Meet the Trainers
The Office of Business Development is proud to be associated with the following trainers. All of the trainers have years of real world experience in thier chosen fields.
Biographies
Barry Davis
Barry Davis is an award winning marketer with a passion to help small businesses become successful. As a partner in two internet marketing companies, Barry’s expertise in creating no & low cost marketing ideas for small businesses has made him in demand for many speaking & counseling opportunities.
Website: www.IdeaBox-Marketing.com
Lou Desmond
Lou is an established media relations professional and creative strategist, known for his tenacious and tireless efforts to make client goals a reality.
Lou began his career as a broadcast journalist in both radio and television in Northern California. He has a strong background in community relations, strategic communications planning and public affairs.
Al Elgendy
Mr. Al Elgendy has been an international business consultant for the last 15 years. His main experience has been introducing small businesses to international business opportunities worldwide. Mr. Elgendy has worked very closely with the US. Dept. of Commerce, SBA, and Small Business Development Centers.
Al Gohary
Al Gohary is a General Business Consultant with the Inland Empire Small Business Development Center. Prior to joining the SBDC, Al helped in starting, managing and growing two Inland Empire small business companies one of which went public in June of 2000. His background includes over 6 years in Business Administration, Financing & Accounting. Mr. Gohary holds 2 bachelor degrees in Science & Business Administration and is a Quickbooks Certified Specialist.
Website: http://www.iesmallbusiness.com
Tina Loza
Speaker, attorney, and author Tina Loza founded Loza & Loza, LLP in May 2005 after working at a large law firm and as in-house IP counsel. Loza & Loza is an intellectual property boutique centered in Ontario, California that counsels Fortune 500 clients including Scion, Suzuki, Qualcomm, and Sanmina-SCI, as well as small business owners and start-ups, in developing their patent and trademark portfolio.
Website: http://businesstrainingschool.org
Peter Mehit
Peter has over three decades of experience in business strategy and tactics, human systems design and project management. Mr. Mehit founded and is Chief Operating Officer for Custom Business Planning and Solutions a company that helps companies accelerate cash flow and build stability.
Website: http://www.custombps.com
Stacy Rochelle
Stacy has over 15 years of Human Resource experience in the State of California. A personable and experienced HR generalist, Stacy has extensive knowledge in all matters of Wage and Hour Law, Employee Relations, Labor Negotiations and is also a skilled trainer. Stacy has complimented her experience with her education and has a degree in Business Administration and a Professional Human Resource (PHR) certification.
Website: http://www.employers.org
Carla Ulloa
Carla Ulloa is part of the CDC Small Business Finance
Community Development team. At CDC Carla assist
business owners in determining the best options for their
technical assistance and financial needs. Through a
variety of different sources, Carla helps small business in
Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties acquire
SBA financing sources.
Carla has a B.A. in Business Administration at California State University San Bernardino with an emphasis in Entrepreneurship. An entrepreneur herself, Carla has a small business of her own.
Website: http://www.cdcloans.com
