Department of Business
Department of Business Faculty & Staff
Learn more about the Rollins Department of Business faculty and staff.
Faculty
Our programs are taught by faculty with the highest level of qualifications who maintain vibrancy and currency in their fields through research and publishing in peer-reviewed journals, presenting their work at professional conferences, writing textbooks, and engaging in other scholarly activates each year.
Continuous process improvement in our content and teaching methods is assured through our ongoing systems of assurance of learning that tracks and measures our effectiveness in developing our students to meet the challenging demands of the profession of business regardless of the context of practice: international, entrepreneurial start-up, family business, small business, nonprofit, or social enterprise.
Arjen (AJ) Althuis, MBA
Lecturer
170 W. Fairbanks Building - Room 224
T. 407.646.2796
MBA, University of Bradford, UK
BA, Hogeschool Midden Nederland, the Netherlands
Primary Progam: International Business
Areas of Specialization: International Business and Human Resources Management
Arjen (AJ) Althuis teaches International Business and Human Resources Management as a Lecturer in the Business Department. He has a keen interest in business as a source for good and incorporates these principles in his course materials.
Mr. Althuis has over 25 years of experience in international management consulting, corporate strategy, merger & acquisitions, interim management, and human resources management. During his international career he has worked extensively in Europe and North America with, amongst others, blue chip companies like Accenture, Nike, and Randstad. In 2017 Mr. Althuis moved to the Central Florida area to manage a renewable energy installation company and joined Rollins College in 2019.
Mr. Althuis, who has dual nationality of the Netherlands and the United States, holds a BA, with a major in Human Resources Management, from Hogeschool Midden Nederland in Utrecht, The Netherlands; and an MBA in International Business & Management from University of Bradford Management Center in Bradford, UK.
Kevin Brady, PhD
Visiting Assistant Professor
170 W. Fairbanks Building - Room 256
407.646.2780
PhD, Florida Atlantic University
MS, Florida Atlantic University
BA, State University of New York, Oswego
Primary Progam: Business Management
Area of Specialization: Finance
Kevin Brady is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Finance at Rollins. After working on Wall Street as a financial analyst and an equity trader, Kevin taught as an Instructor at Florida Atlantic University and as an Assistant Professor at St. Thomas University. He has taught more than a dozen different subjects in finance and economics and was awarded the Faculty of the Year award in 2020 while at St. Thomas University, where he was also Director of Academic Advising and Faculty Adviser for the Student Managed Investment Fund. His research focuses on global stock markets, international M&A, and payout policy, and he has published articles in the Journal of Behavioral Finance, Journal of Multinational Financial Management, and the Journal of Applied Finance.
David Caban, PhD, CFA, CPA
Assistant Professor
170 W. Fairbanks Building – Room 266
T. 407.646.1512
PhD, Florida Atlantic University
MBA, Barry University
BBA, St. Thomas University
David Caban is an assistant professor of accounting in the department of business. He teaches financial and managerial accounting at the undergraduate level.
Professor Caban received his MBA from Barry University in Miami, FL. Prior to joining Rollins College, he attained his PhD in Business Administration with a concentration in accounting from Florida Atlantic University. He is both a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). His research is focused on financial accounting and capital markets.
