DBA

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. […]

Background Christopher has focused on achieving manufacturing, distribution and supply chain operating excellence throughout his career. He is now the supply chain optimization leader for Albemarle’s lithium division, where he is a change agent for driving operational excellence. Christopher is pursuing a DBA to become a transformational operations management industry leader. Christopher received his Bachelor […]

Background Danielle’s commitment to “next is now” reflects her proactive approach to professional development and her dedication to driving positive change in the business landscape. She started her entrepreneurial journey at age 20 with a small tax office in Florence, South Carolina and has been in and out of the corporate workforce ever since. She […]

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 […]

Background Elliott Royal is the manager of diversity, equity and inclusion at Brightspeed. She has ten years of experience in community outreach and engagement, building relationships to promote the well-being of all. Her career has spanned multiple sectors: academia, nonprofit, local government (city and county) and the private sector. Elliott earned her undergraduate degree at […]

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 […]

Background My academic studies began with my pursuit of a B.A in Theology from Cummins Theological Seminary. During this time I served as a minister in the Reformed Episcopal Church. In 2009, I decided to join the Marine Corps as a Korean interpreter. Since joining, I have earned an Associates in Korean Studies from the […]

Background Kristen Santos earned her Bachelor of Science from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in Business Administration and her Master’s of Business Administration from Elon University. She also holds a Professional Research Certification from the Insights Association. Kristen is currently a Strategy Director at OneMagnify, responsible for driving business growth in client accounts […]

Background Sarah E. Shike has taught in the Management and Marketing Department at Western Illinois University for 9 years.   She teaches introductory business and management courses, as well business decision-making, and business ethics. She has presented training and business ethic workshops for a variety of organizations and in recent years has been involved with a “flipping the classroom” pilot project in her […]

Background Corey M. Shores, PMP, is the Human Resource (HR) Director for all Nuclear Electronics Technicians in the U.S. Navy’s submarine force. Currently, he represents his constituents at the Bureau of Naval Personnel in Millington, TN. He obtained a Master of Science in Operations Management and a Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Engineering Technology. As […]