Ree Wackett, MPP
NYS Advanced Certified Senior Business Advisor
MPP - Stony Brook University
Trade Promotion Coordinating Council/SBA International Trade Certified
Ree joined the Stony Brook University SBDC in 2012 after a ten year tenure at the Farmingdale
State College SBDC. While at Farmingdale she authored both Business Basics and The Business Plan Guide and was the center’s grant writer. In 2007, she led a study in collaboration with
the Child Care Council of Nassau and the Child Care Council of Suffolk, which examined
the concept of shared services in the child care industry. After completion of the
research she authored Shared Services in the Long Island Child Care Community: an Exploration , a seminal publication. Ree is an advanced certified senior business advisor, and
while well versed in all sectors, she specializes in, procurement, international trade
and child care. As an avid and enthusiastic member of the small business community,
she was honored by Long Island Business News in 2008 as one of the “Top 40 under 40” people in business. She was again honored
in 2009 as the Valedictorian of her “40 under 40” class. Ree is a frequent lecturer
on campus at Stony Brook University, as well as in the community, on issues related
to entrepreneurship. She was honored with the statewide "Lead by Example" award in
2024.