Staff Profile

Ernie Post
Director
Ernie is an experienced manager/owner of a computer integrated manufacturing training center and agribusiness. He has management experience with three Small Business Development Centers and start-up managerial experience with a psychiatric health services program for a division of Geisenger Medical Corporation. Ernie has more than 25 years of management experience and earned his MBA from Penn State University.

George Boehm
Government Marketing Specialist
George is a highly experienced manager with 40 years of experience in aerospace industry has held positions as Vice President, Divisional Managing Director, VP Administration, VP Program Management/Contracts in areas of program/project management, general management, procurement, proposal generation and contract administration for several small to medium-sized engineering/manufacturing firms. George studied Electrical Engineering at New York University and New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Martin Brill
Program Manager, International Trade and Agribusiness
Martin is a consultant with more than 20 years of previous experience in international trade banking and the export of food, equipment, chemicals, and disposables. He holds a Master’s degree in Middle East Area Studies from London University.

Peter Hornberger
Blended Learning and Consulting Specialist
Educational program and curriculum developer with over 5 years of business training experience using a blended learning methodology.  Experienced in Website design, maintenance and optimization techniques. Peter has an MBA and Master of Education in Instructional Technology from Kutztown University.

Andrea Lewis
Government Marketing Assistant
Andrea has ten years experience owning and managing a small agricultural business; eight years of experience working for government contractors in the area of Naval Air Systems Command maintenance logistics and application software development. She is an experienced writer and editor and spent ten years in the military reserve as a Naval officer. She holds a MLIS from the University of Pittsburgh and MS from the University of California.

Carolina Martinez
Bilingual Consulting Specialist
Director, Latino Business Resource Center

Mark Rentschler
Technology & Strategic Planning Specialist
Mark has over 25 years of experience administering local, state, and federal incentive loan programs in the public, non-profit and private sectors. He has extensive knowledge of Small Business Administration (SBA) loan programs (7(a) and 504), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania loan programs, and USDA Business and Industry loan program.

Scott Schaeffer
Business Financial Manager
Scott is a professional manager with 20 years of experience in the food & beverage and accommodations Industry. He has international experience working in England, Holland, South Africa and Spain and he owned and operated small businesses in Holland and Spain. Scott holds an MBA from Kutztown University.

Sonya Smith
Consultant & Budget Analyst

Joyce Zimmerman
Secretary