Staff

Ken Harrington
Managing Director
Ken Harrington has spent over 25 years in industry as a senior executive for seven start-up companies. Since 2001 he has led the expansion of Washington University’s Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies. In 2004, Washington University committed to a five year, $15 million campus-wide entrepreneurship effort that was led by Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton. This effort includes education, research, and community service innovation initiatives. The Skandalaris Approach to Entrepreneurial Development encompasses experiences for all degree levels and schools at Washington University where faculty and student interest areas span commercial, social, community, the law, global issues, and several other aspects of entrepreneurship. Since 2004 the Center has supported the founding of over eighty new ventures and developed approaches to entrepreneurial community growth in Madagascar and the United States. Mr. Harrington consults on university cross-campus entrepreneurship concepts, regional development thinking, university-industry partnerships, and innovation in large organizations. He has an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and a BS from the University of Vermont.

Rosemary Gliedt
Center Manager
Rosemary began her career with Edward Jones, where she worked for several years in both the Customer Loan and Customer Service areas. She joined the Olin School of Business in 1997, working first in the Dean's Office and then the Center for Experiential Learning, where she focused on both the community consulting and entrepreneurship programs. Rosemary received her B.A. from Maryville University and her Master of Arts in Nonprofit Management from Washington University in 2007.

II Luscri
Student Services Coordinator
II ("Two") joined the Center in September, 2007, as Student Services Coordinator after serving Duke University in a similar capacity. Prior to his employment in academia, he worked in various government and political offices. As an undergraduate at Webster University, II cultivated his entrepreneurial spirit by opening an on-campus coffee house and creating a closed-circuit television station. He earned his B.A. in Political Science and B.S. in Mathematics from Webster, then attended Saint Louis University where he was a Graduate Assistant in the Public Policy Studies Department and completed his coursework for a Masters in Public Administration.

Chris Miller
Community Outreach Coordinator
Chris graduated from Truman State University with a Bachelors in Communication Science. His previous experience includes working as a fundraising consultant to the United Way of Greater St. Louis, as a community organizer in five counties in rural Illinois, as the director of a start-up not-for-profit (the Illinois People’s Assembly), and as a staff person for the Lieutenant Governor of Illinois. Chris enjoys working with diverse populations in the community and recently completed his coursework for a Masters in Political Science from the University of Illinois. Chris joined the Center in November, 2007.

Shanté Redden
Center Program Administrator
Shanté joined the Skandalaris Center in 2005 after working with a consulting firm whose client was Metro, the region's public transportation system. Prior to that, Shanté worked for several nonprofits in St. Louis, including Saint Louis University and the Consortium for Graduate Study in Management, where she worked with Olin School MBA program staff, students, and alumni. Shanté received her B.A. from the University of Missouri - Columbia.

Jane Yorker
Administrative Assistant
Jane graduated with a B.A. from The Colorado College in Colorado Springs as an art major. Her first post-college adventure was with VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America), in the war on poverty. After learning what poverty was really like, she sought gainful employment and turned to service as an office assistant, which she has enjoyed ever since. She has worked at Wohl Shoe Company, Brown Shoe Company, and Nordyne, Inc., arriving at Washington University in 2004. After working in Alumni & Development for two years, she joined the Skandalaris Center in September, 2006.