DBA

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 […]

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 […]

Background Kerrie A. Williams, CPA, MACC, is a practicing public accountant in Jacksonville, North Carolina. She obtained a Master of Science in Accounting and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. As a CPA, she assists her team in performing reviews, compilations, and tax preparations for individual clients and companies. Kerrie is interested in pursuing […]

Background Gregory Williams is a retail transformation consultant and change manager with nearly 20 years of experience in the retail industry. He has held leadership positions at JCPenney, Sports Authority, Dollar Tree, Burlington Stores and Microsoft. Currently, Gregory is a senior retail solutions consultant at Microsoft, utilizing his expertise in strategic solution development, risk management, […]

Background Rita Winborne completed a Bachelor’s in Business Administration (BBA) with a concentration in Statistics from Georgia State University followed by a Master’s in Human Resource Management from Tarleton State University and a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from Webster University. She’s currently serving as a Cyber Crimes Specialist for Bank of America. She has […]

Background I am the Director of Property Management with more than 10 years of experience managing multifaceted residential properties, including conventional, senior, HUD project-based section 8, section 8 voucher, and tax credit units.  I take pride in providing complete day-to-day property and financial management services to my clients. Research Interest I am seeking to expand my […]

Background Tracy Worthey is a native Charlottean and is currently the Associate Vice Chancellor of Human Resources at Winston-Salem State University. Ms. Worthey has over 20 years of experience in higher education and nearly 20 years in human resources. Her higher education career started at UNC Charlotte in the University Career Center, then progressed in the human resources department […]

Background Born and raised in North Carolina, Denise is currently a resident of Durham, North Carolina. Denise has earned her BBA in Accounting, a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems from North Carolina Central University, and an MBA from Pfeiffer University. She is an Associate Director in the Office of Contracts and Grants at […]

Background Lauren Xavier has attained two graduate degrees: an MBA with a concentration in management and a Master of Arts in industrial and organizational psychology, both from UNC Charlotte. She completed both of these degrees while continuing her full-time career, which spanned both the public and private sectors. Lauren began her career as a high […]

Background Ganesh earned his undergraduate degree in chemical engineering from Annamalai University, India, and his MBA from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA. He currently works for Wells Fargo as an enterprise transformation manager. Ganesh is also a senior technology leader with broad experience in all aspects of engineering, digital and agile transformation. He specializes […]