Meet The Team
Leadership
Entrepreneurs in Resident (EIRs)
Our EIRs will provide expertise in social entrepreneurship and technology, respectively, to support the iCenter’s entrepreneurship and innovation programming. They will mentor students, collaborate with faculty, provide thought leadership and best practices, coach start-ups in the Brad D. Smith Business Incubator, and collaborate on programs aimed at creating high-growth and high impact start-ups.
Founding Member of Tech304
Founder and CEO of Coalfield Development
iCenter Graduate Assistant
Our iCenter GA is a Marshall University student who has completed Stanford's University Innovation Fellows program. The University Innovation Fellows program empowers students and faculty to become leaders of change in higher education. Fellows are leading a global movement to ensure that all students gain the attitudes, skills, and knowledge required to navigate a complex world.
Kelly Leonard
Class: First Year MBA
Major: Marketing
Hometown: Huntington, WV
Bill Bissett
Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce
Chris Chavez
BLK SHP
Jim Datin
BioAgilytix
Brandon Dennison
Coalfield Development Corp.
Lee Farabaugh
CORE10
Alan Letton
MET Inc.
Derick Maggard
Virginia Tech
MacKenzie Morley
CJ Hughes Construction
Phoebe Patton Randolph
Edward Tucker Architects
Audy Perry
Heritage Farms
Jason Quehl
Amazon
Skye Reymond
Terbium Labs
Isabelle Rogner
Intuit
Diana Sole Walko
Motion Masters
Marshall University Ex Officio Members
Christine Ingersoll
Associate Professor, Pitt School of Journalism & Mass Communications
Kevin Levine
Adjunct Entrepreneurship Instructor, Lewis College of Business
Dr. Avi Mukherjee
Dean, Lewis College of Business
Bob Plymale
Director, Appalachian Transportation Institute and Center for Business and Economic Research
Jeremy Turner
Adjunct Entrepreneurship Instructor, Lewis College of Business