Northern Nevada Chapter

For over thirty years Bruce worked for major corporations both nationally and internationally. His area of expertise is in merchandising, operations and training. Bruce's hobby for 20 years has been in real estate. Team building and problem solving are areas he most enjoys.

Jim is a retired attorney having been a member of the Oregon and California State Bar organizations for 35 years. In the early portion of his career he was in private law practice, engaged primarily in commercial and business transactions. In 1982 he joined a software company as General Counsel. Several years later he relocated to San Francisco and began managing an affiliated company engaged in investing in early stage software and electronics companies.

In 1995 he moved to Southeast Asia where he joined another affiliated company and was General Counsel and a member of the Executive Board for one of the largest publicly traded companies in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Jim is interested in assisting individuals and companies who might be in the early stages of formation; in a merger/acquisition transaction; general business advising and any issues surrounding intellectual property matters.

Bill has worked in the chemical world for the past 30 years in many capacities in the areas of research and development, business and business development.

Bill has a PhD in chemistry and much experience in polymer chemistry and polymer science. Early in his career he worked in R&D as a Research Scientist but moved on to leading a specialty polymer business unit, and later to building new businesses based on new chemical and polymer technology. Bill most recently was involved in building a new R&D organization for Reliance Industries in Bombay, India. Prior to working at Reliance, Bill worked at Goodyear Tire and Shell Chemical both in Akron, OH.

Bill and his wife retired in 2006 when they relocated to Reno.

Bud has over fifty years of experience in financial and fiduciary services, first as Senior Vice President and Director of the investment firm of Dean Witter & Co. (now known as Morgan Stanley) and as Executive Vice President and managing Director of the Capital Guardian Trust Company in Reno Nevada. He was founding general partner and CFO of the Venture Capital firm of Greenway Brewer Newton, owner and operator of hotel properties in the San Diego area of Southern California. In these capacities, Bud had corporate responsibility for various duties including, marketing, financial analysis, venture project funding and money management.

After retirement in 2000, Bud has served as a director and financial consultant for Budor Associates LLC, a family venture capital company. He has lived in Nevada since 1984, and now resides in Reno with his wife Dottie. He joined SCORE in August of 2004.

Katherine is a Group Chair with Vistage International, formerly known TEC International, and an executive coach. Katherine completed her Ph.D. coursework and earned an MBA from the University of North Texas. She taught at the University of North Texas, Fresno State and the University of Nevada, Reno as well as guest lecturing for numerous organizations and institutions. She moved to Reno in 1982 and in 1984 she started MarkeTec, Inc. a marketing research firm, which she has run for the last 21 years. She was a member of TEC for six years while she owned and managed the firm prior to becoming a group chair.

As an entrepreneur, she has worked as a consultant to both national and local firms in product, service, utility, financial and tourism industries in addition consulting in the public policy and governmental realm.

Katherine currently serves on the board of Leadership Reno-Sparks Alumnae Association. Since moving to Reno, she has served as a member of the Washoe County School District Business Education Advisory Committee, Truckee Meadows Tomorrow, Soroptimist International of the Truckee Meadows and is a life member of Delta Sigma Pi Professional Business Fraternity. She has also served on the boards of the Leadership Reno-Sparks Alumnae Association, Reno-Sparks Chamber of Commerce, Northern Nevada Chapter of the American Marketing Association (past President), Sierra Nevada Girl Scout Council (past President), Nevada State Fair and numerous committees of other organizations.

John retired in 2000 after a 33 year career in the computer industry. During that time he held many sales, marketing, product management and executive level positions. Before his retirement, John was Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of a systems integration and recruiting firm. Prior to that, he was Vice President of Storage and Intel Business Units for a billion-dollar computer storage products company.

John is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, class of 1962. He served as a submarine officer in the Pacific Submarine Force for five years before joining IBM. His primary recreational interests are golf, skiing, theater and reading.

After 35 years in the retail shoe, clothing and gift store business, Booty sold his buildings and closed out his stores in Susanville, Ca. Before buying his shoe store, he had been an Administrative Assistant with the U.S. Forest Service and an Administrative Officer with the Job Corps. Booty graduated from the University of Nevada with a B.S. in Business Administration. He still owns rental properties and is active as a Director of Plumas Bank.

