Our Staff

Terry Bossieux
Business startup, operational improvements, transitions

As a member of SCORE Consulting, Terry Bossieux brings more than 33 years of leadership and management experience to business clients, with 5 years as an officer in the US Army with the 82nd Airborne Division and 28 years in the manufacturing world. His business career was with Ford Motor Company and Visteon Corporation, a spin-off of the parts supplier side of Ford. Additionally, Terry has the APICS CPIM (Production and Inventory Management) Certification.

Kenneth W. Carr
Business startup planning, business turnaround, target marketing, developing marketing plans and advertising

Ken has over 30 years experience in marketing and sales management with leading international corporations in the luxury consumer products industry. He has handled business set up and development, team building, advertising and sales promotion with an emphasis in the department and specialty store markets. He directed the reorganizing and staffing of corporate divisions that occurred due to mergers or expansion; frequently performing the task of corporate trouble shooter using unique strategies to turn around under performing divisions. Ken is the Chairman Elect of Williamsburg SCORE.

Michele Dewitt
Strategic planning, real estate deals, tax credits, organizational development

Michele Mixner DeWitt currently works with existing and new businesses in the City of Williamsburg as the City's Economic Development Director. Ms. DeWitt's background in economic development, government planning, program management, and facilitation gives her extensive insight and the ability to solve multi-dimensional problems.

During her sixteen-year tenure in Virginia local, regional, and state government, she has worked with existing and new businesses on strategic planning, real estate deals, tax credits, and organizational development.

Jack Donner
Business planning, startup, growth, maturity challenges, marketing

Jack Donner received his MBA in 1971, and has been in small business ever since. During his career, he has started and run a dozen small businesses, and continues to own and operate his own small business. Jack has experience developing small businesses from startup through growth and into maturity. He has successfully dealt with recessions and inflation; markets with no competition to markets with ruinous competition; over supply and price cutting.

Jack has been providing business coaching, consulting and mentoring since 2003. He provides experience based, market tested solutions. Jack can help SCORE clients with business planning, startup, growth, and maturity challenges, as well as with marketing advice.

Rowland G. Freeman III USN (Ret)
Strategic planning, business planning, doing business with government agencies

Adm. Freeman is a veteran of the US Navy, 1942-1979. He retired as a Rear Admiral and started a second career as Administrator, of the General Services Administration, Washington, D.C; He served as Corporate Vice President, McDonnell Douglas, Strategic Planning and CEO Energy Systems Ventures Company; 1987-present, Independent consultant (strategic planning, computerized logistics, grant evaluation program, energy programs, health care) with the General Accounting Office, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Current work: Adm. Freeman is a former chairman of Williamsburg SCORE, and is an Emeritus member of the Society of Logistic Engineers, Board of Advisors , Certified Professional Logistician, Fellow , Founders Medal. Fellow: National Contract Management Association: Senior Member American Association of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Richard Garretson
Business startup, business turn-around, strategic planning, business planning, process management and non-profit organization

Dick has experience in defense and aerospace management and consulting. Areas of competence include planning and management of projects and contracts, proposal preparation, cost estimating, budgeting and financial management, subcontracting and purchasing, and management audits. Dick founded and managed his own small business consulting firm. Dick provides guidance to clients in business start-up, business turn-around, strategic planning, business planning, process management and non-profit organization.

Malcolm Hecht
Strategic business planning specializing in marketing including advertising, sales promotion and publicity programs

Mal has 30+ years of experience in Marketing, specializing in creative and strategic development of Advertising, Sales Promotion and Publicity programs. Mal has shared ownership of a boutique advertising agency in NYC...and he has experience creating and managing marketing programs in the following industries: Airline, Publishing, Credit Card, Chemical and Packaging. He is a veteran and served for 2 years with the U.S. Army Chemical, Biological and Radiological Warfare School. He holds Undergraduate and graduate degrees and is a former chairman of Williamsburg SCORE.

Maloy Jones
Business startup, business turn-around, strategic planning, business planning, business management, systems engineering, and non-profit organizational development

Maloy has extensive experience in Customer Resource Management, business development, and the acquisition of new companies in the United States and internationally. He has managed a large portfolio of contracts with various Federal Government Agencies and the military. He has direct experience in starting up companies and forming joint ventures with other business partners. Maloy holds graduate and undergraduate degrees in Electrical Engineering and Engineering Administration.

