Staff & Instructors
JPEC staff and instructors support UNI students and community members in their entrepreneurial ventures. They often speak to various community groups on entrepreneurship, highlighting programs of the JPEC and providing specialized workshops or classes. If you are interested in having a JPEC staff member speak to your class or group, please use the Contact Us form to get the conversation started.
Staff & Instructors

Dan Beenken
Director, Family Business Center
Instructor of Marketing & Entrepreneurship
dan.beenken@uni.edu
(319) 273-4322

Maddie Palmersheim
palmemaf@uni.edu
(319) 273-5732

Lindi Roelofse
Program Manager, JPEC
T. Wayne Davis Chair of Entrepreneurship / Instructor of Marketing & Entrepreneurship
lindi.roelofse@uni.edu
(319) 273-5735

Bart Schmitz
Program Manager, JPEC
bart.schmitz@uni.edu
(319) 273-3316

Laurie Watje
Director, JPEC
Instructor of Marketing & Entrepreneurship
laurie.watje@uni.edu
(319) 273-2020

Shelly Wessels
Secretary
shelly.wessels@uni.edu
(319) 273-5732