WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY - Key Persons
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- Graduate Admissions Recruiter, Graduate Programs
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- Department Chair, Associate Professor, Management
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- Assistant Dean of Development, Development
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- Associate Professor, Economics
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- Founding Director
- Associate Professor, Hospitality
Founding Director of the WVU Hospitality Innovation and Technology Lab; Associate Professor, Hospitality and Tourism, General Business
304-293-1048
Ajaluri@mail.wvu.edu
3135 Reynolds Hall
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- Teaching Assistant Professor, Accounting
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- Fred T. Tattersall Research Chair in Finance, Finance
- Professor, Finance
- Research Chair in Finance, Finance
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- Marketing Strategist
- Marketing Strategist, Strategic Communications
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- Finance and Operations Director & Controller for the Processors and Radar Sensors Businesses at Texas Instruments
- Member of the Maryland State Bar
Alvin Hathaway is Finance and Operations Director & Controller for the Processors and Radar Sensors businesses at Texas Instruments (TI) in Dallas, TX where he is responsible for financial planning & analysis, order fulfillment operations, accounting, and contracts for one of TI's largest business units. Previously he was Vice President of Business Management Finance at JP Morgan Chase where he was the CFO of the Northwest USA region of Chase Consumer Bank, which includes over 400 branches spanning Washington, Oregon, Utah and Idaho.
Alvin is also a member of the Maryland State Bar. He received his Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration graduate degrees from West Virginia University where he served as Student Bar Association President and was a Mr. Mountaineer finalist; and his B.S. in Computer Engineering and B.S. in Electrical Engineering from West Virginia University, where he served as President of the WVU Chapter - National Society of Black Engineers and Member of the Student Advisory Council.
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- Senior Academic Advisors, Undergraduate Programs / 304 - 293 - 4959
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- Multimedia Specialist
- Multimedia Specialist, Strategic Communications
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- Finance Department Chair, Professor, Finance
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- Department Chair, Marketing
Anthony Gregory serves as Vice President at Cruise, a company building advanced self-driving vehicles to transform transportation and improve life in our cities. In this role, Anthony is leading the launch and scaling of Cruise services worldwide delivered with a fleet of all-electric, autonomous cars. Previously, he served as Vice President at Southwest Airlines, leading teams in Operations, Commercial Planning, and Finance.
Anthony earned a B.S. degree from Purdue University and an MBA and M.A. Economics degrees from West Virginia University. He resides in Indianapolis with his wife, Megan, and their 3 young Mountaineers.
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- Associate Professor, Economics
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- Chairman and Chief Executive Officer ( CEO ) of Zynerba
Armando Anido has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of Zynerba since October 2014. Mr. Anido has more than 40 years of executive, operational and commercial leadership experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, particularly in leading CNS transdermal patch and gel products through the entire product life cycle. Prior to Zynerba, Mr. Anido served as CEO of two publicly traded companies. Most recently, he was the CEO of NuPathe (NASDAQ: PATH), which was acquired by Teva Pharmaceuticals in February 2014. At NuPathe, he led the company through FDA approval of its lead product, Zecuity®, the first transdermal patch for migraine, to pre-launch before successfully selling the company to Teva. He also served as President and CEO of Auxilium Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: AUXL), where under his leadership, sales grew from $42 million in 2005 to more than $260 million in 2011 and market capitalization increased from $200 million to more than $900 million. Prior to Auxilium, Mr. Anido served as Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing, at MedImmune and prior to that, in senior sales and marketing positions at GlaxoWellcome and Lederle Laboratories. At GlaxoWellcome, he was Vice President, Central Nervous System Marketing, responsible for the commercialization of the epilepsy, migraine and depression businesses in the U.S. He is currently also a member of the Board of Directors of Synexis, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCYX) and Altamira Therapeutics, LTD (NASDAQ: CYTO), both publicly traded NASDAQ companies. He was a member of the Board of Directors of Adolor until it was sold to Cubist in December 2011. Mr. Anido earned a BS in Pharmacy and an MBA from West Virginia University.
