DBA

Bivian Ejimakor

Disbursement Manager, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
DBA Scholar

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 […]

Dr. Elmohanad Elsayad

Program Director, Nike Corporate
DBA Alumnus, Class of 2024

Background Elmohanad is the program director of the North American Operations PMO at Nike. He leads the development and implementation of critical capital initiatives for Nike’s supply chain organization. Elmo earned a B.S. in Engineering from the American University in Cairo in Egypt, and a Master’s degree in Development Practice from the University of Minnesota. […]

Joseph Faldowski

Chief Operations Officer, Orano Federal Services
DBA Scholar

Background Joe Faldowski, PMP, is currently the chief operations officer of Orano Federal Services, a nuclear engineering and technology company providing solutions to the US Department of Energy in a broad range of nuclear energy related areas.  Prior to his current position, he held various positions within Orano and its predecessor company, Areva, including director […]

Franklin Farmer

Associate Chair of Administration, Department of Emergency Medicine, UNC Health and Adjunct Faculty, Gillings School of Global Public Health, UNC Chapel Hill
DBA Scholar

Background Franklin has been with UNC Health/UNC School of Medicine since 2001 and is the associate chair for administration for the department of emergency medicine. He received a Bachelor of Science in Clinical Laboratory Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2001 and a Master of Business Administration from Elon University […]

Don Finucane

Product Management Executive
DBA Scholar

Background Originally from Ireland, Don emigrated to the United States shortly after completing his undergraduate degree in business studies at the University of Limerick. Don also holds an MBA from Pace University in New York. Don is a senior product management leader with extensive experience developing and managing global B2B enterprise software solutions. Over a […]

Major Matthew Flynn

Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies, United States Air Force
DBA Scholar

Background Major Matthew Flynn is currently the assistant professor of aerospace studies at UNC Charlotte AFROTC Detachment 592. In this role, Maj. Flynn teaches and mentors aspiring Air Force officers as they prepare for careers as military leaders. Prior to UNC Charlotte, Matt was a lead program manager for the development of an $80B Department […]

Dr. Christy Foster

Senior Vice President, Process Design Consultant, Bank of America
DBA Alumna, Class of 2024

Background Christy Foster attended UNC Charlotte for her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a focus on Industrial and Operations Management. She received her MBA from Lenoir-Rhyne University. Christy has spent 24+ years in commercial banking and is currently working on commercial lending process enhancements utilizing digital technology, such as NLP. She is […]

Dr. Sherry L. Fowler

Director, NC State Poole College of Management
DBA Alumna, Class of 2020

Background Sherry L. Fowler, BSBA, MSCIS is a professor of practice, author, practitioner, and consultant in the fields of Information Technology and Business Analytics, with the specific goal of applying technology to solve business problems and strategically positioning companies to develop tech-related competitive opportunities. She has a varied and multi-year professional career of systems analysis, software […]

Dr. Andrew P. Fraher

Adjunct Faculty, Queens University
DBA Alumnus, Class of 2020

Background Andrew recently retired, having worked for more than thirty years in the water and wastewater transport and treatment industry in various regional and global capacities including sales, engineering, marketing and business development. Andrew’s most recent role focused on developing and implementing strategies to grow Xylem’s municipal and industrial business in the US water and wastewater […]

Robert "Bj" Fungaroli

President, Kitty Hawk Holdings, LLC
DBA Scholar

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 […]