Meet the Faculty

Your MBA degree features the following outstanding faculty.

Dean

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  Robert H. Roller, Ph.D.

  Dean and Professor, School of Business and Management

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000
  • Email: rroller@apu.edu

Associate Deans

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  Alan Burns, Ph.D.

  Associate Professor; Associate Dean for Graduate and Professional Programs

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000
  • Email: aburns@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 114
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  Ron Jewe, Ph.D.

  Associate Dean for Student Success; Professor

  • Phone: (626) 815-3818
  • Email: rjewe@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 213
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  Julia Underwood, Ph.D.

  Associate Dean for Accreditation; Professor

  • Phone: (626) 815-3819
  • Email: junderwood@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Wilden Hall, 205

Professors

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  George Babbes, Ph.D.

  Professor

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

  Professor

  • Phone: (626) 815-3823
  • Email: rconover@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Wilden Hall, 219
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  Roxanne Helm-Stevens, DBA

  Chair, Department of Management, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, and International Business; Professor

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3463
  • Email: rhelmstevens@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 115B
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  Jau-Lian Jeng, Ph.D.

  Professor

  • Phone: (626) 815-3836
  • Email: jjeng@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 217
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  Dan Kipley, DBA

  Professor

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3160
  • Email: dkipley@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Wilden Hall, 216
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  Daniel Park, Ph.D.

  Professor

  • Phone: (626) 815-3821
  • Email: dpark@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 209
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  J. Robert Skalnik, Ed.D.

  Professor

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2544
  • Email: rskalnik@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 212B
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  Stuart Strother, Ph.D.

  Professor

  • Phone: (626) 812-3091
  • Email: sstrother@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 218
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  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

Associate Professors

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  Paul Anderson, CPA, MBA

  Associate Professor

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

  Associate Professor of Marketing and Entrepreneurship; Sam Walton Fellow

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3235
  • Email: tbuckles@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 202
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  Thomas Cairns, DBA

  Associate Professor

  • Phone: (818) 257-0325
  • Email: tcairns@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Wilden Hall, 115A
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  Patricia Skalnik, DBA

  Associate Professor

  • Phone: (626) 815-3838
  • Email: pskalnik@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 215
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  J. Randall Wallace, Ph.D.

  Assistant Dean and Director of Business Programs, High Desert Regional Campus; Associate Professor, School of Business and Management

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000
  • Email: jrwallace@apu.edu

Assistant Professors

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  Sherryl Berg-Ridenour, Ph.D.

  Program Director, Inland Empire Regional Campus business programs; Assistant Professor, School of Business and Management

  • Phone: (626) 857-2789
  • Email: sberg@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Inland Empire Regional Campus, 312b
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  Rachel Bodell, ABD

  Assistant Professor

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3790
  • Email: rsharpebodell@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 203A
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  Lanelle Chase, MBA

  Assistant Professor

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2849
  • Email: lchase@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 210
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  Stephanie Geter, CPA, CFE, MBA

  Assistant Professor

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3405
  • Email: sgeter@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 208
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  William Ingersoll, Ph.D.

  Assistant Professor

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000
  • Email: wingersoll@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 218
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  Ken Kederian, MBA, CPA, CGMA

  Chair, Department of Accounting, Economics, and Finance; Assistant Professor

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

  Assistant Professor

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2545
  • Email: blstrother@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 212A

Adjunct Professors

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  Robert Baker, Ph.D.

  Adjunct Professor

  • Email: rbaker@apu.edu
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  David Bixby, Ed.D.

  University Executive Vice President; Adjunct Professor, School of Business and Management

  • Email: dbixby@apu.edu
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  Michelle Browning, Ph.D.

  Adjunct Professor

  • Phone: (661) 674-5706
  • Email: mcbrowning@apu.edu
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  Michael Chrzanowski, MBA

  Adjunct Professor

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3481
  • Email: mchrzanowski@apu.edu
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  David Colachico, Ph.D.

  Adjunct Professor

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5041
  • Email: dcolachico@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Building One, Room 207
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  Mark Dickerson, Ph.D., JD

  Senior Vice President; Associate Professor, Department of Leadership and Organizational Psychology; Adjunct Professor, School of Business and Management

  • Phone: (626) 387-5765
  • Email: mdickerson@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Office of the General Counsel
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  Cloyd Havens, JD

  Adjunct Professor

  • Phone: (626) 335-6884
  • Email: chavens@apu.edu
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  James Howe, MBA

  Adjunct Professor

  • Email: jjhowe@apu.edu
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  Linda Hunt, M.A.

  Adjunct Professor

  • Email: lhunt@apu.edu
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  Ronald Kelleher, M.A.

  Adjunct Professor

  • Phone: (949) 422-0107
  • Email: rkelleher@apu.edu
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  Frank Markow, Ph.D.

  Adjunct Professor

  • Phone: (909) 646-2580
  • Email: fmarkow@apu.edu
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  David Medina, MBA, CFP®, CPFA

  Adjunct Professor

  • Phone: (626) 592-6026
  • Email: dmedina@apu.edu
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  Cindy Richmond Peck, M.A.

  Adjunct Professor

  • Email: crichmond@apu.edu
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  Laurie Reinhart, M.A.

  Adjunct Professor

  • Email: lreinhart@apu.edu
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  Jay Sherer, MBA

  Adjunct Professor

  • Phone: (626) 815-6019
  • Email: jwsherer@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 200
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  Jorge Silva, MBA

  Adjunct Professor

  • Email: jsilva@apu.edu
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  Carlos Mayen Solorzano, Ph.D.

  Adjunct Professor

  • Email: cmayensolorzano@apu.edu
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  Jon Wallace, DBA

  University President; Adjunct Professor, School of Business and Management

  • Phone: (626) 812-3075
  • Email: jwallace@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Ronald Building
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  Marissa Young, MBA

  Adjunct Professor

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2546
  • Email: myoung@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Wilden Hall, Room 204