Business Faculty

Arup Sen, PhD, MS
Chair
Associate Professor & Director of Graduate Business and Advance Programs

Education: PhD, International Business, University at Buffalo; M.S. Marketing, Virginia Commonwealth University
Background: Twenty-five years in marketing management with Fortune 500 companies, five years as Director of Research at HSBC, twenty years as President of Marketing Decisions Group,Inc., fifteen years as faculty at University at Buffalo, and seven years as faculty at D'Youville College.
Courses: IB 604 International Marketing, IB 608 International Management, GRA 621/622 Applied Research, IB 501 Global Concepts, MGT 411 International Business, MKT 304 Principles of Marketing, MBA 615 Marketing Management
Research Interests: Internationalization of R&D in high tech industries, how and why firms invest in R&D, and achieving competitive advantage through R&D initiatives

Joe Fennell, MBA
Associate Professor

Professor Fennell has an MBA and over 30 years of college teaching experience at D’Youville. Professor Fennell has served as a consultant to local businesses on management related matters. He teaches course in the field of Management and Economics.

Bonnie Fox Garrity, EdD, SPHR
Assistant Professor

Education: Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, D’Youville College; M.A. Communication Studies, Rhetoric and Public Address, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; B.S. Human Communication, SUNY Fredonia.
Background: Eight years of human resources management experience in retail and financial services settings. Fulltime faculty member at D’Youville College since 1999. Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certified.
Courses: Human Resources Management, Communication in Organizations, Organizational Behavior, Adult Learning and Development, Labor Relations
Research Interests: For-profit post-secondary education; revenue and expense structures in post-secondary education; accreditation issues; student demographics in post-secondary education; the “marketization” of higher education

Kush Haq, PhD
Associate Professor

Education: Ph.D. in International Trade, University at Buffalo; MBA, Accounting/Finance, St. Bonaventure University
Background: Associate Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs (July 2006-present), Graduate Director, International Business Program and Department Chair, Business Department (August 2001 to August 2005), Associate Professor (1999 to present), Emrum International (President), President/General Partner-Buffalo Recycling Group, Inc. (1993-1996)
Courses: Business/International Business
Research Interests: Foreign Direct Investment; technological change and innovation; Joint ventures and collaborations in high-technology industries; economic and industrial development; political economy; international trade, finance, and marketing; small business management; international strategic management. Multi-cultural HRM management.

Mr. Joseph Kabacinski, CPA, MBA
Assistant Professor

Education: MBA Canisius College, BS University at Buffalo
Background: CPA, 25 years in Accounting (accounting, taxation, auditing), 20 years in Healthcare Management. Full time faculty member at D’Youville College since 2008, part time since 2003.
Courses: Accounting, Finance, Principles of Management

Susan J. Kowalewski, MBA, PhD Susan Kowalewski
Assistant Professor

Education: Ph.D. in Educational Leadership (Leadership and Policy), University at Buffalo; M.Ed in Leadership and Policy, University at Buffalo; MBA, Rivier College, Certificate in Human Resource Management, University at Buffalo School of Management.
Background: Twenty-five years of health care and health care management experience in private and public health care settings (clinical and administrative positions), nine years experience in academic administration at a public research institution of higher education. Full time faculty member at D’Youville College since 2006, part time since 2004.
Courses: Principles of Management, Organizational Development/Behavior, Health Care Management, Principles of Marketing, Classics in Leadership
Research Interests: Online learning, leadership, gender studies, diversity issues

Peter C. Eimer, MBA Peter Eimer
Assistant Professor

Mr. Edward Arnold, PhD
International Business

Mr. Joseph Caldarelli, MBA
Entrepreneurship I

Mr. Charles Clark, Jr., MBA
Principles of Marketing
Consumer Behavior

Ms. Christina Coyle, MBA, MS
Human Resource Management
Organizational Behavior
Employee Recruitment, Selection, Training, and Development

Mr. Dion Daly, PhD
Organizational Behavior

Mr. Thomas DeLuca, MBA
Information and Communication Technology Management

Mr. Christ Gaetano, JD
Business Law

Ms. Kelly Gasior, MS Education
Internship

Mr. James Healy, MBA
Financial Management

Mr. Thomas Hopkins MBA HC, NHA
Principles of Accounting I
Principles of Accounting II

Dr. Joseph Jurkowski, CPA,CRA, MBA, Ph.D
International Economics & Finance

Mr. Edward Kowalewski, MS International Business
Principles of Marketing
Supply Chain Management
International Business
Corporate Strategy

Mr. James Kuchta, MBA
Principles of Accounting I
Principles of Accounting II
Corporate Finance
Business Statistics
Money & Banking

Mr. Richard Middaugh, MS Professional Leadership
Principles of Management
Organizational Behavior
Adult Development & Management

Mr. Thomas Milano, MS Health Services Administration
PC & E-commerce

Mr. David Milazzo, MS Mathematics
Business Statistics

Mr. Austin Miller, ABD Biostatistics
Introduction to Economic Concepts, Statistics, & Financial Analysis

Mr. John Pecchia, MBA, CPA
Principles of Accounting I
Principles of Accounting II
Finance

Thomas Rebhan, JD
Business Law
Legal Environment in Business

Mr. Michael Smith, MS International Business
Personal Computer Accounting
PC & E-Commerce

Secretary
Tammie Watson