Business Staff Directory

Here at the School of Business Administration, we are devoted to the success of our students, alumni and partners. Please feel free to reach out to any of our team members for assistance. We would love to hear from you!

Dean's Office

Neal P. Mero, PhD
Dean, School of Business Administration

Yiorgos Bakamitsos, PhD
Associate Dean

Monica Mendoza, PhD
Assistant Dean for Academic Services

Giovanni Fernandez, PhD
Executive Director of Graduate Programs

Bud Hanson
Executive Director of Professional and Corporate Education

Marlene Vinciguerra
Executive Assistant to the Dean

Brenda McWhorter
Administrative Specialist II

Monica Gandia
Administrative Support I

Department Chairs

Fred Augustine, PhD
Chair, Decision and Information Sciences

Jon Carrick, PhD
Associate Chair, Management

Maria Rickling, PhD
Chair, Accounting

John Tichenor, PhD
Chair, Management

Betty Thorne, PhD
Interim Chair, Marketing

Stuart Michelson, PhD
Chair, Finance

Administrative Staff

Kara Cummings
Marketing Manager

Joni Eden
Administrative Specialist II - Accounting and BSAN

Sandy Frederick
Administrative Assistant I - Executive MBA

Crystal-Dior Glover
Administrative Support - J.J. Master Center

Kathy Hannon
Associate Director of Graduate and Professional Programs

Nancy Kernan
Administrative Specialist II - Management, Marketing, Summer Innsbruck Program

Midge McDaniel
Assistant Director of Graduate and Professional Programs

Thomas Oliver
Budget Manager