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 […]

Harry Cui

Investment Manager, Panorama Holdings
DBA Scholar

Background Harry Cui holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and a master’s degree in finance. He currently serves as an investment manager at Panorama Holdings, a Charlotte-based real estate investment and development firm, where he manages a portfolio exceeding $500 million in assets across multifamily, hospitality, office, industrial, and mixed-use properties. With more than eight […]

Denise De Jesus

Assistant Professor, Johnson & Wales University
DBA Scholar

Background Denise De Jesus is an assistant professor of baking and pastry arts at Johnson & Wales University, where she blends her background in hospitality and culinary arts with a growing focus on business strategy and operational efficiency. With 12 years of experience as a pastry chef in several of Miami’s luxury hotels and fine […]

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 […]

Dr. Frank Dukes

VP, Finance Manager Global Transaction Services, Bank of America
DBA Alumnus, Class of 2025

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 […]

Dr. Bivian Ejimakor

Disbursement Manager, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
DBA Alumna, Class of 2025

Background Bivian Ejimakor moved to Greensboro, North Carolina, from Nigeria in 2000 and has lived in Greensboro since then. Bivian obtained both a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and serves as the disbursement manager at North […]