Michelle Skiljan joined California State University Advancement’s team as Senior Director of Corporate, and Foundation Relations in January of 2022. She came to this role after successfully launching the Inland Empire and Coachella Valley Women Business Centers for the Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship. While launching and overseeing the two projects, Michelle raised over 10 million dollars in federal and match funding and led the WBCs to train over 85,000 workshop participants, provide business counseling for 5,700 business owners, and generate a regional economic impact of over 28 million dollars. Michelle also served as an adjunct professor of entrepreneurship for CSUSB from 2007 until December 2021.

Michelle was recognized by the National Association of Women’s Business Owners Inland Empire Chapter as the 2014 Corporate Entrepreneur, and in 2007 she was recognized as a Community Bridge Builder. She has also been recognized by the U.S. Small Business Administration District IX as Women’s Business Center Director of the Year. In 2019 she was inducted into CSUSB’s Sigma Nu Tau Entrepreneurship Honor Society. She serves on boards, collaboratives, and committees, including being a founding member and chair of the Microenterprise Collaborative of Inland Southern California and was a member of NAWBO-U’s scholarship committee. Michelle has a BS in information management and an MBA in entrepreneurship from California State University San Bernardino.

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