Rick Copeland
Professor Rick Copeland received his JD from the University of Florida in 1972 and his LL.M. from the University of Miami in 1973, majoring in tax. He has extensive experience in the areas of taxation and estate planning. For twenty-three years, he has had his own law practice, specializing in the purchase and sale of businesses, probate, guardianship, sale of real estate, and adoptions.

Greg McCann
Professor Greg McCann received his JD from the University of Florida in 1987. He has extensive practical, research, and teaching experience in the areas of ethics and professionalism, gender issues, communication, and the Myers Briggs Type Indicator. In 1994, he formed a partnership, the Strategic Alliance for Business Solutions, specializing in partnering with business and law firms to improve workplace performance.

Becky Oliphant
Professor Becky Oliphant received her Ph.D. from Florida State University in 1994, majoring in Organizational Communication. She has extensive business experience in the areas of employee satisfaction, performance management, and customer satisfaction. In 1981, she and her husband, Gary started a publishing company specializing in real estate publications. In 1994, she owned and operated her own children’s book store.

Gary Oliphant
Professor Gary Oliphant received his Ph.D. from Florida State University, majoring in marketing. His entrepreneurial background includes the ownership of several small businesses, the most successful being a real estate publishing company which he owned and operated in conjunction with his wife, Becky.

Ted Surynt
Professor Surynt received his Ph.D. from Georgia State University in 1983, majoring in Information Systems. He has extensive industry experience in the areas of system analysis and design. In 1984, he formed a computer consulting company, Surynt Computer Services, specializing in small business and departmental information systems.

Harry Taft
Professor Harry Taft received his bachelors degree in business and economics from Rollins College and his MBA from Stetson University. He has been a certified public accountant since 1974. For the past twenty-two years, he has maintained a professional practice focusing on taxation, litigation support, and operational consulting.