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Anderson, Cheryl
Cheryl Anderson
Adjunct Faculty
Transitional Doctor of PT
 
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Jim Anderson
Adjunct Faculty
Accounting Online
 
 
Anderson, Mary
Mary Anderson
Director, Career Services
Career Services
Office: T1130
Phone: (218) 723-6436
 
 
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Christina Baune
Adjunct Faculty
MBA Leadership and Change
 
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Lynda Bostrom
Adjunct Faculty
Bus. MGT, MKT, Org. Leadership
Office: S3212
Phone: (218) 723-6772
 
 
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Leigh Branovan
Asst. Dir, Counseling Services
Counseling Services
Phone: (218) 723-6040
 
 
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Leigh Branovan
Asst. Dir, Counseling Services
Counseling Services
Phone: (218) 723-6040
 
 
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Jenny Costley
Adjunct Faculty
Bus. MGT, MKT, Org. Leadership
 
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Marcella De La Torre
Adjunct Faculty
MBA Leadership and Change
 
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Marc Fournier
Adjunct Faculty
Accounting Online
 
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Kimberly Franzen
Adjunct Faculty
Bus. MGT, MKT, Org. Lead Ext/Online
 
 
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Gaalaas, Kristina
Kristina Gaalaas
Adjunct Faculty
Bus. MGT, MKT, Org. Lead Ext/Online
 
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Lori Happel-Jarratt
Adjunct Faculty
Bus. MGT, MKT, Org. Leadership
Office: T3142
Phone: (218) 723-6132
 
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Alla Heorhiadi
Adjunct Faculty
MBA Leadership and Change
 
 
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Terry Hill
Adjunct Faculty
MBA Rural Healthcare
 
 
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Johnson, Amy
Amy Johnson
Adjunct Faculty
MBA Leadership and Change
Office: T3134
Phone: (218) 723-6399
 
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Chris Johnson
Adjunct Faculty
MBA Rural Healthcare
 
 
Johnson, Dawn
Dawn Johnson
Assistant Professor and Director, Grad MGT Program
MBA Leadership and Change
Office: T3130
Phone: (218) 723-5920
 
 
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Cheryl Kelley
Adjunct Faculty
Bus. MGT, MKT, Org. Lead Ext/Online
 
Khoury, Paul
Paul Khoury
Adjunct Faculty
ACC, Finance, ECON
Office: T3132
Phone: (218) 723-6470
 
 
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Lesley Kleveter
Adjunct Faculty
Bus. MGT, MKT, Org. Lead Ext/Online
Office: T3145
Phone: (218) 723-5978
 
 
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Mike Knapp
Adjunct Faculty
Bus. MGT, MKT, Org. Lead Ext/Online
View Site
 
 
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Steve Kohorst
Adjunct Faculty
Bus. MGT, MKT, Org. Lead Ext/Online
 
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Kent Lacy
Adjunct Faculty
Project Management
 
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James Laumeyer
Adjunct Faculty
Bus. MGT, MKT, Org. Lead Ext/Online
 
 
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Greg Linden
Adjunct Faculty
Health Info. Mgmt.-Masters Prog.
 
 
Lucia, David
David Lucia
Adjunct Faculty
MBA Leadership and Change
 
 
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Sue McClernon
Assistant Professor
Bus. MGT, MKT, Org. Lead Ext/Online
 
Modin, Kathleen
Kathy Modin
Adjunct Faculty
Bus. MGT, MKT, Org. Leadership
Office: T3142
Phone: (218) 723-6664
 
 
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Nelson DeShaw, Katherine
Katherine Nelson DeShaw
Career Counselor
Career Services
 
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Mary Paulson
Adjunct Faculty
MBA Leadership and Change
 
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Toni Pearson
Adjunct Faculty
MBA Leadership and Change
Phone: (218) 625-4933
 
 
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Dave Pessenda
Adjunct Faculty
Accounting Online
 
 
Plachecki, Frank
Frank Plachecki
Adjunct Faculty
MBA Leadership and Change
 
 
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Reinert, Roger
Roger Reinert
Adjunct Faculty
Bus. MGT, MKT, Org. Leadership
 
Revoir, Richard
Rick Revoir
Dean of Strategic Development
Stender SBT Admin
Office: T3145
Phone: (218) 723-6424
 
 
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Simonson, Thomas
Thomas Simonson
Adjunct Faculty
ACC, Finance, ECON
 
Swenson, David
Dave Swenson
Adjunct Faculty
MBA Rural Healthcare
Office: T3130
Phone: (218) 723-6476
View Site
 
 
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Robert Thames
Adjunct Faculty
Masters in Healthcare Administratio
 
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Viktorija Todorovska
Adjunct Faculty
Bus. MGT, MKT, Org. Lead Ext/Online
 
 
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Elizabeth Treher
Adjunct Faculty
MBA Leadership and Change
 
 
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Warner, Christopher
Christopher Warner
Adjunct Faculty
Bus. MGT, MKT, Org. Lead Ext/Online
 