Beatriz Canamary
Visiting Assistant Professor
170 W. Fairbanks Building – Room 268
T. 407.646.1855
MA, Harvard Business School
MS, Universidade Federal Do Ceara, Ceara, Brazil
BS, Universidade de Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
Marc Fetscherin, PhD
Gelbman Family Chair of International Business, Professor of Marketing
170 W. Fairbanks Building – Room 208
T. 407.691.1759
Post Doc, Harvard University
PhD, University of Bern
DBS, London School of Economics
MIM, University of Lausanne (HEC)
Primary Program: International Business
Areas of Specialization: International Marketing, Branding, Marketing Research, Marketing Analytics
Marc Fetscherin is a Professor of Marketing and the Gelbman Family Chair of International Business at Rollins in the Department of Business (AACSB Accredited), Florida, USA. He is also part of the Fulbright Specialist Program for 2017-2020. His expertise is in marketing, branding and market research. Specifically, his expertise is in product-brand management, corporate branding, place branding, human brands, and brand relationships. Prior to his academic career, he was the CEO of Bonfort S.A., a small Swiss luxury company, as well a senior consultant for McKinsey & Company. He is/was a Visiting Professor at the East China University of Science and Technology (China), the Copenhagen Business School (Denmark), Jacobs University (Germany), the University of Fribourg, (Switzerland), the University of Lausanne - HEC (Switzerland), the University of Geneva (Switzerland) and the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (Switzerland). He was also an adviser to the Swiss Government as a member of the Federal Commission of Consumer Affairs.
He has published a number of books, numerous book chapters and journal articles. His articles have appeared in Harvard Business Review, Journal of Business Research, International Journal of Market Research, Journal of Advertising Research, International Marketing Review, European Journal of Marketing, Journal of Consumer Marketing, Journal of Brand Management, Journal of Product and Brand Management, Management International Review, International Business Review, or Tourism Management among others.
His most recent edited books are Consumer Brand Relationships: Theory and Practice (2012), Consumer Brand Relationships: Meaning, Measuring, Managing (2015) and CEO Branding: Theory and Practice (2015).
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Serina Haddad, PhD
Assistant Professor
170 W. Fairbanks Building – Room 206
407.691.2788
PhD, University of Central Florida
MS, University of Central Florida
BS, University of Jordan, Amman
Mark Heileman, PhD
Assistant Professor
170 W. Fairbanks Building – Room 254
T. 407.646.2894
PhD, University of Central Florida
MS, Florida Institute of Technology
MBA, Florida Institute of Technology
BS, University of Florida
Primary Program: Business Management
Areas of Specialization: Business analysis and decision making, supply chain management
Mark Heileman is an Assistant Professor at Rollins College. Dr. Heileman has extensive industrial experience in systems engineering and management on Department of Defense and NASA projects, as well as a Principal Investigator on multiple Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer awards. Dr. Heileman's primary research interest is applying evidence-based management and operations research methodologies to improve business performance, focusing on technology transition from research and development to commercialization. Dr. Heileman is also a registered professional Engineer in Florida.
Nick Houndonougbo, PhD
Associate Professor
170 W. Fairbanks Building – Room 263
T. 407.646.2650
PhD, The University of Tennessee
MPA, Columbia University
MBA, Catholic University of Lille
MS, National University of Benin
Primary Program: Business Management
Areas of Specialization: Open-economy macroeconomics, public finance, development economics
Dr. Ahiteme Nick Houndonougbo is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Rollins College, where he teaches courses in micro- and macro-economics, and entrepreneurial and corporate finance. Dr. Houndonougbo's research is policy-centered and focuses on macroeconomic and fiscal policy issues in small open economies. Prior to joining Rollins College, he studied and worked in Ivory Coast and Benin, in West Africa, and received his PhD in Economics from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.
Raghabendra KC, PhD
Assistant Professor
170 W. Fairbanks Building – Room 224
407.646.2785
PhD, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge
MPhil, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge
BA, Rollins College
Primary Program: Business Management
Areas of Specialization: Entrepreneurial and Digital Marketing, Consumer Behavior, Strategic Decision Making, Participative Pricing
Dr. Raghabendra KC is an Assistant Professor of Marketing in the Department of Business. Dr. KC holds a PhD degree in Marketing and an M.Phil. degree in Management Science and Operations from the Cambridge Judge Business School. At Rollins, Dr. KC teaches the Business Management students the foundational marketing courses along with specialized elective classes. His teaching expertise lie in Entrepreneurial Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, Digital Marketing and Strategic Decision Making.
