Office Of The Dean

Larisa Genin Ph.D.

Dean / Professor

larisa.genin@wichita.edu

(316) 978-3200

Duane Nagel

Senior Associate Dean / Associate Professor

duane.nagel@wichita.edu

316-978-3771

Chris Broberg

Associate Dean, Faculty and Research / Interim Director of CEDBR / Associate Professor

chris.broberg@wichita.edu

316-978-3230

John Perry

Associate Dean, Accreditation and Support Services / Professor

john.perry@wichita.edu

316-978-5316

Joan Adkisson

Director, Finance and Administration

joan.adkisson@wichita.edu

316-978-6403

Dorothy Harpool

Executive Director of Engagement and Prominence

dorothy.harpool@wichita.edu

316-978-6018

Jenn Lopez

Executive Assistant

jenn.lopez@wichita.edu

(316) 978-6404

Brett Lukert

Business Manager

brett.lukert@wichita.edu

(316) 978-3200

James Schisler

Brand Experience and Digital Media Manager

james.schisler@wichita.edu

(316) 978-3211

Cassandra Stevens

Director of Communications and Marketing

cassandra.stevens@wichita.edu

(316) 978-6809

Barton School Of Business Development Team

Jessie Rainey MBA

Associate VP of Development

jessie.rainey@wichita.edu

316-978-3948

Corey Saleh

Director of Development

corey.saleh@wichita.edu

(316) 978-4483

Valerie White

Associate Director of Development

valerie.white@wichita.edu

316-978-3851

Department Chairs

Mehmet Barut

Chair, Department of Finance Real Estate And Decision Science / Director of Supply Chain Graduate Programs / Associate Professor

mehmet.barut@wichita.edu

316-978-6930

Seth Cockrell

Chair, Department of Marketing / Associate Professor

seth.cockrell@wichita.edu

316-978-3374

Christine Porter

Director, School of Accountancy / Associate Professor

christine.porter@wichita.edu

316-978-6270

Christopher Stone

Chair, Department of Management / Clinical Associate Professor

christopher.stone@wichita.edu

316-978-3456

Siyu Wang

Chair, DepartmentofEconomics / Director, Master's in Economics and Quantitative Analysis Program / Associate Professor

siyu.wang@wichita.edu

(316) 978-7589

Executives In Residence And Entrepreneurs In Residence And Distinguished Speakers

Tanvir Arfi

Executive in Residence / Founder, Chairman and CEO at Banyan Technologies Group

Gene Camarena

Entrepreneur-in-Residence / President and CEO of La Raza Pizza, Inc.

Yolanda Camarena

Entrepreneur-in-Residence / Dedicated Leader for Social Justice and Equity Advocate in Education

Curt Coffman

Executive in Residence / New York Times bestselling author, speaker and expert on strength-based leadership

Chef Pyet DeSpain

Entrepreneur-in-Residence / Award winning and global private chef & the first winner of Gordon Ramsay's "Next Level Chef"

Tadd Fowler

Executive in Residence / Senior Vice President at The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G)

Tom Gentile

Executive in Residence / President and CEO, Hexcel Corporation

Michael Golomb

Entrepreneur in Residence / Founder and CEO at FanVestor

Basil Hourani

Entrepreneur in Residence / Co-founder and Executive Partner of Capital7

Byron Knight

President at Koch Disruptive Technologies

Jon Rolph

Executive-in-Residence / President and CEO of Thrive Restaurant Group / member of the Kansas Board of Regents

Vernon Smith Ph.D.

Nobel Laureate

Vernon Smith Ph.D.

