Meet the Pros
At All Business Schools, we care about your educational journey. We want you to have the information you're looking for—and information you didn't even know you needed—as you explore the many paths you can take to achieve your career goals. That's why we consult professors, association leaders, and our team of experienced editors and writers when we're creating our library of resources, all crafted with you in mind. We're here help simplify the complicated process of planning to go back to school and to help point you in the right direction.
Business Professionals
Parker Skaats
Parker Skaats, CPA, is the founder of Parker CPE LLC, where he designs and facilitates courses in government accounting and advanced auditing topics. His passion is providing high quality learning opportunities that improve efficiency and quality in small to midsize audit offices.
Parker's experience includes working for a Federal Office of Inspector General (OIG) performing and supervising performance and financial audits under Government Auditing Standards. Parker earned his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from American University and is an actively licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the State of Maryland.
John Espenschied
John Espenschied, owner of Insurance Brokers Group located in St Louis, MO is an expert in the insurance industry. With over 20 years of experience and a team that has direct contact with individuals and businesses daily to provide real-world facts about what goes behind insuring people's assets. John can offer insight into how readers can protect themselves from major financial losses through informed coverage decisions. He understands many different products available across the US, so his knowledge covers a wide landscape - helping customers identify any gaps or opportunities for cost savings while also providing examples that make clear why these coverages are important investments.
Wayne Bechtol
Wayne Bechtol is a Certified Finance Professional from Austin, Texas. He has worked as a Senior Tax Accountant since 2018 and has nine years of experience in total. Bechtol works as a board advisor at Fiona.
Kate Richardson
Kate Richardson first began building her admissions know-how while a student at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business. There, she was a member of the dean's Student Admissions Committee, tasked with reading hundreds of applications and interviewing full-time MBA candidates. After graduating from Chicago Booth, Richardson was a principal at Axiom Consulting Partners, a boutique management consulting firm. She is now a senior admissions consultant with mbaMission, where she has been advising hundreds of MBA applicants since 2014.
Melody Jones
Melody Jones is the co-founder of Vantage Point MBA Admissions Consulting, an MBA admissions consulting firm that advises applicants to the top MBA programs in the world. With Vantage Point, Jones and her co-founder, Meredith, vowed to build the most personalized and dedicated team of consultants available; and their internal mantra is to treat every client like a family member or friend who is reaching out to them for trustworthy guidance. They're proud that their approach and team culture has led to great results for their clients, who are admitted to the top MBA programs at a three-times higher rate than the average.
John Gibson
John Gibson has close to 20 years of experience in recruitment, admissions, program oversight and development of graduate management education. He is currently the associate director of graduate admissions for the Krannert School of Management at Purdue University. Gibson has developed courses and seminars in economics, financial literacy, and globalization, as well as in professional development and training. He has a curiosity in all fields of business and economics with particular interest in graduate management education, economic education, financial literacy, globalization, professional development, and training.
Christine (Demma) Foushi
Christine (Demma) Foushi is a journalist by trade who began her career as a temporary archivist and reached assistant regional editor of a daily newspaper in the south suburbs of Chicago. After completing her MBA, she became a digital workflow operations manager, expanding her skills in business development. She served on the local board of McGraw-Hill's worldwide women's networking organization (WINS) including two years as co-president (2010-2012), planning and organizing professional programs and networking events. She also serves the community as PTA president, co-leader of her daughter's Girl Scout Troop, and secretary of the local little league board.
Stephanie Bryant
Chief Accreditation Officer, Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
As executive vice president and global chief accreditation officer for the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), Stephanie Bryant provides vision, leadership, and oversight of AACSB's accreditation-related services and strategic direction for the organization. Under Bryant's leadership, AACSB adopted the 2018 accounting accreditation standards and the 2020 business accreditation standards. Before joining AACSB in 2017, Bryant served as dean of the College of Business at Missouri State University. During her tenure, enrollment grew to 5,500 students, making it one of the largest colleges of business at any public university in the Midwest. Previously, she was director of the University of South Florida's School of Accountancy, overseeing a program of nearly 1,000 undergraduate, master's, and doctoral accounting students.
Jason J. Woldt
Jason J. Woldt is an associate professor of integrated supply chain management at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. He holds a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Marquette University, and a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in operations management from UW-Whitewater. Since 2018, he has taught a variety of courses in UW-Oshkosh's supply chain management program. Previously, he taught at UW-Platteville in both the undergraduate and graduate supply chain programs. Woldt has also published peer-reviewed journal articles. In addition, he worked at Kohler Co. in Kohler, Wisconsin, for seven years in various supply chain management roles.
