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Schedule an Appointment

Appointment Requests

University of Michigan students and alumni can schedule appointments directly with staff members using this tool. For answers to common questions, enroll in ZLI Canvas to review our short video series. All entrepreneurs external to U-M, please consider our events and annual symposium.  

Meet Our Team

Stewart Thornhill, Ph.D.

Executive Director
(734) 615-4421
thorstew [at] umich.edu

Sarika Gupta

Managing Director
(734) 615-4422
sarikag [at] umich.edu

Shannon Beeman

Associate Director
(734) 936-3528
srbeeman [at] umich.edu

Josh Botkin

Entrepreneur in Residence; Lecturer
(734) 615-2929
jbotkin [at] umich.edu

Hannah Burke

Program Coordinator
(734) 615-4428
hanburke [at] umich.edu

Drea Shipp-Caldwell

Program Manager, Alumni Engagement
(734) 615-4427
shippca [at] umich.edu

Richard 'Erik' Gordon

Clinical Professor
(734) 764-5274
rmegordo [at] umich.edu

Jasmine Jaggers

Program Coordinator
(734) 615-5331
jjaggers [at] umich.edu

Steve Janssens

Program Manager, Desai Accelerator
stevejan [at] umich.edu

Mike Johnson, MD

Entrepreneur in Residence; Lecturer
(734) 764-8225
mljohn [at] umich.edu

Katia Kassof

Program Coordinator
(734) 764-8160
kkassof [at] umich.edu

Angela Kujava

Managing Director, Desai Accelerator
(734) 707-8112
amkujava [at] umich.edu

Shengxian Liu

Marketing and Data Reporting Analyst
shengxia [at] umich.edu

Rashmi Menon

Entrepreneur in Residence; Lecturer
ramenon [at] umich.edu

Margaret Patterson

Administrative Assistant
(734) 615-4419
mcoats [at] umich.edu

Anne Perigo

Associate Director
(734) 615-4425
aperigo [at] umich.edu

Jim Price

Entrepreneur in Residence; Faculty in Entrepreneurial Studies
(734) 764-1387
jimprice [at] umich.edu

Michelle Wander

Program Manager
mfwander [at] umich.edu

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