As an entrepreneur, successful businesswoman, advisor, and mentor, Arria Hines is a recognized leader in West Virginia and in all the places where Allegheny Science & Technology operates. Arria's passion to mentor and give back to small businesses and the community show why and how she has become a powerful, collaborative leader in today's complex and rapidly evolving business and civic climate.
Indeed, Arria's most treasured asset is her ability to spark connections between individuals representing different organizations and interests with the purpose of creating partnerships and alliances and generating forward momentum to "get things done" - and always with the goal of ensuring everyone benefits. Born and raised in Weston, West Virginia, Arria began her entrepreneurial journey over 30 years ago, earning her undergraduate degree in accounting at West Virginia Wesleyan College and then her Master of Business Administration (MBA) from West Virginia University. Arria's enthusiasm and genuine, ever-present pleasant attitude - one that radiates a sincere passion to help people - led to the found her first company in the basement of her home. In the years that followed, she navigated a successful career as a program manager for companies such as SAIC, PRC and Ranger Golf Corporation, where she provided oversight for projects and operations exceeding $120 million annual revenue. Finally, in 2009, she cofounded Allegheny Science & Technology (AST).
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- Assistant Professor, Global Supply Chain Management
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- Assistant Director of Undergraduate Career Development, Center for Career Development
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- Associate Professor
- Finance
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- Program Manager, Becker Academic Engagement Success Center
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- Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management, and Program Coordinator, Global Supply Chain Management, Global Supply Chain Management
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- Assistant Professor, Management Information Systems
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- Associate Professor of Finance, Finance Ph.D. Program Coordinator, Finance
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- Visiting Lecturer, Marketing
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- Assistant Professor, Global Supply Chain Management, Global Supply Chain Management
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- Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Research, Dean 's Office / Professor, Economics
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- Associate Professor, Management Information Systems
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- Academic Advisor, Undergraduate Programs
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- Associate Professor Emeritus
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- Assistant Professor, General
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- Director of Instructional Technology, Information Technology
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- Chairman
- Director of the Center
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- Associate Professor Emeritus
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- Assistant Professor Emeritus
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- Teaching Associate Professor, General
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- Visiting Lecturer, Marketing
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- Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity, Management Information Systems Coordinator, Business Cybersecurity Management
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- Visiting Lecturer, Finance
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- Research Corporation Employee Supervisor, Knee Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation
Conor Norris
Research Corporation Employee Supervisor , Knee Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation
conor.norris@mail.wvu.edu
6303 Reynolds Hall
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- Professor and Dean Emeritus
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- Senior Academic Advisors, Undergraduate Programs / 304 - 293 - 4959
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- Visiting Lecturer, Economics
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- Director of MBA Program, General Business / Teaching Assistant Professor, General Business
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- Associate Professor, Economics
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- Visiting Lecturer, General
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- Director of the WVU Sales Institute, Marketing
Director of the WVU Sales Institute, Marketing
Head Coach of the WVU Sales Team
304-293-7801
david.brauer@mail.wvu.edu
3120 Reynolds Hall
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- Teaching Associate Professor, Management
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- Associate Professor, Management / Executive Director, Robbins Center for Global Business and Strategy
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- Visiting Lecturer, Finance
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- Professor, Presidential Chair of Moral Science, General Business Director, Social Philosophy and Policy Center
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- Administrative Assistant, Dean 's Office
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- Director of the Knee Center
- Service Associate Professor of Economics
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- Visiting Lecturer, Marketing
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- Teaching Professor, General Business Director, Business Communications Center, Becker Academic Engagement Success Center
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- Assistant Dean of Strategic Initiatives, Dean 's Office
