Our Team & Philosophy

We’re Open – stop by for a visit!

We’re located on the Lower Level of the Feliciano School of Business.

If you need to reach someone directly, please contact:

Acting Director, Liz Rich at richel@montclair.edu

Department Admin, Lori Rowbotham at lori.rowbotham@montclair.edu, 973-655-5275

All other general questions can be sent to: entrepreneurs@montclair.edu

Philosophy

At the Feliciano Center, creative spark and innovative ideas meet the tools to develop them into successful ventures. Part of the Feliciano School of Business, the Feliciano Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation is a resource for the entire campus, not just students pursuing a business degree. The Center supports a Concentration in Entrepreneurship, a Minor in Entrepreneurship, a Certificate of Entrepreneurship, and a Certificate in Innovation Design. Our highly interactive and experiential courses teach students the mindset of an entrepreneur, a valuable attitude that can help graduates succeed in any career. Our curriculum also helps students develop and enhance real-world skills that many employers desire today. With every industry changing so rapidly, employers want to hire people who are entrepreneurial, creative, innovative and problem-solvers. Our courses will show you how to be that employee.

We aim to blur the line where the campus ends and the entrepreneurial community begins. We do this by hosting a dozen or more free events annually to bring startup founders and innovators to campus to network with our students. We also send students out to co-op internships at startups. The Feliciano Center also has a special mission to nurture women entrepreneurs through program development, mentorship and events, such as Women Entrepreneurship Week.

Staff Directory

Lori Rowbotham
Program Assistant | Feliciano Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Phone: 973-655-5275
Email: lori.rowbotham@montclair.edu
Room: 080, Feliciano School of Business building

Full-Time Faculty Directory

Jason M. Frasca
Co-Director of MIX Lab; Entrepreneurship Instructor and Startup Mentor
Phone: 973-655-3151
Email: jason.frasca@montclair.edu
Room: 435, Feliciano School of Business building

Iain Kerr
Co-Director of MIX Lab; Instructor of Innovation Design
Phone: 207-332-6097
Email: kerri@montclair.edu

Dr. Ross A. Malaga
Academic Director
Phone: 973-655-3419
Email: malagar@montclair.edu
Room: 464, Feliciano School of Business building

Dr. Ethné Swartz
Professor
Phone: 973-655-7649
Email: swartze@montclair.edu
Room: 355, Feliciano School of Business building

Dr. Wencang (Warren) Zhou
Associate Professor
Phone: 973-655-3155
Email: zhouw@montclair.edu
Room: 452, Feliciano School of Business building

Advisory Board

The Feliciano Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation Advisory Board advises the Executive Director on entrepreneurial opportunities and strategies. The members of the Board act as ambassadors for the Feliciano Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation within the business community and identify resources and support for the Center.

Dennis M. Bone
Executive in Residence
Feliciano School of Business

Daryl Bryant
Co-founder and CEO
Hudson Integrated and NaturalCell Supplements

Guy Falzarano
Founder and CEO
Lightbridge Franchise Company

Mimi Feliciano
Founder and CEO
FEM Real Estate

Sally Glick
Principal and Chief Growth Strategist
Sobel & Co.

Marjorie Perry
President and CEO
MZM Construction & Management Company, Inc.

Ilene Wachs
President
Horizon Casualty Services, Inc.