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.

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Administration

David Lennox

Dean and Professor of Business
MBA; MA
(509) 527-2951 | david.lennox@wallawalla.edu

Bruce Toews

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

Paul Rhynard

MBA Director and Associate Professor of Business
MBA; CFA
(509) 527-2570 | paul.rhynard@wallawalla.edu

Lana Van Dorn

Office Manager
(509) 527-2951
lana.vandorn@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; 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 Marketing & Economics
PhD-Economics; MA-Marketing; MPhil-Economics
(509) 527-2368 | stephen.pilgrim@wallawalla.edu

Brian Schaffner

Assistant Professor of Accounting & Management
MBA
(509) 527-2953 | brian.schaffner@wallawalla.edu

Patience Taruwinga

Adjunct Professor and Academic Adviser
Dr. of Leadership; MS-Mgmt. Info. Systems; MBA
(509) 527-2951 / patience.taruwinga@wallawalla.edu

Robert Van Dorn

Adjunct Professor of Business Law
JD
(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)
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)