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- Visiting Lecturer, Management
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- Assistant Professor, Marketing
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- Legislative Analyst, Knee Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation
Ethan Kelley
Legislative Analyst, Knee Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation
ethan.kelley@mail.wvu.edu
6301 Reynolds Hall
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- Economics Department Chair, Economics
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- Teaching Associate Professor, Hospitality and Tourism, General
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- Cyber Analyst, Adjunct Professor, Data Driven WV
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- Research Professor, Social Philosophy and Policy Center
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- Distinguished Teaching Chair in Finance
- Excellence in Financial Industry Chair, Finance
- Fred T. Tattersall Distinguished Teaching Chair in Finance
- Fred T. Tattersall Excellence in Financial Industry Chair, Finance
- Fred T. Tattersall Research Chair in Finance, Finance
- Professor, Finance
- Research Chair in Finance, Finance
- Teaching Assistant Professor, Finance
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- Professor, Management Information Systems
Gary A. LeDonne - Retired Teaching Associate Professor, West Virginia University John Chambers College of Business and Economics. Mr. LeDonne is a retired Partner of Ernst & Young LLP, retiring in December 2014 as East Central Region Tax Managing Partner. Throughout his career with EY, Mr. LeDonne served many banking, insurance, and capital market clients. He has an extensive background in strategy development, succession planning and talent management. Mr. LeDonne received his Bachelor of Science degree from Fairmont State University and his Master Professional Accountancy degree from West Virginia University. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the American Accounting Association. Mr. LeDonne currently serves as Past Chair of the Fairmont State University Foundation Board and is a member of the WVU John Chambers College of Business and Economics Visiting Committee. Mr. LeDonne serves on the Board of Directors for MVB Financial (MVB), a publicly traded bank holding company. He is Chair of the MVB Compensation committee and a member of the audit, finance, loan review and ALCO committees. Mr. LeDonne has been designated as an Audit Committee financial expert by the Board of Directors of MVB. He also serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of MVB Community Development Corporation. Mr. LeDonne serves on the Advisory Board of Graphite Company of America, a US Corporation with Graphite mining interests in Brazil.
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- Associate Professor Emeritus
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- Professional Technologist 2, Information Technology
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- President & CEO of Bravo Consulting Group, LLC
Gino Degregori, President & CEO of Bravo Consulting Group, LLC, has over 20 years of technical and management experience. Since 2007, Gino has led Bravo Consulting Group as a top Microsoft Solutions provider for their customers, with clients including the Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, Federal, State, and Local Agencies, and commercial companies. Through his leadership at Bravo, he focuses on building strong, kind leaders that work with their customers through Bravo's transformational products and services. Bravo's goal is to help organizations simplify how they create, share, and secure their intelligent information. This is accomplished by leveraging Technologies and tapping into the power of Agile Digital Transformation, Intelligent Data and Content, Cloud, Cybersecurity and Compliance.
Gino holds a B.S. degree in Management Information Systems and M.S. in Software Engineering, both from WVU. He resides in Hamilton, VA with his wife and three sons, and enjoys spending time with family, mentoring entrepreneurs, and flying his plane.
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- Department Chair, Associate Professor, Management Information Systems
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- Visiting Lecturer, General
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- Professional Technologist 2, Information Technology
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- Associate Professor
- Finance
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- Data Analyst, Data Driven WV
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- Assistant Dean
- Assistant Dean for Strategic Communications, Dean 's Office
Expertise
Heather Richardson is the Assistant Dean for Strategic Communications for the John Chambers College of Business and Economics at West Virginia University. Richardson returned home to her alma mater in 2015 and has worked in both central and college communications roles, focusing on campus-wide marketing strategy and storytelling for University Relations prior to assuming leadership of the business school's communications unit in 2019.
Richardson is a mission-driven marketer and momentum builder who has reinvented communications in WVU's business school to align her team's focus with revenue-driving aspects of College. She has been a champion of rallying marketing efforts around the business student mission through building audience-based, streamlined communications to drive enrollment and engagement. Richardson and her team cultivated and executed an innovative vision to build momentum with alumni and students for Reynolds Hall, the futuristic new learning complex for WVU's business school that opened in 2022.
Prior to her time in higher education, she spent five years working for a public relations agency focused on community engagement, crisis communications, media training and building client communications strategies for Fortune 500 industrial companies. She was also a correspondent for West Virginia's weekly business journal.
