Meet The Team | FORGE

Meet The Team

Brian Ellerman

Brian Ellerman

Founding Director

bme@arizona.edu

Paul Valdez

Paul Valdez

Program Manager, Student Venture Pathways

paulvaldez@arizona.edu

Aleshia Howell

Aleshia Howell

Program Coordinator, FORGE at Roy Place

Julie Bularzik

Julie Barbier Bularzik

Coordinator, Venture Development Education

jbularzik@arizona.edu

Kelly King

Kelly King

Coordinator, Entrepreneurial Mindset Development

kingkelly@arizona.edu

Erika Mitnik

Erika Mitnik

Marketing and Communications Manager

emitnik@arizona.edu

Mentors in Residence

Pat Hager

Patrick Hager

Mentor in Residence

phager@arizona.edu

Bill Waynick

William Waynick

Mentor in Residence

waynick@arizona.edu

John Achoukian

John Achoukian

Mentor in Residence

jachoukian@arizona.edu

Sherry H

Sherry Hoskinson

Mentor in Residence

hoskinsh@arizona.edu

Ben Maurey

Ben Maurey

Mentor in Residence

bpmaurey@arizona.edu

Randy Nelson

Randy Nelson

Mentor in Residence

randallnelson@arizona.edu

Rafael Tapia

Rafael Tapia

Mentor in Residence

rtapia@arizona.edu

Flora Tromelin

Flora Tromelin

Mentor in Residence

flora@arizona.edu

Student Workers

Linnea Andersson

Linnea Andersson

Student Venture Pathways Fellow

andersson@arizona.edu

Ben Lemon

Benjamin Lemon

Student Venture Pathways Fellow

Sameeka Maroli

Sameeka Maroli

Student Venture Pathways Assistant

Akshay Oak

Student Venture Pathways Assistant

akshayoak@arizona.edu

Zane Hasan

Zane Hasan

Student Venture Pathways Assistant

Leslie Teran

Leslie Johanna Teran

Student Venture Pathways Assistant

Ximena Leon

Ximena Leon

Student Venture Pathways Assistant

Raymond Salcido

Raymond Salcido

Student Venture Pathways Assistant

Destiny Valez

Destiny Valez

Student Venture Pathways Assistant