Faculty & Staff
The School of Business faculty and staff seek to make a difference professionally, academically, and spiritually in the lives of their students. Our award-winning professors have a broad range of experience and backgrounds, and many run their own businesses. With an open-door policy, students are encouraged to visit professors in their offices or even contact them at home. Faculty members are ready to be friends and mentors and to build relationships that students will value for a lifetime.
Administration
David Lennox
Dean and Professor of Management and Communication
MBA; MA
(509) 527-2888 | david.lennox@wallawalla.edu
Bruce Toews
Associate Dean and Professor of Accounting and Finance
DBA in Finance; MBA in Finance; CPA
(509) 527-2376 | bruce.toews@wallawalla.edu
Paul Rhynard
MBA Director and Associate Professor of Business
MBA; CFA
(509) 527-2570 | paul.rhynard@wallawalla.edu
Lana Van Dorn
Office Manager
(509) 527-2951
lana.vandorn@wallawalla.edu
Faculty
Johanna Attoh
Professor of Economics and Finance
PhD in Economics; MS in Economics
(509) 527-2645 | johanna.attoh@wallawalla.edu
Steven Forbis
Assistant Professor of Information Systems and Management
EdD in Educational Leadership and Management; MBA in Healthcare Administration
(509) 527-2096 | steven.forbis@wallawalla.edu
George Perez
Associate Professor of Management and Marketing
PhD in Organizational Leadership; MS in Administration
(509) 527-2952 | george.perez@wallawalla.edu
Stephen Pilgrim
Professor of Marketing and Economics
PhD in Economics; MA in Marketing; MPhil in Economics
(509) 527-2368 | stephen.pilgrim@wallawalla.edu
Brian Schaffner
Assistant Professor of Accounting and Management
MBA
(509) 527-2953 | brian.schaffner@wallawalla.edu
Other Collaborating Faculty (Adjunct):
- Preston Carman, PhD, MBA, MS (Information Systems)
- Brendan Collins, MBA (Healthcare Administration)
- John Cress, DMin, FCEP (Fundraising)
- Hilary Dickerson, PhD (Economic History)
- Andrew Dressler, MAcct, CPA (Taxation)
- Stephanie Mays, JD (Business Law)
- Debra McCarver, PhD (Management)
- Dave Mitchell, EdM. (Management)
- Joanna Nelson, MBA (Management, Marketing)
- Joyce Newmyer, MS (Leadership)
- Kellie Rediger, MBA/CPA (Accounting)
- Nancy Semotiuk, PhD (Public Relations)
- Melodie Williams, EdD, MSE (Global Development)