School of Business Faculty and Staff
Business Administration
Frederic Aiello, Associate Professor
Bruce H. Andrews, Professor
Nancy Artz, Professor
Susan Chinn, Associate Professor
Richard A. Grover, Associate Professor
Robert Heiser, Assistant Professor
John Houlihan, Professor
Amarpreet Kohli, Assistant Professor
Carter H. Manny, Professor
Jeanne L. Munger, Associate Professor
Warren Purdy, Associate Professor
James Shaffer, Dean, Professor
James Suleiman, Associate Professor & Associate Dean
John Voyer, Professor
James Westfall, Associate Professor
Joanne Williams, Associate Professor
Accounting & Finance
Jim Bennett, Associate Professor
Douglas Chene, Assistant Professor
Joel I. Gold, Professor
Jeffrey D. Gramlich, Professor
Dana A. Kerr, Assistant Professor
Charlotte Pryor, Associate Professor
John Sanders, Associate Professor
Jeff Shields, Associate Professor
Bert Smoluk, Associate Professor
David Vanderlinden, Associate Professor
George R. Violette, Professor
Staff
Jim Shaffer, Dean, Jim comes from a successful media career that spanned 30 years - taking him to Minneapolis, Baltimore, Buffalo, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Portland, Maine. In Los Angeles, he was Chief Financial Officer of the Los Angeles Times. He came to Maine in 1991 to be CEO of Maine-based Guy Gannett Communications, which had newspaper, TV and other media in seven states. After the sale of Guy Gannett in 1999, Jim spent the next few years in an entrepreneurial role as CEO of Clickshare Service Corp., an Internet startup that provides infrastructure for digital content transactions. Room 113 Luther Bonney Hall (207) 780-4020
Elaine Ashley, Administrative Manager, Office Manager and Executive Secretary to the Dean. She has held secretarial positions in a variety of companies and law firms. Ms. Ashley holds a certificate from Grace Martin Secretarial School in Pittsburgh, PA. She came to the School of Business in June 1996. Room 113 Luther Bonney Hall (207) 780-4664
Melissa Burns, Coordinator of Career Services and Internships. Before coming to USM, Melissa assisted students with career development and academic advising at J. Sergeant Reynolds Community College in Richmond, Virginia. Furthermore, she has assisted clients at federally funded employment and training programs and staffing agencies. She holds a M. Ed. in Guidance and Counseling from Clemson University, a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from the University of Maine, and a State of Maine teaching certificate. Room 123 Luther Bonney Hall (207) 780-4669
Alice B. Cash, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, formerly Graduate Programs Director, is the new Assistant Dean for Student Affairs. Alice is responsible for providing strategic direction for the delivery of services to students in all areas of student success including advising, career services and internships. Alice works with the School's faculty and staff in carrying out the student affairs and academic functions of the School. This includes ensuring the availability of services at times that are responsive to student needs. Alice will continue to manage the School's graduate programs. Alice earned her Associate's degree in Liberal Arts from USM in 1994, her B. S. in Accounting from USM in 1997 and her MBA from USM in 2000. Alice worked in the USM Admission Office from 1987 through 1993 when she joined the School of Business to do support work with the graduate programs. Alice taught ABU 190 Spreadsheets and Problems Solving on a part-time, overload basis from 2000 through 2006. Room 113 Luther Bonney Hall (207) 780-4184
Cathryn Egan-Arnold, Administrative Assistant. Cathryn registers students, schedules appointments and supervises student workers. Ms. Egan-Arnold joined the School of Business Staff in August 2008. Prior to coming to the School of Business she worked for the U.S. Credit Card division Bank of America/MBNA. Room 113 Luther Bonney Hall (207) 780-4020
Beth Liotard, Administrative Assistant, has been with USM since January of 2006. She provides support to the academic counselors as well as Academic and Student Affairs projects. Room 113 Luther Bonney Hall, (207) 780-4023
Jim O'Brien, Coordinator of Student Affairs and Academic Counselor for the School of Business, began his work at USM in the President's Office as a student employee. After moving to Boston and spending time working in the Public Affairs office at Northeastern University, he returned to his home state and to USM as the Administrative Manager in the President's Office. Jim hopes to use his knowledge of the university as a whole - along with his background in Psychology - to help his 200-odd advisees to realize their goals of academic and personal success. 121 Luther Bonney Hall (207) 780-4020
Pat Puschock, Administrative Assistant. Ms. Puschock has been with the School of Business since 1989. She supports the director and associates of the Center for Business & Economic Research. Prior to joining USM she worked in the Portland area in the legal field. 118 Bedford St. (207) 780-4187
Justin Swift, Administrative Assistant II. Justin assists in updating and improving the School of Business Web site, maintaining printed materials, and working with the School’s Business Advisory Council, School of Business Scholarships, as well as many other tasks. He is also the coordinator for the Accounting Certificate Program and the Risk Management & Insurance Certificate Program. Justin received his MBA from USM in May of 2008 and came to the School of Business in October 2008. Room 113 Luther Bonney Hall (207) 780-4022
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