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