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Kap Wilkes
Adjunct Faculty
MBA Rural Healthcare
 
 
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Daryl Yankee
Adjunct Faculty
MBA Leadership and Change
 


Cheryl Anderson, PT, PhD, MBA, GCS

Dr Anderson has held multiple leadership roles in health care.  She earned a BA in physical therapy from the College of St Scholastica, Duluth, MN; MBA from the University of St Thomas, St Paul, MN; and PhD from Walden University in health services management with a concentration in health policy. She has been the director of rehabilitation for two different hospital systems; corporate consultant for a long term care national organization; director of operations for a multistate territory for a national rehabilitation company; health plan executive for a managed Medicaid health plan; research coordinator for a VA Medical Center; medical writer; researcher; and adjunct faculty member. Dr Anderson has been a licensed physical therapist since 1979 and a geriatric clinical specialist for 20 years.  Dr Anderson has published articles, books, and book chapters. Dr Anderson teaches  Health Policy in the tDPT program and co-teaches in the Evidenced Based Practice course. She can be reached at canders3@css.edu.

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Mary Anderson,

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Kristina Gaalaas, MBA, CFP

 

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Lori Happel-Jarratt, MBA CMA PHR

Lori has served as COO, CFO and Vice President of several startup entrepreneurial and mid sized companies. She has expertise in accounting, finance, human resources and strategic planning. She has the dual credentials of a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and a Professional in Human Resources (PHR). Lori is actively involved in strategic planning and leadership issues.

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Amy Johnson,

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Dawn Johnson,

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Paul Khoury,

Paul W. Khoury is a Certified Public Accountant and an Assistant Professor of Accounting at the School of Business and Technology. His academic interests include financial accounting, auditing and cost accounting. Mr. Khoury’s teaching philosophy is "Serve your students with their best interests in mind.  The process of getting an education is a growth experience in which, if a student perseveres, he will learn about the things that really matter in life." In his spare time, Mr. Khoury likes automobile restoration and civil war history.

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Kent Lacy, Ed. D, PMP, CSM

Kent has over 15 years (since 2003) of teaching experience primarily at the graduate level. Over the years, Kent has taught several different topics ranging from all core and advanced project management principles, management practices, information management, organizational behavior, and diversity.

From an academic perspective, Kent holds an associate and bachelor’s degree in Computer Studies conferred from the University of Maryland, European Division while he was serving in the United States Army. Kent also holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Metropolitan State University achieved in 2000. Finally, Kent was conferred a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) degree in Organization Development from the University of St. Thomas in 2009.

In addition to Kent’s teaching experience, he also has over 30 years of industry experience. He is currently working for a large US based, financial services organization as a Program Manager within the Wholesale Banking division. Throughout his career, his experience and exposure has spanned multiple organizational levels from individual contributors to the most senior leaders.

His teaching philosophy is focused on the practical application of academic principles within organizational life. An ongoing emphasis for his classroom discussions relates to how course topics have been and can be leveraged in the day-to-day workplace environment.

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David Lucia,

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Susan McClernon, Ph.D., MHA FACHE

Susan E. McClernon, is the President/CEO of Innovative Healthcare Leadership, LLC, a healthcare consulting firm, which has been serving healthcare organizations since 2007.  Sue is a PhD Candidate at the University of Minnesota, School of Public Health, Division of Health Policy and Management where she is complete her dissertation.  Her healthcare operations and research interests focus on patient safety and quality, health information management, patient and family centered care, center of excellence business planning, chronic disease management, innovation and strategic planning in healthcare organizations.  She is dedicated to promoting patient, employee, clinicians, community and volunteer involvement in healthcare innovation and redesign. She is committed to utilizing evidence-based research to inform health policy decisions and  

Sue brings extensive experience in health care operations, patient safety and quality leadership in healthcare systems, information systems and medical staff relations. She has served in hospital and healthcare administration for over 25 years, most recently as the Chief Operating Officer of St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth, MN, a 350 bed tertiary care regional hospital in Duluth, MN from 2004-2007.  Sue also served as the COO/Administrator of Brackenridge Hospital in Austin, TX, for six years.  Brackenridge as named a Top 100 Hospital in 2002 and 2003 during her tenure.  She served as Vice President at Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg, FL for over 8 years. 

Ms. McClernon uses her administrative, operations, strategic planning, project management and communications experience to conduct research and facilitate healthcare collaboratives.  She holds a Master’s degree in Healthcare Management from the University of Minnesota and an undergraduate degree in Healthcare Management from the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, MN.  She is the mother of three active children, ages 9, 10 and 16.  She serves on the Board of Directors as Vice Chair and has recently assisted with business planning for the development of a new non-profit called Guiding Star Women’s Center.

