Board of Directors & Staff

Staff

  • Julie Gustafson, Executive Director
  • Jennifer Bush, Office Manager
  • Michele Petersen, Program Manager

 

 

Board of Directors

David H. Bellman, G.G., Treasurer
Owner of Bellman Jewlers
David is the President and co-founder of Bellman Jewelers, Inc Established in 1981. Bellman’s is one of New England largest retailing/manufacturing jewelers. In addition to its retail sales, Bellman's is the largest jewelry Replacement Company for over 40 of New England insurance companies. Bellman's is also co-owners of a diamond-cutting factory located in Ramat-Gan, Israel. David is also the inventor of the AuquaSonic Jewelry Cleaner and the President and Founder of Black Diamond Industries, distributor of the AuquaSonic Jewelry Cleaner.
Dr. James Freiburger, Secretary
Southern New Hampshire University Professor
Dr. James Freiburger teaches graduate business courses in the Department of Organizational Leadership at the Southern New Hampshire University. Previous to joining the SNHU faculty he was a Human Resource Manager with First NH Banks and Omni Hotels. In addition to the ABI Board, he is a Board member of the Heritage United Way, The Way Home, and the Diocesan Camps.
Ed French, Chairman
Vice President and Commerical Banking Team Leader for Citizens Bank
Ed has been in the financial services industry for twenty-five years. He has been associated with the Incubator as a board member for over five years. Ed is also a member of the Heritage United Way Community Investment team, a member of the Raymond Economic Development Council, the Raymond Budget Committee and is the Raymond School District Treasurer.
Jeremy Hitchcock
DynDNS
Jeremy Hitchcock has served as CEO/CFO of DynDNS since 2001. In addition to guiding the strategic direction of DynDNS, he manages the financial, legal, and human resources issues of the company. Prior to DynDNS, Jeremy attended Worcester Polytechnic Institute, earning a Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems. While at WPI, he laid the academic foundation for his entrepreneurial career by working with the WPI Venture Forum and the Collaborative for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CEI). Jeremy also sits on the Board of Directors for the West High Endowment Fund.
Paul Schneiderman
Southern New Hampshire University Professor
Paul Schneiderman, Ph.D. has been a faculty member of Southern New Hampshire University since 1976. Dr. Schneiderman led the School of Business as it's dean from 1998 to 2004, and presently teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in finance and economics. Prior to coming to the university (then New Hampshire College) he was a research economist with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in Washington D.C. and later an economist with the Bureau of Economic Analysis in the U.S. Department of Commerce. Paul is currently a member of the Alumni Committee of Leadership New Hampshire and president-elect of the Northeast Council of the Association of College Business School and Programs. He earned his BBA and MBA at the University of Massachusetts - Amherst and his MA and Ph.D. at Clark University. A founding member of the Amoskeag Business Incubator, he continues to volunteer his services to the organization and its clients.