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Volunteer as a SCORE Counselor
Contact our Chapter and apply to become a SCORE volunteer. New members will participate in the 90-day Professional Counselor Development Program.
Click here to download the membership application. You will also need to click here to download the code of ethics and conduct form. Please fill out these foms and either scan and email them to us at score439@verizon.net or print them and send them by snail mail to our office at SCORE, 6014 U.S. Highway 19, Suite 302, New Port Richey, FL. 34652.
Make SCORE Your First in Volunteerism!
SCORE Membership Benefits
As a member of our association, you are part of a nationwide organization of highly skilled professionals, all of whom volunteer their time and talent to help small businesses succeed. SCORE volunteers help achieve the “American Dream” through small business ownership.
Join us, so that others can benefit from your experience and receive the following personal benefits:
• Helping small businesses succeed by sharing your real-world knowledge and experience.
• Continuing your lifetime learning through leadership and business counseling roles at SCORE.
• Gaining fulfillment by sharing your experience and expertise with today’s entrepreneurs.
• Building relationships with colleagues, community members and small businesses.
You can benefit by contributing to the growth of your community and gain personal satisfaction from sharing your knowledge with business start-ups, growing businesses and struggling businesses. SCORE business counselors often say, “we want to give something back.” SCORE is a great way to contribute to the strength of your community.
Each year, SCORE counselors touch thousands of lives by generously sharing their knowledge and experience so that entrepreneurs can realize their dreams of business success. If you want to share your business expertise and give back to your community, consider volunteering with SCORE .
The SCORE Pasco – Hernando Chapter 439, which serves both the Pasco and Hernando County region's Small Business Community, is now taking volunteer applications for membership. Candidates are business professionals looking to remain active with their acquired business skills, that can assist SCORE clients in reaching a balanced approach in the management of their business. Sample areas of counseling are finance, human resources, publicity, marketing, engineering, production, business planning, merchandising, accounting procedures, forms of business organization, insurance, management, and advertising etc.
Qualifications for SCORE membership should include a combination of business and/or professional knowledge and experience. Additionally, a willingness to make the necessary flexible time investment, and the desire and ability to counsel and guide small business people who request assistance are a requisite.
Make SCORE Your First Choice in Volunteerism. Contact us for additional information at the Pasco-Hernando Chapter of Score at (727) 842-4638. or pick up an application at our offices at SCORE , 6014 U.S. Highway 19, Suite 302, New Port Richey, FL. 34652 or using the link at the top of this page.
Who Are Some of the Twenty or so SCORE 439 Counselors?
Stu M- earned a Bachelor of Arts degree and following his WWII service joined his father’s eyeglass frame and sunglass manufacturing company where he remained for 40+ years. When his father passed away, Stu took charge as president and chief designer. Later, when his brother joined the company, Stu gave up “the inside control” and took on the additional responsibilities for domestic and overseas marketing and sales Stu’s company had a niche market for specialty and customized optical products where many stars of the sports-world, Broadway and Hollywood filled out the company’s customer lists. Stu joined SCORE in 1991 and is currently the Chapter’s vice chairman for Hernando County. He is active in Hernando County civic organizations and is the Chapter’s representative in the Greater Hernando Chamber of Commerce and Gold Coast Coalition.
Arthur (Hap) F- is an electrical engineer. Prior to retirement, he spent 20+ years as vice president of a small two-division company engaged in the design and manufacture of high-powered microwave equipment for the U.S. Department of Defense and others. Prior to this assignment, Hap was employed as VP of operations and director of quality control and reliability for several employers who produced electronic systems and components. In between these two jobs, he formed and operated his own management consulting business. Hap has been with SCORE for five years and has been highly successful in counseling new startups, mentoring existing businesses, helping clients to export and in his quest for obtaining financing for Chapter clients, especially in the areas of business purchases and expansions. He also conducts a seminar on how to successfully secure a business loan.
