Jessica Stago, Business Analyst & Online Classes Instructor

Northland Pioneer College SBDC

Jessica is currently the lead instructor for the SBDC training program, teaching nearly twenty different small business topics online.  She is certified in NxLevel Entrepreneurship Training, and by the Arizona Small Business Development Center.  She is also available to provide one-on-one assistance to local small businesses by appointment.

Jessica has been involved as a manager for a local manufacturer of wood pellets and other products, Development Assistant for the Town of Pinetop-Lakeside, and owner-operator of Serengeti's Restaurant, LLC in Lakeside, AZ.  She started this successful restaurant/night club in December of 2002, taking over a former facility that employed two, and turned it into an African theme establishment that ultimately employed over twenty and was runner up in 2003 for the Arizona SBDC Success Award for small businesses.  Prior to this, Jessica was an Associate Broker with Tara Realty in Phoenix, and Advertising Manager for Big O Tires Corporate Offices in Chandler, AZ. 

Jessica has an Master in Business Administration from University of Phoenix, a Bachelor of Science in Business from Arizona State University, and her Real Estate Brokers License (inactive) with the State of Arizona.