The Team
Advisors, Mentors, and People Who Care
The Feed the Seed Foundation is operated 100% by volunteers with diverse business backgrounds. These volunteers are engaged in supporting startup founders in their roles as Business Mentors, Librarians at Naperville Public Library and other interested individuals, who provide their service and time, free to the foundation.
Bruce Marino
Vice President and Director
Mentor
Winfield, Illinois
Areas of Expertise: General Management
Gerry Geraci
Secretary and Director
Business Mentor
Naperville, Illinois
Areas of Expertise: Start-up Growth; Sales, Marketing, M&A
Rod Randall
Treasurer and Director
Business Mentor
Naperville, Illinois
Areas of Expertise: Finance and Accounting
Kent Palmer
Director
Nichols Library
Business Librarian
Areas of Expertise: Lean Startup Process, Entrepreneurship Education
Kiersten Fordemwalt
Foundation Fundraising
Feed the Seed Foundation
Staff
Areas of Expertise: Grants
Trish Bovell
Webmaster
Savvy Web Woman
Web Specialist
Naperville, Illinois
Areas of Expertise: Web Design and Digital Marketing
Charles Turack
Advisor
Mentor
Mark Quigley
Advisor
Deziner Software
President/CEO
Winfield, Illinois
Areas of Expertise: Business Planning and Financial Modeling SaaS
Mike Ronchetti
Advisor
Mentor
Plainfield, Illinois
Areas of Expertise: Startup Process, Sales & Marketing
James King
Website Host
President
Wheaton, Illinois
Areas of Expertise: Website Development/Marketing
Dawn Hershik
Director
Supporting Strategies, Chicago far West Suburbs
Managing Director
Madhur Limdi
Director
Mike Petersen
Advisor
Business Mentor
Nicole Morton
Advisor
Nicole Morton Agency
Copywriting & Inbound Marketing
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