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Adjunct Faculty

• David Hinkes

  

  Educational Background
  Doctorate in Management, NOVA Southeastern University
  Doctorate in Marketing, NOVA Southeastern University
  MBA, Barry University
  BA in Political Science, University of Miami

  Research Interest
  Professional sales/sales management

  Bio
  Dr. Dave Hinkes, a Spanish bilingual native Miami Beachian for a half-century, is an Assistant Professor of Marketing/Faculty of the Practice at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) Worldwide Online based in Daytona Beach, Florida, and Adjunct Professor of Marketing/Management/Leadership at New England College (NEC).

  Dave was a former Professor of Marketing/Management at Sullivan University Graduate School of Business in Louisville, Kentucky, for three years after seven years as Chair/Associate Professor of Management/Marketing at Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tennessee.

  Dave holds all seven available professional sales and marketing certifications from the three different accrediting bodies. Dave has 27 years of corporate sales/marketing experience in the document management services outsourcing industry. Dave is CEO of Hink, Inc.鈥攁 management, marketing, sales training, coaching, and keynote speech consultancy since 1991 (hinkinc.net). Dave鈥檚 book Selling by Objectives (SBO): The Handbook for More Profitability in the 21st Century (now in its third edition) is an Amazon Best-Seller.

  Dave is married to Deb, his supermodel for 41 years and they have children: Jenny, Missy, and Steve. Dave鈥檚 hobbies are reading, golf, bowling, table tennis (ping pong), theatre, music, and spectator football and basketball. Dave resides in Port Saint Lucie, Florida.

• Elaine J. McLeod

  

  Educational Background
  MA in Computer Resources and Information Management, Webster University
  BA in Business Administration and Management, Limestone College
  AS in Network Systems Management, Midlands Technical College

  Awards and Recognitions
  Employee of the Year
  Leadership Lexington County
  SCTEA Employee of Year
  League for Innovation Innovator of the Year
  Attended Executive Leadership Program

  Bio
  Elaine McLeod has a deep passion for teaching, instilling the concept of lifelong learners. She has over 35 years of experience in the Information Technology arena. Her job titles have included data coordinator, telecommunications director, online learning coordinator, and faculty.

  One of her proudest accomplishments was the accountability for installation of the original T1 fiber optic network which connected three campuses at a multi-campus college. Another major project for which accolades were awarded was the adoption of a new learning management system (LMS) for a college. Her office managed the installation of the new Brightspace LMS, along with establishing training courses to include the materials for training. She was also instrumental in the creation and delivery of all course shells for the entire college for this endeavor.

  Spare time for Elaine McLeod includes traveling and reading.

• Evette Hyder-Davis

  

  Educational Background
  Doctorate in Strategic Leadership, Regent University
  MBA, Texas Wesleyan University
  BS in Economics, Texas Woman鈥檚 University

  Research Interests

  • Practical economics for personal growth
  • Non-traditional economic impact on farmers
  • Ethics in business

   

  Bio
  Dr. Evette Hyder-Davis is published in peer-reviewed academic journals and is a member of Emerald Insight.

  She has been an Associate Professor of Economics, Finance, and Statistics for New England College, University of Texas鈥擠allas, and Texas Woman鈥檚 University and Professor of Business for Northern Virginia Community College. She has served as the coordinator of the online master鈥檚 in Anthropology program for the University of North Texas and as the Teach Specialist for LeTourneau University, helping certify secondary and elementary teachers in the State of Texas.

  Dr. Evette serves her community by remaining actively involved with economic development and non-profit agricultural community through her farmland. Dr. Evette is a farmer; hotel owner; and author of textbooks, workbooks, and journals. She鈥檚 also an instructional designer and curriculum developer who designs materials for local communities and colleges.

