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
David Lennox
Dean and Professor of Management & Communication
M.B.A.; M.A.
(509) 527-2888 | david.lennox@wallawalla.edu
Bruce Toews
Associate Dean and Professor of Accounting & Finance
D.B.A. in Finance; M.B.A. in Finance; C.P.A.
(509) 527-2376 | bruce.toews@wallawalla.edu
Paul Rhynard
M.B.A. Director and Associate Professor of Business
M.B.A.; C.F.A.
(509) 527-2570 | paul.rhynard@wallawalla.edu
Faculty
Johanna Attoh
Professor of Economics & Finance
PhD-Economics; MS-Economics
(509) 527-2645 | johanna.attoh@wallawalla.edu
Steven Forbis
Assistant Professor of Information Systems & Management
EdD-Educational Leadership & Management; M.B.A.-Healthcare Administration
(509) 527-2096 | steven.forbis@wallawalla.edu
George Perez
Associate Professor of Management & Marketing
PhD-Organizational Leadership; M.S.-Administration
(509) 527-2952 | george.perez@wallawalla.edu
Stephen Pilgrim
Professor of Marketing & Economics
PhD-Economics; M.A.-Marketing; MPhil-Economics
(509) 527-2368 | stephen.pilgrim@wallawalla.edu
Brian Schaffner
Assistant Professor of Accounting & Management
M.B.A.
(509) 527-2953 | brian.schaffner@wallawalla.edu
Other Collaborating Faculty (Adjunct):
- Brian Anderson, M.B.A. (Accounting)
- Alex Bryan, DMin, MDiv, M.S. (Business Ethics)
- Preston Carman, PhD, M.B.A., M.S. (Information Systems)
- Brendan Collins, M.B.A. (Healthcare Administration)
- John Cress, DMin, FCEP (Fundraising)
- Hilary Dickerson, PhD (Economic History)
- Stephanie Mays, J.D. (Business Law)
- Debra McCarver, PhD (Management)
- Joanna Nelson, M.B.A. (Management, Marketing)
- Joyce Newmyer, M.S. (Leadership)
- Kellie Rediger, M.B.A./C.P.A. (Accounting)
- Nancy Semotiuk, PhD (Public Relations)
- Patience Taruwinga, DBL, M.S. (Management)
- Melodie Williams, EdD, M.S.E. (Global Development)