Nobel Laureate

Susan Thomas

Entrepreneur in Residence / Founder and CEO at 10Fold

Navin Thukkaram

Lead investor at Skykick and founder of NT Capital

Geoff Tuff

Executive in Residence / Principal of Deloitte Consulting LLP

Brian Umbenhauer

Executive in Residence / Principal of Deloitte Consulting LLP

Chris Wright

Entrepreneur-in-Residence / Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board of Liberty Energy

Office Of Career And Professional Development

Kianga Crowley

Manager of the Barton Schools Office of Career and Professional Development (OCPD)

kianga.kelley@wichita.edu

(316) 978-3498

Program Directors

Mehmet Barut

Director, Supply Chain Graduate Program

mehmet.barut@wichita.edu

316-978-6930

Michael Flores

Director, Master of Accountancy Program

michael.flores@wichita.edu

316-978-3724

Justin Keeler

Director, Business Analytics Graduate Program

justin.keeler@wichita.edu

316-978-5113

Gery Markova

Director, Master of Human Resource Management Program / Chief Concierge, Hospitality Program

gery.markova@wichita.edu

316-978-6740

Siyu Wang

Director, Master's in Economics and Quantitative Analysis Program

siyu.wang@wichita.edu

(316) 978-7589

Student Success Center

Zachary Brown

Director of Strategic Enrollment Management and Student Services

zachary.brown@wichita.edu

Caroline Beach, Ed.D.

Senior Student Success Specialist

caroline.beach@wichita.edu

Richard Mai

Student Success and Transfer Specialist

richard.mai@wichita.edu

Lora Lea Pickering

Student Success and Graduation Specialist

loralea.pickering@wichita.edu

(316) 978-3203

Jaime Scherer

Online Business Advisor

jaime.scherer@wichita.edu

Matthew Screnock

Student Success and Retention Coordinator

matthew.screnock@wichita.edu

Chelsea Smidt

Student Success and Outreach Specialist

chelsea.smidt@wichita.edu

Rani Somers

Recruitment Coordinator

rani.somers@wichita.edu

Barton School Graduate Programs

Stephanie Cockrell MBA

Director of Graduate Programs

stephanie.cockrell@wichita.edu

316-978-6019

Nedra Henry

MBA Student Services Coordinator

nedra.henry@wichita.edu

316-978-3230

Natanya Ordonez

Academic Program Coordinator

natanya.ordonez@wichita.edu

316.978.5323

Center For Economic Development And Business Research

Bekah Selby-Leach

Director, Center for Economic Development and Business Research

bekah.selby@wichita.edu

(316) 978-3290

Craig Compton

Project Manager

craig.compton@wichita.edu

(316) 978- 5341

Jonathan Norris

Research Economist

jonathan.norris@wichita.edu

(316) 978-3225

Andrea Wilson

Manager Communications and Marketing

andrea.wilson@wichita.edu

316-978-3225

Center For Economic Education

Janet Wolcutt

Director, Center for Economic Education / Senior Educator

jan.wolcutt@wichita.edu

316-978-7090

Center For Entrepreneurship

Nancy Kersenbrock

Interim Director, Center for Entrepreneurship

nancy.kersenbrock@wichita.edu

316-978-6269

Lance Minor

Kansas Family Business Forum Director

lance.minor@wichita.edu

316-978-5272

Center For International Business Advancement

Usha Haley

Director, Center for International Business Advancement / W. Frank Barton Distinguished Chair in International Business / Professor

usha.haley@wichita.edu

316-978-5500

Center For Management Development CMD And Executive Education

Gerald Graham

Interim Director of CMD / R.P. Clinton Distinguished Professor

gerald.graham@wichita.edu

316-978-6889

Paula Seiwert

Associate Director

paula.seiwert@wichita.edu

316-978-5144

Center For Real Estate

Stanley D. Longhofer

Stephen L. Clark Chair of Real Estate and Finance / Director, 蹤獲扦 Center for Real Estate

stan.longhofer@wichita.edu

(316) 978-7163

Department Of Economics

Siyu Wang

Chair, DepartmentofEconomics / Director, Master's in Economics and Quantitative Analysis Program / Associate Professor

siyu.wang@wichita.edu

(316) 978-7589

Patricia Bradley

Associate Educator

patricia.bradley@wichita.edu

316-978-3204

Jen-Chi Cheng

Associate Professor

jenchi.cheng@wichita.edu

316-978-7084

Abigail Devereaux

Assistant Professor

abigail.devereaux@wichita.edu

(316)978-3230

Chris McDonald

Senior Administrative Assistant

chris.mcdonald@wichita.edu

316-978-3220

William Miles

H. Russell Bomhoff Professor of Economics

william.miles@wichita.edu

316-978-7085

Jodi Pelkowski

Bill and Shelly Moore Faculty Fellow / Associate Professor

jodi.pelkowski@wichita.edu

316-978-7092

Janet Wolcutt

Director, Center for Economic Education / Senior Educator

jan.wolcutt@wichita.edu

316-978-7090

Department Of Finance Real Estate And Decision Science

Mehmet Barut

Chair, Department of Finance Real Estate And Decision Science / Director of Supply Chain Graduate Programs / Associate Professor