Judy has over 28 years experience in the design/construction business servicing the financial, utility and computer industry. As a Senior Vice President in a successful small business providing branding, merchandising, and facility design/build, she was responsible for new products, sales and marketing. As part of her responsibilities, she wrote the business plan, implemented it and managed profit/loss. Her expertise ranges from branding, merchandising, sales, marketing into engineering and Project Management. She was integral in the branding and merchandising of a small business and taking them to market to increase sales and profit. Prior to this she was a Vice President responsible for the business plan, implementation and sales of intangible services to the high-tech industry.

Since her recent retirement, Judy has set up a home-based business writing freelance for magazines. She has a B.S. and M.S. in Nuclear Chemistry. Judy moved to Reno from Truckee in August 2004.

A 1963 graduate of Utah State University, Paul's career spanned more than thirty-five years with ever increasing responsibility and leadership in the areas of construction management, facilities maintenance, sales, customer relations and public relations.

He has worked as a Construction Superintendent, Project Manager, Director of Facilities Projects, Vice President Design and Construction and Vice President and Regional Manager for such firms as George A. Fuller General Contracting, Tandem Computers, Sun Micro Systems, Amdahl Corporation and Trammell Crow. His projects have included the remodeling and refurbishing of numerous tilt-up and high rise buildings, the construction of computer and engineering facilities in Europe, Latin America, USA and the construction of a regional shopping center and numerous government facilities.

Paul retired with his family to Reno in 2000 and has been active with the non-profit organization, Truckee Meadows Habitat for Humanity.

Lew has 30+ years of Human Resource experience in the high-tech, manufacturing, and telecom industries, retiring as VP Human Resources at GTE, ( now Verizon). His background includes all areas of HR, as well as management training and compensation. His management responsibilities extended to all HR activities in factories and research locations in 23 countries.

Since retirement Lew has counseled with Score for over 10 years, as well as consulting in the bio-med and computer industries. He has assisted small businesses with hiring, training, partnership, pay, incentives, negotiations, and dealing with financial sources, including venture capital.

Dick Hughs lived in Reno from 1977 to 1990 and returned in 2001. He holds a BS in physics and a Ph.D. in mathematics.

Early in his career he became involved with business and military applications of computers and management information systems. He had a software consulting and investment analysis firm, was a management consultant in a national firm in New York and then became Associate Dean of New York University's Graduate School of Business - managed operations and program delivery. He became Dean of the UNR College of Business, Corporate VP (planning and new business development) of Sierra Pacific Resources and then Dean of the State U of NY at Albany Business School and MBA program director helping MBA grads start businesses and develop their careers. Established the Institute for Health Care Management.

He has served on corporate, financial institution and civic organization Boards of Directors. Joined SCORE in November, 2002.

Tom Jablonski has been with SCORE since 2002. He has an educational background in Machine Technology and Industrial Management, is a certified Journeyman Machinist and Toolmaker, holds a teaching credential in Machine Technologies, and is a Viet Nam Veteran. He has held positions of, Industrial Arts Instructor, Tool and Die Maker, Product Engineer, Quality Control Manager, Inventory and Production Control Supervisor, Sales and Marketing Manager, and Vice President and General Manager of a multi-million dollar manufacturing corporation. He has served on the Board of Directors of the National Tooling and Precision Machining Association.

Tom is experienced in the fields of Aero Space, Precision Optical, Tool and Die, Commercial Manufacturing, and Teaching. He is proficient in areas of: Organizational Dynamics and Participative Management, Strategic Planning, Budget Administration, Sales and Marketing Strategies, Cost Analysis, Time Management, Manufacturing Processes, Product and Tooling Design, Production and Inventory Control, as well as in Human Resource Administration and Development.

Leonard joined SCORE in 2003 and lives in Incline Village. He has over 30 years of experience in the computing field.

In his early career, he worked in a wide range of information management capacities, including hardware engineer, software engineer, systems consultant, and salesman with IBM and NCR.

Later, Leonard co- founded and served as Executive Vice President of Century Analysis, Inc., a very successful 200- employee software manufacturer that serviced the healthcare marketplace with application integration software products and services until its sale in 1998.

Bob Larson joined SCORE in 2006 following a twenty-five year career in the Medical Device Industry. He served as VP of Manufacturing for Guidant Corporation, Eli Lilly and Baxter International. Other Operational responsibilities included Materials Planning, Procurement, Customer Services, Facilities, Safety and Security, Health Services, Contingency Planning and Emergency Preparedness.

Bob also held positions in Electronics Manufacturing as an equity owner of a start up company. Experience included implementation of manufacturing strategy and systems, inventory management, document controls, warehousing, and field service.

