The volunteers of Orange SCORE have rich and varied business backgrounds. Counselors share their business expertise and knowledge in all aspects of small business. In addition, all counselors have specific areas of expertise, which are listed below.

Volunteer: Edison Guzman, Chapter Chair
Company: A&E Advertising and Web Design
Expertise: Advertising, Marketing, Web Design, Internet Marketing

Edison R. Guzman is President and CEO of A&E Advertising. He is also an author, and speaker. As an author, Edison has published books such as “How to Attract maximum Customers With Minimum Effort” and “How to Attract Customers Using the Internet” as well as many marketing segments in order to help consumers and business owners prosper. As a speaker, he hosts private workshops as well as co-sponsored workshops for businesses locally and throughout the United States.

As a member of the Orange County Chamber of Commerce, Edison currently sits on the Board of Directors. As a member of the Orange Chapter of SCORE, he advises individuals on how to start a business, and advises existing business owners on how to grow their business. Since Edison has been an entrepreneur since 1991, he understands the survival skills a business organization must posses in order to thrive and surpass the competition.

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Volunteer: Charlene Finerty, Chapter Co-Chair
Company: Plans and Profits
Expertise: Business Plan Service

Plans and Profits is owned by Charlene Finerty, long-time entrepreneur and mainstay of the Southern New York business community. A graduate of Albany Business College, her career began with a Fortune 500, The Arrow Shirt Company, preparing budgets, actual-to-budget comparisons, and detailed cost-per-dozen studies in distribution and transportation.

She was Office Manager and Corporate Officer for Tri-State Business Equipment, Inc. In her eight years there, the company prospered across New York State, growing from one office to five, 7 to 85 employees, and from one-half million in yearly sales to over $10,000,000.00.

Then, when her family moved to Ohio, she simultaneously started an office-services firm and an imprinted clothing outlet, while also working as a Small Business Development Center counselor, where she advised clients on business operations and finance, and wrote, edited and guided clients through their business plans. She later extended her financial planning and analysis credentials by working with a local Certified Public Accountant’s office, while living in Pennsylvania.

A native of Sullivan County and a 17-year resident of Orange County, Charlene is, many times over, a successful entrepreneur and adviser to successful entrepreneurs. Plans & Profits is a member of the Orange County and the Sullivan County Chambers of Commerce. Charlene is an instructor for NY EAP and presents at SCORE workshops, the Sullivan County Community College Entrepreneurial Conference and at lender-events.

Charlene is also the creator of BusinessPlanWritingClass.com, a home study video course you can use to create a business plan.

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Volunteer: Carol Smith, Chapter Co-Chair
Company: Orange County Chamber of Commerce
Expertise: Government Initiatives and Special Projects

Carol Smith is Vice President of the Orange County Chamber of Commerce, and is responsible for Government Initiatives and Special Projects.

- Handles concerns about legislation that may affect members and the business community.
- Researches policy positions for Board
- Administers loan programs.
- Responsible for business development and economic development projects.

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Volunteer: Christine Colon
Company: Orange County Chamber of Commerce
Expertise: Chapter Support, Workshop Registrations, Appointment Schedule

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Volunteer: Paul Campanella
Company: Action Plus Project Management
Expertise: Consulting, Patents, Project Management

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Volunteer: Harvey Horn
Company: Retired
Expertise: Building Materials, Manufacturing

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Volunteer: William Herring
Company: Retired
Expertise: Sales and Marketing, Manufacturer Representative, Mergers & Acquisitions, Wholesale Operations, Business Services Consulting

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Volunteer: Kim McCrum
Company: Kim Petro McCrum Consulting
Expertise:Accounting, Bookkeeping, Taxes

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Volunteer: Michael Mazzuca
Company: Riverside Bank
Expertise: Business Banking and General Banking

Michael  has been a Business Banker for about 10 years. I worked for Chase Bank in New York City and Bank of America in Bergen County, New Jersey and TDBank, in NY. The majority of that time was with Chase Bank. Mike is currently an Assistant Vice President that is the Small Business Lender/ Business Banker for Riverside Bank in the Hudson Valley (covering Orange, Dutchess, Putnam, Sullivan and Ulster counties) New York.

Mike is an active member of the Greater Southern Dutchess Chamber, Orange County Chamber, The HUB (Young Professionals of the Hudson Valley) and The Young Professionals of the Orange County Chamber.

He also sits on the board for the Greater Southern Dutchess Chamber and volunteers with SCORE in Orange County. Mike also resides on the membership committee for The HUB and events committee for the young professionals of the Orange County chamber.