DBA Cohort 1
Dr. Samantha A. Reeves
Background Samantha has her B.S. in Marketing Communications from Plattsburgh State University in New York which included studies abroad at the University of Central Lancashire in Preston, England and Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh, Scotland. She completed her M.S. in Organizational Communication, Learning & Design through a partnership program with Ithaca College & Cornell University. […]
Dr. Lisa L. Rolan
Background Lisa L. Rolan is an adjunct marketing faculty at the UNC Charlotte Belk College of Business and an adjunct faculty in the principles of Finance and Economics of Happiness at Pfeiffer University. Prior to working for South Piedmont Community College, Ms. Rolan worked as a Chief Financial Officer for cities and counties across the United […]
Dr. Adriana Ruiz
Background Adriana Ruiz is a strategic account manager for Sealed Air Corporation. Her industrial engineering background allowed Adriana to join Tyson Mexico, where she began her career as a Plant Manager. She graduated first in her MBA class while holding different positions with Tyson Foods. After nine years she moved to Shanghai, China to support the three […]
Dr. Al Turovlin
Background Dr. Alan Turovlin is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the department of Business Information Systems and Operations Management of the Belk College of Business of the University of North Carolina-Charlotte. His research focuses on the business value of information technology and supply chain disruption. Prior to academia, Dr. Turovlin worked in industry for 30 […]
Dr. Ben Wilhelm
Background Ben supports high-performance individuals, groups, and organizations to achieve their best outcomes through executive coaching, personality/behavioral assessment, and leadership facilitation. Prior to founding his leadership practice, Ben was president of regional operations for a commercial construction firm. With 25 years of business experience in talent management, operations, strategic planning, and marketing, Ben earned his […]
Dr. Brad Williams
Background Brad has served in various Strategy, Operations, Risk and Program Management roles in nearly 17 years at Bank of America. Currently, he is the Business Risk and Strategy Executive for Wholesale Risk Analytics which develops and maintains forecasting and analytic tools used in risk management decision-making. He has earned a B.A. in Economics from […]