Bob has knowledge in the application of lean manufacturing principles and other best practices. Before moving to Northern Nevada, Bob was an instructor of Supply chain workshops and logistics classes at the University of California Riverside Extension and the Global Business Management Program.

Ray had 34 years of corporate accounting and finance experience before retiring in 2005. He and his wife moved to Reno in 2007. Before joining the SCORE Reno chapter, he was a SCORE counselor in Princeton, NJ. He has counseled SCORE clients interested in variety of business start-ups as well as existing businesses with over $1 million in revenues.

Ray’s work experiences include cost accounting, business unit financial management, and corporate treasury management. He retired as the North American Treasurer for a $5+ billion international chemical company and was involved with debt restructuring, securing lines of credit, buying and selling of business units and making cash flow improvements. The industries that Ray has worked in include mining, chemical manufacturing, and services.

Ray has a BA in accounting and an MBA in finance. He is a native San Franciscian, but had lived on the East Coast (Connecticut and New Jersey) for over 20 years before relocating to Reno.

Paul graduated with a BS in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and an SM in EE from MIT.

With over 15 years in development engineering at Bell Labs, Lynch Communications Systems, and Cubics, and 15 plus years in engineering management, Paul has built and led development teams focused on consumer products (Logitech and Dazzle) as well as wireless hand held communications devices (Wireless Access, Glenayre, Good Technology and Dash Navigation). He has focused these organizations on product quality, high customer satisfaction, and product development “best in class” performance.

At his most recent company (Dash Navigation), Paul was a founder and VP of Engineering. He retired in August 2007.

Manny Martinez is the Vice President and General Manager of Charter Communications for the Reno/Tahoe Key Market Area, which covers all of Northern Nevada including the greater Reno/Sparks market, North and South Lake Tahoe, Fallon and Elko.

Manny came to Charter from United Global Com, where he served as the Chief Operating Officer. Manny has over 20 years experience in the cable industry and has held various leadership/management roles at Century Communications, Sistemas Cablevision, TCI, Galavision, and Prime Cable. He holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree from Rutgers University. Manny and his family relocated from Morelos, Mexico to Reno, Nevada.

Dick McConnell retired in 1995 after a 35 year career in the specialty chemical field. Over that time span he held many district, regional, national and international management positions, primarily in sales and marketing. Prior to retirement Dick was Director of Sales and Marketing for Fuji Hunt Photographic Chemicals Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Fuji Photo Film of Japan. Dick’s expertise besides marketing and sales includes product line development and management from inception to market introduction and penetration.

Dick attended both the undergraduate and graduate schools of business at the University of Oregon and served as an officer in the US Air Force. After retiring to Reno in 1995, he joined the Northern Nevada SCORE Chapter and has held many positions including Chapter chair. Dick and his wife Charlotte (a Reno native) have become actively involved in the community.

Jan is a CPA, with a masters degree in Accounting from the University of Arizona, where she was accepted into Beta Gamma Sigma honorary. During her career, she has been a Chief Financial Officer, a professor of accounting, and has started and sold companies she founded.

She developed, designed, and marketed a CPA Review software company that made national news as a result of the users pass rate. This company, called MicroMash, continued to provide exam products, (legal, accounting and medical}, as well as accounting educational courses for CPA’s and college students. Jan sold MicroMash to a public company in 1994. She continued to work for the company and was promoted to Executive Vice President of the acquiring company, where her duties included international education, presentations to financial analysts, and the development of courseware following the new SGML/XML criteria.

Jan semi-retired when this company was sold to Harcourt. After retirement, she accepted temporary CEO positions with companies requiring leadership while recruiting for managers, and served on corporate boards. She formally retired in 2006.

Bill has been a resident of Reno since 1982. Mr. Peart has an MBA from the University of Nevada, Reno and an undergraduate degree in environmental studies from the University of Waterloo in Canada.

Bill has spent his career in the health care industry in positions which include: a nursing home administrator, a management consultant with Peat Marwick and Partners in their national health care practice, a private consultant and a Planning Administrator.

In 2006, he retired as Planning Administrator for Renown Health after a 16-year tenure. Bill’s early responsibilities for Renown Health included budgeting for the parent company and all of its subsidiaries. He later expanded the planning function and became responsible for corporate planning; supply and demand forecasting, and business plan development and review. Additionally, Bill collaborated with the CEO to define the organization’s business model and he was responsible for the Strategic Plan and providing board support in governance issues. Throughout his career and extending to the present, Bill’s strengths are in the areas of strategy, analysis, and business plan development.

