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2296 Henderson Mill Road, Suite 404B
Atlanta, GA 30345

Contact:
Phone: (770) 414-3110
Fax: (770) 414-3109

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Consultants & Staff

Mark Collier

Consultant

Mark Collier joins the SBDC after an accomplished career in the private sector and a temporary assignment with the U.S. Small Business Administration office of disaster assistance. Mark has successfully managed a series of residential, mixed use, and commercial real estate development projects over a 20 year career. Mark brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the SBDC in the critical business functional areas of operations and project management, business process improvement, and efficiency improvement initiatives.

Education

B.A., Roosevelt University
MBA, Tulane University

Experience

JDG Development Group (Project Director)
CB Richard Ellis (Senior Project Director)

Service

SBA – Disaster Assistance Center Small Business Analyst
Tulane Association of Business Alumni Community Service Award
Service Award Leader Recipient- Peachtree Middle School

Contact

Phone: (770) 414-3110

Email: mcollier@georgiasbdc.org

Stephen Newton

Consultant

Growing up on a farm in rural south Georgia, I learned early in life the importance of responsibility and hard work. The entrepreneurial spirit is instilled early in those experiences. In High School I learned the hard lessons and risks associated with agricultural business and the importance of managing cash flow through the seasons of preparing, planting, managing, and harvest. In college I pursued degrees in economics and finance and after graduation applied my education in both public policy and private enterprise. As an ACE Hardware store owner for nearly a decade during one of the toughest economic cycles in our lifetime I learned first hand the many challenges start up businesses contend with. After closing that business in January 2016 I was offered the opportunity to work with the UGA SBDC in Dekalb and hope to use both my education and experience as a business owner to help other entrepreneurs achieve their goals.

Education

MBA Finance – DePaul University
MS(ABT) Ag. Econ – UGA
BS Ag. Econ – UGA

Experience

UGA SBDC Business Consultant from August 2016 to present
Owner/Manager Ace Hardware Windermere July 2009 to January 2016
Partner Ogeechee Peaches, Millen, GA. 2003-2010.
Executive Director, Southern Nursery Association, Atlanta, GA November 2006 to July 2009
FSA State Director, Athens, GA and Special Assistant to the USDA Secretary, November 2002-November 2006
Executive Director, Forest Landowners Association, Atlanta, GA November 1994 – November 2002
Legislative Assistant, US Senator Paul Coverdell, Washington, DC November 1992- November 1994

Volunteer

President of the University of Georgia Student Senate
President of UGA Ag Hill Council
President, AGHON, Honor Society,
State President Future Farmers of America
Member Gridiron Secret Society,
Named Outstanding AG Alumni University of Georgia 2004

Contact

Phone: (770) 414-3110

Ruby Riesinger

Consultant

Contact

Phone: (770) 414-3110

Email: dekalb@georgiasbdc.org

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