MBA Program – Faculty

Michael King, M.B.A., J.D.

Director of the School of Business and Graduate Business Programs, Associate Professor

Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri, M.B.A. from the Thunderbird School of Global Management, Master of Science from Fort Hays State University, B.A. from Benedictine College
Served as President of the College of Saints John Fisher & Thomas More in Fort Worth, Texas
Principal in several start-up business ventures and a small investment banking firm
Worked in the United States Senate as professional staff on the Commerce Committee
Contact: 913-360-7160, email

Assistant Professor

Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership with a concentration in Entrepreneurial Leadership from Regent University, M.B.A. from University of North Carolina Wilmington, and B.A. in Managerial Economics from Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia
Taught economics and business at Sampson Community College and the University of Mount Olive in North Carolina
Owned and operated a small business (national franchised learning center). Additionally served as a partner in several family businesses as an investment manager.
Research interests include Catholic Social Teaching, Faith at work, Entrepreneurship, & Distributism
Teaches courses in management, corporate social responsibility, and ethics
Contact: 913-360-7457, email

Adjunct Professor

M.B.A from Benedictine College and B.A from Pensacola Christian College
Director of Marketing and Communications for regional healthcare network
President of boutique digital marketing agency, serving local, regional, and multinational clients
15 years of experience in marketing industry with a focus on digital strategy, media, and communications
National speaker with The Schallert Group, destination business marketing experts
Board chair and consultant for entrepreneurial development nonprofit
Member of Rotary International
Teaches courses in strategic marketing

Associate Professor

M.B.A. from Rockhurst University, a B.S. in Accounting from Baker University, and a CPA certificate from the state of Kansas
Former CEO of Avascend Healthcare Hospitality and Impact Design
Founder and CEO of Inhance Leadership
Author of three books:
Arise! Life-Changing Truths for the Tormented Leader
Leaderslip: Reversing the SLIDE of American Enterprise Leadership
Nothing is Free: The Price Only Business Leaders Can Pay to Protect Free Markets
Teaches courses in accounting, leadership, accounting information systems, and business strategy
Contact: 913-360-7633, email

Assistant Professor

M.S. in Organizational Leadership with a concentration in Management Consulting from Norwich University.
B.A. in Philosophy and B.A. in Theology from Benedictine College.
Member of Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society
Seventeen years of experience serving in leadership, managerial, teaching and mentoring capacities, including Director of the Catholic Newman Center at Missouri Western State University for ten years
Provided leadership and management consulting for non-profit organizations
Served in the 163 Infantry Regiment, Montana Army National Guard
Teaches courses in Organizational Behavior, Enterprise Management, Human Resources Management, and Ethics, Compliance, & Social Responsibility

Professor

Ph.D. in Economics from University of Missouri-Kansas City, M.S. in Economics from University of Iowa, and B.A. in Economics from Benedictine College
Formerly worked as a computer programmer at Cerner and a financial analyst at M&I Bank
Member of the Association for Social Economics
Research interests include the history of economics, social economics, and Catholic Social Teaching.
Contact: (913) 360-7456, email

Assistant Professor and Program Chair for Marketing

Executive M.B.A. from Benedictine College and B.S. from Missouri Western State University
15 years of experience in the marketing industry, including television production and account management, public relations, marketing research, and as the marketing director for a small technology start-up
Entrepreneurship Program Chair at Wright Career College
Research featured in international best-selling author Will Bowen’s book Happy This Year
Research also featured in, and used as the basis for, a mobile application adopted by the Dale Carnegie Institute of Asia
Teaches courses in marketing, consumer behavior, and market strategy
Contact: 913-360-7547, email

Assistant Professor and SIBC Advisor

Juris Doctor from Washburn University School of Law
M.B.A. with specialization in International Business from AUT University in Auckland, New Zealand
B.A. in Business Administration from Benedictine College
Teaching experience at Emporia State University
Worked for private law firms and nonprofit organizations
Clearked for judges at the Kansas Court of Appeals, Johnson County District Court, and the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review for the Social Security Administration
Teaches courses in business law and international business
Contact: email