Bob has 39 years experience in mental health, research and education. He has worked as an instructor, trainer, program developer, behavioral researcher and author. He was trained first as a social worker, then as a behavioral psychologist. He has lived in Reno since 1973, working for the Nevada Mental Health Institute, Family Counseling and Carson Mental Health Center. He's managed his own therapy practice, taught mental health administration and social work for the University of Nevada and psychology for Truckee Meadows Community College.

Bob is interested in promoting relationships which are cooperative (win/win), both in the family and workplace. He works hard at teaching good communication skills, problem solving, and conflict resolution. He is especially interested in helping create work environments which are pleasant and effective for customers and staff.

Steve has been a consulting Civil and Geotechnical Engineer for the past 28 years, and is a registered Civil and Geotechnical Engineer in California. He owned his own consulting Geotechnical Engineering firm in Watsonville, CA for 14 years, specializing in major Public Works projects, School and College projects, and Commercial projects. He is a recognized expert in design and construction on sinkholes and Karst terrain. Awards include Small Business of the Year in 1994 from the Pajaro Valley Chamber of Commerce and Project of the year in 1993 from the California Geotechnical Engineers Association. He has been active in many professional organizations, and was president of the Monterey Bay chapter of the California Council of Civil Engineers and Land Surveyors. Steve served as a director of the Cabrillo College Foundation.

Steve has a Bachelors Degree in Psychology and a Masters Degree in Civil Engineering. He sold his business in 2002 and moved to Reno in 2004. He still occasionally consults to his old firm in Watsonville.

Gary worked for several large engineering companies as a Test Engineer for newly installed equipment on submarines and power plants. In 1981, he founded a company that provided temporary technical personnel to power plants, and served as the Owner, President and CEO until the company was sold in 1997. Annual sales revenues exceeded $75,000,000. Gary remained with the company as the Senior Vice President through May 2001.

At the company, Gary's experience included staff building, marketing and sales development, financing of a growing company, acquiring a buyer, selling the business, and integrating the companies.

Gary has an MBA from the University of Nevada, Reno and an engineering degree from the Florida Institute of Technology, and has been a SCORE counselor since July 2001.

Nancy has varied business background, having started and run her own staffing business and vocational school in Reno for 18 years, which she sold in 2006. She was responsible for the finances, accounting, human resources functions, and marketing of the business. In California, she also helped her husband start and run a contracting business. She holds a Bachelors Degree, a Global Career Development Facilitator designation, and a certificate in Human Resource Management from the University of Nevada, Reno.

Nancy is a past president of Soroptimist International of Reno and Newcomers Club of Reno- Sparks. She has been actively involved in local professional organizations such as ASTD (American Society for Training & Development) and IAAP (International Association of Administrative Professionals), as well as several other professional organizations that helped keep her up-to-date on what was happening in the fields of training and placement.

Beth loves to see products sell. Starting as a door to door Avon rep as a teenager she has worked in the sales and marketing field in the areas of medical devices, software, publishing, professional speakers, interactive games and much more. She has managed people as a Vice President and President and made decisions within many fields such as publishing, software and property management for over 25 years.

Beth has a BA in Accounting from the University of Texas. Over the years working in a variety of management positions she has developed her love of helping start ups make it. She was involved in her own start up business and was with MicroMash to its successful sale to a major publisher.

Beth is married and is semi retired in Reno.

Gary has over 35 years experience in the high technology electronics industry. He began as an electronic instrument engineer in medical technology and progressed through several levels of management in Engineering, Marketing, Sales and General Management with industry leaders such as Apple Computer and Schlumberger.

Gary will retire in June of this year as Senior VP responsible for multiple divisions Product Development and Manufacturing Operations.

Joined SCORE in 2002. Graduated from Duke University with a degree in Business Administration. After working for a real estate developer in Connecticut, started a corporation to develop and sell real estate in Tucson, Arizona. In 1963 planned the development and construction of, and arranged government financing for, a 149 bed convalescent hospital. Was owner and administrator of Santa Rosa Convalescent Center in Tucson until l980. During this time was president of the Arizona Association of Health Care Facilities. Was also a Fellow of the American College of Nursing Home Administrators as well as regional governor for the five western states. In the 70's, formed a partnership and started an outdoor advertising company. Subsequently negotiated the sale to a large public company. In 1980 formed an S Corporation for the operation of commercial real estate. Formed several L.L.C.s as managing general partner for various commercial real estate projects. Retired to Incline Village, Nevada.