Greg Wilson
Greg Wilson is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 22 years of experience in financial services with a focus on investment products. He has degrees in psychology and philosophy. Wilson and his wife run a financial tips website called ChaChingQueen.com He has been quoted in Yahoo Money, Yahoo Finance, USA Today, Realtor.com, GoBankingRates, Authority Magazine, and other publications.
Maggie Vlasaty
Maggie Vlasaty is a marketing and public relations professional in the Twin Cities. She received her sport management degree at the University of Minnesota, holding internships and jobs with the Gophers marketing department, Minnesota United FC, Minnesota Twins, Timberwolves, and Wild. She also gained experience in leadership and event management through assisting with events such as the Men's Basketball Final Four in 2019 and the Super Bowl in 2018. During her time in school, Vlasaty also served as president of the University of Minnesota's sport management association. She now works outside of sports but continues her passion for the industry by providing advice and expertise to those who seek it.
May Silvers
May Silvers started her hospitality career as a food and beverage trainee at the storied Raffles Hotel in Singapore. It was there that she fell in love with the hospitality industry and decided to pursue her career further. She eventually worked her way up to director of catering and conference services and director of event planning at several luxury hotels. In 2012, Silvers decided to take all that she had learned and start her own event planning company, M2 Hospitality. Today, she is passionate about helping other event planners increase profitability, grow their business, and create on their own terms.
Jon M. Quigley, MS, PMP, CTFL
Jon M. Quigley holds PMP and CTFL certifications and is a principal of Value Transformation LLC, a product development coaching and training organization. He has more than 30 years of product development experience, ranging from embedded hardware and software through verification, manufacturing, and project management. He has co-authored more than 15 books and scores of articles on product development and project management topics (including agile) and a variety of product development topics. Quigley has a Bachelor of Science in Electronic Engineering Technology from University of North Carolina at Charlotte, an MBA in Marketing, and a MSc in Project Management from City University of Seattle.
Kenneth Scott Perry
Kenneth Scott Perry is a senior project manager working in local government in North Carolina. He earned his Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Illinois at Springfield, and he is PMP-certified. In addition to his work in project management, Perry is an avid baseball fan who runs the website catchershome.com.
Stanford Nix, MBA
Stanford Nix is the chief operating officer at The Nix Organization. He holds an undergraduate degree in entrepreneurship and finance–as well as an MBA with a concentration in finance and business intelligence and analysis–from Dallas Baptist University. Nix is a venture capitalist mainly focusing on d2c commerce and technology startups. He's also an identical twin and coffee addict.
Aleks Merkovich
Aleks Merkovich has been a digital marketer with a specialty in SEO for four years. He has worked with many different types of businesses, including e-commerce, insurance, healthcare, publishing, and real estate, to boost their online presence.
Morgan Martin
Morgan Martin is CEO of CoApt Projects, a network of on-demand project managers across various industries who help organizations achieve more. Martin herself is a project management professional with more than 12 years of experience in resource management, non-profit administration, international qualitative and quantitative market research, and municipal marketing development. She is energized by reinventing the future of work, with human-centered teams and processes.
Mark Lines
Mark Lines leads Disciple Agile at Project Management Institute (PMI). He is co-creator of the Disciplined Agile toolkit and has co-authored several books on Disciplined Agile (DA). Lines has more than 25 years of experience helping organizations around the world be successful with project delivery using agile, lean, traditional, and hybrid approaches. He has a record of successfully transforming entire organizations to business agility so they can rapidly and continuously deliver value to their customers and stakeholders. Lines is a frequent keynote speaker at industry conferences worldwide. At PMI, he leads overall DA strategy and end-to-end delivery partnering with sales, product development, communications ,and marketing.
Tait Lane
A graduate of Seattle Pacific University, Tait Lane worked for Principal Financial until 2010, when he started Triad Financial Strategies, based in Issaquah, Washington. He works closely with clients to help them achieve financial independence through ongoing financial planning and tactical active asset management. He and Randy Kim created Triad Investment Management (the RIA portion of the firm) in 2019 in order to keep clients on track with their financial goals and help see them through the finish line. Tait serves on multiple boards locally for non-profits and within his local church. Married to Sunday and a father of five, Lane enjoys skiing, hiking, spending time with his family in their RV, and experiencing the outstanding opportunities the Pacific Northwest has to offer.
