Victor C. Pavona is the Director of the Ohio Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
at Kent State University Stark. Victor has 40 years of experience in all facets of business management at the corporate and small business ownership levels.  During his career, he has purchased distressed companies, returned them to health and sold them to larger companies.  Along the way, he has participated in a White House Conference on Energy, a Harvard Business School Study on improving industry and consumer relations and a Michigan State University research project that established  and published a guiding set of entrepreneurial principals.  Victor has traveled worldwide, is a Canton native, Vietnam Veteran and Kent
State alumnus.

Email: vpavona@cantonsbdc.org
Holly Bolinger is the Certified Business Advisor at the Ohio Small Business Development Center at Kent State University Stark.  With 20 years of experience in commercial lending and nine years of business ownership, Holly is a valuable asset to the Stark and Wayne County areas.  Her career began at National Bank of Detroit where she was involved with several segments of commercial lending, including middle market, small business, and asset based lending. Subsequent commercial lending positions honed her skills in workout/turnaround management and management of commercial lending departments. 

After leaving banking in 2000, Holly became an entrepreneur, starting a full service embroidery firm.  In 2004, Holly also joined the staff of the Small Business Development Center and successfully completed an intensive certification process.  In this position she assists existing and prospective small business owners with whatever challenges they are facing.

Mrs. Bolinger currently serves as Treasurer to the Board of Directors of Voices of Canton, Inc. (VOCI).  In the past she has also served as a board member for the Great Trail Girl Scouts Council and the Jackson YMCA.

A Detroit native and a Malone alumnus, Holly and her family currently reside in
Jackson Township.

Email: hbolinger@cantonsbdc.org
Who works
at the SBDC at Kent State Stark?
Eugenia Cramer is the administrative assistant in the SBDC. She holds a B.B.A. in Human Resource Management from Kent State University.

Email: ecramer@cantonsbdc.org