Dr. KC's research investigates social influences in behavioral decision making of consumers and firms. His recent projects have also explored participative pricing mechanisms, cost transparency, post-purchase search, and habit formation. Dr. KC's work integrates insights from marketing, experimental economics, and social psychology, and uses lab, lab-in-field, and field experimentation methodologies.
Dr. KC also serves as a Visiting Professor of Marketing at Chulalongkorn Business School and a Research Associate at the Cambridge Judge Business School. He is a partner at Anvaya Consultants and has served as an academic consultant/advisor for a number of commercial and not-for-profit firms in the UK, US, Thailand and Nepal.
Kip Kiefer, PhD
Chair-Department of Business, Professor
170 W. Fairbanks Building – Room 209
407.646.2790
PhD, University of Colorado, Boulder
MBA, University of Arizona
BS, United States Air Force Academy
Primary Program: Business Management
Areas of Specialization: Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Management, Organizations
Dr. Kip Kiefer teaches the department's capstone strategy course. His research examines strategic management and entrepreneurship, especially new venture creation, opportunity recognition, and interactions between firm managers. He is an award-winning teacher and researcher having earned Best Instructor Awards at the Air Force Academy for both core and elective courses and won the Academy of Management's coveted Sumantra Ghoshal Research Award. Dr. Kiefer consults for a number of organizations including small start-up firms such as Paranoid Fan and medium-sized enterprises such as Therapy West Inc.
Prior to joining Rollins, Dr. Kiefer served over 21 years as an Air Force officer conducting Acquisitions Program Management. His assignments included a wide variety of programs ranging from large-scale space launch acquisitions to entrepreneurial emerging technology exploration. In one of his final Air Force assignments, Dr. Kiefer managed several elements of the Air Force's Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (drone) research, development and testing programs.
Emmanuel Kodzi, PhD
Associate Professor
170 W. Fairbanks Building – Room 255
T. 407.646.1989
Post Doc, University of Florida
PhD, Purdue University
MBA, University of Ghana
BS/MS, University of Science and Technology
Primary Program: International Business
Areas of Specialization: Operations, Supply Chains, Statistics
Dr. Emmanuel Kodzi's passion is to inspire deep learning and come alongside students as they develop skills in evidence-based decision-making. His work in academia is preceded by over a decade in technical and executive roles, managing made-to-order office furnishing projects. He has taught operations management and related subjects in four countries to practicing executives, graduate students, and undergrads representing over 30 countries. He has designed and executed supply chain immersions for several teams including 26 leaders from South Africa’s transportation industry. He has won the SGA Outstanding Faculty Award at Rollins College, and the prestigious Arthur Vining Davis Fellowship for “teaching excellence, contribution to the mission of Rollins College, and impact on students and colleagues”. His research activities are in the areas of operational alignment, international expansion, and supplier performance improvement in emerging economies.
Richard Lewin, PhD
Professor
170 W. Fairbanks Building – Room 222
T. 407.646.1572
PhD, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, U.K.
MPhil, Faculty of Economics & Politics, University of Cambridge, U.K.
BS, Kings’ College at the University of London, U.K.
Primary Program: International Business
Areas of Specialization: Investment Management, Valuation, Corporate Finance, Financial Modeling, Real Estate and Airport Development
Richard Lewin is an Associate Professor of Finance at Rollins College. He teaches courses related to International Business, including International Finance, International Real Estate, International Investments, Alternative Investments, and FOREX, and supports the Crummer Graduate School of Business teaching Financial Management at the MBA level. Lewin is a regular visiting lecturer to the Transport Studies Group at the University of Westminster, UK. His publications on Equity Duration and Pension Annuities have appeared in several financial journals including the International Financial Review and the Journal of Pensions Management.
Lewin has extensive international experience, living and working in the U.S., U.K., Italy, Germany, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. While working in the airport development business for PlaneStation Group plc, he worked in more than 20 countries. His international business experience includes serving as a Research Consultant to Citibank UK, an Investment Strategist for the Wiggins Group plc, Finance Director for Davis Logistics (UK Aerospace industry), as well as numerous specific consulting assignments in Europe. Lewin also has more than 20 years of personal investment management experience in a full range of financial market instruments and commercial real estate, as well as institutional research experience at Citibank (UK) and Credit Suisse Asset Management. In 2003 he founded his own real estate development company Bradstrong Ltd to further housing development in the UK.