Ethan A- is a Certified Public Accountant with undergraduate and graduate degrees in economics, finance, and accounting. He was a commercial audit manager for a large public auditing firm, financial officer for two companies, president of a real estate development company, homebuilder, and consultant. Six years prior to retirement, Ethan became a chief financial officer to emerging businesses. He has been a Florida SCORE small business counselor for five years and prior to that, a member of the Savannah, GA SCORE Chapter.
Bill B- is an electrical engineer and has been president, chief executive and chief operating officer of start-ups, turn-a-rounds and high-growth organizations. Bill has worked for domestic and foreign firms producing metrology, test and measurement products, and capital equipment. He has held sales management positions with Fortune 500 companies and currently consults on a part-time basis for previous employers and selected clients. Bill joined SCORE in 1999 and had been Chapter chairman for five years. He also conducts seminars on business plans and marketing.
Bill D- earned an MBA from Wharton and has over 20 years of international and domestic management experience with a multi-national manufacturing firm. He has also founded three small companies. Prior to retirement, Bill was a consultant with a innovative Boston business-consulting group and worked with small and medium sized manufacturing companies to increase profits through improving internal operations, increasing sales and controlling cash flow. He helped clients identify critical issues and develop plans for resolving them. Bill has been a member of SCORE since 1999 and is currently a vice-chairman of the Chapter
Jim W- has over forty years of Human Resources experience in manufacturing. He has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Labor Economics from Kansas State University. He lectured at Rockhurst College in Kansas City for five years, specifically in Industrial Relations and Labor Law. His experience covers all aspects of Human Resources with particular emphasis on contract negotiations, grievance handling, compensation, organization planning, executive recruitment, and benefits administration. For thirteen years of his career he was Vice President of a nationally known furniture manufacturing company.
Bob M- Bob has a broad base of experience spanning 40-plus years in marketing and marketing communications serving a wide range of markets and products. Bob’s background includes marketing communications agency, association and corporate management positions. A journalism graduate of Kansas State University, Bob served in various marketing related positions with General Electric Company and as Director of Advertising and Public Relations for Indiana General Corporation and has been a member of senior management with four leading national marketing communication agencies. After retiring, Bob consulted with small and medium sized firms primarily focusing on advertising, public relations and marketing and business development programs.
Mel W- After graduating from Bernard Baruch College for Business at the City University of New York with a BBA degree, Mel joined the Greater New York Mutual Insurance Co. in 1964. By the end of 1967, he attained the position of Senior Multi Peril Underwriter. Mel moved on to join Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner and Smith in September 1967. In this position, Mel had the priviledge of working under Donald T. Regan who was the CEO of the Company and former Sec. of the Treasury under Ronald Reagan, Mel spent five years there. The next position was a Manufacturer Rep. in his own business selling to major dept stores thru out the country, representing such names as Gucci Intl and Arpege Fragrances. In 1983, Mel joined Merrill Lynch in Worcester, MA where he rose to the position of Vice President. In December 2002, Mel retired after 24 years of service to Merrill Lynch.
Jim K- has over 40 years experience in the development of large-scale systems, both commercial and in aerospace. Starting his career with 14 years as an R&D officer in the US Air Force, he worked with military satellites, was an associate professor teaching graduate Engineering courses, and a project manager at DARPA. He was the Director of Systems Engineering and Program Director for one of the Tomahawk cruise missile developments at General Dynamcs Convair as well as VP, Engineering for the Advanced Systems Division of UTC. In the commercial world, as their VP Systems Engineering, his team at Sony developed the automated control system for DirecTV's broadcast facilities. He developed advanced medical imaging equipment at Philips Medical and at Lunar Corp as their VP of Operations, responsible for R&D, Manufacturing, and Customer Service of this worldwide bone densitometry leader. Jim ended his employed career as Senior VP, Engineering and Program Management at Cubic Transportation Systems, the dominant supplier of automated fare collection equipment for transit agencies worldwide. Jim currently serves as the Chapter's chairperson.