Richardson earned her bachelor's degree in journalism and dual master's degrees in business administration and public administration from WVU. She was named to West Virginia's Generation Next 40 under 40 list in 2017. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, boating, cooking, and keeping up with her spirited Sheltie, Duke.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Journalism, WVU
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- Adjunct Associate Professor, Economics
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- Associate Professor
- Finance
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- Assistant Professor, Management
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- Post Doctoral Researcher, Knee Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation
Ilya Kukaev
Post Doctoral Researcher, Knee Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation
ilya.kukaev@mail.wvu.edu
6307 Reynolds Hall
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- Professor and MBA Program Coordinator, Accounting
Jack Rossi graduated from WVU with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in accounting. He serves as the Executive Vice President of Business Development for Summit Community Bank. He is the immediate past Presiding Member (Managing Partner) of Arnett Carbis Toothman, P.L.L.C. (Arnett Foster Toothman PLLC). He served as Presiding Member for over 10 years. He has over 40 years of varied auditing, accounting and consulting experience as a CPA. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the West Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants. He has served as a member of the West Virginia Board of Accountancy and is a Past President of the West Virginia Board of Accountancy. He served as a member of the Board of Directors of the West Virginia University Alumni Association. He was the 2013 recipient of the WVU Alumni "Most Loyal Mountaineer" award.
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- Fellow in Entrepreneurial Studies
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- Associate Professor, Management
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- Professor and Economics Ph.D. Coordinator, Economics
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- Teaching Assistant Professor, Management Information Systems Coordinator, Business Data Analytics
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- Visiting Lecturer, Management Information Systems
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- Administrative Secretary Senior, Undergraduate Programs
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- Professor and Dean Emeritus
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- Professor, Management / Coordinator MS Human Resource Management Program
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- Research Professor, Social Philosophy and Policy Center
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- Assistant Professor
- Assistant Professor, Management Information Systems
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- Teaching Assistant Professor, Global Supply Chain Management
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- Teaching Assistant Professor, Finance
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- Chairman in Marketing, Marketing
- Professor, Marketing
John Chambers, former Cisco CEO and Chairman, is committed to moving our college and West Virginia forward. In a unique agreement that will provide West Virginia University significant financial and intellectual resources, the Silicon Valley visionary announced a gift of time, talent and treasure to support our College of Business and Economics, as well as Vantage Ventures.
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- Director, Bureau of Business and Economic Research Associate Professor, Economics
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- Associate Professor Emeritus
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- Assistant Dean of Administration and Planning, Dean 's Office
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- Assistant Professor Emeritus
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- Associate Professor, Accounting
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- Chairman
- Director
- Professor, Global Supply Chain Management
Sears Chair in Global Supply Chain Management, Director of the Wehrle Global Supply Chain Lab, and Professor, Global Supply Chain Management
304-293-5318
John.Saldanha@mail.wvu.edu
6007 Reynolds Hall
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- Visiting Lecturer, Accounting
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- Visiting Lecturer, Finance
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- Teaching Assistant Professor, Marketing
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- Chairman in Marketing, Marketing
- Professor, Marketing
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- Milan Puskar Dean, Dean 's Office / Professor, Economics / Director, Center for Free Enterprise
Joshua Hall took the helm of West Virginia University's John Chambers College of Business and Economics in August 2021, just in time for the opening of Reynolds Hall for the fall term. The 186,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art learning and research complex features experiential learning classrooms, a real-time stock ticker, computer labs, a 300-seat auditorium, atrium, study rooms, a cafe, green space and a fitness center. During Hall's nine years at WVU, he has also held positions including professor, economics department chair and associate dean for research. He is also co-author of the annual Economic Freedom of the World report.
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- Service Assistant Professor, Data Driven Director, Data Driven WV
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- Senior Academic Advisors, Undergraduate Programs / 304 - 293 - 4959
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- Assistant Professor of Marketing, Shares His Research on What Kind of Gifts You Should Give to the Special People in Your Life.
Julian Givi, assistant professor of marketing, shares his research on what kind of gifts you should give to the special people in your life.
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- Assistant Dean of Graduate Programs, Graduate Programs
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- Instructor
- Teaching Instructor, Finance
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- Program Director, Center for Career Development
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- Managing Director for the Cyber Readiness Institute
Karen S. Evans is the Managing Director for the Cyber Readiness Institute, which empowers small and medium-sized organizations with free resources to improve cybersecurity. As a Senate confirmed, Presidentially Appointed executive, served as the first Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response at the U.S. Department of Energy. An executive who served in three Presidential Appointed positions in two administrations. Possessing 30 years of executive-level management experience focused on cybersecurity, national security, technology innovation, service delivery and supply chain risk management. Served as an independent director and outside manager for publicly traded companies and not-for-profits for over ten years. Established the US Cyber Challenge, a private sector non-profit that partnered with universities to train several hundred cyber experts. A federal government career beginning as a GS-2 supporting numerous agencies including the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of Agriculture and Executive Office of the President at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Currently serving on the Board of Directors for the National Cybersecurity Center and advisory boards .
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- Administrative Assistant, Business Office
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- Administrative Assistant, Dean 's Office
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- Teaching Assistant Professor, Accounting
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- Teaching Associate Professor and Program Coordinator, Organizational Leadership, General
Kim Craig of Morgantown, WV, graduated from WVU in 1977 with a bachelor's degree in finance and accounting and holds numerous profession designations including being a Certified Trust and Financial Advisor (CTFA). He currently serves as President and CEO of FNB Wealth Management Group in Pittsburgh, Pa which maintains assets of approximately $11B and serves clients in six states. Craig also serves on the Board of Directors of the 1889 Foundation and the Community Foundation of the Alleghenies, is a member of the Visiting Committee for the Chambers College of Business and Economics and serves as an instructor for the PA Bankers Association, Banking and Advanced Banking Schools.
Kimberly Moyers graduated Cum Laude from WVU earning her BSBA in Marketing. She is VP & Director of Strategic Initiatives for First United Bank & Trust whereby she facilitates the alignment of marketing, communication and investor relations with the company's strategic objectives and long-term goals.
Kimberly remains active in the community and supports many non-profits. Currently, she is a board member and finance chair of Mon Health Medical Center, finance committee member of Mon Health System as well as board member and treasurer of the Monongalia County Development Authority. She is also past chairman of the American Bankers Association Commercial Lending Schools Advisory Board, past chairman the Morgantown Area Partnership, founding member of the American Bankers Association Emerging Leaders Council, and former board member of the United Way of Monongalia & Preston Counties. Kimberly has also been the cover feature for the 20 Under 40 class by Banking Exchange, Young Guns Class by WV Executive Magazine as well as being named as a Generation Next/40 Under 40 Award Winners by the State Journal and recognized by WV Living as one of West Virginia's Wonder Women.
Kimberly and her husband, Anthony Moyers, reside in Bruceton Mills, WV with their twins, Addison and Colin.
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- Associate Professor and Program Coordinator, Master of Forensic and Fraud Examination ( FFE ), Accounting
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- Assistant Professor, Economics
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- Chief Business Planning Officer, Business Office
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- Undergraduate Recruiter, Undergraduate Programs
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- Teaching Assistant Professor, Marketing
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- Associate Professor, Marketing
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- Assistant Professor, Accounting
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- Visiting Lecturer, Finance
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- Associate Professor
- Director, Business Honors Program
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- Career Development Coordinator, Center for Career Development
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- Distinguished Professor of Public Accounting, Accounting
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- Nathan Haddad Professor of Business Administration, Marketing / Professor, Marketing
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- Founding Member and Senior Managing Director of ToneyKorf Partners
Mark E. Toney is a founding member and Senior Managing Director of ToneyKorf Partners, LLC, a management and advisory services firm specializing in complex and volatile situations. Mark is nationally recognized as a leader for senior management of organizations, both publicly traded, privately-held, and not-for-profit that are underperforming, in transition or reorganizing. He is also known for his balanced, independent, and creative thinking in difficult situations. He has led client organizations in many roles including Chief Executive Officer, Chief Restructuring Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Financial Officer.
Prior to co-founding ToneyKorf Partners in 2012, Mark was the National Managing Partner of Grant Thornton's Corporate Advisory & Restructuring Services, including the investment banking services. Previously, he was a Managing Director with AlixPartners, LLC as well as a Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. In addition, Mark was a Vice President at Exeter Holdings, an investment banking and private capital firm.
A native of St. Albans, WV, Mark attended West Virginia University and graduated ('85) with a BS in Business Administration. He is a Certified Public Accountant and holds memberships in the National Association of Corporate Directors, the Association for Corporate Growth, the American Bankruptcy Institute and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mark is a frequent guest speaker on a variety of business, cultural and public policy topics. Mark currently resides in York, Maine and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
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- Associate Professor, Accounting
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- Senior Academic Advisor, Undergraduate Programs
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- Senior Research Fellow, Knee Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation
Senior Research Fellow, Knee Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation
202-631-3744
matthew.mitchell1@mail.wvu.edu
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- Visiting Lecturer, Economics
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- Teaching Associate Professor, Accounting
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- Senior Administrative Assistant, Dean 's Office
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- Retention Specialist, Undergraduate Programs
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- Visiting Lecturer, Marketing
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- Service Assistant Professor, General Business / Service Assistant Professor, Kendrick Center for an Ethical Economy
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- Teaching Assistant Professor, General
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- Visiting Lecturer, Marketing
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- Director of the Huntington National Private Bank for the West Virginia Region
Mike has worked in the financial services arena for 39 years, with the last 19 years in the Private Bank-Wealth Management segment. In his role as Director of the Private Bank in West Virginia Mike is responsible for overseeing the West Virginia Private Banking, Investment Management, Trust Administration, Retirement Plan Services, and Institutional Services. Mike serves on various boards and committees in the Morgantown market including the Mon Health System Board and several related committees, and he is the Chairperson for the Mon Health System Investment Committee. Mike also serves on the board of On Eagles Wings, Milan Puskar Health Right, the WVU College of Business & Economics Steering Committee, and the Investment Committee for the Your Community Foundation.
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- Visiting Lecturer, Management Information Systems
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- Associate Dean of Assessment and Assurance of Learning, Dean 's Office / Department Chair, General Business / Professor, Marketing
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- Service Assistant Professor, Finance / Adjunct Professor, Management / Associate Director, Center for Asian
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- Milan Puskar Dean, Dean 's Office / Professor, Economics / Director, Center for Free Enterprise
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- Academic Advisor, Undergraduate Programs
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- Teaching Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity, Management Information Systems
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- Assistant Professor, Global Supply Chain Management
Morris Morrison is obsessed with building Stronger, Kinder, Connected human beings. As co-owner of StoryMaker Brands and Windmill Park Media, Morris is a world-class Entertainer, Writer and Entrepreneur who's journey began in New York City before a doctor's words changed his life forever, after being orphaned a second time.
Many world-leading organizations have partnered with Morris Morrison to build fearless, focused leaders that drive uncomfortable change and healthy disruption. Challenges and opportunities early in Morris's life uncovered a unique brand of engagement that connects with audiences of all ages and backgrounds, with an unforgettable message that sounds like a Hollywood movie script.
After receiving his education from Fairmont State University, and the John Chambers College of Business and Economics at West Virginia University, Morris Morrison's business journey included critical leadership roles in Human Resources and Sales & Marketing, prior to exploring his dedicated path of Entrepreneurship. Today, many global leaders have witnessed his message live on stage and in his latest books titled: Culture Crashers, The Storymaker and Disrupt Yourself. His message is powerful, his story is unforgettable, and his focus is clear: to bring families & teams closer, and make organizations more impactful, through personal ownership and service.
Morris is best known for celebrating his biggest accomplishments off stage - through his Faith, Family and Follow-Through in his community - with service to organizations including Big Brothers & Big Sisters, Fellowship of Christian Athletes , the YMCA and many others. Morris is a proud brother of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and he currently serves on the Board of Directors for the West Virginia University Alumni Association, while also serving on the board (visiting committee) for the John Chambers College of Business and Economics at West Virginia University.
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- Associate Professor, Management
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- Teaching Associate Professor, Accounting
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- Associate Professor, Management Information Systems
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- Teaching Assistant Professor, Accounting
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- Nathan Haddad Professor of Business Administration, Marketing / Professor, Marketing
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- Assistant Professor, Economics
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- Professor and President Emeritus
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- Director of Program Activities, Kendrick Center for an Ethical Economy
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- Associate Professor, Management
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- Assistant Professor, Economics
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- Assistant Director of Advising and Student Operations, Graduate Programs
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- Manager Business Operations, Business Office
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- Distinguished Teaching Chair in Finance
- Fred T. Tattersall Distinguished Teaching Chair in Finance
- Professor, Finance
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- Visiting Lecturer, Finance
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- Associate Professor
- Finance
Penelope "Penni" Facemire Roll of Oakton, Virginia, graduated magna cum laude from WVU's Chambers College of Business and Economics in 1988, earning her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in accounting. She is a Partner and the Global Chief Compliance Officer of Ares Management Corporation. Roll previously served as the Chief Financial Officer of the Ares Credit Group and the Chief Financial Officer of Ares Capital Corporation. Roll began her career in public accounting at KPMG LLP and is a native of Summersville, West Virginia. While at WVU, she was a member of Chi Omega, Mountain and 4-H and was also Miss Mountaineer. Roll has been inducted into the Chambers College Roll of Distinguished Alumni, serves on its Visiting Committee, is a benefactor of the College's Roll Capital Markets Center and is a member of the Founders Club of the Student Managed Investment Fund.
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- Visiting Lecturer, Economics
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- Chief Financial Officer of Locomation
Phil Compton is the Chief Financial Officer of Locomation, an autonomous trucking company in Pittsburgh, PA. Phil has significant financial and operational experience in building the team, infrastructure and profitability of rapidly expanding companies. He has helped raise over $120M in venture capital financing, leading to the acquisition of 4 of his former companies. He was also the co-founder and CFO of Malcovery Security, a cyber security firm he helped launch in 2012 and sold in 2015.
A native of Clarksburg, WV, Phil began his career with the Big Four public accounting firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers. He is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a BS in Accounting from West Virginia University's Chambers College of Business & Economics. Phil is also an ongoing guest lecturer / mentor at Carnegie Mellon University's Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship and an advisor within the Pittsburgh startup community.
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- Post Doctoral Researcher, Knee Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation
Prashant Narang
Post Doctoral Researcher, Knee Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation
prashant.narang@mail.wvu.edu
6308 Reynolds Hall
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- Administrative Assistant, Business Office
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- Director of the Wehrle Global Supply Chain Lab, General Business / Assistant Professsor, Global Supply Chain Management
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- Budget Analyst, Business Office
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- Director of Recruitment and Retention, Undergraduate Programs Director, Becker Academic Engagement Success Center
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- Teaching Assistant Professor, Management
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- Member of the Visiting Committee
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- Assistant Professor Emeritus
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- Accounting Department Chair
- Accounting Department Chair, Accounting
- Distinguished Professor of Public Accounting
Dick Riley, accounting department chair and Louis F. James Distinguished Professor of Public Accounting, explains how accounting basics net big returns.
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- Excellence in Financial Industry Chair, Finance
- Fred T. Tattersall Excellence in Financial Industry Chair, Finance
- Teaching Assistant Professor, Finance
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- Associate Professor Emeritus
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- Associate Professor Emeritus
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- Service Assistant Professor, Entrepreneurship / Executive in Residence, Vantage Ventures
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- Visiting Lecturer, General
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- Truist Distinguished Chair of Free Market Thought, Economics / Professor, Economics
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- Assistant Professor, Accounting
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- Assistant Professor Emeritus
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- Associate Professor
- Finance
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- Assistant Professor, Entrepreneurship
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- Teaching Assistant Professor, General
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- Associate Professor
- Finance
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- Assistant Professor, Management Information Systems
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- Executive Director, Vantage Ventures
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- Director, Center for Career Development
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- Associate Professor, Economics
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- Outreach and Public Relations Coordinator, Knee Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation
Shawn Cooper
Outreach and Public Relations Coordinator, Knee Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation
304-695-0831
scooper9@mail.wvu.edu
6301 Reynolds Hall
Job Titles:
- Senior Academic Advisor, Undergraduate Programs
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- Associate Professor, Economics
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- Program Coordinator / Academic Advisor, Undergraduate Programs
Stacy Shaw is an award-winning travel & hospitality executive with a career built across the luxury, premium and contemporary segments of hotel & cruise. Her experience spans Sales, Marketing & Operations in start-ups, small boutique companies and global industry leading travel, vacation and lifestyle brands (Renaissance Cruises, The Biltmore Hotel, Carnival Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Royal Caribbean Group, Virgin Voyages, Starboard Luxury (LVMH Moët Hennessey Louis Vuitton). She is currently Vice President of Starboard Luxury in Miami, Florida.
Stacy holds a BSBA in Finance and an MBA, both earned at WVU. She is on the board of the Almost Heaven Scholarship Fund, a non-profit organization created to support the educational endeavors of deserving high school seniors in West Virginia. Stacy was featured in the Spring/Summer 2018 edition of the WVU College of Business & Economics magazine after being hand selected from a competitive search by Richard Branson's Virgin Group to lead sales and business development for the entrepreneur's newest business venture.
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- Visiting Lecturer, Management
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- Associate Professor, Management Information Systems
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- Associate Professor Emeritus
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- Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Programs, Undergraduate Programs
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- Teaching Associate Professor, General
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- Teaching Full Professor, Management
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- Teaching Associate Professor, Marketing
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- Assistant Director for Digital Marketing
- Assistant Director for Digital Marketing, Strategic Communications
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- Head of Community and Partnership, Vantage Ventures
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- Associate Professor Emeritus
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- Executive Assistant, Dean 's Office
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- Professor and Dean Emeritus
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- Graduate Admissions Recruiter, Graduate Programs
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- Teaching Associate Professor, Management
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- Associate Professor
- Associate Professor, Management
Tina Bigalke is PepsiCo's Global Chief Diversity and Engagement Officer, responsible for the continued advancement of the company's aspirations to be Faster, Stronger, and Better, with a focus on increasing diverse representation across PepsiCo's workforce and business partnerships, and investing in the communities where the company operates. As part of this focus, Tina leads the development of programs and partnerships that drive diversity, equity and inclusion as part of the business strategy, including PepsiCo's commitment to racial equality and gender parity. With more than 30 years of human resources leadership experiences in both field and headquarter roles in various industries, Tina has led multiple organizations through large, complex business transformations, primarily in commercial-customer areas. She holds an MSILR and a BBA in International Studies/Spanish from West Virginia University and participates in the WVU Practicum series, in addition to serving as an alumni mentor. Tina currently splits her time between McKinney, TX, and Boone, NC.
Job Titles:
- Legislative Analyst, Knee Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation
Troy Carneal
Legislative Analyst, Knee Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation
troy.carneal@mail.wvu.edu
6301 Reynolds Hall
Job Titles:
- Teaching Assistant Professor, Management
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- Assistant Director, Undergraduate Programs
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- Distinguished Professor of Global Business and Finance, Finance / Adjunct Professor, Economics / Director, Center for Asian Business
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- Teaching Assistant Professor, Management Information Systems
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- Senior Research Associate, Knee Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation
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- Director of Undergraduate Programs, Undergraduate Programs
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- Associate Professor Emeritus
William R. Harker, age 46, is President and Co-Founder of Ashe Capital Management, LP, a hedge fund he helped establish in 2013. Before establishing Ashe in 2013, Bill worked at ESL Investments, Inc., a private investment firm, as General Counsel. From 2005 to 2012, he served as a member of the Office of the Chairman at Sears Holdings Corporation and in various other roles including as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Human Resources. Prior to ESL and Sears, Bill was a corporate attorney at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. He has previously served as the Chairman of the Board of Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores, Inc. and as Vice Chairman of the Board of Sears Canada, Inc. Bill currently serves on the Board of Directors of Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc., an Àshe portfolio company, and on the Board of Advisors of the Institute for Law and Economics at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He is also a member of the New York State Bar. Bill received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School where he was a member of the Law Review and received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a major in Accounting from West Virginia University. Bill was born and raised in Clarksburg, West Virginia and currently resides in Old Tappan, New Jersey with his wife, Mala Ahuja Harker, and their two children.
Job Titles:
- Associate Professor, Management
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- Associate Professor, Marketing