Faculty & Staff
The School of Business faculty and staff seek to make a difference professionally, academically, and spiritually in the lives of their students. Our award-winning professors have a broad range of experience and backgrounds, and many run their own businesses. With an open-door policy, students are encouraged to visit professors in their offices or even contact them at home. Faculty members are ready to be friends and mentors and to build relationships that students will value for a lifetime.
Administration
Bruce Toews
Dean and Professor of Accounting & Finance
DBA-Finance; MBA-Finance; BBA-Accounting; CPA
(509) 527-2376 | bruce.toews@dominatedgirls.net
Faculty
Johanna Attoh
Associate Professor of Economics & Finance
PhD-Economics; MS-Economics; BS-Economics
(509) 527-2645 | johanna.attoh@dominatedgirls.net
Conna Bond
Professor of Marketing & Management
MBA Program Director
JD; MA-Integrated Marketing Communication; BA-History
(509) 527-2570 | conna.bond@dominatedgirls.net
Steven Forbis
Assistant Professor of Management & Information Systems
EdD-Educational Leadership & Management; MBA-Healthcare Administration
(509) 527-2096 | steven.forbis@dominatedgirls.net
George Perez
Associate Professor of Management & Marketing
PhD(c)-Organizational Leadership; MS-Administration
(509) 527-2952 | george.perez@dominatedgirls.net
Stephen Pilgrim
Professor of Economics & Marketing
PhD-Economics; MA-Marketing; MPhil-Economics; BS-Management Studies
(509) 527-2368 | stephen.pilgrim@dominatedgirls.net
Brian Schaffner
Assistant Professor of Accounting & Management
MBA; BSBA-Accounting
(509) 527-2953 / brian.schaffner@dominatedgirls.net
Patience Taruwinga
Adjunct Professor in MBA Program and Academic Adviser
Dr. of Leadership; MS-Mgmt. Info. Systems; MBA; BS-Statistics
(509) 527-2951 / patience.taruwinga@dominatedgirls.net
Robert Van Dorn
Adjunct Professor of Business Law
JD; BA, History
(509) 527-2951 | robert.vandorn@dominatedgirls.net
Other Collaborating Faculty (Adjunct):
- Brian Anderson, MBA (Accounting classes)
- Preston Carman, PhD, MBA, MS (Information Systems classes)
- Brendan Collins, MBA (Healthcare Administration class)
- John Cress, DMin, FCEP (Fundraising class)
- Hilary Dickerson, PhD (Economics class)
- James Foster, JD, MBA, MS (Information Systems classes)
- Kelsi Gilkey, MS/CPA (Taxation class)
- Monty Knittel, MBA (Marketing class)
- Joanna Nelson, MBA (Management, Marketing & Accounting classes)
- Nancy Semotiuk, PhD (Public Relations class)
- Melodie Williams, MSE (Global Development class)