Larry R - is a certified public accountant (CPA). Prior to retirement, he spent 34 years with an international accounting and consulting firm serving in their Minneapolis, Chicago, and Sacramento offices. He joined the firm in 1961 upon graduation from the University of Iowa with a BA in accounting and business administration. He became a partner in 1972 and held many positions over the next 23 years, including directing a staff of 40+ professionals with responsibility for their performance, in charge of the firm's food and agribusiness practice covering clients in six western states. He is experienced in cooperatives, agribusiness processors and producers, financial institutions, nonprofits, and general business. Larry also has experience with strategic planning, board of directors policy and governance, financial statement and cash flow analysis. He has conducted seminars on internal controls, accounting, and other topics and has served on a number of nonprofit Boards.
Howard B - founded The Franchise Network Group ("FranNet"), a world-wide group of franchise consultants in 1987 and built the organization to over 90 associates, serving as its President and Chairman. Howard has expertise in many areas of small business and franchising., including developmental consulting, business selection, startup planning, ongoing growth plans, marketing, and strategic planning. He has addressed numerous industry forums, created seminars and systems used throughout the franchise industry, hosted a weekly business talk show entitled "Mind Your Own Business", and had dozens of articles published. Earlier, Howard founded Data Research Associates, a computer products firm that he built up to sales over $30M before selling his interest.
Howard S. - was a one-company-man, working 30 years for the Amstar Corporation, a small conglomerate and the largest producer of sweetener products in the United States. A few of its well-known brand names are Milwaukee Electric Tools, Domino Sugar in the East and Spreckels Sugar in the West, Duff-Norton hoists and jacks, and Milford saw blades. At its peak, Amstar employed around 8,000 men and women. Howard was on the corporate staff as the chief personnel officer (CPO) and directed the corporate human resources efforts when Amstar went through two management buy-outs. At the conclusion of the second buy-out, Howard retired at age 53 and with four other associates purchased two of Amstar's electronic companies and merged them into one called REICO, Inc. REICO employed 200 and custom designed and manufactured signal distribution systems, micro-wave antennas, and radio receivers for the defense intelligence communities of the United States and its NATO allies. Howard as a principal was on the board and served as corporate secretary and chief administrative officer. After five years of commuting weekly between CT and VA, he retired for the second and last time. Howard joined SCORE in CT and then later in FL served as our chairman in FY 2000-2001. George M. - holds a Bachelor Degree in Accounting and Management from the University of Montreal. He is a member of the Institute of Management Accountants, Tampa Chapter. George brings over thirty years of management and accounting experience to the Pasco community, having worked as a Controller, General Manager, and a Consultant for both national and international Fortune 500 companies, such as Tyson Foods, Multifoods Inc., Cascades NA, and Novartis. George helped organizations to develop leadership and management capability, manage transitions in an ever-changing business climate, and plan for the future. As a consultant, George helped business owners examine the various elements of their business systems from leadership to operations, working with them to address issues that impact performance, productivity, and, ultimately, the bottom line.
Greg K. - started his business career as co-owner of a full service Real Estate Management and Leasing Company which was then augmented with a full line insurance agency as well as a construction and maintenance company. Greg then acquired FCC licensed Mobile Telephone/Radio Paging companies in both Missouri and Arkansas. Both companies went from a few subscribers when acquired, to number in the thousands when eventually sold. Greg also owned and operated a full service Florists Business wherein this business went from the lower one third nationwide in FTD wire service orders to the upper third when the business was eventually sold. He then purchased and rehabbed a large three story commercial building that eventually housed an Antiques and Collectable business dealing in fine quality older furniture and upscale collectables. For several years, Greg had a weekly radio show on antiques and collectables. Greg currently serves as the Chapter's secretary.
Terry H. - started his career as a US Navy Supply Officer focused on computer systems. Subsequently, he had a 30 year career at Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., a $10B industrial chemical company. Starting in the Information Systems area as a business analyst, he eventually was managing all the computer work for the Chemicals group. He then moved over and took charge of customer service, eventually managing a 250 person center responsible for the order to cash process, delivery scheduling, inventory management, and collections for the entire company. After his initial retirement, he worked four years in PricewaterhouseCoopers' Advisory consulting group improving business processes at companies like Chrysler, Newell-Rubbermaid, Sprint, and Advance Auto.
