Henry Hawthorne

Mr. Hawthorne, a Vietnam Vet, co-founded the West Florin Place Business Incubator in 1993 with his mentor, Alphonso Geiger.

As Director of Training and Facilities Management, Henry provided a full range of administrative support to business incubator clients along with performing community outreach to ascertain the needs of our target population.

As the Facilities manager of the property, Henry was also an owner of the property that housed the business incubator. He represented the partnership and incubator in all dealings with Federal, State and local agencies and other County officials on fiscal and administrative matters.

Henry believes in inspiring youth and young adults to do extraordinary things. We know that tomorrow’s jobs and economy are going to be created by leaders and entrepreneurs we foster today. Not every youth will be an entrepreneur when he or she grows up, but we can inspire every young person to have an entrepreneurial spirit: to lead confidently, think critically and creatively, be financially responsible, and understand the value of teamwork.