Program Faculty
Elias G. Rizkallah, 2001.
Coordinator; Professor of
Management and Marketing
Ph.D. Northwestern University 1982
International marketing, strategic marketing planning, marketing
management, consumer behavior
Contact Number: 951.785.2474
Contact Email: erizkall@lasierra.edu
Lee Reynolds, 1979, 2001.
Coordinator; Professor of Finance and Economics
Ph.D. University of Nebraska 1979
Financial management, investment analysis, value-based management
Contact Number: 951.785.2501
Contact Email:lreynold@lasierra.edu
George O. Ogum, 1997.
Associate Professor of Finance
D.B.A. University of Memphis 1990
International finance, financial management, banking, emerging capital markets finance, corporate finance, financial econometrics
Contact Number: 951.785.2314
Contact Email: gogum@lasierra.edu
Siddharth Swaminathan, 2001.
Associate Professor of Economics and Quantitative Methods
Ph.D. Claremont Graduate University 2001
Political economy, political demography, conflict processes, research design, econometrics, areas: South Asia and China
Contact Number: 951.785.2475
Contact Email: sswamina@lasierra.edu
Kan Sugandh, 2007.
Associate Professor of Accounting
M.A. Rutgers University 1994
C.P.A. 1983
A.C.A 1977
Financial Accounting, ethics in financial accounting, cost accounting, management accounting, management, accounting pedagogy
Contact Number: 951.785.2507
Contact Email: ksugandh@lasierra.edu
John Thomas, 1989.
Basshir Hasso Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship
Ph.D. Claremont Graduate University 2001
Behavioral finance, political economy, development studies, social
entrepreneurship
Contact Number: 951.785.2064
Contact Email: jthomas@lasierra.edu
Kristine Webster, 1995, 2006.
Associate Professor of Accounting and Finance
C.P.A. 1992
M.B.A. Loma Linda University 1991
Financial and managerial accounting, auditing, taxation, government and nonprofit accounting, entrepreneurial finance
Contact Number: 951.785.2405
Contact Email: kwebster@lasierra.edu
Danette Zurek, 2006.
Assistant Professor of Accounting
M.B.A. Andrews University 1998
C.P.A. 1992
Auditing, financial accounting, managerial accounting, taxation, government and nonprofit accounting
Contact Number: 951.785.2181
Contact Email: dzurek@lasierra.edu
Gary Chartier, 2001.
Associate Professor of Law and Business Ethics
J.D. University of California at Los Angeles 2001
Ph.D. University of Cambridge 1991
Theology, philosophy, ethics, political theory, public policy,
law and legal theory
Contact Number: 951.785.2181
Contact Email: gchartie@lasierra.edu
Prudence E. LaBeach Pollard, 1999.
Associate Professor of Management
P.H.R. 1997
Ph.D. Western Michigan University 1993
Human resource management, leadership, institutional,
assessment and strategic planning
Contact Number: 951.785.2517
Contact Email: ppollard@lasierra.edu
A. Andrew Truong, 2006.
Assistant Professor of Management
Ed.D. University of California 2006
M.B.A. California State University at Pomona 2001
Management strategy, multicultural management
Contact Number: 951.785.2057
Contact Email: atruong@lasierra.edu
Doug Lainson, 2008.
Assistant Professor of Strategic Management
Director, Program in Executive Education
Ph.D. student, Claremont Graduate University
M.B.A., Biola University 2005
Mission-based business strategy, strategic modeling, leadership, entrepreneurial economics, business as mission
Contact Number: 951.785.2031
Contact Email: dlainson@lasierra.edu
Collaborating Faculty
Karl Kime. Lecturer in Law and Ethics
J.D. University of California at Los Angeles 1989
M.A. Claremont Graduate School 1986
Alternative dispute resolution, law, ethics
Craig Kinzer. Lecturer in Business Communication
Ph.D. University of California at Riverside 2007
M.A. La Sierra University 1994
Business communication, management strategy, management and literature, medieval English
Robert Krone.
Distinguished Visiting Professor of Strategic Management
Ph.D. University of California at Los Angeles 1972
Strategic planning, electronic distance learning, systems analysis, policy formulation, organization theory
Thomas Macomber. Lecturer in Management and Law
J.D. Williamette University 1980
Music management, Business law
Lari Mobley. Lecturer in Management
Ph.D. student, Claremont Graduate University
M.B.A. Biola University 2005
M.A. Loma Linda University 1987
Brand diversification in mergers and acquisitions, branding strategies for new product launces, literary themes in contemporary advertising
Nabil Y. Razzouk. Lecturer in Marketing
Ph.D. Arizona State University 1980
Marketing and business education, marketing ethics, comparative and international marketing
Constance Rossum. Lecturer in Marketing
Ph.D. Claremont Graduate University 1998
Strategic marketing
Victoria A. Seitz. Lecturer in Marketing
Ph.D. Oklahoma State University 1987
Apparel merchandising, consumer behavior, advertising strategy
Juanita J. Singh. Lecturer in Business Communication
Ed.D. Loma Linda University 1992
Writing skill development, intercultural business communication
Warren C. Trenchard. Lecturer in Management and Social Entrepreneurship
Ph.D. University of Chicago 1981
Social entrepreneurship, management strategy
Mary E. Wilson. Lecturer in Business Communication
Ph.D. University of Southern California 2001
Organizational communication, mass communication
John Wyatt III. Lecturer in Business Law
J.D. University of Dayton 1978
Governmental regulation of business, government procurement, contract management
