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President
Director, Ohio Small Business Development Center at Marietta
Phone: 740-373-5150
Email: plankford@wscc.edu
Member Bio
A lifelong resident of Marietta, I married my high school sweetheart, Eric. We have one daughter, Gretchen.
Education
B.A. degree from Marietta College with a double major in Entrepreneurship and Spanish
MBA from Ohio University
Certified Business Analyst, Ohio Department of Development and Capital University
Career
Working with small businesses owners and entrepreneurs to empower them with the ability to manage their business problems for seventeen years.
1999 & 2001 Director of the Year for Ohio SBDC Network 2005 National State Star ASBDC
Adjunct Faculty for Marietta College teaching Small Business Management, Entrepreneurship, Business Consulting and Marketing.
My own entrepreneurial experience includes being a wedding consultant, and staying actively involved in two family businesses, one over 50 years old and in its third generation of management.
Rotarian Service
Joined in January, 1998
Board of Directors
Chair of Club Service
President-Elect, 2007-2008
Community and Professional Involvement
Washington County Economic Development Practitioners
Economic Roundtable of the Mid-Ohio Valley Telesis Graduate, 1992
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