Mike K. - earned his bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of Florida and his MBA from the University of Kentucky. Mike has worked in technology for 36 years and has extensive experience in technology strategy and planning, solution development, systems integration, program management, technology infrastructure and operations. Mike worked for Nationwide Insurance for six years as associate VP responsible for NSC Technology Operations. Mike was formerly SVP of project delivery and enterprise networking for Bank One Corporation. Previously, Mike was an executive in the strategic outsourcing practice within IBM Global Services. During his 31 years with IBM, he held a number of increasingly responsible roles in IBM's internal information technology, industry solutions, and services businesses.
Hank A. - earned an MBA in Marketing from Long Island University, with honors. Hank had twelve years of retailing experience for national discount and department stores related to giftware, home funishings accessories, and housewares before moving into their manufacturing for 28 years. He was Vice President, Marketing at two branded giftware, home decor, and collectibles importers. His responsibilities included key account sales and new product development (authoring more than 150 product work for hire copyrights), along with extensive international travel to suppliers.
Dick H. – has experience in a full range of business environments. As a Director with AT&T, he managed customer service operations, developed and implemented large scale computer applications systems, developed strategic planning methodologies and assisted in strategic planning operations. He then accepted a position as a senior business consultant with one of the major information technology companies located in the Washington, DC area. Following that he formed his own business consulting company working with small business startups and assisting the county economic development authority in their new business and information technology incubator center.He has developed and taught business planning courses based upon his own books.
Sam P. - has 40 years experience in Retail Management. He has held regional positions in Operations, Human Resources and Merchandising. He has also held regional General Management positions for Sears, Toys-R-Us, and Marshalls. His merchandising and marketing experience entailed both Hardlines and Softlines. He holds both a BS and graduate degrees in Education and Psychology.
John M. - In his 40 year career in the retail sales field John spent 33 years in the automobile business mainly working in Ford Motor Company dealerships. He has held poistions in sales as well as management to owner. John also spent 5 years as owner of a local Pinch A Penny store which deals with sales and service of pool and spa products and equipment. Over his career he has managed up to 40 associates in their day to day activities as well as managed inventory and advertizing of both trucks to equipment and products for the pool business. His sales abilities are above board and far superior to the average sales person.
Ray H. – started his career as a teacher in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn NY.He entered the corporate world administering pension and life insurance plans.He joined Chase Manhattan Bank in 1980.In that company, he worked in pension trust, customer billing, commercial loans, internal audit, technology and finance. He was also involved in several mergers, acquisitions and reorganizations.After 30 years, he left JP Morgan Chase as a Vice President and Lead Business Analyst.His specialties are business analysis, process improvement, and project management. Steve C. - held the position Academic Dean and Director the Bachelor Program and is currently an instructor at a 4 year private college. He holds an undergraduate BS degree in Business Management and a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) degree. He has a Florida Property & Casualty insurance license and a General Contractors license. Steve has owned and operated various companies including a construction/development firm, insurance agency, a large restaurant, and a business consulting firm specializing in restaurants.
Dick B. - was a Certified Safety Professional and California Registered Safety Engineer. He has spent 33 years in corporate management positions ending his corporate career as Vice President of Loss Control and Premium Audit for the Business Division of a major California Insurance Carrier. During his corporate career, he served on and chaired many industry committees and was listed in "Who's Who In The West", eighteenth edition. Since retirement, Dick has started and run two successful small businesses of his own and served as a volunteer for SCORE in Oregon and Florida. Dick is the author of "Yes You Can Start And Run A Small Business" and is currently engaged in Internet Marketing, including Affiliate and Multi-Level Marketing, and developing and presenting Home Business Seminars.
Lynette M. - retired from Unilever with 21+ years experience in manufacturing. Her broad backround also includes a commercial drivers license with tankers endorsement, service as Pasco Sheriff Deputy, and US Army veteran. Currently, she is President and Founder of For Each 1 Reach 1 Mentoring Program, Inc., a not-for-profit organization serving at-risk youth as well a providing preventative support to others. |
