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Entrepreneurs-in-Residence
Peter Apicella
He has owned and managed Feren Gift Baskets & Wine, distributing gourmet gift baskets, fine wine and beer gift baskets, flowers and plants, fancy pastries and wines of Italy throughout the United States since 1993.
In addition to his service at Lake Erie College, Apicella provides marketing support for the Downtown Painesville Economic Development Group and is a trustee and board member of the Italian American Cultural Foundation in Cleveland, Ohio.
Contact Peter at papicella@lec.edu
Jeff Eakin
He co-founded three equipment leasing companies serving as the chief credit officer. These included a captive company for a major manufacturer of medical equipment; a wholesale company for a national equipment lessor; and a private, independent equipment lessor.
Prior to this, he was a general partner of Prescott, Ball & Turben, where he arranged debt financings for a variety of corporate, governmental and non-profit enterprises. Jeff began his finance career as an investment analyst at Liberty Mutual Insurance after serving in the United States Army.
He has served on the board and as chairman of a non-profit children’s hospital and as an independent director of a public company.
He earned a bachelor of arts degree in economics from Lafayette College and a master of business administration in finance with honors from Boston University.
Jackie Stevenson
"My clients include a diverse population drawn from individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities. I have provided leadership development for professional men and women embarking on their careers, youth from the inner city, individuals challenged with demanding leadership responsibilities, teams struggling to succeed, CEO’s questioning "for the sake of what do I go to work each day."
Jackie is the founder and director of the Lake Erie College "Experiential Learning with Horses: Developing Human Potential for Positive Change" Professional Development certificate program.
She is an adjunct professor at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University. Jackie is on the faculty of the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland where she teaches in the International Coaching Federation Gestalt coaching certificate program. She is a past director of the Mandel Jewish Community Center of Cleveland and of the Clinical Center of the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland. She is the founder of "Wolf Creek”; a wilderness based leadership and personal development program for women.
Jackie consults, teaches and lectures within the U.S. the U.K., Turkey, Israel and Mexico. She integrates Emotional Intelligence, Appreciative Inquiry, embodied awareness, best coaching practices, "experiential learning with horses and nature” into her strength-based professional services.
Contact Jackie at jstevenson@lec.edu
Craig Zamary
The following year, Craig officially launched GreenEnergyTV.com in January 2007. He created an online television platform for individuals and companies around the world to share what they are doing to be green. Viewers can watch and upload their videos free of charge.
Contact Craig at czamary@lec.edu
