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

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-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)