Randy Pilkington
Executive Director - UNI Business and Community Services
Interim Director - John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center
email: [email protected]
phone:(319) 273-6941

Randy Pilkington, the director for the JPEC, also serves as the Executive Director of UNI's Business and Community Services and the Institute for Decision Making. He serves as the Board of Regents representative on the Iowa Department of Economic Development Board and UNI's Deputy on the Iowa Business Council. He received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from UNI in "Economic" Geography.

Katherine Cota-Uyar
Program Manager
John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center
email: [email protected]
phone:(319) 273-7350

Katherine Cota-Uyar is the Program Manager for the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center at the University of Northern Iowa. She designs, develops, and manages the programs of the JPEC including: venture capital programs, entrepreneurial education programs, and various conferences and competitions. She received her B.A. degree in 1995 and a Certificate in Business and Management Essentials in 2003 from the University of Northern Iowa. In 2004, she received certification as both a Kauffman Foundation FastTrac facilitator and administrator. She has served in executive and managing editor positions for general and academic publications. She has also published in literary and academic publications. She has been an officer in several organizations and currently serves as the advisor for the UNI Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Club. She previously hosted a radio show on small business on KBBG-FM and was presented in 2003 with a Special Recognition Award for Facilitating Entrepreneurship in the African American Community by Afro American Community Broadcasting, Inc. She was selected by In Business magazine as one of its "20 Under 40" leaders in the Cedar Valley for 2004. Her charitable activities include assisting the African American Historical and Cultural Museum with their business and strategic planning.

Megan Kemp
Program Assistant
John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center
email: [email protected]
phone:(319) 273-7350

Megan is from Urbandale, Iowa, and is a senior accounting major at UNI. She has worked in several small businesses and has worked with several volunteer organizations and served on volunteer boards. She brings her enthusiasm and organizational skills to the JPEC to benefit clients in accounting and finance, as well as, manages the student interns of the Center.