Susan & Amy Machamer (a mother and daughter team, respectively) and their family are owners of Hurd Orchards, a fruit grower in operation since the early 1800's.
Their product line has diversified into wholesale and retail produce, processed "jar products", a bakery, and foodservice. The term "jar products" refers to their lines of jams, jellies, brandy fruits, pickles, vinegars, chutneys, sauces, and cordials. This diversification is the result of innovation, product development, and effective niche marketing. The company has successfully differentiated their high quality products by developing their products along with their brand image.
The company shows remarkable tenacity and desire to stay true to their philosophy and mission of sustaining production of quality fruit products.
Luis Machuca is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Kryptiq Corporation, the leading provider of next generation connectivity solutions for healthcare.
From 1981-1996, Machuca held various positions at Intel Corp before becoming co-GM of the OEM Products & Services Division where he established Intel as the #1 motherboard supplier in the world.
In 1996 he became the EVP of the NEC Computer Services Division of PB-NEC Corp. In 1999, Machuca joined eFusion Corp. as President and COO and subsequently merged the company with ITXC.
Luis Machuca received his BSEE in 1980 and MSIE in 1981 both from Purdue University.
Terry MacRae began Hornblower Cruises & Events in 1980 as a two-boat operation on San Francisco Bay. Since then he and his wife, Mary, have built Hornblower into a 50-boat, $120 million company with 1,000 employees that serves about six million guests each year. Emphasizing customer service, safety, and teamwork, the firm has emerged as the market leader in each of the seven California ports it serves. Hornblower guests are treated to stunning nautical venues and exquisite cuisine for weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, and other major celebrations.
As a result of Hornblower's success in the hospitality and maritime industries, the MacRaes decided to make competitive bids for National Park Service concessions serving the popular icons Alcatraz on San Francisco Bay and Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island Immigration Museum in New York Harbor. Alcatraz Cruises commenced service in September of 2006, and Statue Cruises commenced operations in January of 2008. These concessions have contributed to the growth and stability of the company.
In 2008 Alcatraz Cruises launched the nation's first hybrid ferry-a 149-passenger vessel powered by a combination of wind turbines, solar panels, and an efficient diesel electric drive. Hornblower is completing the design and approval for a new hydrogen powered hybrid vessel for use in New York Harbor.
Terry is a recognized expert in the design, renovation, construction, and operation of passenger vessels, and in the marine, fine dining, entertainment, and tourism industries. He holds a BS degree in mechanical/environmental engineering from the California State Polytechnic University at San Luis Obispo. Mary holds a BS degree from the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration.
<p>Brian Magierski is an experienced entrepreneur and start-up executive in the area of software and web services targeted at enterprises. Currently Brian is the Co-Founder, President & CEO of Kalivo, Inc., a leading provider of web software that enables companies to engage directly with their customers across the Web.</p> <p>Magierski has co-founded two companies and served as an interim CEO and angel investor in another. He was the co-founder and CEO of Phiware, a venture-backed enterprise demand planning software company, and iMark.com, a business-to-business web marketplace for trading surplus goods that was sold to FreeMarkets in March 2000 for $340 million. Magierski also served as interim CEO and investor in ioLogics, an enterprise email security software provider, and provided consulting services to the chairman and board of directors at ROME Corporation. Prior to becoming an entrepreneur, Magierski was a business unit director at Trilogy Software in Austin, TX.</p> <p>Brian Magierski holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS in Engineering from Cornell University.</p>
<p>As a young child, Sandy Maine became fascinated with soapmaking while watching her grandmother make utilitarian soap at their home in the Finger Lakes region of New York. But Sandy longed for something more than simple utilitarian soaps. So, in the late 1970's she combined her love for herbs, botanicals, essential oils, grains and other products of the Earth with soapmaking so that her soaps would be beautiful, fragrant and healthy to use. Today, Sandy and her staff of twenty produce about 4,000 pounds of soap each week in a restored turn-of-the-century pub in Potsdam, New York.</p> <p>Among Sandy's greatest talents is product innovation. She has invented several types of modeling soapdough for kids, teens and adults; and Sandy has added a line of decorative soap tassels to SunFeather's impressive inventory.</p> <p>SunFeather Natural Soap Co. is known worldwide for its dedication to quality handcrafted soaps, and for Sandy's devotion to social responsibility. Through the sale of SunFeather soaps and related gifts, Sandy tithes to more than ten humanitarian and environmental causes around the globe. Sandy maintains her license as an Adirondack Wilderness Guide so that she can treat families and groups to the beauty and peace of a wilderness experience.</p> <p>Throughout her career, Sandy has helped others explore soapmaking as a hobby and even as a home-based business. SunFeather is a supplier of soapmaking equipment and supplies, and Sandy has written several award-winning books with herbal soap recipes and secrets-to success. Each summer, Sandy escorts fellow soapmakers on a tour of the French countryside or to another soapmaking region in Europe.</p> <p>SunFeather Natural Soap Co. became a family business in 1997 when Sandy's spouse, Louis, signed on as Vice President. The couple's two young children share their parents' interest in nature, including beekeeping and exploring the Adirondack wilderness.</p> <p>Now in her third decade as a soapmaker, Sandy will continue to develop new soap "recipes" and more ways in which soap becomes a tactile (and sensory) experience.</p> <p>Sandy Maine received her undergraduate degree from the State University of New York, Potsdam. </p>
Kevin R. Malchoff is the Group president of International at Rich's. Malchoff joined the company in 1981 and served in many marketing leadership roles until his appointment as group president, US/Canada in 2004. In this role, Malchoff was responsible for overseeing all of Rich's food service and in-store bakery businesses in the US and Canada.