Ralph Jagodka
Ralph Jagodka is a professor of business management at Mt. San Antonio College and teaches international business and small business management (entrepreneurship). He is vice chairman of the United Abacus Arithmetic Association. His private sector experience spans multiple industries and countries. Dr. Jagodka was a member of the Industry Manufacturers Council for 27 years, and chairman of their Management and Operations Committee for 14 years. He was appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce to the District Export Council of Southern California (DECSC) for a four-year term. Dr. Jagodka developed ConsultaPedia.com to provide meaningful free resources across careers, international business, entrepreneurship and investing.
Joshua Holder
Joshua Holder is a public communications professional with a specialization in emergency and crisis communications. With experience in local government communications and emergency management, Holder currently works for the University of Central Florida's School of Public Administration providing marketing and communication support for the school's degree programs. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Public Administration with a minor in Emergency Management and Homeland Security from UCF, as well as a graduate certificate in crisis communication from Ohio University's Scripps College of Communication.
Nathan Hein
Nathan Hein, CPA, CFF, is a forensic accountant and managing director in the forensics and litigation services group at FTI Consulting. He assists clients during internal investigations, financial statement disputes, litigation, and compliance matters across jurisdictions nationally and worldwide. Hein has significant experience conducting investigations involving forensic accounting, financial reporting, whistleblowers, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, sanctions compliance, regulatory inquiries, and various white-collar crimes. Additionally, Hein conducts proactive anti-fraud/anti-corruption due diligence during mergers and acquisitions and assists clients during high-stakes litigation in connection with various breach-of-contract disputes and executive malfeasance claims.
Laurie Ehrlich
Laurie Ehrlich is the founder of Elevate Marketing Strategy. Ehrlich has two decades of experience and expertise in multi-channel marketing strategy and planning, content creation, cross-team collaboration, corporate communications, and digital media. Ehrlich's involvement in the marketing field goes well beyond her internal role. She judges industry award competitions, has spoken at numerous conferences, and is a lay leader for multiple community and charity organizations.
Rue Dooley, SHRM-SCP
Rue Dooley, SHRM-SCP, has been a human resources knowledge advisor for the Society for Human Resource Management for more than 16 years. He has decades of HR experience as a practitioner (generalist and specialist) and has consulted for many organizations in different industries. Dooley has authored and co-authored numerous articles on a variety of subjects; conducted webcasts and podcasts; created videos; and been quoted in many different media outlets.
Marco De Novellis
Marco De Novellis is senior editor for BusinessBecause and GMAC Media, with responsibilities across editorial direction and content strategy for BusinessBecause and mba.com. De Novellis is an experienced writer of more than 1,000 articles covering business education, management, and careers. He writes for industry organizations including GMAC and the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and speaks at major business education media conferences on content marketing strategies for business schools.
- Guide to the MBA and How to Earn One
- MBA Specializations Guide
- What is an Online MBA Program Like?
- How Long Does it Take to Get an MBA?
- What Can You Do with an MBA?
- MBA Salary Guide
- How to Get Into an MBA Program
- What to Look For in a Business School
- How to Prepare for Taking the GMAT
- How to Pursue an MBA in the U.S. as an International Student
Tyler Copenhaver-Heath
Tyler Copenhaver-Heath is a successful serial entrepreneur whose first start-up, Apex Customs, is now a multi-million-dollar car customization company. He holds a bachelor's degree in biochemistry and an MBA from Arizona State University, as well as several certifications in data analytics and digital marketing. Currently, he mentors other small businesses through his personal blog, Tyleruriah.com, and runs a brand-new startup, called Glaive.
Carter K.F. Chow
Carter K.F. Chow is a sports agent at Yee & Dublin Sports. He is a graduate of BYU and the Brigham Young University's J. Reuben Clark Law School. In addition to advising clients on various corporate and securities-related transactions while at a New York law firm, Chow has experience working with both professional sports teams and leagues. He has worked for the Houston Texans and as legal counsel for the Arena Football League.
Angel Chatterton
Angel Chatterton is a senior instructor of accountancy with the Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign and has served key roles with the Accountancy Leadership Academy (ALA) and the Accounting Academy for Excellence and Innovation (AAEI). She previously worked in the financial industry as a bank president and CEO, board member, commercial lender, and risk analyst. Chatterton is a licensed CPA in Illinois and North Carolina. She also owns a small consulting practice. Chatterton enjoys free time with her husband, Tony, their four adult children, their spouses/partners, and extended family.
