Meet the Faculty

Your MAccaccounting degree features the following outstanding faculty.

Program Chair

• John M. Thornton, Ph.D., CPA

  LP and Bobbi Leung Chair of Accounting Ethics; Professor, School of Accounting

  • Phone: (626) 812-3095
  • Email: jthornton@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 117

Professor

• George S. Babbes, Ph.D., CPA (Inactive)

  Professor; Fulbright Scholar

  • Phone: (626) 815-3820
  • Email: gbabbes@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Wilden Hall, 211

Associate Professor

• Paul Anderson, CPA, MBA

  Associate Professor

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3315
  • Email: pvanderson@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 207

Assistant Professor

• Ken Kederian, MBA, CPA, CGMA

  Chair of Accounting and Economics; Assistant Professor

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000
  • Email: vkederian@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 115A

Adjunct Professor

• Rachel Mabiala, MBA, CPA

  Adjunct Professor

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2542
  • Email: rmabiala@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 204