Kevin Malchoff received a Bachelor of Science Degree from Cornell University in 1974, majoring in Agricultural Economics, and an MBA in Marketing from Cornell's Johnson School of Business in 1975.
Elizabeth A. Mannix is the Ann Whitney Olin Professor of Management and Vice Provost for Equity and Inclusion at the Johnson School at Cornell University.
Professor Mannix's research and teaching interests include: Effective performance in managerial teams, diversity in organizations and teams, power and alliances, negotiation and conflict, and organizational change and renewal. Recently, she has been studying the effects of informal power in teams, and the multi-faceted effects of diversity on performance in organizational groups.
Elizabeth Mannix received her PhD from the University of Chicago.
Christine Marchuska is CEO of c. marchuska. c. marchuska is an eco-friendly clothing line by Christine Marchuska and Brooke Bresnan, which provides chic and sustainable clothing at affordable prices. Manufactured in New York City, the clothing is designed to embody versatility throughout different trends and seasons in order to stay true to the sustainable fashion mantra of producing less waste.
Christine Marchuska's comments are from a panel entitled "Fashion With Social Awareness" from the Entrepreneurship at Cornell Celebration in April 2010.
Christine Marchuska is a graduate of Cornell University.
<p>Lori Marino is currently Vice President & Counsel, Corporate Law at Medco Health Solutions, Inc., a pharmacy benefits manager in Franklin Lakes, N.J. </p> <p>Prior to that she was Managing Corporate Counsel at Avaya, the telecommunications equipment company in Basking Ridge, N.J. Prior to her position at Avaya, she worked for five years in private practice at the New York City office of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP.</p> <p>Lori Marino graduated with distinction from Cornell University and received her law degree cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania.</p>
<p>Debbie Marquardt is the Global Franchise Marketing Director for Procter & Gamble Professional, the away-from-home division of Procter & Gamble that provides cleaning products and solutions for the Foodservice, Hospitality and Building Cleaning & Maintenance businesses. </p> <p>Debbie Marquardt has worked at P&G for more than 15 years on a variety of marketing assignments on Crisco, Jif, Charmin, NA Marketing Innovation and P&G Professional. </p> <p>Marquardt graduated from Dartmouth College with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and Education and then from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern with a Masters of Business Management in Marketing and Finance. </p>
Pamela Marrone founded AgraQuest in 1995. AgraQuest discovers, develops, and markets safe, environmentally friendly, and effective natural products for farm, home, and public health pest management. Prior to founding AgraQuest, Marrone was founding president of Entotech, Inc. Under her tenure as president of Entotech, the company discovered, developed, and marketed microbial pesticides. Before Enotech, Marrone was in charge of the Insect Control group at Monsanto Agricultural Company. Pamela Marrone holds a B.S. in entomology from Cornell University and a Ph.D. in entomology from North Carolina State University.
<p>Joy J. Martin is known as the HR Insider. She has worked with the Career Changer Company and with some of the top financial services, advertising and professional services consulting companies in the world including HSBC, IBM, Bearing Point, J. Walter Thompson and others. With her background as a Corporate Recruiter and HR Manager, Joy shares the inside scoop on what it really takes to get hired. Joy is exceptionally positive, supportive and compassionate as she helps individuals uncover their lifeâ€[TM]s passion, find work they love and navigate the current challenging job market and hiring process. </p> <p>Joy Martin is a graduate of Colgate University.</p>