Staff Profile

Ernie Post
Director
Ernie is an experienced manager/owner of a computer integrated manufacturing training center and agribusiness. He has management experience with three Small Business Development Centers and start-up managerial experience with a psychiatric health services program for a division of Geisenger Medical Corporation. Ernie has more than 25 years of management experience and earned his MBA from Penn State University.

George Boehm
Government Marketing Specialist
George is a highly experienced manager with 40 years of experience in aerospace industry has held positions as Vice President, Divisional Managing Director, VP Administration, VP Program Management/Contracts in areas of program/project management, general management, procurement, proposal generation and contract administration for several small to medium-sized engineering/manufacturing firms. George studied Electrical Engineering at New York University and New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Martin Brill
Program Manager, International Trade and Agribusiness
Martin is a consultant with more than 20 years of previous experience in international trade banking and the export of food, equipment, chemicals, and disposables. He holds a Master’s degree in Middle East Area Studies from London University.

Peter Hornberger
Blended Learning and Consulting Specialist
Educational program and curriculum developer with over 5 years of business training experience using a blended learning methodology.  Experienced in Website design, maintenance and optimization techniques. Peter has an MBA and Master of Education in Instructional Technology from Kutztown University.

Scott Schaeffer
Business Financial Manager
Scott is a professional manager with 20 years of experience in the food & beverage and accommodations Industry. He has international experience working in England, Holland, South Africa and Spain and he owned and operated small businesses in Holland and Spain. Scott holds an MBA from Kutztown University.

Alyson Shiffer
Business Consultant & Budget Analyst
Alyson is an experienced consultant bringing ten years of owning and managing a family run utility construction business to her position.  Alyson's expertise includes accounting, financial account management, record-keeping and grant writing.  She is also a certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor.  She holds a MBA from Kutztown University and a BS in Pharmaceutical Marketing, Business Management and Biology from DeSales University.

Andrea Lewis
Government Marketing Assistant
Andrea has ten years experience owning and managing a small agricultural business; eight years of experience working for government contractors in the area of Naval Air Systems Command maintenance logistics and application software development. She is an experienced writer and editor and spent ten years in the military reserve as a Naval officer. She holds a MLIS from the University of Pittsburgh and MS from the University of California.