Faculty Spotlight

Dr. Debra Davenport

Debra B. Davenport, PhD is the CEO of The Davenport Companies, Inc., a corporation comprised of diverse business interests, including DavenportFolio, a licensed mentoring and career development firm; Davenport Media; and debra davenport, a fashion and lifestyle design company. The Davenport Companies, Inc. has offices in Los Angeles and Phoenix.

As the nation's only Executive Professional Mentor™, Debra is a leading advisor to the entrepreneurial community and a sought-after career and workplace authority. The creator of the Certified Professional Mentor™ designation, Dr. Davenport leads discerning entrepreneurs, professionals and organizations to the pinnacle of their success.

Dr. Davenport is the new national workplace spokesperson for Panasonic Digital Document Company, and the resident career and workplace expert on KSYY-FM, www.sassy107.com. She is an expert career contributor for Yahoo! Hot Jobs www.hotjobs.yahoo.com and www.videojug.com. She additionally writes the popular "Reach Your Pinnacle" column for the Phoenix Business Journal.

Dr. Davenport holds BA and MA degrees in communication arts and a doctorate in education with a specialization in communication and higher education. She serves on the faculties of Loyola Marymount University and National University; she is also a visiting scholar at Capella University.

Dr. Davenport is a licensed career counselor and employment agent, and a Diplomate of the American College of Wellness. She is a member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the founder of the Society of Professional Mentors.

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Dr. Francine Hardaway

Francine Hardaway, Ph.D., is an experienced technology marketing strategist with special expertise in early stage company operations.

Francine is an Entrepreneurial Fellow at the Berger Center of the Eller School of Business, University of Arizona. She has taught entrepreneurship at several Arizona colleges, and is on the Advisory Board of the Medical Informatics Program at Arizona School of Health Sciences, part of the A.T. Still University of Osteopathic Medicine.

As a partner in Stealthmode Partners, she has helped package and secure funding for many early-stage technology companies. She has created positioning and marketing strategies for dozens of companies growth companies -from startup to IPO to maturity.

Prior to co-founding Stealthmode Partners, Dr. Hardaway was Vice President of Corporate Marketing at Innovative Environmental Products, and Manager of Worldwide Press Relations at Intel's Computing Enhancement Group, where she planned the entrance of the intelligent I/O server chip into the OEM market and created the public relations plans for digital imaging, in-car computing, USB, and home networking.

As an entrepreneur, Dr. Hardaway built the largest marketing/public relations firm in Phoenix, Arizona before leaving it to join Intel.

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