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Susan J. Kowalewski, MBA, PhDSusan Kowalewski
Chair and 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.  Named Chair of the Business Department in September, 2007.
  • 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, MBAPeter Eimer
Assistant Professor

  • Education: MBA Univeristy of Pittsburgh, BS Canisius College
  • Background: CPA, 15 years in Banking
  • Courses: Accounting, Management, International Business
  • Research Interests: Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE)

 

Joe Fennell, MBAJoe Fennell
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 GarrityBonnie 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

William MarianiWilliam Mariani, EdD
Associate Professor

  • Education: Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, D’Youville College; BA in Business Administration, St. Bonaventure University
  • Background: Over 20 years experience in higher education administration, consulting services, and marketing for Western New York firms. Director of External Affairs for D’Youville College. Full-time faculty member at D’Youville College since 2007.
  • Courses: Principles of Management, Principles of Marketing
  • Research Interests: Educational leadership and its success in providing training to K-12, community college and higher education leadership.

Amable Paulino, PhDAmable Paulino
Assistant Professor

  • Education: Ph.D. in Educational Policy Studies & Administration for Socioeconomic Development,
    University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1993; M.A. Higher Education Planning & Human Capital, Santo Domingo Institute of Technology (INTEC), 1987
  • Background: Twenty plus years on education for the competitive and strategic development of nations. This background includes, but is not limited, to be the Bilingual Interpreter of Documents and Public Policies for the Department of Human Services of the State of Wisconsin in the Department of Communication & Economics, The Dominican MOE – International Negotiation of Loans for Educational Programs, International Consultant for the USAID & Academic for Educational Development to assess the national system of higher education in post-war reconstruction and reconciliation in Nicaragua.
  • Courses: Business Policy and Strategic Management, IB International Management & International Communication and Negotiation
  • Research Interests: States with economies in transition, theory of the firm, economics of social issues, the role of international business as a tool of diplomacy and as one of the ways of preventing managing or solving international conflicts for the business environment.

Arup Sen, ABD, MSArup Sen
Assistant Professor & Director of Graduate Business Programs

  • Education: ABD, International Business, University at Buffalo; M.S. Marketing, Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Background: Ten 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 five years as faculty at D'Youville College (three years as Director of International Business Program).
  • 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
  • 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.

Adjunct Faculty

Mr. Thomas Milano, MS
Health Care Management
PC & E-commerce

Mr. Jojee Osorio, MS International Business
Information & Communication Technology Management
Microeconomics
Macroeconomics

Ms. Christina Coyle, MBA, MS
Human Resource Management
Organizational Behavior

Mr. Edward Arnold, MS in International Business, ABD International Trade
International Business

Mr. Joseph Caldarelli, MBA
Entrepreneur

Dion Daly, MS, PhD Educational Leadership and Policy
Organizational Behavior

Ms. Kelly Gasior, MS
Internship

Mr. James Healy, MBA
Financial Management

Mr. David Milazzo, MS
Statistics

Mr. John Pecchia, MBA
Finance

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

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

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

Mr. Thomas Hopkins    MBA HC, NHA                               
Principles of Accounting

Mr. Christ Gaetano, JD
Business Law

Thomas Rebhan, JD
Business Law
Legal Environment in Business

Mr. Joseph Kabacinski, CPA, MBA
Principle of Accounting
Principles of Accounting II
Financial & Management Accounting
Cost Accounting
Tax Accounting

Dr. Richard Pritchard, MA, PhD International Trade
International Finance

Secretary
Annie Walters

Work Study
Staci Knight