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The purpose of the Donald W. Maine College of Business is to provide Davenport University students with the foundations of ethical business and legal theory needed for successful navigation in today’s global, diversified marketplace. The objective for those students pursuing business and legal majors is to integrate these foundations, along with the practical applications of their specialized fields of study needed for professional excellence and certifications.

College of Business Faculty

Dean

Amy Mansfield, Ph.D.
Dean, Donald W. Maine College of Business and College of Technology
Ph.D. Western Michigan University
M.A. Western Michigan University
B.S. Ferris State University

Associate Dean

Misty Davis, J.D.
Associate Dean, Donald W. Maine College of Business
Director of Donald W. Maine College of Business Graduate Programs
J.D. Thomas M. Cooley Law School
B.A. Michigan State University

Department Chairs

Grant Lee, D.B.A.
Department Chair - Accounting, Finance, and Human Resource Management
D.B.A. Walden University
M.A. Case Western Reserve University
B.A. Bethany College

Todd Terry, Ph.D.
Department Chair - Business, Legal, Management, Sport Management, and Marketing
Ph.D. Regent University
M.B.A. University of Phoenix
B.B.A. Ferris State University

Associate Department Chairs

Greg Foster
Associate Department Chair - Accounting, Finance, Operations and Supply Chain Management
W.A. Lettinga Campus
M.B.A., B.B.A. Davenport University

Vivianne Moore, D.M.
Associate Department Chair - Business, Management, and Risk Management
Global Campus
D.M., M.S., B.S. University of Phoenix

Faculty

James Gort, Ph.D.
Business and Management
Ph.D. Northcentral University
M.M. Aquinas College
B.S. Calvin College

Scott Gumieny, CPA
Accounting
M.B.A., B.B.A. Davenport University

Anna Hickman, CPA
Accounting
M.Acc., B.B.A. University of Michigan

Lori Huckaby
Sport Management
M.Ed. Lynchburg College
B.A. Baptist Bible College

Elizabeth McIntyre, J.D.
Human Resource Management
J.D. Wayne State University
M.A. Michigan State University

Todd Pitts, Ed.D.
Sport Management
Faculty Athletic Representative
Ed.D. United States Sports Academy
M.B.A. Davenport University
B.S. Purdue University

Thomas Stambaugh
Operations and Supply Chain Management
M.B.A. Davenport University
M.P. Walden University
B.A.S. ITT Technical Institute

Marjolijn van der Velde, Ph.D.
Business and Management
Ph.D. University of Illinois at Chicago
M.Ed. Springfield College
M.B.A., B.S. Grand Valley State University

William Ward, Ph.D.
Marketing
Ph.D. Michigan State University
M.S., B.S. Grand Valley State University

Deirar Yagie, D.B.A.
D.B.A. Northumbria University
M.S. Russell-Sage Graduate College
B.S. Yarmouk University

Distinguished Adjuncts

Steve Bayus
M.B.A., B.S.B.A. University of Phoenix

David Bruce
M.M. Aquinas College
B.A. Alma College

Walter Downes, J.D.
J.D. Wayne State University
B.A. Michigan State University

Jennifer Ewing
M.B.A., B.S.  Michigan State University

Ronald Foster, J.D.
J.D. Thomas M. Cooley Law School
B.A. Pacific Lutheran University

Sandra Graca, D.B.A.
D.B.A. Nova Southeastern University
M.B.A., B.B.A. Western Michigan University

Clayton Maas
M.S. Western Michigan University
B.S. Grand Valley State University

Gary Mitchell, J.D.
J.D. University of Michigan

Doreen Petersen
M.B.A. Aquinas College
B.A. Michigan State University

Kemal Tekinel
M.B.A. University of Saint Francis
M.S. Grand Valley State University

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