Meet our Team – We’re Here To Help Your Business Succeed

Miriam Aguilar
Business Advisor/Coordinator
 meaguilar@riohondo.edu

Miriam is the Business Coordinator, works directly with the Director on carrying through the goals and objectives of the SBDC program.  Prior to joining this center she had over 5 years of experience working with several other SBDC centers conducting workshops and individual counseling (Spanish/English) on needs and requirements for business start-up and expansion.  She is also a Bilingual Business Advisor; assist clients with business plan development and loan documentation requirements.  Miriam has over 10 years of experience working with the Latino Business Community.  She has co-authored and translated a Business Start-Up Guide and developed curriculum for several Spanish Business Courses/Workshops.

Nancy Gutierrez
Administrative Support
 ngutierrez@riohondo.edu

Nancy joined the SBDC team in November 2000 and works as a typist clerk II performing a variety of tasks such as answering phones, assisting the administrative assistant, and pleasantly greeting clients the three days a week she is in the office. Nancy is a Junior at Cal Poly Pomona where she is preparing to become an elementary school teacher.

Business Advisors

Jerry Boykin

Jerry is a retired underwriter for Wells Fargo Bank and Bank of America. He shares his 28 years of banking experiences working with clients on preparing and packaging loans for bank presentations. Jerry is the owner of Book Keeping Express, a 10 year old payroll bookkeeping and financial consulting business in San Dimas, CA.

Benjamin Martin

Benjamin Martin, Attorney at Law, works for the Commerce SBDC and is also in private practice as a solo practitioner.  His practice caters to the small business, their owners and managers.  Focusing on Business law, contracts, incorporation and civil litigation, he also advises on Estate planning and Family Law matters as they impact business client’s commercial matters.

As a Business Advisor for three SBDC’s he has counseled hundreds of small businesses in Los Angeles County, from the Foothills to the South Bay.  He counsels small enterprises and new ventures on the various legal issues they confront, as well as business plans and management skills.  His services to the small business clients of the Commerce SBDC are available in the form of one on one counseling sessions as well as seminars and workshops.

He is a graduate of Southwestern University School of Law where he earned the Jurist Doctor Degree.  His undergraduate education was at California State University at Los Angeles where he earned his Bachelor of Science Degree, in Business Administration.

Sharon Peterson

Sharon has over 13 years of experience in marketing and sales in Fortune 500 and privately owned companies. She is the President of her own marketing firm, which include clients such as C.M. Paula Company and The R.L. Williams Communications Group. Prior to starting her own company, Sharon served as the Marketing Manager for Avery Dennison in E-Business. She also worked in marketing roles for PepsiCo, R.J. Reynolds and General Motors/Hughes. Sharon holds a BS in Architectural Engineering from North Carolina A&T State University and a MS Degree in Industrial Administration from Carnegie Mellon University.