DBA Cohort 2

Background I am currently an assistant teaching professor at Wake Forest University. I have practiced as in-house counsel for nine and a half years at a $300 million in revenue supply chain logistics company and at a $4 billion in revenue retail company.  I have worked on making complex deals happen and mitigated risk by advising on […]

Background Marcy completed a Bachelor’s of Business Administration in Finance from Harding University. She subsequently completed a Master of Accountancy from Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University. She has extensive experience in both external and internal audit at Ernst & Young, LLP as well as Genesco, Inc. Currently, Marcy works as an Assistant […]

Background Tamara Bryant earned her baccalaureate degree in Speech/Theater from Fayetteville State University and her Master of Science in Administration degree from Central Michigan University. She is currently the program director for the Veterans Business Outreach Center at FSU. Tamara is responsible for the continued growth, education, training and advocacy for veteran entrepreneurs. Her previous […]

Background James L. Carrothers is a native of Charlotte having attended area public schools before matriculating at North Carolina A&T where he earned two B.S. degrees in Business Administration and Industrial Technology. While at A&T, James was a four year starter on the Aggie Baseball Team, a member of the marching band and pledged Kappa Alpha […]

Background I am a U.S. Army Veteran and proudly served in Desert Shield/Desert Storm as a Sergeant in the Military Police Corps. After my tour of duty, I obtained my B.S.B.A. in Accounting at Old Dominion University. In 2005, I earned my MBA from Webster University. My career has included service with the Auditor of […]

Background I got my Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical Concentration, at John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, and my MBA at Queen’s University of Charlotte, North Carolina. I worked for the last 15 years at Charter Communication/Time Warner Cable.  My last position was the Director of Engineering. I’m a technology leader with extensive experience driving […]

Background MBA Morehead State UniversityM. Sc. Florida State UniversityB. Sc. Life University Currently, I am in my 13th year in academia as the Information Technology Librarian at Fayetteville State University in Fayetteville, NC.  I am the Systems Administrator for the Cloud Based Integrated Library System, Authentication System and Discovery Service. In addition, I oversee Library Technology, and […]

Background I received B.S in Operations Management from Penn State University and my M.B.A. from Widener University. I am the VP Operations/GM of LD Davis Industries.  We are a third-generation, privately-held Manufacturer of Adhesives.  I relocated to Monroe, NC in 2015 to begin my work at LD Davis. Prior to this relocation, I was in Pennsylvania, […]

Background Emmanuel Eghan (Kwesi) is a principal technical advisor with Management Sciences for Health (MSH) based in Arlington, VA where he provides technical leadership on health finance and pharmacy benefit management and has managed a $55million combined portfolio of interventions in Afghanistan, Kenya, Ghana, Liberia and South Sudan. Kwesi has undertaken a number of start-ups, […]

Background Melissa Graham is the Chief Financial Officer for a not-for-profit in Greenville, SC. Prior to her current role, the bulk of her career has been in finance and management. She had served as CFO in different business sectors, including higher education. She also worked for a not-for-profit for eight years consulting in areas of […]