Sue also currently serves as adjunct faculty at the College of St. Scholastica in the Health Information Management Division for their Strategic Planning Management course and published a chapter on strategic business planning in the recently published textbook entitledHealth Information management: Concepts, principles and practice. (3rd ed.) Chicago: AHIMA, 2009  She has also served as adjunct faculty for the University of Minnesota, Executive Healthcare Administration Program and the University of Minnesota, Labovitz School of Business and Economics.

She may be contacted at 218-341 4245 or at smcclern@css.edu or sue.mcclernon@gmail.com 

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Kathleen Modin, MA

Modin, Kathy MA

Position: Adjunt Instructor, Business Management/Marketing/Organizational Leadership in the School of Leadership, Business & Professional Studies

Email: kmodin@css.edu

Education: The College of St. Scholastica - Bachelor of Arts (1999) and Master of Arts in Management (2000)

Biography: Kathy brings to the classroom a unique combination of expertise in the corporate world as HR Manager, her previous role as department chair, and her most recent teaching experiences.  Her academic interests include Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Business Management, Strategic Marketing, and Continuing Educatin for adult learners using online instruction.  Kathy is committed to respecting and protecting the dignity of all people and welcomes the opportunity to work with individuals with different backgrounds than hers.  In her spare time, Kathy enjoys hiking, biking, cross-country skiing, and reading biographies.

Recent achievements: Kathy co-authored with Dr. Kurt Lindberg the publication: Strategic initiatives to advance business ethics: reflecting on a seventeen-year journey in the Journal of Academic and Business Ethics, June 2013.  In 2018, Kathy was awarded the CSS Equal Access Award for exemplary effort in engaging students with disabilities in academics and interpersonal growth.

Courses: Kathy has taught many courses in her 20+ years including Management Ethics, HR Management, Management Communication: Written & Oral, Strategic Management, Team Development, Training & Development, Organizational Behavior, Leadership, Principles of Management, Principles of Marketing, Strategic Marketing, and Interpersonal Communication.

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Katherine Nelson DeShaw,

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Frank Plachecki,

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Roger Reinert, BS, MS, JD

Roger J. Reinert is the Managing Partner of Reinert & Associates. His firm does legal and consulting work focused on local units of government and local elected leaders.  His motto is, “Helping local leaders do their best work”.

Reinert also recently served as the Interim Executive Director at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center.  In the role, he provided strategic direction, management, and fiscal oversight to an organization with a $12M budget, and 500 employees.  His leadership ensured the 1,000,000 sq ft regional asset survived the COVID pandemic.

Reinert served six years in the Minnesota Senate representing District 7, which covers nearly all of Duluth. Before that, he served two years in the Minnesota House of Representatives, and five years on the Duluth City Council.  He was twice elected Council President.  

Prior to earning his law degree, Roger spent 15 years teaching undergraduate political science, and graduate public policy classes.  In addition to his Juris Doctorate, he also holds Bachelors and Masters in Science degrees.

Reinert is also a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve, and has recently been selected for promotion to Commander.  He completed a one-year combat deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Resolute Support in 2019, and also spent the early part of 2020, leading a Navy COVID Crisis Action Team in Europe and Africa.

 

Roger makes his home in the Observation Hill neighborhood of Duluth, Minnesota.  He is a sailor, avid runner, and licensed pilot.

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Richard Revoir, Ed.D., M.B.A.

Rick Revoir is Dean of Strategic Development. He teaches a healthcare finance course and previously taught accounting and ethics courses. During his career at St. Scholastica, Revoir has led five study abroad trips to China.  He taught the spring 2012 & 2017 semester in Louisburgh, Ireland, to St. Scholastica study abroad students. He serves as a Commissioner of the Duluth Seaway Port Authority which is involved in economic development projects and it promotes maritime activity in the Duluth area. Prior to joining St. Scholastica, he worked for 11 years in healthcare finance positions at SMDC Health System in Duluth and St. Joseph's Medical Center in Phoenix, Ariz. Revoir has an M.B.A. from Arizona State University and a doctorate in education from UMD. He is a Certified Public Accountant (Arizona license).

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Thomas Simonson,

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David Swenson, PhD LP

Dr. Swenson is a Professor of Management at the College in the School of Business & Technology, and Director of the Online MBA for Rural Healthcare. He is a Licensed Psychologist with a doctorate is in Counseling Psychology and post-doctorate diplomate is in Forensic Psychology, and he holds master's degrees in Management, Media and Technology, School Counseling, and IT Leadership. His academic interests include shiftwork, systems theory, crisis and stress management, leadership pathology, and ethics. Dr. Swenson currently teaches Organization Development, Marketing/Consumer Behavior and Capstone/Thesis courses. He is the author of over 100 articles, book chapters, psychological tests, and a book, Stress Management for Law Enforcement Officers. He is currently working with the American Bar Association on a nation-wide survey of judicial stress, and co-facilitates the Integrative Systems Group on healthcare issues. Dr. Swenson’s personal interests include t'ai chi ch'uan, computer simulations, medieval history, writing, and blacksmithing.

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Christopher Warner, MA

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