Winthrop Jeanfrea- SBDC Director


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BS Organizational Communications - University of Utah,  MBA, University of Oregon.   Founded and sold 8 entities.   C-level management, marketing and financial planning.


Karen Wenn,  Administrative Assistant 
Karen WennKaren Wenn was born in Montpilier, Idaho, but raised around the world as an Army Brat.  Her father was in the Army.  After graduating from High School in August, Georgia,  she attended Brigham Young University, in Provo, Utah, where she studied Piano and Voice, and Psychology.  Working as a Secretary through High School and College,  she went on to work at the Utah County Board of Realtors as Office Manager,  Fleet Mortgage as a loan processor / closer,  Signetics as the Assistant Plant Manager's assistant,  Alpine School District as Media Specialist, she owned a daycare/preschool, and owned a restaurant.   Working full time while raising three children is an accomplishment she is proud of.  She now assists clients, the director, and the counselors at the Small Business Development Center at UVU.


Ken Fakler, SBDC Counselor

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BS Accounting - Notre Dame ,  MBA / Marketing - University of Utah.  Business Owner for 35 years - Fakler Tire Service ,   UVU Adjunct Instructor for 14 years - Finance, Business Management and Entrepreneurship,  SBDC Certified Business Analyst


Camille Pendleton,  SBDC Counselor
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MBA / Marketing, Manufacturing - Utah State University ,  SBDC Certified Business Analyst ,  Expert - Theory of Constraints,   Vice President - California based engineer/manufacturing firm. Helped grow the company from $18 to $25 million


Eddy Yujra,  SBDC Counselor



BS Business and Information Systems,  Web Developer, Project Manager, Business Analyst, Keynote Speaker,  Business consulting and Implementing web 2.0 strategies for small and medium-size companies,  Specialties: Web Analytics, Social Networking, Internet Marketing, Internet Entrepreneurship. CMS, Joomla, SEO, SEF, Google Analytics, AdSense, AdWords, Web Design, PHP, CSS, Photoshop. Fluent in Spanish and Intermediate Portuguese.
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