Lead Faculty
Abdullah Konak
Distinguished Professor of Information Sciences and Technology
Sadan Kulturel-Konak
Professor of Management Information Systems
Director, Flemming Creativity, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (CEED) Center
Faculty Advisors
Khaled Abdou
Associate Professor of Financial Services
Sudip Ghosh
Associate Professor of Business
Dr. Ghosh’s scholarly and teaching interests include corporate finance, banking and financial regulations, macro-monetary economics, and corporate social responsibility.
James K. Laurie
Instructor of Business
Mr. Laurie teaches International Business, Entrepreneurship, Small Business Management, Estate Planning, Contemporary Business Skills and First Year Seminar.
Ada Leung
Associate Professor of Marketing
Dr. Leung’s research focuses on the sociological aspects of consumer behavior, including social structural factors, consumption practices, and how such behaviors are related to personal values.
James Shankweiler
Assistant Teaching Professor in Business
In addition to teaching marketing and entrepreneurship courses, Professor Shankweiler is actively involved in managing small businesses.
Marietta Scanlon
Assistant Teaching Professor of Engineering
Dr. Scanlon’s research interests include the mechanical properties of 3D printed materials and using additive manufacturing as a means for humanitarian outreach.
Mentors
Ellen Albright
Director of Workforce & Education at Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA)
James Delattre
Assistant Vice President for Research Director, Office of Entrepreneurship & Commercialization, Penn State
June Clougher
Director of Jump Start Incubator, Reading, PA
Greg Flemming
IBM Executive (Retired). Mr. Flemming was in various executive positions in manufacturing and product development at IBM throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia.
Catherine Cook Connelly
VP Brand Strategy & Co-founder, myYearbook
John Gatto
Principal at JGO Services, LLC and Partner at TAR Capital, LLC. Mr. Gatto has more than 25 years of progressively responsible manufacturing operations experience directing as many as 60 employees in companies with revenues in excess of $100 million.
Timothy Hillert
Co-founder and CEO of BenXchange. While studying for his E-MBA, he created a BenXchange. During its first year in business, BenXchange received the very prestigious Stevie award Bronze medal for startup of the year.
Tom Sharbaugh
Director, Entrepreneur Assistance Clinic, Penn State