Tres Loch, EdD
Director of Business Advising, Lecturer
KWR 246
T. 407.646.2408
EdD, University of Florida
MBA,Crummer School of Business, Rollins College
BA, Rollins College
Primary Program: Business Management
Areas of Specialization: Organizational Behavior, Management, and Leadership
Prior to Rollins, Tres worked with Fortune 500 companies as well as small and medium-sized businesses, in both the for-profit and nonprofit sectors. He began his career with an investment firm focusing on real estate tax asset acquisition. While in that role, Tres assembled and led a team that built the company’s most profitable business unit covering the entire state of Florida. He then joined a financial consulting firm in Winter Park, Florida, specializing in providing international asset diversification guidance to individuals and small businesses. He then spent several years in management consulting, working with clients in various capacities including sales, management, leadership, operations, marketing, and strategic analysis.
Tres is involved with several nonprofit organizations, including the Conductive Education Center of Orlando and Junior Achievement of Central Florida.
Sean Newman, DBA
Lecturer
170 W. Fairbanks Building – Room 262
407.646.1825
DBA, Crummer Graduate School of Business, Rollins College
MA, University of Florida
BS, Indiana University, Bloomington
Sean Newman teaches in both the Hamilton Holt School’s Master of Human Resources program and in the undergraduate Department of Business programs. His research interests are in virtual team management, employee engagement, and how technology will impact employees in the future. Sean has published articles in Organizational Dynamics, International Journal of Business Communications, Organizational Review, and the Advanced Management Journal. In addition, he has written chapters on job design and compensation for human resources textbooks.
He brings over 25 years of business experience to the classroom as the Senior Vice President for Operations for Aon’s Voluntary Benefit Services Team, overseeing offices in Lake Mary, Florida, Irvine, California, and Hammonton, New Jersey. Sean is accountable for client delivery and relationship management and execution for Aon benefit products and services.
Sean has also been involved with several local philanthropic efforts and is the Chairman of the board for Hope Helps in Oviedo.
Timothy Pett, PhD
Professor
170 W. Fairbanks Building – Room 253
T. 407.646.2644
PhD, University of Memphis
MBA, Memphis State University
BA, St. Leo College
Primary Program: Business Management
Areas of Specialization: Small and Medium-Sized Businesses, Entrepreneurship, Knowledge and Organizational Learning, and Family Business.
Dr. Timothy Pett is an Associate Professor in the Department of Business. Previously, he was a professor of management and coordinated the entrepreneurship program at WSU. His teaching and research interest deal with issues that confront small and medium-sized businesses, family businesses as well as entrepreneurs. He has published numerous journal articles and presented at international conferences. He has traveled extensively in Europe and has taught at both FHW Berlin School of Economics and Law (Germany) and Groupe ESC Pau (France).
Robert Phillips, MBA
Lecturer
170 W. Fairbanks Building – Room 220
407.646.1868
MBA, Drexel University
BS, Drexel University
Bob has 35 years of financial management, brand and customer service experience with leading consumer brands such as the Walt Disney Company, Marriott and Ritz-Carlton Hotels and JPMorgan Chase. His professional foundation is a deep understanding of accounting and finance principles, having started his career as an auditor and small business consultant with Price Waterhouse & Co.
For the past ten years, Bob has consulted for clients in the hospitality industry, leading brand and product development along with customer service transformation initiatives. In addition, he was licensed as a CPA in the state of Pennsylvania and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Bob has been recognized throughout his career as a strong mentor to associates looking to develop their skills and explore new opportunities. Teaching at Rollins College fulfills a bucket list goal for Bob in helping students achieve their full academic potential before becoming leaders in the business community.
