Meet the Faculty

Your MAccaccounting degree features the following outstanding faculty.

Program Chair

• John M. Thornton, PhD, CPA

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

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

Professor

• George S. Babbes, PhD

  Professor; Fulbright Scholar

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

Associate Professor

• Paul Anderson, MBA, CPA

  Associate Professor

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

Assistant Professor

• Ken A. Kederian, EdD, MBA, CPA, CGMA

  Chair of Accounting and Economics; and Assistant Professor

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3473
  • Email: vkederian@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 114

Senior Adjunct Professor

• Rachel Mabiala, MBA, CPA

  Adjunct Professor

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