mehmet.barut@wichita.edu

316-978-6930

Sue Abdinnour

Omer Distinguished Professor in Business / Director of Business Operations and Analytics Lab

sue.abdinnour@wichita.edu

316-978-6654

Nawaf Aljohani

Clinical Assistant Professor

nawaf.aljohani@wichita.edu

(316) 978-5775

Rodney Boehme

Associate Professor

rodney.boehme@wichita.edu

316-978-7125

NaRea Cho

Assistant Professor

narea.cho@wichita.edu

(316) 978-3276

Timothy Craft

Director, Koch Global Trading Center / Associate Professor

timothy.craft@wichita.edu

316-978-6965

Fred Eilts

Senior Educator

frederick.eilts@wichita.edu

316-978-3226

Rich Gilstrap

Assistant Teaching Professor

richard.gilstrap@wichita.edu

316-978-7112

Ross Gruetzemacher

Assistant Professor

ross.gruetzemacher@wichita.edu

316-978-6242

Justin Keeler

Director, Business Analytics Graduate Program / Clinical Associate Professor

justin.keeler@wichita.edu

316-978-5113

Stanley D. Longhofer

Stephen L. Clark Chair of Real Estate and Finance / Director, 蹤獲扦 Center for Real Estate

stan.longhofer@wichita.edu

(316) 978-7163

Anthony May

Associate Professor

anthony.may@wichita.edu

316-978-5509

Akmal Mirsadikov

Assistant Professor

akmal.mirsadikov@wichita.edu

316-978-7119

Mohammad Najjar

Assistant Professor

mohammad.najjar@wichita.edu

316-978-5106

Murtaza Nasir

Assistant Professor

murtaza.nasir@wichita.edu

316-978-5112

Tracy Rittmueller

Office Coordinator

tracy.rittmueller@wichita.edu

316-978-3219

Semih Tartaroglu

Associate Professor

semih.tartaroglu@wichita.edu

316-978-7124

Zahra Ziaei

Assistant Professor

Zahra.Ziaei@wichita.edu

(316) 978-7096

Department Of Management

Christopher Stone

Chair, Department of Management / Clinical Associate Professor

christopher.stone@wichita.edu

316-978-3456

Masud Chand

Professor

masud.chand@wichita.edu

316-978-7115

Gaylen Chandler

W. Frank Barton Distinguished Chair in Entrepreneurship / Professor

gaylen.chandler@wichita.edu

316-978-5253

Steven Farmer

W. Frank Barton Distinguished Chair in Business / Professor

steven.farmer@wichita.edu

316-978-7249

Gerald Graham

Interim Director of CMD / R.P. Clinton Distinguished Professor

gerald.graham@wichita.edu

316-978-6889

Usha Haley

Director, Center for International Business Advancement / W. Frank Barton Distinguished Chair in International Business / Professor

usha.haley@wichita.edu

316-978-5500

Kate Kung-McIntyre

Senior Educator

kate.kung-mcintyre@wichita.edu

316-978-6977

Gery Markova

Director, Hospitality Program / Director, Master of Human Resource Management Program / Professor

gery.markova@wichita.edu

316-978-6740

Michael McLeod

Associate Professor

mike.mcleod@wichita.edu

316-978-7327

Eric Mota

Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship / Executive Director of Strategic Affairs

