Central Indiana SBDC

Tressa Mazhandu
Business Advisor

Tressa Mazhandu is a Business Advisor at the Central Indiana Business Development Center located on the Butler University Campus.   In this position Tressa will be educating, advising and counseling small business owners from idea to implementation of their small business.  Tressa uses her knowledge of business planning, marketing and Human Resources to assist small business owners in their business decisions.

Tressa was an instructor at Ivy Tech Community College in the Hospitality Administration program for the last 3 years and continues to teach an online class each term.  She specializes in guest experience, HR Management and business strategies in the hospitality industry.  Tressa owned and operated All Nations Bed and Breakfast from 2005-2011 and learned that owner operators wear all the hats; accounting, marketing, customer relations, networking, housekeeping, food preparation, maintenance, etc.   This experience is a great asset when counseling other small business owners.

Tressa enjoys international travel, with 30 + countries visited (and many more to see), intercultural experiences, foreign films and authentic cuisine are some of the ways she spends her free time.

Huss Sadri
Business Advisor

Huss Sadri, MBA MS is a senior management executive with a colorful entrepreneurial & professional background. With over 30 years’ experience helping organizations across multiple industries to develop world class sound business strategies, improving business models, and to overcome complex organizational challenges. He has considerable talent and experience to help firms bring out the best in their people, processes and technology, while driving bottom line growth. Huss received an MBA in dual concentrations “international business finance” and “marketing management” from Butler University, and a Master of Science in biotech & agribusiness from Imperial College London University.

Sean Moss
Business Advisor

Helen Cox
Office Administrator

Helen is an Office Services and Information Technology professional with over 30 years of experience managing local offices and internal client support teams in the public accounting, consulting and financial services industry. She specializes in organizational excellence, performance management and deployment of local, regional and national projects. She graduated from Ball State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Office Systems Administration and Management.