Ed has 50 years experience in the tire industry. He attended the University of California, 1952-1954, where he received an AA degree. He received a Bachelor of Science - Marketing degree from the University of San Francisco which he attended 1954-1956. Upon graduation he joined Firestone Tire & Rubber Company. Ed held field positions in retail, wholesale and commercial tire sales. Beginning in 1966 he held executive positions in commercial tire sales and was V.P. of all tire sales for the Western United States.

He fulfilled his goal to be in business for himself by owning a chain of retail tire stores from 1971-1982. He sold those outlets in 1982 and founded Silver State Tire Company, Inc., a wholesale tire distribution company with nine warehouses in six western states. He sold the company and retired in January 2006.

Ed has lived in Reno since 1982. He is a member of the Prospector Club and Hidden Valley Country Club. He and his wife, Ginnie, have three children and four grandchildren.

Has been a SCORE Counselor since 1994 and is a past chairman of the Northern Nevada (Reno/Sparks) SCORE Chapter and a former Assistant District Director. Prior to retirement, Mr. Stumbo was the Chief Financial Officer for The Western Pacific Railroad, Homestake Mining Co. and Getchell Gold Corporation. More recently he successfully opened, operated and owned a franchised business offering financial services to small businesses. He has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania, a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Wisconsin and graduated from the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Graduate School of Business.

Mr. Stumbo is the past chairman of the Financial Advisory Committee of the American Mining Congress, past chairman of the Treasury Division of the Association of American Railroads and a former director of the Nevada Mining Association.

Mr. Stumbo has been a instructor, lecturer and guest speaker at many industry and community programs. He frequently lectures on cash flow and financial management and currently teaches a UNR senior and graduate level course in Entrepreneurial Finance. He is a NxLeveL Master Trainer and had taught the 13 week NxLevel Entrepreneurship Course for many years. He was awarded the SBA's prestigious Financial Services Advocate of the Year award for 2003 for both Nevada and the Western Region. He is the developer of the Felix© Financial Planning System.

Bob is a retired entrepreneur who has over 40 years experience in small business arena with start ups, retail, and warehouse distribution. He has expertise and training in business planning, profitability, sales, marketing, and development of sales strategies. Bob purchased and sold numerous business during his career which lead to this array of experience. He was born and raised in California, earned a degree in Economics from the Univerisity of California , and is a 30 year resident of Reno. Bob has been very active in our community serving as past president of Reno Rotary, Washoe Medical Foundation and Jr. Achievement, to name just a few of the organizations in which he has been involved.

Has over 32 years experience in the Accounting, Auditing, and Program Management areas. The last 30 years were spent at Lockheed Martin Corporation in assignments on both the West Coast and the East Coast. Bob Is a California Certified Public Accountant (California-inactive) and a Certified Internal Auditor. He has a bachelor's degree in accounting from San Jose State. Bob moved to Reno in October, 2001 after having volunteered at the Washington, DC chapter of SCORE for 2 1/2 years. Bob is married and has two adult children who live in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Gary Valiere - is currently CEO of Astrovista Inc., an international consulting firm, and a member of the Board of Directors of four additional firms. He has founded or co-founded six corporations. For seven years he was the Business Department Chair and the Endowed Chair of Entrepreneurship at Sierra Nevada College. He is a guest lecturer at universities and industrial seminars and has contributed over 300 articles to corporate and government libraries and national periodicals and journals. (PhD Psy, MBA Finance, B.S. Math/Chem.)

SCORE counselor since 1993 focusing on business planning, profitability, and import/export. Van Dien retired from Chrysler Corporation after a career in finance and international business including residence in several countries. Experience includes accounting, budgets, business planning, internal controls, import/export, international distribution, manufacturing, product pricing, wholesale/retail financing, European value-added-tax, and related computer applications.

He participated in startup of manufacturing, distribution, and finance companies and acquisition of distribution companies.

He is an alumnus of the University of Wisconsin. Language skills include proficiency in French and some comprehension of German and Dutch, and he has lectured college students on doing business in Europe.

Parker retired and moved to Reno in 1998. He has over 30 years experience in aerospace software development, management, sales and starting a company. The startup company exported to the USSR and Europe. His early sales were for companies in the computer and disk drive businesses. He has vast experience in international business and sales dealing with foreign companies plus the US and foreign governments.