- How to Become an Accountant in 7 Steps
- Degrees for a Career in Accounting
- Associate Degree in Accounting: Everything You Need to Know
- Guide to a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
- Your Guide to a Master's in Accounting
- Your Guide to an MBA in Accounting
- Accountant Job Description
- Accountant Salary Guide
- How to Become a Certified Public Accountant
Kirsha Campbell
Kirsha Campbell, CPA, CMA, is president of Cash Lab, which helps businesses scale cash flow and profits through strategic financial systems and processes. Campbell is also an author, speaker, and contributor to Entrepreneur magazine.
Nebil Buyurgan
Dr. Nebil Buyurgan is a professor and the director of the Project Management Graduate Program in the Technology and Construction Management Department at Missouri State University. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Istanbul Technical University, Turkey; and Master of Science and PhD degrees in engineering management from Missouri University of Science and Technology (formerly University of Missouri–Rolla). Buyurgan's research interests include project management, optimization of supply chain operations in manufacturing, retail military, and healthcare.
Michael Biarnes
Manager, New Products & Business Development, The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson; Author of Redefining Success
Michael Biarnes is a healthcare strategy leader with experience in oncology, neuroscience, and diagnostics. Throughout his career he has prioritized mentorship and advising, striving to help individuals define success for themselves and take tangible steps towards achieving a happier, more balanced, and fulfilling life while achieving their career aspirations. His book Redefining Success: Stories, Science, and Strategies to Prioritize Happiness and Overcome Life's "Oh Sh!t" Moments seeks to further that passion. Biarnes has a BS in Biology from Penn State, an Master of Science in Biotechnology from Georgetown University, and an MBA from Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business.
Carlos Barrozzi
Carlos Barrozzi has invested in and advised on over $3 billion in debt and equity investments throughout his 15-year career. He's worked in a variety of industries including media, telecommunications, consumer, retail, industrial, healthcare, and real estate, across both developed and developing countries. He has spent his career at marquee global financial firms such as Morgan Stanley and Bank of America Merrill Lynch as well as rapidly growing companies such as GOJA. Barrozzi holds an MBA from the Darden Graduate School of Business at the University of Virginia and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from the University of Miami. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Cliff Auerswald
Cliff Auerswald began his career right after his high school graduation in 1998. Since then, Auerswald has worked throughout the real estate, mortgage, and financial industries, including spending many years as a top producing executive and manager with Pacific Community Mortgage, Inc. In 2007, Auerswald started All Reverse Mortgage, Inc. He has served as an expert panelist at multiple mortgage industry events and has been a featured guest on major financial YouTube channels.
Authors
Kendall Upton
Kendall Upton is a Seattle-based staff writer for All Star Directories. She has written for several publications including Seattle magazine on various topics including arts, news, science, and food. She also worked as the office manager and sponsored content writer for the media company that published Seattle, and later worked at a non-profit early learning center. In her free time she enjoys writing poetry and fiction.
Randy Woods
Randy Woods is a seasoned magazine editor and writer specializing in business, the trade press, aviation, local news, and the film industry. With more than 30 years of experience, he has written about topics such as global trade, the environment, property/casualty insurance, entrepreneurism, process improvement, photography, and cinema.
Cathi Stevenson
Cathi Stevenson is a freelance writer and communications designer who lives on the east coast of Canada, steps away from the ocean (900 steps, to be exact). For eight years she worked as a staff writer, editor, and page designer for a major newspaper. Since going freelance, she has written hundreds of articles for newspapers, magazines, and trade publications, both print and digital. Stevenson enjoys combining her love for research and writing with her love for design and has spent entire weekends creating KPIs, AGM reports, newsletters, and infographics.
Emily Price
Emily Price is a writer based in San Francisco. Her work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, USA Today, Fortune, Fast Company, and more. Her book "Productivity Hacks: 500+ Ways to Get More Done at Work that Actually Work" was published by the Simon and Schuster imprint Adams Media in late 2018.
Hailey Hudson
Hailey Hudson is a full-time freelance writer and content marketer based in Atlanta, Georgia. She focuses on the healthcare, digital marketing, education, and pet industries; clients include Healthline, BEE by MailUp, Barnes & Noble Education, Chewy, and many more. In her spare time, Hailey writes YA novels, sings musical theatre, and does advocacy and ministry work in the chronic illness and disability field.
Karen Hanson
Karen S. Hanson writes about education, culture, technology, real estate, home improvement, and health. As a journalist, she has worked as a newspaper reporter, editor, blogger, and content writer. She is the author of a book about the Chicago blues. A former college professor, she has a PhD in humanities and teaches online part-time. She is passionate about understanding how people live, work, play, connect with one another, and form communities. A Chicago area native, Hanson spends winters in Florida.
