Meet your Team
Director
Christopher Glenn
Holding an MS Ed. degree from University of Oregon, Christopher spent over 15 years working in higher education administration before venturing out into the world of small business ownership. Alongside his professional career, he has served on a number of not-for-profit boards as a way to become more fully involved in the communities in which he's lived. Christopher's extensive international experiences, including studying, working and living abroad, help foster his appreciation for working with people from widely different backgrounds and experiences. Christopher's professional interests include constant process improvement, continuing education, policy making and business operations. He highly values the impact that small and local businesses have on shaping the character of the community and is eager to help support aspiring and seasoned businesses succeed in every way possible.
Advisors
Diane Mahoney
Degrees in Business Administration, Education and Hospitality Management; Widener University, Rowan State University and San Diego Community College.
Owner of Consumer Health Research, Inc.; fruit and vegetable wash company and Business Academy instructor for Umpqua Valley Christian High School.
Areas of advising: Start-ups, business expansion, acquisitions, operational planning and marketing.
Sam Gross
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from University of Oregon.
MBA in Entrepreneurship from Babson College.
Owner of pizzeria in Roseburg.
Area of advising: business plans, social media marketing.
Justin Deedon
These days, Justin’s main job is managing Umpqua Technology Nexus; a tech company that performs a variety of services for today’s businesses. A year or so ago, he came to the SBDC as a business client. He was hired as a business advisor due to his talents in information technology. He now teaches business owners how to use social media and online marketing in order to get a better return on their marketing dollar investments.
Justin Deedon is a UCC Information Technology alumni who dedicates his entrepreneurial endeavors to bringing the full power of technology to Douglas County. He has worked on projects from data center development to low-cost IT support solutions for those in need. He continues his dedication to this cause by assisting SBDC clients in the areas of online marketing presence and system developments to demystify the difficult field of technology.
Gale Peterson
More than 20 years experience teaching/advising on QuickBooks software.
Experience as business owner.
Area of advising: QuickBooks software.
