Faculty and Staff - Coles College of Business

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

Name

Position

Chitalu Adams Clinical Assistant Professor of Management

Clinical Assistant Professor of Management
cadam193@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6785
BB 357
Colin Ake Director, Incubation and Commercialization

Director, Incubation and Commercialization
cake@kennesaw.edu
(678) 977-7039
HB 1120
Humera Asfandiyar Part-Time Instructor of Management

Part-Time Instructor of Management
hasfandi@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6552
BB 333
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
BB 333
Ace Beorchia Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship

Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship
abeorchi@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-4046
BB 327
Christal Blalock Part-Time Assistant Professor of Management

Part-Time Assistant Professor of Management
cblalo13@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6552
BB 333
Tim Blumentritt Associate Professor of Management

Associate Professor of Management
tblument@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-2075
BB 307
Coy Bowles Part-Time Instructor of Music and Entertainment Business

Part-Time Instructor of Music and Entertainment Business
cbowles9@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6552
House 55
Angelo Brown Limited Term Assistant Professor of Management

Limited Term Assistant Professor of Management
abrow485@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6552
LB 4235
Jonathan Brown Culinary Liaison and Lecturer of Hospitality Management

Culinary Liaison and Lecturer of Hospitality Management
jbrow729@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6171
BB 419
Bruce Bryant Part-Time Instructor of Real Estate

Part-Time Instructor of Real Estate
bbryant@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6552
BB 333
Bryan Calhoun Part-Time Instructor of Music and Entertainment Business

Part-Time Instructor of Music and Entertainment Business
bcalho11@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6552
BB 333
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
(470) 578-6425
BB 258
Trey Constantine Part-Time Instructor of Management

Part-Time Instructor of Management
gbc6886@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6552
BB 333
Jeffrey Costa Part-Time Instructor of Management

Part-Time Instructor of Management
jcosta10@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6552
BB 333
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
(470) 578-3671
KC 409
Ali Dag Assistant Professor of Supply Chain and Operations Management

Assistant Professor of Supply Chain and Operations Management
adag@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-4046
BB 337
Andrea Daniels Part-Time Instructor of Management and Entrepreneurship

Part-Time Instructor of Management and Entrepreneurship
adani195@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6552
BB 333
Sara Davis Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Business

Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Business
sdavi386@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-5712
HSE 56 (3207) 203
James Davis Clinical Assistant Professor of Management

Clinical Assistant Professor of Management
jdavi797@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6552
BB 333
Sheryl Ehlers Part-Time Instructor of Hospitality Management

Part-Time Instructor of Hospitality Management
sehlers2@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6552
BB 333
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
Kevin Gecowets Limited Term Instructor of Management

Limited Term Instructor of Management
kgecowet@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6552
BB 333
Qing Gong Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
qgong@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-2528
BB 340
Juanne Greene Clinical Assistant Professor of Management

Clinical Assistant Professor of Management
jgreene@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6584
BB 338
Scott Henry Part-Time Instructor of Management

Part-Time Instructor of Management
shenry72@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6552
BB 333
Kenneth Hill Senior Lecturer of Management

Senior Lecturer of Management
khill@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-2366
TP 2810
John Hopkins Part-Time Instructor of Music and Entertainment Business

Part-Time Instructor of Music and Entertainment Business
jhopki36@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6552
BB 333
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
(470) 578-2147
House 3209 - 109
Maggie Ishak Limited Term Instructor of Operations Management

Limited Term Instructor of Operations Management
mishak@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6552
BB 333
Leonard Jackson Assistant Professor of Hospitality Management

Assistant Professor of Hospitality Management
ljack202@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6079
BB 420
Maya Jones Lecturer of Hospitality Management

Lecturer of Hospitality Management
mjone720@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6552
BB 333
Stacey Kessler Professor of Organizational Behavior/Human Resources Management

Professor of Organizational Behavior/Human Resources Management
skessle4@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-2502
BB 327
Yoon Hee Kim Associate Professor of Management

Associate Professor of Management
ykim121@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-4046
BB 357
Jordan Krolick Part-Time Assistant Professor of Management

Part-Time Assistant Professor of Management
jkrolick@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6552
BB 333
Cynthia LeMay Part-Time Assistant Professor of Management

Part-Time Assistant Professor of Management
clemay2@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6552
BB 333
Sergey Lebedev Associate Professor of Strategic Management

Associate Professor of Strategic Management
slebedev@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6733
BB 334
Koungjin Lim Assistant Professor of Strategic Management

Assistant Professor of Strategic Management
klim6@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6552
BB 333
Dennis Loubiere Program Manager & Part-Time Instructor of Management

Program Manager & Part-Time Instructor of Management
dloubier@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6078
House 3207
Graham Lowman Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior/Human Resources Management

Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior/Human Resources Management
glowman@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-4046
BB 301
Melih Madanoglu Michael A. Leven Endowed Chair and Professor of Hospitality

