meet the team
Meet the team
Co-hosts

Ruth Ellen Elinski
The Makeover Co-host and SBDC Consultant

Jaro Horvath
The Makeover Co-host and Project Leader
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featured experts

Karen Eads
The Makeover SBDC Lead Consultant
Karen Eads is a Business Analyst based on the Yavapai College Prescott Valley campus, has more than 30 years of experience in process improvement, project management, business planning, and customer service with large and small business units. She is certified in Growth Wheel, is a certified Quickbooks professional, and a financial management resource.

Jeri Denniston
Director of SBDC at the Yavapai College
Jeri Denniston is the SBDC Director based on the Yavapai College Prescott Valley campus, and she brings more than 30 years of experience in strategic management, business planning, and online and social media marketing. A certified Small Business Advisor, she holds certifications in strategic management, Growth Wheel, and LivePlan.

Marie Platowski-Beals
Business Analyst
Marie Platowski-Beals, a business Analyst based on the Prescott Valley campus, recently relocated from Chicago’s North Shore after taking a 40,000 sq ft vacant office building, two weeks after 911 and developing it into the largest privately Executive Office Center in the US. She specializes in business development, and strategic planning with an emphasis on the power of networking. She is certified in LivePlan

Katherine Anderson
Programs Specialist
Katherine Anderson, is the Programs Specialist for the Regional Economic
Development Center and Small Business Development Center. She provides a
bridge between education and employment, including Yavapai College Job Fairs, Future Leaders Town Halls, Lunch N’ Learns, SBDC workshops, and more.
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Makeover Selection Committee

City of Chino Valley
Economic Development

Prescott Valley
Chamber of Commerce

Prescott
Chamber of Commerce

City of Sedona
Economic Development

City of Cottonwood
Economic Development
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