Dr. Anita Leffel has fifteen years of experience in senior management positions in organizations in Houston and San Antonio and holds a Ph.D. from Texas A & M University. In her capacity at UTSA, she coordinates the Small Business and Entrepreneurship BBA program. Under her direction, the program has increased student enrollment 300 percent since 2005. She is the Assistant Director for the Center for Innovation and Technology Entrepreneurship and one of the founders of the New Technology Venture Start-Up Competition.