Lenin Agudo

Lenin Agudo
Director  

Lenin Agudo has been recognized as a high performance motivator focused on big challenges. A former senior consultant, university administrator, professor and small business development center director, he now focuses his energy on revitalizing communities by creating and implementing public policy for job creation and economic growth. He is an economic development expert, with over 10 years of experience in promoting economic growth in the areas of community development, small business growth, housing development projects, urban redevelopment and education.

Simon Alexander

Simon Alexander
Business Consultant

Bruce Downing

Bruce Downing
Government Marketing Specialist

Bruce is currently a Business Consultant and Government Marketing Specialist at the Widener Small Business Development Center and Procurement Technical Assistance Center (SBDC/PTAC). Bruce has over 30 years experience in business and education.  He has served as an executive in a number of Information Technology companies including Commodore Computers, Intelligent Electronics and Scangraphics. He has started four businesses in the IT services sector obtaining government contracts for document conversion and Internet distribution of technical documents in support of government procurement activities.

Peter Hornberger

Peter Hornberger
Assistant Director

As the Assistant Director of the SBDC, Peter is engaged in managing the online content of the center, developing and delivering workshops for entrepreneurs, actively counseleing clients, and managing center operations. Peter currently teaches in the fields of management and entrepreneurship as an adjunct instructor at Penn State University – Abington and Widener University. Peter holds a BS Degree in Business Administration, a MBA, and a MEd from Kutztown University. He is also working to complete his doctoral dissertation for Penn State University – Harrisburg which seeks to understand how fans learn about critical social issues through interactions with popular culture and social media.

Jim Turner

Jim Turner
Business Consultant