership Project akalyn@oberlin.edu	Stark State College Dr. Glenda Zink gzink@starkstate.edu
The University of Akron Bob Chalfant, Director, Fitzgerald Institute for Entrepreneurship RobertC@uakron.edu	University of Mount Union Mike Kachilla, Director of Entrepreneurship kachilma@mountunion.edu
Walsh University Michelle I. Spain, Director of the Center of Business Collaboration, Professor mspain@walsh.edu	Youngstown State University Steve Rodabaugh, Interim Associate Dean, College of Science, Techology, Engineering and Math rodabaug@math.ysu.edu