Bruce Landefeld
General marketing, pricing strategies, budgets, small business accounting

Bruce has varied experience including energy project engineering and industrial marketing with a Fortune 500 company. In addition he owned & managed a digital printing company for many years. He has an extensive background in general marketing, pricing strategies, budgets and small business accounting. He also has direct experience buying and selling a business. Bruce is a veteran of the U.S. Navy submarine service.

Paul Luchsinger
Marketing, sales, general business management

Paul has more than 35 years of experience in leadership and management of small to medium sized companies. Paul has owned and managed his own small business and has an extensive background in marketing, sales, and general business management at the senior executive level. Paul is a graduate of Syracuse University and has an MBA from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. Paul is a veteran and served 6 years with the U.S. Air Force with command responsibilities in Southeast Asia. Paul provides guidance to start-up and existing small businesses.

Phil Lukens
Manufacturing, marketing, sales

Phil recently retired as the owner, President and Chief Executive Officer of his own $25 Million dollar chemical distribution company. His work experience includes executive level responsibilities for product development, manufacturing, sales and distribution for a major Fortune 500 company. Phil attended Franklin & Marshall College and graduated from the General Motors Institute. In addition to his manufacturing, marketing and sales skills, Phil also has experience in putting together ESOP programs for small business. Phil remains active in his business and is available to SCORE clients via e-mail.

Ned Logan
Instructional technology, technical training, naval and space science

Ned has an extensive background in education and government service. He received his B.S. Degree from Towson University; his Masters in School Administration from the College of William & Mary; and his Doctorate Degree in Instructional Technology from the University of Virginia. Ned served for 6 years at the Space Center, Houston, TX as an executive assistant to the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo Astronauts. He was a graduate professor at Towson University and worked as a research specialist for the U.S. Department of Education. Prior to his retirement, Ned served as the Educational Program Administrator for the U.S. Department of Labor in Washington, DC. Ned has authored more than 100 publications in the field of instructional technology, cryogenics, technical training, naval and space science. He also coordinated the Jamestown 2007 Stamp and Cachet project. Ned is a combat veteran of World War II and holds the rank of Captain in the U.S. Naval Reserve.

Leopold (Lee) Schmidt
Financial planning, creation and development of financial reports, and creation of profit improvement plans

Lee served 3 years in the United States Marine Corps and has a Bachelor of Science degree from Southern Illinois University in Management with a concentration in Finance. He spent over 30 years with United Parcel Service, Inc (UPS) and Overseas Partners, Ltd (OPL): a Bermuda based Reinsurance Company and UPS spin-off.

Lee served in a variety of field and home office senior executive positions. Beginning his career with UPS in Illinois as an accounting supervisor, Lee then became a region office manager handling corporate accounting consolidations and state income taxes. Following that, he became the District Controller in Charleston, West Virginia and 3 years later became the District Controller in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Lee then joined the newly formed corporate Financial Planning group in Greenwich, Connecticut, which later relocated to Atlanta, Georgia. In the corporate office he served as Regulatory Finance Manager responsible for corporate rate hearing strategy/implementation, the UPS Capital Asset Pricing Model and competitive analysis.

He spent the last five years of his career with OPL. There, as Executive Vice President, he was responsible for a multi-line reinsurance business, significant investment portfolios, major real estate acquisitions and financial planning. For a short period of time after retirement, he served as a consultant to OPL.

Bob Van Duyne
Business Management & Administration, budgets and business planning, customer relations, logistics, service management

Bob spent 34 years in the photographic industry. His experience includes financial counseling of customers, office management, logistics management, customer service management and administrative management at regional, national and international levels. He is a graduate of Cornell University and has served in the Army Finance Corps.

Libby Whitsitt
Administration, secretarial services

Libby provided administrative assistance and secretarial services to a variety of high ranking officials in the Department of Justice, the National Association of Credit Unions and Army Corps of Engineers. Libby provides administrative assistance to the SCORE Volunteers in the Williamsburg Chapter.

Alan Wonsowski
Business planning, start-ups, business turnaround, business structures, non-profit entities

Alan has more than 34 years of experience in the property/casualty insurance industry. He served in a variety of home office and field office executive positions. Alan is a former chairman of Williamsburg SCORE and has been working with small business owners and new entrepreneurs since November, 2003. Alan is a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard.