DBA

Kellie Cloud

Chief Technologist, Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.
DBA Scholar

Background Kellie Cloud achieved two bachelor’s degrees  — one in project management and another in business administration — while working full time and raising her small family in Arizona. She continued her studies during her career to achieve a master’s of information systems management. Kellie has over 20 years of experience and is certified in […]

Dr. Tyler Coker

Senior Human Resources Business Partner, Honda Aircraft Company
DBA Alumnus, Class of 2024

Background Tyler Coker received his Bachelor’s in Business Administration with an emphasis in Human Resources from the University of Mississippi. After his undergraduate studies, he pursued a Master’s in Human Resources from the University of Oklahoma.  Additionally, he holds a certificate from the University of South Florida in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in the Workplace.  He […]

Deidre Coleman

Assistant Director, Graduate Programs Business Services, Operations & Special Programs
DBA

Dr. Suzanne "Sue" M. Collins

Lead Program Manager, TIAA
DBA Alumna, Class of 2020

Background Suzanne is originally from Rhode Island and currently lives in the Charlotte, North Carolina area with her husband David and daughters Samantha & Sarah. Sue is a Program Manager with the Retail Technology for TIAA that delivers business solutions for the Trust Company of the firm’s Bank. She is also a marketing adjunct professor at […]

Robert Cooney PMP, ABD

President, eVision Partners, Inc.
DBA Scholar

Background Robert is the President and Managing Partner of eVision Partners, Inc., a management consulting firm that focuses on working with state departments of transportation, transit agencies and other public sector organizations to plan for, manage and execute large-scale business transformation projects. Prior to starting eVision Partners in 2009, Robert worked in leadership and executive […]

Jeffrey S. Dimeo

Area Vice President of U.S. Sales, Baxter Healthcare
DBA Scholar

Background Jeffrey has 20 years of work experience and has spent the last 13 on the manufacturer/medical device side of the healthcare industry.  He has held numerous leadership roles within different key business functions including sales, marketing, product development, global business development, M&A, training, GPO, acute and non-acute, channel/distribution and commercial excellence. Because of these […]

Frank Dukes

VP, Finance Manager Global Transaction Services, Bank of America
DBA Scholar

Background Frank has worked for Bank of America for the past 22 years and has 27 years of combined financial services industry experience. In his current role as a business finance officer in the global transaction services group, he is responsible for managing financials for the Bank of America CashPro® and Global Wholesale Banknotes Services® […]

Dr. Brooks T. Durham

VP Operations, LD Davis Industries
DBA Alumnus, Class of 2021

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, […]

Dr. Emmanuel Kwesi Eghan

Principal Technical Advisor, Management Sciences for Health
DBA Alumnus, Class of 2021

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, […]

Tiffany M. Ehrenfried MBA

Finance Director, Goshen Medical Center, Inc.
DBA Scholar

Background Tiffany M. Ehrenfried, finance director, is a native of Virginia. She earned a B.S. in Political Science from Old Dominion University and an MBA with a concentration in Healthcare Management from Southern New Hampshire University. Tiffany currently works at Goshen Medical Center, Inc., the largest Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in North Carolina. Before […]