Mentors

Michael Jensen

Assistance with Entrepreneurship, Economic Development, Business Startup

Executive Director of Entrepreneurship
mdjensen@salisbury.edu

Michael Jensen Bio & Office Hours
Mike joined the Perdue School of Business in 2023 with 18 years of experience in tech-based economic development and defense-industry applied R&D activities, including 5 years leading international technology projects in Europe, Africa, and Asia. He also has 5 years of academic experience as a faculty member teaching entrepreneurship, international business, and management topics. He founded a business incubation program focused on supporting under-resourced entrepreneurs in Northeastern Pennsylvania that included a ghost kitchen, makerspace, and microloan program. He also set up a student-run marketing company to integrate experiential learning into classroom experiences by connecting faculty members with startup companies needing marketing services.

Office Hours:
- By Appointment: mdjensen@salisbury.edu

Bill Bernard

Assistance with Consultation Support, Idea to Market, Business Startup

Eastern Shore Representative, Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO)
bbernard@tedco.md

Bill Bernard Bio & Office Hours
Bill has a long history of entrepreneurship after a tour of duty in the Peace Corps and a career in marine biology with the Smithsonian Institution. His businesses have included an aquaculture company that operated in the Dominican Republic, and more recently, founding 3Di’s Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Division. Bill can provide consultation support and insight on ways to bring idea to market.

Office Hours:
- Available By Appointment

Mike Thielke

Assistance with Pitch Practice, Startup, F3Tech, Business Startup

Eastern Shore Representative, Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO)
mike@esec.md

Mike Thielke Bio & Office Hours
A lifelong entrepreneur, is the executive director of the Eastern Shore Entrepreneurship Center. He assists entrepreneurs with the advancement of innovation, entrepreneurship, and commercialization and has provided leadership throughout the region ensuring that the Eastern Shore is part of the greater statewide startup ecosystem.

Office Hours:
- Available By Appointment

Maryland Capital Enterprises

Maryland Capital Enterprises and the Women’s Business Center (WBC) offer training, consulting, one-on-one mentoring, and micro and small business loans to entrepreneurs on the Eastern Shore.

Eastern Shore Representative, Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO)
info@marylandcapital.org

Maryland Capital Enterprises Bio & Office Hours
MCE Women’s Business Center empowers businesses to grow, create jobs, and generate wealth on Maryland’s Eastern Shore and across the state. As part of their mission, MCE WBC provides business training classes to individuals who wish to start or expand their business. MCE WBC offers classes for starting a business, marketing a business, financial education, providing networking opportunities, and more.

Office Hours:
- Available By Appointment