Meet the Management, Entrepreneurship & Hospitality Faculty and Staff Members
Meet the Management, Hospitality and Entrepreneurship Faculty and Staff within Coles College of Business! Our department is dedicated to providing high-quality education and fostering innovative thinking in the fields of management, hospitality and entrepreneurship. Our deparment members are experts in their respective fields, with years of experience in academia, industry, and research.
Faculty
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Colin Ake Limited Term Instructor of Entrepreneurship
Limited Term Instructor of Entrepreneurship
cake@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-3689
KH 3409 -
Cheryl Austin Part-Time Instructor of Management
Part-Time Instructor of Management
causti43@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-3114
KC 237 -
Folahan Ayeni Part-Time Instructor of Management
Part-Time Instructor of Management
fayeni3@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6552
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Ace Beorchia Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship
Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship
abeorchi@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-5979
House 3207 - 204 -
Christal Blalock Part-Time Assistant Professor of Management
Part-Time Assistant Professor of Management
cblalo13@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6552
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Tim Blumentritt Associate Professor of Management
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Angelo Brown Part-Time Assistant Professor of Management
Part-Time Assistant Professor of Management
abrow485@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6552
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Jonathan Brown Culinary Liaison and Lecturer of Hospitality Management
Culinary Liaison and Lecturer of Hospitality Management
jbrow729@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6171
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Bruce Bryant Part-Time Instructor of Real Estate
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Robin Cheramie Tony and Jack Dinos Eminent Scholar Chair of Entrepreneurial Management, Dean of Michael J. Coles College of Business and Professor of Management
Tony and Jack Dinos Eminent Scholar Chair of Entrepreneurial Management, Dean of Michael J. Coles College of Business and Professor of Management
rcheram1@kennesaw.edu
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(470) 578-6425
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Birton Cowden Academic Director of the Robin and Doug Shore Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center and Associate Professor of Management
Academic Director of the Robin and Doug Shore Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center and Associate Professor of Management
bcowden@kennesaw.edu
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(470) 578-3671
KC 409 -
James Davis Limited Term Assistant Professor of Management
Limited Term Assistant Professor of Management
jdavi797@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6552
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Sara Davis Limited Term Assistant Professor of Management
Limited Term Assistant Professor of Management
sdavi386@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-5712
HSE 56 (3207) 203 -
Terri Elhaddaoui Part-Time Instructor of Management
Part-Time Instructor of Management
telhadda@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6552
BB 333 -
John Furrh Part-Time Assistant Professor of Management
Part-Time Assistant Professor of Management
jfurrh@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6552
BB 333 -
Robert Gnuse Part-Time Instructor of Management and Entrepreneurship
Part-Time Instructor of Management and Entrepreneurship
rgnuse@kennesaw.edu
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(470) 578-6552
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Mark Hiatt Director, ACE Program and Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior/Entrepreneurship
Director, ACE Program and Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior/Entrepreneurship
mhiatt1@kennesaw.edu
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(470) 578-7548
House 3207 - 103 -
Kenneth Hill Senior Lecturer of Management
Senior Lecturer of Management
khill@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-2366
ALC 5650 A -
Daniel Howes Associate Director and Music & Technology Lecturer of Joel A. Katz Music & Entertainment Business Program
Associate Director and Music & Technology Lecturer of Joel A. Katz Music & Entertainment Business Program
dhowes@kennesaw.edu
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(470) 578-2147
House 3209 - 109 -
Brian Hults Part-Time Assistant Professor of Management
Part-Time Assistant Professor of Management
bhults@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6552
BB 333 -
Leonard Jackson Program Director for the Hospitality Degree Program and Clinical Professor of Hospitality Management
Program Director for the Hospitality Degree Program and Clinical Professor of Hospitality Management
ljack202@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6079
BB 420 -
Stacey Kessler Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior/Human Resources Management
Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior/Human Resources Management
skessle4@kennesaw.edu
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(470) 578-2502
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Yoon Hee Kim Associate Professor of Management
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Cynthia LeMay Part-Time Assistant Professor of Management
Part-Time Assistant Professor of Management
clemay2@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6552
BB 333 -
Sergey Lebedev Assistant Professor of Strategic Management
Assistant Professor of Strategic Management
slebedev@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6733
BB 334 -
Dennis Loubiere Program Manager & Part-Time Instructor of Management
Program Manager & Part-Time Instructor of Management
dloubier@kennesaw.edu
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(470) 578-6078
House 3207 -
Graham Lowman Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior/Human Resources Management
Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior/Human Resources Management
glowman@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-4777
BB 335 -
Lee Macenczak Part-Time Clinical Associate Professor of Management
Part-Time Clinical Associate Professor of Management
lmacencz@kennesaw.edu
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(470) 578-6552
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Melih Madanoglu Michael A. Leven Endowed Chair and Professor of Hospitality
Michael A. Leven Endowed Chair and Professor of Hospitality
mmadano1@kennesaw.edu
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(470) 578-7404
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Michael Maloni Caraustar Professorship of Purchasing and Operations Management and Professor of Management