Michael A. Leven Endowed Chair and Professor of Hospitality
mmadano1@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-4046
BB 308
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
(470) 578-6549
BB 337
Louis Marino Director of the Michael A. Leven School of Management, Entrepreneurship and Hospitality and Professor of Entrepreneurship

Director of the Michael A. Leven School of Management, Entrepreneurship and Hospitality and Professor of Entrepreneurship
lmarino1@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6972
BB 305
Steve Mayers Part-Time Instructor of Hospitality Management

Part-Time Instructor of Hospitality Management
smayers2@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6552
BB 333
Shelby Meek Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship

Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship
smeek5@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6306
House 3207 - 209
James Meurs Professor of Management

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
BB 311
Douglas Moodie Professor of Management

Professor of Management
dmoodie@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-3333
BB 339C
Steven Morrison Part-Time Instructor of Music and Entertainment Business

Part-Time Instructor of Music and Entertainment Business
smorri20@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6552
BB 333
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
(470) 578-6446
BB 303
Stuart Napshin Associate Professor of Management

Associate Professor of Management
snapshin@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-4046
BB 335
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

Professor of Operations Management
mobeida1@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7286
BB 336
Amy Oraefo Part-Time Assistant Professor of Music and Business Entertainment

Part-Time Assistant Professor of Music and Business Entertainment
aoraefo@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7670
House 3209
Joshua Palmer Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior/Human Resources Management

Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior/Human Resources Management
jpalme67@kennesaw.edu
(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
Tyler Pede Lead Academic Advisor & Part-Time Instructor of Interdisciplinary Studies

Lead Academic Advisor & Part-Time Instructor of Interdisciplinary Studies
tlf0557@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-2685
KH 1303C
Keith Perissi Director of the Music and Entertainment Business Certificate Program and Principal Lecturer of Music Entertainment

Director of the Music and Entertainment Business Certificate Program and Principal Lecturer of Music Entertainment
kperissi@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-2875
House 3209 - 112
Steven Phelan Professor of Entrepreneurship

Professor of Entrepreneurship
sphelan5@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6582
House 3207 - 106
T. Nichole Phillips Clinical Assistant Professor of Management

Clinical Assistant Professor of Management
tphil102@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7548
House 3207 - 103
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
(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
(470) 578-2548
TP 1000
Ricardo Rodriguez Part-Time Instructor of Management

Part-Time Instructor of Management
rrodri16@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6552
BB 333
Jenna-Lyn Roman Part-Time Instructor of Management

Part-Time Instructor of Management
jroman10@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6552
BB 333
Michael Shinholster Part-Time Instructor of Management

Part-Time Instructor of Management
tshinhol@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6552
BB 333
Adam Simon Part-Time Instructor of Music and Entertainment

Part-Time Instructor of Music and Entertainment
asimon31@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7670
House 3209
Thomas Single Part-Time Instructor of Management

Part-Time Instructor of Management
tsingle@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6552
BB 333
Tanner Smith Part-Time Instructor of Music and Entertainment Business

Part-Time Instructor of Music and Entertainment Business
tsmit336@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6552
BB 333
Kathryn Smith Part-Time Instructor of Management

Part-Time Instructor of Management
ksmit201@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6552
BB 333
James Swaim Clinical Associate Professor of Management

Clinical Associate Professor of Management
jswaim2@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6317
BB 363
Richard Teters Part-Time Instructor of Management

Part-Time Instructor of Management
rteters@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6552
BB 333
Rajaram Veliyath Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship

Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship
rveliyat@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-3329
BB 302
James Wermert Part-Time Instructor of Management

Part-Time Instructor of Management
jwermert@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6552
BB 333
Jacob Whitney Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
jwhitne8@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-3914
BB 330
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
Simona Womack Part-Time Assistant Professor of Management

Part-Time Assistant Professor of Management
swomac16@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6552
BB 333
Susan Young Associate Professor of Management

Associate Professor of Management
syoun103@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-4536
BB 310
Chunxia Zhang Part-Time Instructor of Management

Part-Time Instructor of Management
czhang18@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6552
BB 333

Staff

Name

Position

Jackie Bellini Program Manager

Program Manager
jbellini@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6552
BB 420
Cammie Conn Program Manager, MEBUS
Program Manager, MEBUS
cconn4@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7670
House 3209 - 103
- 2024 Service, Dedication & Commitment Award
Stephanie Davis Program Manager, Family Enterprise Center

Program Manager, Family Enterprise Center
sdavi407@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-5337
House 3207 - 202
Kaytlin Graham Program Manager

Program Manager
kgraha58@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-3889
BB 304
Jeanette Huntington Academic Program Specialist

Academic Program Specialist
jhuntin3@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-4859
House 3207 - 112
Alexis Philips Office Manager

Office Manager
aphilip1@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-4046
BB 329
Kierlee Shaver Academic Program Support Specialist

Academic Program Support Specialist
kshaver6@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7025
House 3207 - 112