Don Rogers, PhD
Professor Emeritus
PhD, The Ohio University
MBA, The Ohio University
BBA, University of Arizona
Areas of Specialization: Human Resources Management, Organizational Behavior
Dr. Don Rogers is a retired Professor of Business Management in the Department of Business. He was also the Director of the Master of Human Resources program (Rollins MHR). Rogers received his PhD and MBA in Organizational Communication & Information Systems and Human Resource Management from the Ohio University. His BBA in Business Economics is from the University of Arizona. He is accredited as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and a Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR) by the Human Resources Certification Institute (HRCI). He has been recognized for his special expertise in Human Capital Management/HR Metrics and International HR Management by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
Rogers taught courses in Strategic Management, Human Resource Management, High Performance Organizations, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, and Organizational Behavior. His research focused on improving individual and organizational performance and on organizational adaptations of HR Strategies to meet major changes (mergers, recessions, hurricanes, etc.).
Marc Sardy, PhD
Associate Professor
170 W. Fairbanks Building – Room 261
T. 407.691.1753
PhD, University of Cambridge
MA, Zicklin School of Business, Baruch CUNY
AB, University of Chicago
Primary Program: International Business
Areas of Specialization: International Finance
Marc Sardy is an Associate Professor of the Department of Business at Rollins College. He teaches various courses related to International Business including Finance, Investments, Statistics and the Entertainment Business. He has also published many journal articles, book chapters, and business cases in the field of international Business and Finance. Professor Sardy received his Ph.D. in International Finance from the Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge, UK. In addition, he holds a master degree in Statistics (MS) from the Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College, CUNY; as well as a Bachelors in Economics from The University of Chicago. Dr. Sardy is particularly interested in International Finance, Entrepreneurship, Entertainment Economics & Finance, and Complexity in Financial markets.
International Experience
Dr. Sardy has extensive international experience. He has lived and worked in the UK, China, Australia, Canada, Malaysia, France and the USA and has traveled in the last couple of years to over 30 countries in Europe, Asia and Latin America. Prior to coming to Rollins, Dr. Sardy had extensive experience as an international strategy consultant for Bain & Company, a global management consulting company as well as many other consulting engagements. He also had experience freelancing in Film and Television production.
Jules Sharek, PhD
Visiting Assistant Professor
170 W. Fairbanks Building – Room 206
407.646.1839
PhD, University of Texas at Austin
MS, University of Texas at Austin
MBA, University of Central Florida
BSBA, University of Central Florida
John Shideler, PhD
Visiting Assistant Professor
170 W. Fairbanks Building – Room 266
407.646.1802
PhD, Claremont Graduate University
MS, Florida Atlantic University
BS, Florida State University
John Shideler is a Visiting Assistant Professor teaching classes in Economics and Finance at Rollins College. Dr. Shideler has a variety of research interests related to Environmental Economics, Behavioral Economics, The Economics of Inequality, Spatial Economics, and The Economics of Space. Most of his previous research focused on behavioral mechanisms influencing household decisions over water and energy use in Southern California.
Before coming to Rollins Dr. Shideler taught at Chapman University, University of California Riverside, Humboldt State University, and Palomar College. Prior to his time in Academia, he spent 7 years working in Accounting and Finance at The Breakers Palm Beach.
Mary Whitesides, JD
Lecturer
170 W. Fairbanks Building – Room 225
407.646.1875
JD, Barry University of Law
BS, Barry University
Mary has been teaching at Rollins College since 2017. She teaches a variety of Business, Health, and law-related courses for both the Business Department and the Hamilton Holt School
She received her JD from Barry University, Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law and has practiced law as a solo practitioner. She is also actively pursuing an LLM in Health Law and Policy. Professor Whitesides is passionate about teaching and enjoys helping guide students as they gain the necessary knowledge to become the next generation of professionals.
Staff
Karen Crain
Administrative Support Coordinator, Academic Advisor
170 W. Fairbanks Building – Room 202
T. 407.646.1591