Caraustar Professorship of Purchasing and Operations Management and Professor of Management
mmaloni@kennesaw.edu
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(470) 578-6549
BB 337 -
Richard Matthews Program Coordinator
Program Coordinator
rmatth33@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6276
HS 4221 -
Shelby Meek Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship
Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship
smeek5@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6306
House 3207 - 209 -
Ginger Merritt Part-Time Instructor of Management
Part-Time Instructor of Management
gmerrit9@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6552
BB 333 -
James Meurs Associate Professor of Management
Associate Professor of Management
jmeurs@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-3789
BB 309 -
Deborah Mixson-Brookshire Director of Coles Online Programs and Professor of Management
Director of Coles Online Programs and Professor of Management
dmixson@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-2074
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Douglas Moodie Professor of Management
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Canan Mutlu Associate Director of the Michael A. Leven School of Management, Entrepreneurship and Hospitality and Associate Professor of Management
Associate Director of the Michael A. Leven School of Management, Entrepreneurship and Hospitality and Associate Professor of Management
cmutlu@kennesaw.edu
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(470) 578-6446
BB 303 -
Stuart Napshin Associate Professor of Management
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John Neglia Part-Time Assistant Professor of Management
Part-Time Assistant Professor of Management
jneglia@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6552
BB 333 -
Muhammad Obeidat Professor of Operations Management
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Joshua Palmer Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior/Human Resources Management
Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior/Human Resources Management
jpalme67@kennesaw.edu
website
(470) 578-6251
BB 339A -
Carolyn Parris-Foster Part-Time Assistant Professor of Human Resources
Part-Time Assistant Professor of Human Resources
cfost106@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6552
BB 333 -
Keith Perissi Director of the Music and Entertainment Business Certificate Program and Senior Lecturer of Music Entertainment
Director of the Music and Entertainment Business Certificate Program and Senior Lecturer of Music Entertainment
kperissi@kennesaw.edu
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(470) 578-2875
House 3209 - 112 -
Steven Phelan Professor of Entrepreneurship
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Gregory Quinet Executive Director, Robin and Doug Shore Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center and Associate Professor of Strategic Management/Entrepreneurship
Executive Director, Robin and Doug Shore Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center and Associate Professor of Strategic Management/Entrepreneurship
gquinet@kennesaw.edu
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(470) 578-7519
House 3207 -
Jacqueline Quiroga Assistant Vice President, Enrollment Services & Part-Time Instructor of Management
Assistant Vice President, Enrollment Services & Part-Time Instructor of Management
jdunca44@kennesaw.edu
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(470) 578-2548
TP 1015 -
Robert Randolph Research Director and Associate Professor of Family Business/Management
Research Director and Associate Professor of Family Business/Management
rrandol7@kennesaw.edu
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(470) 578-3539
House 3207 - 202 -
Ronny Richardson Professor of Operations Management
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Ricardo Rodriguez Part-Time Instructor of Management
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Christine Rumsey Senior Lecturer of Management
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Robert Ryan Part-Time Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship
Part-Time Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship
rryan19@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-4775
House 3207 -
Khawaja Saeed Chair of the Department of Information Systems & Security and Int. Dir. of the Michael A. Leven School of Management, Entrepreneurship & Hospitality and Professor of Information Systems
Chair of the Department of Information Systems & Security and Int. Dir. of the Michael A. Leven School of Management, Entrepreneurship & Hospitality and Professor of Information Systems
ksaeed1@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-5224
BB 481 -
Michael Shinholster Part-Time Instructor of Management
Part-Time Instructor of Management
tshinhol@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6552
BB 333 -
Thomas Single Part-Time Instructor of Management
Part-Time Instructor of Management
tsingle@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6552
BB 333 -
April Sledge Limited Term Instructor of Management
Limited Term Instructor of Management
asledge4@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6709
BB 357 -
Kathryn Smith Part-Time Instructor of Management
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James Swaim Clinical Associate Professor of Management
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Richard Teters Part-Time Instructor of Management
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Rajaram Veliyath Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship
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James Wermert Part-Time Instructor of Management
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Anittra Williams Part-Time Instructor of Management, Entrepreneurship, and Hospitality
Part-Time Instructor of Management, Entrepreneurship, and Hospitality
awil1164@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6552
BB 333 -
Susan Young Associate Professor of Management
Staff
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Christine Johnson Office Manager
Office Manager
cjohn833@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6552
BB 333 -
Leigh Oder Business Operations and Events Coordinator
Business Operations and Events Coordinator
loder@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-3170
BB 304- 2014 Outstanding Staff Award – Coles College of Business
- 2015 Spirit of Coles Award – Coles College of Business
- 2017 Distinguished Staff Award – Kennesaw State University
- 2018 Innovation & Impact Award – Coles College of Business
- 2020 Distinguished Staff Award – Coles College of Business
- 2022 Service, Dedication and Commitment Award – Coles College of Business
- Management Development Program – Advanced Certificate 2018
- Kennesaw State University Excel Leadership Program 2018
- Management Development Program 2015
- 10 Years of Service Certificate 2023
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Stephanie Davis Program Manager (PT)
Program Manager (PT)
sdavi407@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6552
BB 333