Mario Van Dijk
Van Dijk, Mario, IFMCV Board Member is and independent business consultant and provides a variety of training and technical assistance services. Van Dijk is owner and manager of The Chocolate Café, a retail store on the downtown square of Fairfield a community of 10,000 in South East Iowa. Van Dijk serves as Vice President of Fairfield Entrepreneurs Association, a local organization that supports entrepreneurial business development and includes over 400 entrepreneurs and angel investors who gather periodically for seminars, workshops, and entrepreneurial networking events. He has previous experience with Primus Telecommunications and Telegroup Inc., two companies involved in international telecommunications and was employed as a Vice President for accounting for an investment management company. Van Dijk holds Degrees in Agriculture and Health, a BA in Biology, and an MBA in Finance and Accounting from Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield.