We are proud to offer our students the opportunity to learn from some of this region's best management faculty. All faculty are both academically qualified in their area to teach, but also are expected to have industry experience in their area. This is consistent with our commitment to our motto of “leadership through theory and practice.” Our faculty are among the few that are able to teach theory and then provide examples of how theory actually plays out in the workplace. All full-time and adjunct faculty members are either academically or professionally qualified based on standards promulgated by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Faculty members are designated as either participating or supporting faculty based on AACSB standards.

The College of Management would never be able to provide outstanding student services without the tremendous support of our loyal, hardworking, and dedicated administrative support staff. The administrative staff insures that services are delivered seamlessly and efficiently.

Full Time

 Bahman Mirshab, PhD
 Dean

Dean Mirshab

Nadia Shuayto, DBA
Associate Dean
Assistant Professor
Director, MBA Program

Nadia Shuayto
Patty Castelli, PhD
Associate Professor 
Patty Castelli
Peter Chang, PhD
Associate Professor
Peter Chang

Matthew Cole, PhD
Assistant Professor
Co-Chair, Research Support Services Committee
Chair, Institutional Review Board

Matthew Cole
David Egleston, PhD
Assistant Professor
David Egleston

Karen Evans, JD
Senior Lecturer
Director, Undergraduate Management Programs

Karen Evans
Vernon Hoffner, PhD
Professor
Director, MSIS Progam
Vernon Hoffner

Anne Kohnke, PhD
Assistant Professor
Director, PhD in Management & DMIT Programs

Anne Kohnke
Jerry Lindman, JD
Senior Lecturer 
Director, Center for Nonprofit Management
Jerry Lindman
Thomas Marx, PhD
College Professor 
Director, Center for Global Leadership
Thomas Marx

Alan McCord, PhD
College Professor
Associate Provost & Dean of Graduate Studies

Alan McCord
Srikant Raghavan, PhD
Associate Professor
Director, MSGOPM Program
Srikant Raghavan

Jacqueline Stavros, DM
Associate Professor
Director, DBA Program

Jacqueline Stavros
Lerine Steenkamp, PhD
Professor 
Lerine Steenkamp

Adjunct

Adjunct faculty lecturers are assigned to selected College of Management courses and sections based on their particular specialties and expertise. Not all adjunct faculty members teach in all semesters. Consult the COM Course Schedules for more information on faculty teaching assignments. 

Mazen Abou El Nassr MBA
mabouelna@ltu.edu

Tom Alexandris MBA, MSIS
alexandrisltu@gmail.com

Victor Allen MBA
profallen@mi.rr.com

Dorin Andreescu DMIT
dandreescu@ltu.edu

S. Ryan Ballantyne MBA
ryan.ballantyne@yahoo.com  

Carrie Bendall MSIS
profbendall@gmail.com

Benjamin Benson PhD
bbenson@ltu.edu

David Bingham MS
bingham.cg@gmail.com

George Bridges MS
gbridges@ltu.edu

Warren Browne MBA
wbrowne@ltu.edu

Diane Cairns MBA
dcairns@ltu.edu

Mark Chapman MS
mchapman18@yahoo.com

James Chasse MBA

jchasse_ltu@yahoo.com

David Clark MSCI
dclark@ltu.edu

Frank Cusmano MBA
facusmano@comcast.net

Amanullah Dada DMIT
dadaar@udmercy.edu

Andy Desai MBA
andy.desai@hp.com

Tom Deska MA
tdeska@comcast.net

Lihua Dishman MBA
ldishman@ltu.edu

Nick Elliott MBA
nelliott@ltu.edu

Howard Ellison MSIS
howard_llsn@yahoo.com

Chris Emmons MA
cemmons@ltu.edu 

Serhat Eren PhD
seren@ltu.edu

Ty Faulkner MA
tfaulkner@ltu.edu

Eleanor Fradis MEd
efdet@hotmail.com

Kenneth Gadd MBA
kgadd@gaddbiz.com

Jorge Gonzalez MBA
iberam@aol.com

Susan Gordan-Jackson MSIS
sjack95211@aol.com

Glenn Greenfield MBA, JD
glennmgr@netscape.net

David Gregorich MBA
profdavegregorich@gmail.com

David Gurjack, DBA
dgurjack4@att.net

John Halstead PhD
jmhfinance@yahoo.com

Kathleen Herschelmann PhD
kherschelmann@earthlink.net

Mary Virginia Hinrichs PhD
ghinrichs517@gmail.com

Jamie Hsu PhD
jhsu@ltu.edu

James Jolly JD
jjolly@ltu.edu

David Jurczak MS
djurczak@ltu.edu

Kamal Kakish DMIT
prokakish@gmail.com

James Kilgore PhD
jamestk901@hotmail.com

Virginia Kirkwood MBA
vkirkwood@ltu.edu 

Dimitri Kopaliani DMIT
dkopa@comcast.net

Thomas Kratzin PhD
kulleusa@sbcglobal.net

John Kushner PhD
jkushner@ltu.edu 

Dawn La Fata MBA
dlafata@ltu.edu

David Laverdiere MSOM, MSA, MBA
dalaver@hotmail.com

Richard Lin MS
rlin@ltu.edu

Patrick Mach MEd
patrickmach@msn.com

Andrew Makar DMIT
andy@amakar.com

Andrew Malec PhD
amalec@okeefeandassociates.com

Don Manfredi MBA
dmanfredi@ltu.edu

Heike Matthes DBA
hmatthes@ltu.edu

Michael Montgomery MA
mim12940@aol.com

Robert Montgomery MBA
rmontgome@ltu.edu

Anthony Padalino DMIT
apadalino@ltu.edu

Kioumars Paryani PhD
kparyani@ltu.edu

Richard Platte MBA
rlplatte@yahoo.com

Laura Pogue PhD
drpogue@completeconsultinginc.com

Sharon Pohly MBA
spohly@ltu.edu

Padmini Raghavan JD
minnieraghavan@gmail.com

Richard Rappleye MBA
rrappleye@ltu.edu

Marlo Rencher MBA
mrencher1@ltu.edu

Jeff Rightmer DBA
crightmer116995mi@comcast.net

Michael Rinkus MA
mrinkus@aol.com

Michael Roberts MS
mroberts@ltu.edu

David Schaefer MBA
dschaefer@ltu.edu

Cynthia Swiantek MBA
cswiantek@ltu.edu

Michael Thibideau MS
mthibideau@gmail.com

William Wachob DMIT
wwachob@gmail.com

Sarah Worsham MBA
sworsham@ltu.edu

 

Administrative

Buell Management Building M331

Student Services and Education Centers
Ms. Amanda Falkenbury, Southfield  
248.204.3076  afalkenbu@ltu.edu

Ms. Mina Jena, Southfield, Toronto, TACOM & CTC 
248.204.3071  mjena@ltu.edu

Ms. Jill Niemi, Traverse City/Petoskey  
231.995.1725  jniemi@ltu.edu

Ms. Zina Orow, Southfield 
248.204.3056  zorow@ltu.edu

Office Administration
Ms. Donna Kress, Office Manager, Assistant to the Dean
248.204.3054 dkress@ltu.edu

Ms. Lori Northam, 
248.204.3091 lnortham@ltu.edu

Ms. Patricia Riney,
248.204.3050 priney@ltu.edu

Student Assistants
Chris Kot
Olesya Motovylyak
Megann Wallace
Zac Zabolotny

Phone 248.204.3050