DBA Cohort 4

Background Magbor Atem, PMP, MSc, CSM is a hands-on project manager and Analytics Consultant at Atrium Health. Previously in her career, Magbor owned and operated a UK Based Consulting firm and led international IT application projects. She consulted with the Commonwealth Business Council. Magbor is a PMP certified project management professional and certified Scrum Master. […]

Background Originally from Pakistan, Ghazala Bibi moved to North Carolina in 2001. Ghazala has obtained a Master’s of Science in Management from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting & Information Systems from UNC Greensboro. Ghazala currently works as a Business Systems Analyst at her alma mater, UNC […]

Background Laura Brewer received her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Computer Information Systems with a minor in Supply Chain Management from Appalachian State University. Laura also received her master’s of business administration from her alma mater with a concentration in Data Analytics. Brewer has also obtained her graduate certificate of […]

Background Cassandra earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in accounting and management from Shaw University and a Master of Accountancy degree from Poole College School of Management at North Carolina State University. Cassandra has experience in both internal and external audits, as well as management leadership. Cassandra works as an […]

Background Nathan A. Click is the owner of Pearl Financing LLC, a commercial real estate financing company. He also advises small business owners, and is a former U.S. Air Force officer with nine years of service and a veteran of Operations New Dawn and Enduring Freedom. Nathan is a graduate of North Carolina A&T State […]

Background BJ Fungaroli received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from North Carolina Wesleyan College. He has also received a Master’s of Business Administration from Elon University. After spending a career in the environmental remediation and demolition industry he turned this experience into theoretical application in the education of existing and future construction management […]

Background Joumana Haidar, MBA, is the deputy director and the implementation science lead for the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre at the Gillings School of Global Public Health, and an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Maternal and Child Health. Joumana has been working at UNC for fifteen years and has exclusively focused on […]

Background Melissa Hall is originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Pittsburgh. Melissa graduated from Pfeiffer University with a Master of Business Administration in 2017. She currently serves as the Chief Operations Officer/Executive Vice President for Monarch, a behavioral healthcare organization. Monarch serves over 30,000 adults and children who […]

Background Darlene Johnson-Deberry earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Economics from SUNY Old Westbury. As a Woodrow Wilson Fellow, Darlene obtained a Master of Science Degree in Urban Policy Analysis and Management from the New School of Social Research. Her career includes working with a number of Community Development Financial Institutions […]

Background Anand Kangala received his master’s degree in Business Administration from East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. He also has a master’s and a bachelor’s degree in Commerce from the University of Madras, India. Anand is a certified Cost and Management Accountant, Project Management Professional (PMP), and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt. Anand has […]