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


 

Bruce Toews 

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

 

 


 

Conna Bond 

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


 

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)
  • Preston Carman, PhD, MBA, MS (Information Systems)
  • Brendan Collins, MBA (Healthcare Administration)
  • John Cress, DMin, FCEP (Fundraising)
  • Hilary Dickerson, PhD (Economic History)
  • James Foster, JD, MBA, MS (Information Systems)
  • Kelsi Gilkey, MS/CPA (Taxation)
  • Monty Knittel, MBA (Marketing)
  • Joanna Nelson, MBA (Management, Marketing)
  • Joyce Newmyer, MS (Leadership)
  • Nancy Semotiuk, PhD (Public Relations)
  • Melodie Williams, MSE (Global Development)