- Learn How to Become a Public Administrator in 5 Steps
- Master of Public Administration Degree Guide
- What Can I Do with a Degree in Public Administration?
- Public Administration Salary Guide
- Guide to the MBA and How to Earn One
- MBA Specializations Guide
- What is an Online MBA Program Like?
- How Long Does it Take to Get an MBA?
- What Can You Do with an MBA?
- MBA Salary Guide
- How to Get Into an MBA Program
- What to Look For in a Business School
- The Importance of Business School Accreditation
- How to Prepare for Taking the GMAT
- The No-GMAT-Required MBA
- How to Pursue an MBA in the U.S. as an International Student
MJ Grenzow
Mary Jane Grenzow is a freelance writer and editor based in her home state of Wisconsin. After graduating from University of Wisconsin-Madison, she worked as a newspaper reporter and editor for more than 25 years and taught college-level writing and communications courses. As a freelance writer and editor, she has covered a wide variety of topics, including education, finance, and home and lifestyles. She and her husband have three daughters, two cats, and one dog. She enjoys spending free time with her family, reading, summer afternoons on a lake, and watching documentaries.
- How to Become an Accountant in 7 Steps
- Degrees for a Career in Accounting
- Associate Degree in Accounting: Everything You Need to Know
- Guide to a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
- Your Guide to a Master's in Accounting
- Your Guide to an MBA in Accounting
- Accountant Job Description
- Accountant Salary Guide
- How to Become a Supply Chain Manager
Anna Giorgi
Anna Zernone Giorgi is a freelance writer and editor. She writes on topics related to education, health care, and business for consumer and professional audiences.
- How to Pursue a Career in International Business
- A Guide to Degrees in International Business
- Master of Business Administration (MBA) in International Business
- Master's Degree in International Business
- What Can I Do with a Degree in International Business?
- International Business Salaries
- 7 Steps to a Career as an HR Manager
- Guide to an Associate Degree in Human Resources
- Guide to a Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources Management
- A Guide to a Master's in HR Management
- What Does an HR Manager Do?
- What is a Human Resources Manager's Salary?
Erin Baldwin Draper
Erin Baldwin Draper is a freelance writer, small business owner, social worker, and trauma-informed educator with experience in mental health, healthcare, and healthcare research. She holds a dual bachelor's degree in journalism and psychology and a Master of Social Work (MSW). With 20 years in the journalism field, she is passionate about improving people's lives through empowerment and education. She and her partner live outside of Portland, Oregon, with their two daughters and Husky mix rescue dog.
Stephanie Srakocic
Stephanie Srakocic is an east coast-based freelance writer who specializes in healthcare, education, and insurance. Prior to making the move to writing, Srakocic worked in healthcare and social services for many years. Her experience in the field has taught her how to break down and explain complex topics in a way people can understand and use. She uses this experience in her writing, creating engaging and highly readable content, no matter the subject. Srakocic is always looking to expand her writing expertise. She's recently completed a journalism certification from Michigan State University and is looking to pursue a grant writing course.
- 7 Steps to Working as a Project Manager
- Project Management Associate Degree Guide
- Project Management Bachelor's Degree Guide
- Guide to Earning a Master's in Project Management
- Why Should You Become a Certified Project Manager?
- Project Manager Job Description
- Project Management Salary Guide
- Finance Career Guide
- Finance Degree Guide
- MBA in Finance Degree Guide
- Guide to the Master in Finance Degree
- Careers in Finance
- How Much Do Finance Professionals Make?
- Your Guide to Sports Management
- Sports Management Degree Guide
- Sports Management Career Overview
- Sports Management Salary and Job Outlook
- Learn to Become a Sports Agent in 9 Steps
Paige Cerulli
Paige Cerulli graduated from Westfield State University in Massachusetts with degrees in English and music performance. She works as a freelance copywriter and content writer covering education, health and wellness, and finance topics. Her work has appeared in outlets including Business Insider, USA Today, American Veterinarian, and more. In her spare time, Cerulli works on several novels, plays the flute and rides horses.
- How to Become a Hospitality Manager
- What You'll Do as a Hospitality Manager
- A Guide to Bachelor's Degrees in Hospitality Management
- What is a Hospitality Manager's Salary
- Guide to a Career as a CMA
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- How to Become a Certified Public Accountant
- How to Become a Loan Officer
- How to Become an Insurance Agent
- How to Become an Accountant in Florida