Andy’s experience spans all three sectors of the economy and includes launching and operating an international business and nonprofit. His early fundraising success provided seed funding to two nonprofits during their tenuous startup phases. Andy is the founder/director of the Asian American Civic Association (AACA) Asian Business Training & Mentorship Program.

Prior to AACA he advised numerous nonprofits on fundraising strategy, was the national program director of Boston University’s InnerCity Entrepreneurs (now Interise), which was contracted by the U.S. Small Business Administration to teach its curriculum in cities throughout the United States. Prior to BU, Andy founded a successful international IT/telecom consultancy and publishing enterprise. He served as the Latin American trade representative for Massport. He earned his B.A. from Bowdoin College and M.A. from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

Passionate about design and art, Ren is responsible for website administration, graphic design, and social media strategy within ElevAsian. She was born in China and moved to America at a young age and grew up in South Florida, where she got her bachelor’s degree in Marketing with a specialty in Advertising. During her time in her undergraduate studies, she was a part of the ASU (Asian Student Union) and established experiences in sales, marketing, community involvement, creative endeavors, and leadership.

Ren has recently completed a master’s degree in graphic design at Boston University and strives to continue strengthening her design knowledge and skills. She enjoys walks in nature, photography, and getting involved with Boston's Asian communities.

Peter Marton teaches entrepreneurship, innovation and strategy full-time at a major Boston-area university. Prior to his teaching work, he spent 25 years as an entrepreneur, executive, and business leader, having been a founder or senior executive in a number of high-tech start-ups, turnarounds, social ventures, and high-profile companies. 

He has a strong track record of achievement through his hands-on leadership style in markets as diverse as education, software, information systems, healthcare, and distance learning.  He graduated summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Tufts University with a degree in nuclear physics, and has an MBA from Stanford Business School.

Gregory Stoller teaches MBA and undergraduate students from across the university full time, in the areas of entrepreneurship, experiential learning, and international business. He also mentors student teams which participate in business plan and venture capital competitions. His areas of expertise are Business Planning, International Entrepreneurship, Experiential Learning, and Global Strategy.

His work with ABTM involves mentorship and guidance for professionals and small business owners. He is a graduate of Cornell University and Harvard Business School, and speaks, reads and writes in varying levels of proficiency Japanese, Mandarin, Cantonese and Korean among other languages.