eric.mota@wichita.edu

Brian Rawson

Associate Educator

brian.rawson@wichita.edu

316-978-7109

Raina Rutti

Clinical Associate Professor

raina.rutti@wichita.edu

316-978-5655

Ryan Terry

Assistant Professor

ryan.terry@wichita.edu

Department Of Marketing

Seth Cockrell

Chair, Department of Marketing / Associate Professor

seth.cockrell@wichita.edu

316-978-3374

Sina Aghaie

Assistant Professor

sina.aghaie@wichita.edu

(316) 978-3367

Dorothy Harpool

Executive Director of Engagement and Prominence / Senior Marketing Educator

dorothy.harpool@wichita.edu

316-978-6018

Lynn Matthews

Assistant Professor of Marketing

lynn.matthews@wichita.edu

316-978-7101

Kansas Council On Economic Education

Charlene Nichols

Director, Kansas Council for Economic Education

charlene.nichols@wichita.edu

316.978.5183

School Of Accountancy

Christine Porter

Director, School of Accountancy / Associate Professor

christine.porter@wichita.edu

316-978-6270

Michael Flores

AGH Fellow / Senior Educator

michael.flores@wichita.edu

316-978-3724

Patricia O'Sullivan

Associate Educator

patricia.osullivan@wichita.edu

316-978-5393

Jeff Quirin

Professor and W. Frank Barton Distinguished Chair in Business

jeffrey.quirin@wichita.edu

316-978-6258

Sina Rahiminejad

Assistant Professor

sina.rahiminejad@wichita.edu

(316) 978-3287

Atul Rai

Associate Professor

atul.rai@wichita.edu

316-978-6251

Danna Sprankle

Senior Administrative Assistant

danna.sprankle@wichita.edu

316-978-3215

Leo Yang

Assistant Professor

liu.yang@wichita.edu

(316) 978-3215

Laura Zellers

RCM Faculty Fellow in Accountancy / Senior Educator

laura.zellers@wichita.edu

316-978-6259

Spero

Larisa Genin

Executive Director, SPERO

larisa.genin@wichita.edu

(316) 978-3200

Patricia Bradley

Director of Operations and Programs, SPERO

patricia.bradley@wichita.edu

316-978-3204

Curt Coffman

Strength-Based Coach and Barton School Executive-in-Residence

Jenn Lopez

Spero Events

jenn.lopez@wichita.edu

(316) 978-6404

Eric Mota

Director of Strategy, Analytics and Impact, SPERO

eric.mota@wichita.edu

(316) 978-3220

Laura Zellers

Associate Director Program Development and Delivery, SPERO

laura.zellers@wichita.edu

316-978-6259

Alexander H Ziegler

Associate Director Participant Recruitment and Experience, SPERO

alexander.ziegler@wichita.edu

(316) 978-3718

Spero Advisory Board

Larisa Genin

Executive Director, SPERO

larisa.genin@wichita.edu

(316) 978-3200

Walter Berry

Board Chair, Spero / Executive Chairman, Berry Companies

Trish Brasted

President, Entrepreneurial Growth Ventures

Gene Camarena

President and CEO, La Raza Pizza

Cara Chennault-Reid

Vice President of Human Resources, Koch

Marty Cornejo

Principal Partner, Cornejo Companies

Brad Elliott

Chairman, Equity Bancshares, Inc.

Steve Feilmeier

Managing Director, Feilmeier Family Office / Retired Executive, Koch

Stephanie Luetters

Philanthropist

Melody McCray-Miller

Co-Founder and CEO, Millers, Inc.

John Rolfe

President and CEO, Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce

Sheree Utash

President, 蹤獲扦 Tech

Johnathan Weigand

Director of Strategic Initiatives, JP Weigand

Evan Wilson

SVP for Financial Well-Being + Life & Dream Coach, Meritrust Credit Union

Spero Specialists And Mentors

Marquis Bradley

Chief Executive Officer of Omnicut Motivational Fitness

Curt Coffman

New York Times bestselling author, speaker and expert on strength-based leadership

Kianga Crowley

Manager of the Barton Schools Office of Career and Professional Development

Dawn Monroe

MOSM, MCE, CVP, GenAIBIZ, Canvassador

Murtaza Nasir

Assistant Professor Barton School of Business

Brian Rawson

Associate Educator Barton School of Business

Terri Rice

Marketing Manager at Cox Communications

Cecilia Thibault

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Strategist Intrust Bank