2022 Cohort
Mary Flood
Current Employer and Title: Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma, HR Generalist – Business Partner
Education: BBA, Human Resource Management, University of Central OklahomaMS, Operations Management, University of Arkansas
Research Interests: Connecting Work to Purpose; Family Leave; Work/Life Balance; A.I. in Human Resources
Why did I choose this program? I chose the Business Administration PH.D. program at UNCG because of it’s AASCB accreditation and program flexibility for working adults.
Nicholas Ogada
Current Employer and Title: Johnston Community College, Instructor.
Education: Bachelor of Education, Kenyatta University,
MBA, Youngstown State University,
MSc, University of North Carolina Greensboro.
Research Interest: Innovation, Business processes (performance), Resource allocation, Entrepreneurship (SMEs), and Business information.
Why did I choose this program? Provides an opportunity to learn more about research, thus affords an opportunity for career advancement (university teaching and research).
Geoffrey Plourde
Current Employer and Title: American Tax Solutions, Controller/General Counsel
Education: MBA, University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business
MS, Management and Leadership, Western Governors University
JD, Southwestern Law School
MS, Taxation, Golden Gate University
BS, Accounting, Pepperdine University
Research Interest: Disruption of professional service delivery models by technology; Impact of innovation on service provider management and strategy
Why did I choose this program? Interested in tenure track faculty position at top tier research university post Ph.D. Need to continue working while pursuing Ph.D.
Gayle O’Keefe
Current Employer and Title: Molloy University, Professor of Business Analytics
Education: MBA, Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College, City University of New York
Statistics and Marketing
Research Interests: Intersection of big data & privacy
Why did I choose this program? Escalate career in research
Yue Zhang, CPA, ACCA
Current Employer and Title: Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma, HR Generalist – Business Partner
Education: BBA, Human Resource Management, University of Central OklahomaMS, Operations Management, University of Arkansas
Research Interests: Connecting Work to Purpose; Family Leave; Work/Life Balance; A.I. in Human Resources
Why did I choose this program? I chose the Business Administration PH.D. program at UNCG because of it’s AASCB accreditation and program flexibility for working adults.
Jennifer Sadler
Current Employer and Title: Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma, HR Generalist – Business Partner
Education: BBA, Human Resource Management, University of Central OklahomaMS, Operations Management, University of Arkansas
Research Interests: Connecting Work to Purpose; Family Leave; Work/Life Balance; A.I. in Human Resources
Why did I choose this program? I chose the Business Administration PH.D. program at UNCG because of it’s AASCB accreditation and program flexibility for working adults.
Kanishka Bhargava
Current Employer and Title: Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma, HR Generalist – Business Partner
Education: BBA, Human Resource Management, University of Central OklahomaMS, Operations Management, University of Arkansas
Research Interests: Connecting Work to Purpose; Family Leave; Work/Life Balance; A.I. in Human Resources
Why did I choose this program? I chose the Business Administration PH.D. program at UNCG because of it’s AASCB accreditation and program flexibility for working adults.
Micah Minarik
Current Employer and Title: Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma, HR Generalist – Business Partner
Education: BBA, Human Resource Management, University of Central OklahomaMS, Operations Management, University of Arkansas
Research Interests: Connecting Work to Purpose; Family Leave; Work/Life Balance; A.I. in Human Resources
Why did I choose this program? I chose the Business Administration PH.D. program at UNCG because of it’s AASCB accreditation and program flexibility for working adults.
Cameron Noe
Current Employer and Title: Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma, HR Generalist – Business Partner
Education: BBA, Human Resource Management, University of Central OklahomaMS, Operations Management, University of Arkansas
Research Interests: Connecting Work to Purpose; Family Leave; Work/Life Balance; A.I. in Human Resources
Why did I choose this program? I chose the Business Administration PH.D. program at UNCG because of it’s AASCB accreditation and program flexibility for working adults.
Chandni Saxena
Current Employer and Title: Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma, HR Generalist – Business Partner
Education: BBA, Human Resource Management, University of Central OklahomaMS, Operations Management, University of Arkansas
Research Interests: Connecting Work to Purpose; Family Leave; Work/Life Balance; A.I. in Human Resources
Why did I choose this program? I chose the Business Administration PH.D. program at UNCG because of it’s AASCB accreditation and program flexibility for working adults.
Nathan Feeney
Current Employer and Title: Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma, HR Generalist – Business Partner
Education: BBA, Human Resource Management, University of Central OklahomaMS, Operations Management, University of Arkansas
Research Interests: Connecting Work to Purpose; Family Leave; Work/Life Balance; A.I. in Human Resources
Why did I choose this program? I chose the Business Administration PH.D. program at UNCG because of it’s AASCB accreditation and program flexibility for working adults.
Jillyn Wood
Current Employer and Title: Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma, HR Generalist – Business Partner
Education: BBA, Human Resource Management, University of Central OklahomaMS, Operations Management, University of Arkansas
Research Interests: Connecting Work to Purpose; Family Leave; Work/Life Balance; A.I. in Human Resources
Why did I choose this program? I chose the Business Administration PH.D. program at UNCG because of it’s AASCB accreditation and program flexibility for working adults.
Shane Kreller
Current Employer and Title: River of Life Christian Academy,K-12 Principal & Educator
Invictus Financial Services, Owner & Operator
Education: DMin, Pastoral Counseling Candidate, Liberty University
MS, Education, Missouri State University
MBA, Project Management Certificate, MSU
MDiv, Pastoral Counseling, Liberty University
BA, English/History Education, Misericordia University
Research Interest:
Optimizing employee compensation packages according to employee and employer needs, best practices in consulting & personal financial advising
Why did I choose this program? UNCG is a high-quality school with the only online AACSB-accredited PhD in Business program in the country.
Additionally, the research interests of UNCG’s faculty appear to align with the kind of research I would like to conduct during my doctoral studies.