Our Mission
SoCal Celebrates Entrepreneurship (SCCE) is an organization that champions, equips, and celebrates individuals who embody the entrepreneurial spirit, regardless of stage, background, or education across Southern California.
SCCE believes entrepreneurs are change makers that can shape and build communities to be locally, regionally, and globally competitive.
Through our annual events, conferences and partnerships, we empower, encourage and educate entrepreneurs.
Meet the Executive Committee
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John Bradley Jackson
Director, CSUF Center for Entrepreneurship
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George W. Wright
Dean, Concordia University Irvine School of Business and Economics
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Travis Lindsay
Co-Founder, Titan Angels LLC
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Cathleen Greiner
Director, Education and Center for Entrepreneurship, North Orange County Community College District
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Kenneth Lamb
Director, Student Innovation Idea Lab, Cal Poly Pomona
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David Ochi
Executive Director, Innovation Incubator, California State University, Dominguez Hills
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Wade Martin
Professor of Economics and Director, Institute for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, California State University, Long Beach
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Elianne Rodriguez
Director, LEEAF Accelerator & Fellowship, California State University, Los Angeles
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Nastaran Simarasl, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship, Cal Poly Pomona
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Cynthia West, Ph.D.
Director, Leatherby Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics & Clinical Associate Professor, Argyros School of Business, Chapman University
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Ryan Foland
Director, UCI ANTrepreneur Center
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Timothy Tiemann
Managing Director, Innovation Incubator, California State University, Northridge
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Barry Sandrew, Ph.D.
Director of Entrepreneurship, Westcliff University
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Gia Ly
Managing Director, ArrowGTP
Planning Committee
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Corona Nguyen
Creative Director, ArrowGTP
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Charmaine Pimentel
Content Coordinator, ArrowGTP
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Mayan Jimenez
Coordinator, CSUF Center for Entrepreneurship