Our Team
Beth Colosimo, Executive Director, The Mill Entrepreneurship Center
Beth Colosimo, Executive Director, The Mill Entrepreneurship Center
Beth Colosimo, Executive Director, The Mill Entrepreneurship Center
Sidni Shorter, Director, Utah MBDC
Beth Colosimo, Executive Director, The Mill Entrepreneurship Center
Beth Colosimo, Executive Director, The Mill Entrepreneurship Center
Phone: 801-957-5228
Mario Corrales, Business Services Coordinator
Beth Colosimo, Executive Director, The Mill Entrepreneurship Center
Mario Corrales, Business Services Coordinator
Phone: 801-957-3615
Deonn Henderson, Business Advisor
Beth Colosimo, Executive Director, The Mill Entrepreneurship Center
Mario Corrales, Business Services Coordinator
Phone: 801-957-5316
About Us
Sidni Shorter, PsyD
Sidni Shorter is currently the Director of the Utah MBDA and also serves as the CEO of the Utah Black Chamber. Before moving to Utah, Shorter acquired and ran the finance and accounting firm Execute Now! in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She successfully grew the firm and developed the Wealth Esteem Fund designed to invest in minority-owned businesses. She also held executive director and director roles at Louisiana Heath and Rehabilitation Center and at Louisiana Housing Alliance. At Nerjyzed Entertainment, she helped establish the first and only woman-led African-American-owned video game studio producing Xbox 360 content.
Deonn Henderson
Deonn L. Henderson help entrepreneurs and investors establish healthy ecosystems and build wealth through the intelligent use of capital. Mr. Henderson possesses a unique blend of capabilities-specialized in the structuring, formation and management of information technologies, real estate development entities, joint ventures and government contracting partnership. Mr. Henderson is a business infrastructure and analytical-oriented professional with 20 years of experience in building business infrastructures, bottom-line & process improvement, acquisitions, and strategic planning in several industries. Including real estate development, construction, engineering and information technology. Mr. Henderson combines his insight gained from hands-on experience as a corporate executive and an entrepreneur to effectuate focused business solutions.
Mario Corrales
Mario Corrales is the MBDA Business Coordinator and has 15+ years of sales, marketing, and management experience throughout Utah. As a graduate of Salt Lake Community College and the University of Utah, Mario’s local ties offer significant insight into the unique landscape of the region. Mario genuinely understands the concept of next-level success, as he has personally worked for and helped grow minority-owned companies locally. Equipped with a vast amount of resources and a firm goal aimed at creating a pathway to business development services, Mario is passionate about helping minority-owned businesses flourish throughout the region, and beyond.