Professional Staff
E-Center Student Team Members
Hannah Smith
Sr. Client Specialist
Fashion Design & Merch (’24)
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Emily Pettit
Client Specialist
Accounting (’24)
Meet with Emily
Emily Pettit
Client Specialist
Accounting (’24)
Meet with Emily
Lauren LaCroix
Client Specialist
Chemical Engineering (’26)
Meet with Lauren
Taylor Rupp
Engagement Specialist
Business Administration (’24)
Cameron Cummings
Engagement Specialist
Software Engineering (’25)
Nicole Boulay
Marketing Specialist
Marketing (’24)
Rylee Yard
Marketing Specialist
Marketing (’25)
Dillon Scott
Advisory & Investor Network Specialist
Marketing (’23)
Ethan Fowler
Advisory & Investor Network Specialist
Finance (’24)
Vyusti Yadav
Advisory & Investor Network Specialist
Finance & Business Admin (’24)
Idea Shop Team
Peer Review Entrepreneurship Panel (PREP)
Tyler Anthony
Co-Founder, Duet Technologies, LLC
Benjamin Bailey
Founder, Orator Studios, LLC
Stephen Caples
Co-Founder, BattleBells
Conor Ferguson
Founder and CEO, WISPR Systems
Ryan Gilbrech, Chair
Co-Founder & CEO, Meta Games, LLC
Rahul Gopal
Co-Founder, CampusKnot, Inc
Cameron Maddox
Co-Owner, Cowbell Carts, LLC
Logan Martin
Co-Founder, Live Music Networks, LLC
Sam Miller
Co-Founder, Live Music Networks, LLC
Charles Parker
CEO, Rod Sox, LLC
Calvin Waddy
Co-Founder & CEO, Rocketing, LLC
Entrepreneurship Center Advisory Board (ECAB)
Executive Members
Boyce Adams, Sr.
President & CEO, BankTEL Systems, Inc. (bio)
Anna Barker
Vice President, Vibe, LLC (Glo)
Tal Clark
VP Sales & Founding Team Member, Money Network (acq.)
Lee Harris
CFO, PH Steel, Inc
Greg Hinkebein
Owner, Mississippi Global Technologies (bio)
Paul Luckett
Managing Partner, No Sky Solutions
Robert “RJ” Reed
President, Reed Food Technology
Hagan Walker
Co-Founder & CTO, Vibe, LLC (Glo)
John Walters
Co-Founder and President, NIGP Code Services (Acq.), Periscope Holdings, Inc. (bio)
Ben Walton
President, Mississippi Angel Network
Gary Watts
Founder & CEO, Fuse Cloud
Emeritus Members
Timothy Duncan
Founder, Talos Energy, LLC (bio)
Martin F. Jue
President and Founder, MFJ Enterprises, Inc.
David Latham
Chief Financial Officer, AGROdeviate, LLC
Tom Livingston
President and COO, Rampart IC
Wade Patterson
Co-Founder/CEO (Acq.), Synapse Wireless, Inc. (bio)
Faculty Members
Jeremy Clay, J.D.
Director, Office of Technology Management
Charles Freeman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Apparel, Textiles and Merchandising
Randy Follett, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Erik Markin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Management
Melissa Moore, Ph.D.
Professor of Marketing
Robert Moore, Ph.D.
Professor of Marketing
Lori Neuenfeldt
Gallery Director and Instructor