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.

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Administration

Bruce Toews

Dean and Professor of Accounting & Finance
DBA-Finance; MBA-Finance; BBA-Accounting; CPA
(509) 527-2376 | bruce.toews@wallawalla.edu

Lana Van Dorn

Office Manager
(509) 527-2951
lana.vandorn@wallawalla.edu

Faculty

Johanna Attoh

Associate Professor of Economics & Finance
PhD-Economics; MS-Economics; BS-Economics
(509) 527-2645 | johanna.attoh@wallawalla.edu

Conna Bond

Professor of Marketing & Management
MBA Program Director
JD; MA-Integrated Marketing Communication; BA-History
(509) 527-2570 | conna.bond@wallawalla.edu

Steven Forbis

Assistant Professor of Management & Information Systems
EdD-Educational Leadership & Management; MBA-Healthcare Administration
(509) 527-2096 | steven.forbis@wallawalla.edu

George Perez

Associate Professor of Management & Marketing
PhD(c)-Organizational Leadership; MS-Administration
(509) 527-2952 | george.perez@wallawalla.edu

Stephen Pilgrim

Professor of Economics & Marketing
PhD-Economics; MA-Marketing; MPhil-Economics; BS-Management Studies
(509) 527-2368 | stephen.pilgrim@wallawalla.edu

Brian Schaffner

Assistant Professor of Accounting & Management
MBA; BSBA-Accounting
(509) 527-2953 / brian.schaffner@wallawalla.edu

Patience Taruwinga

Adjunct Professor in MBA Program and Academic Adviser
Dr. of Leadership; MS-Mgmt. Info. Systems; MBA; BS-Statistics
(509) 527-2951 / patience.taruwinga@wallawalla.edu

Robert Van Dorn

Adjunct Professor of Business Law
JD; BA, History
(509) 527-2951 | robert.vandorn@wallawalla.edu

Other Collaborating Faculty (Adjunct):

Brian Anderson, MBA (Accounting classes)
Preston Carman, PhD, MBA, MS (Information Systems classes)
Brendan Collins, MBA (Healthcare Administration class)
John Cress, DMin, FCEP (Fundraising class)
Hilary Dickerson, PhD (Economics class)
James Foster, JD, MBA, MS (Information Systems classes)
Kelsi Gilkey, MS/CPA (Taxation class)
Monty Knittel, MBA (Marketing class)
Joanna Nelson, MBA (Management, Marketing & Accounting classes)
Nancy Semotiuk, PhD (Public Relations class)
Melodie Williams, MSE (Global Development class)