Outdoor Oregon | Organizers
Eric Anthony Spieth
Outdoor Oregon | espressoVC
An Entrepreneur and Intrapreneur; MBA & former CEO, Business Professor of Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Strategy and Management and a consultant to companies ranging from startups to 120 million in gross revenue.
Eric is an expert in rapid assessment and the delivery of actionable insights and strategies.
Larry Jacobsen
Outdoor Oregon | Product Sprint
A product designer, front-end innovator and re-engineering expert. Larry has deep roots in manufacturing, product design, and sustainability, with over 20 years of experience spanning the technology and consumer industries from entrepreneurial to corporate ventures.
Jerry Schulz
COCC | Dean of Extended Learning
Jerry Schulz is currently Extended Learning Dean for COCC. In this role, he oversees three branch campuses located in Redmond, Madras and Prineville. He also oversees the Small Business Development Center, the Education Program at Deer Ridge Correctional Institution and COCC’s Continuing Education department.
Prior to his current job at COCC Jerry and his wife Charlene owned and operated one of the largest private computer schools in the San Francisco Bay Area. Together they grew this school from a single classroom to 4 campus locations, 16 classrooms, over 50 teachers and thousands of clients.
Kandy Marling
Outdoor Oregon | Executive Team Lead
In the Spring of 2013, Kandy returned to college to get a degree in Business Administration; she started her college education close to 40 years after high school! She has maintained a 4.0 GPA and graduated with highest honors and with her youngest daughter in June 2015. Kandy is the President for the COCC Business Club. She has a passion for helping other students and sharing what she knows. Kandy also spent 14 years volunteering with the Girl Scouts as a troop leader and local service-unit leader. “Working on the Oregon All-State Collegiate Startup Weekend from its inception gives me a sense of pride; “students empowering students!”
