Officers

Suzanne Mulvehill, MBA, President

Suzanne Mulvehill, MBA, is the award-winning author of Employee to Entrepreneur, the executive director and founder of the Emotional Endurance® Institute and the president and founder of Emotional Endurance International, Inc. a nonprofit agency. Ms. Mulvehill developed the internationally recognized Emotional Endurance® Training Programs and pioneered the awareness and training of emotional endurance skills in entrepreneurship. She has presented her training programs throughout the U.S. and Europe and has trained thousands of entrepreneurs, business counselors and coaches worldwide. She developed certification programs and curriculum to develop the mindset of entrepreneurs and improve the success rate of entrepreneurs worldwide.

Ms. Mulvehill launched Emotional Endurance International, Inc. to expand and serve global efforts to serve entrepreneurs worldwide. She anticipates partnering with other nonprofit organizations such as USAID and the World Bank in developing countries to further the GDP and sustainability of entrepreneurship and small enterprises worldwide.

As President of the BOMI Institute, Neuman was responsible for overseeing the implementation of national conference programming for professionals in the real property management industry. He has been deeply involved in fundraising at the Huizenga Graduate School of Business and Entrepreneurship, the BOMI Institute, and the Barry Kaye College of Business at Florida Atlantic University. Over the years he was directly or indirectly involved in raising well over $20 million (not including State of Florida matching funds).

Financial Controller/Human Resource Director, Boca Raton Housing Authority
John Scannell is currently the financial controller/human resource director for the Boca Raton Housing Authority. His duties cover all accounting aspects from general ledger to submitting HUD reports and payroll. Scannell also serves as the accountant for the Florida Atlantic Research Authority. Scannell has been a Boca Raton resident for 30 years and is very active in the community. He has served more that two terms on the Florida Atlantic University National Alumni Association (FAUNAA) Board and is also a past president of the Board. Scannell continues to volunteer for the Memory and Wellness Center at FAU and previously sat on the boards of the Pointe South Condominium Association (president, 2000) and Little Palm Family Theatre (treasurer, 2001). He has been a CareForce volunteer with Hospice-by-the-Sea in Boca Raton. He was also the campaign treasurer for Bill Hager for City Council in 2004 and 2006 and Bill Hager for Mayor in 2008. Having graduated with a B.S. in accounting from FAU, he went on to finish the additional 30 hours needed to sit for the CPA exam in Florida. He is currently taking all 4 parts of the exam.

Members

Jeanette is the Executive Director for the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, based in Oshkosh, WI. She serves as a member of the Chancellor’s senior staff, spearheading the strategic vision and implementation of first-ever integrated marketing and communications strategy for the UW System’s third largest comprehensive institution with a total enrollment of 12,750 students. Her background includes working as a Marketing Director for Wales-Cardiff Digital Media Centre company in Wales and as a Dean of Institutional Advancement for Wayland Academy in Wisconsin. She has a PH.D. in Philosophy from Kansas State University and a bachelors in Science – Journalism from University of Wisconsin. She resides Oshkosh, WI.

Jay is the Founding Professor of Business Enterprise and Innovation, Director of the Centre for Entrepreneurship Research at the University of Essex, and Head of the School of Entrepreneurship and Business, at the University of Essex, UK. Educated in India and the UK, Professor Mitra trained in the private sector in the UK, worked as a Principal Officer for local government also in the UK, specialising in economic and business development, and taught at 3 other universities before joining the University of Essex.