Brian began his career as a five-year Indentured Apprentice in Europe's largest spiral bevel cutting company. Following that he progressed through all levels of management, in England and the U.S., in such diverse industries as Aerospace, (parts for Mercury, Gemini and Apollo), Automotive, (parts for Volvo, Saab, and Eaton), water pumps, (Paco Pumps and Johnston Pumps), and Valves, (Grove Valve, General Valve and H&H Valve).

In 1990 he became President of General Valve and H&H Valve, leaders in custody transfer valves, with offices in the U.S. and Singapore and having agents worldwide.

During his career he held manufacturing positions, from apprentice to Vice President, at four separate companies. He was also involved in many varied and diverse projects. He lead the successful ISO 9001 certification for two large subsidiaries; managed the design, construction process and timely completion of a major corporate facility expansion; headed successful negotiations of major contracts for airports in the Far East, including Hong Kong, Bangkok, Shanghai and Beijing; and directed acquisition and divestiture teams, which bought and sold multi- million dollar companies

Dayne (with her husband) owned and operated the Susanville, CA radio stations for 19 years. They made the important decisions together - such as should they buy or sell, hire or fire? They both worked at public relations. Her responsibilities included managing the Business Office and Traffic Department. She kept the books, managed cash flow, kept up with governmental regulations and contractual obligations. Prior to Susanville she worked at KPIX, the CBS TV affiliate in San Francisco and was Business Manager for Davidson Films, a small, award- winning, educational film production company then located in San Francisco. Dayne has a BA from Stanford - Radio TV in Speech Dept.

Wes Witten retired from ARCO in 1986 after a 30-year career in the oil business. While at ARCO his experience was in a wide range of disciplines, but the major role was in the development, construction and operation of the Trans Alaska Pipeline on and off over a period of about 20 years. There were a variety of other assignments such as VP Worldwide Crude Supply, Marketing, Metals (Aluminum and Brass) and Coal.

After his retirement from ARCO, Wes formed a small business as a Management Consultant to consult with and help small and medium size businesses to be professional and proficient in their management processes and to improve their successes.

Wes joined SCORE to share ideas and successes in a way to be helpful to small businesses and their owners. In addition to a busy business career Wes has always had a strong interest and action to aid and assist education especially to foster business, engineering and financial management.

Woody started his career with Bankers Trust Co. in New York in 1961, spending four years in credit analysis, branch location and merger partner identification. He left to join TWA’s Planning Department and then transferred to its Special Services Division which among other things, ran overseas airlines, performed management consultant studies for foreign airlines, and ran NASA’s Florida launch facility. He was Division Director of Administration when he left after nearly ten years. He joined Douglas Aircraft, first in Market Research, then promoted to Sales Manager- West Africa, selling Nigeria Airways its first two DC-10-30’s. From Douglas, he joined a Continental Airlines subsidiary, CASI, a joint venture with Citibank, a leader in aircraft leasing, acting as the bank’s asset managers for both aircraft and railroad rolling stock. Continental decided to drop the venture in early 1981 and Woody and three others became officers of Citibank continuing the function.

He left Citibank in 1985, joining United Aviation Services, a Paris and New York based aircraft leasing firm as VP-Marketing. In 1987 he, moved to Arizona, setting up a consulting business, A.V. Woodhouse & Associates, which among other projects, attempted to start a transcontinental airline, with its hub in Tucson. While the community wanted it, no one was willing to put up money to back it. So Woody moved to San Francisco to be Security Pacific Leasing’s aviation expert (later taken over by Bank of America) When he retired from BofA in 2000, he oversaw a $7 billion portfolio of aircraft on lease to major airlines around the world.

He moved to Reno the same year, re-activating A.V. Woodhouse & Associates, and has also just spent the last almost five years as a part time employee of the Reno-Sparks Chamber of Commerce, working with the membership. He is an alumnus of Princeton University and is a retired Captain in the US Army Reserve.

Mike retired in 1998 after 27 years in Public Relations management at AT&T to start his own marketing/communications business, On-Z-Mark Communications. Based in Marblehead, MA., Mike’s first big client was Eli Lilly and for five years he spent most of his time producing online publications and other marketing and writing projects for the Indianapolis-based pharmaceutical company.

Mike received his undergraduate degree in journalism from the University of Oklahoma and his masters from UCLA. He and his wife, Cindy-- who is also in marketing and communications-- moved to Reno in 2004 from Marblehead, MA.