Cohort 10

Neil Bentley

Vice President, Market Management, Agricultural Solutions, North America, BASF

DBA Scholar

Renee Poole Brownlee

Senior Director, Supply Chain Finance, Ross Stores

DBA Scholar

Veronica Feliciano

ERP Lecturer and Military Outreach, Fayetteville State University

DBA Scholar

Calnecia Gregg

Superintendent, Human Resource Administration Support Staff, Department of Defense

DBA Scholar

James L. Johnson, Jr.

Founder & Principal Consultant, Champion Analytics & Leadership Consulting, LLC

DBA Scholar

Solomon Johnson

CEO, Johnson Exports LLC

DBA Scholar

Michelle “LJ” Littlejohn

Program Manager, Organizational Change Management, City of Charlotte

DBA Scholar

Keith S. McLean

Senior Onboarding Partner, LPL Financial LLC

DBA Scholar

Sam N. Mkandawire

Senior Project Controls Analyst, Duke Energy

DBA Scholar

Stepheria Hodge Nicholson

Healthcare Lecturer; BCBE Internship Coordinator; BCBE Pre‑Business Director, Fayetteville State University

DBA Scholar

Valerie Nlend

Internal Audit Manager, Milliman Inc.

DBA Scholar

Samson Olanipekun

IT Transformation & Program Leader, IBM

DBA Scholar

Tonia H. Pearson

Founder & CEO, Pearson4 Marketing Firm, LLC

DBA Scholar

David Sinclair

Associate Director of Professional Development, Belk College of Business, UNC Charlotte

DBA Scholar

Shawn Smallwood

Community and Economic Development Project Manager, Southwestern Commission Council of Governments

DBA Scholar

Susanna Willock

Online Specialist, Fayetteville State University

DBA Scholar

Melanie Witherspoon

Senior Director, Finance and Business Operations, UNC Charlotte

DBA Scholar