Our Team

Vince is the Associate Vice President of Entrepreneurial Initiatives at the University of Dayton, President of The Hub and Director of UD's Crotty Center for Entrepreneurship. An experienced entrepreneur, Vince works with many early stage startups and closely with other firms. Vince is also a UD faculty member teaching courses in strategy and entrepreneurship..

Whitney Barkley, is small business owner of Speakerazzi, and marketing and outreach expert. Her knowledge and passion lies with supporting underrepresented entrepreneurs, small businesses, and non-profits. Whitney has the competency, chemistry, and credibility to serve as the director of the GWDI and engage as a community leader within West Dayton. Her role will be to connect businesses and entrepreneurs to resources at UD and in the broader community, as well promoting the GWDI initiative to UD students and faculty to build engagement. The director will also support the Crotty Center/SBA’a DE&I initiatives in alignment with the university’s anti-racism policy.