• Jimmy Brown

  

  Educational Background
  PhD in Organization Development, Benedictine University
  MA in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, University of Tulsa
  BA in Psychology, University of Arkansas at Little Rock

  Research Interests
  Currently developing a new 360-degree assessment tool and a personality measure to assess people’s ability to assimilate to new technologies

  Bio
  I began my 鈥渨ork life鈥� by funding my undergraduate education through sales and retail jobs, including two years as a store manager. I have spent the last 25+ years in various consulting roles with leading firms such as Booz-Allen & Hamilton, Accenture, and Hewlett-Packard. My focus right now is on teaching, researching, and executive coaching. I am also a Board-Certified Coach.

  Most of my consulting and academic careers have focused on organizational change, leadership development, and business strategy. I have worked across numerous industries, including government, pharmaceutical, healthcare (both provider and payer), manufacturing, and retail.

• Julie Zink

  

  Educational Background
  PhD in Instructional Design and Development, University of South Alabama
  MA, University of South Carolina
  BA in Education with specialization in Speech Communication and Social Studies, University of Mississippi

  Bio
  Julie Zink has been teaching and designing courses for New England College since 2007. She served as the MBA and MSM Program Director in the School of Graduate and Professional Studies from 2014鈥�2017.

  Her PhD dissertation examined instructional design and learning strategies in the public speaking environment.

  Julie wrote, developed, and currently teaches the Organizational Communication, Conflict Resolution and Negotiation, and the Organizational Communication for Leaders courses. She regularly teaches the Strategic Capstone course for graduating MBA students.

  She has also taught Project Management, Organizational Management and Leadership, Issues in Ethics for Healthcare, Organizational Ethics from a Global Perspective, Ethical Decision Making for Leaders, Organizational Development and Leading Change, Strategic Planning and Policy, Comparative Health Care Systems, and the Psychology of Social Media.

  From 1987鈥�2001, Julie taught communication and education courses at various colleges in the South Alabama area before moving to Maine with her family.

• Marc M. Fournier

  

  Educational Background
  MBA, Rivier College
  MHA, St. Joseph鈥檚 College
  BA in Pre-Med, St. Anselm College

  Bio
  Marc鈥檚 career spans a variety of healthcare positions in both clinical and administrative aspects. His focus throughout has been on setting clear and measurable goals for himself first and then for his staff while ensuring personal and team accountability. An insightful and innovative senior leader of over 25 years, Marc has repeatedly and successfully developed, implemented, and met strategic, operational, and financial goals. His style is to mentor and train others to be successful team contributors.

  Mr. Fournier has been frequently called upon by the President/CEO of Southern Maine Health Care to assume primary responsibility for projects and departments that were facing significant challenges. Early on, he developed the organization鈥檚 incident command process related to all hazards and led a 50 percent reduction in the worker鈥檚 compensation multiplier. On the project side, he has led and implemented numerous facility acquisitions, construction, and renovation projects, while meeting established goals. Marc took on responsibilities over the Marketing Department on two different occasions and in the Finance Department during a leadership change, each time providing clear and measurable results recognized by the Board of Trustees. During a five-year assignment overseeing the Information Technology Department, he enhanced the team鈥檚 ability to successfully meet customer expectations by working with the department to establish reasonable and achievable benchmarks that lead to a significant improvement in customer satisfaction and performance sustainability.

  Approaching new challenges with a spirit of engaging and connecting with staff, Marc has had responsibility for a staff up to 250 and budgets totaling $275 million. He has a vast array of experiences through his service in the Navy; his clinical work in multiple Cardiopulmonary Services departments; and his work in corporate compliance, risk management, facility project management, facilities, maintenance, materials management, cafeteria and dietary services, environmental services, safety, emergency management and security, information systems and telecommunications, and all aspects of construction, renovation, and property acquisition/management.

  Marc is a Life Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives. He has presented workshops to numerous healthcare groups across multiple disciplines.

• Michael Snell

  

  Educational Background
  DBA, University of Phoenix
  Executive JD, Concord University
  MBA, University of Phoenix
  BA, Washington State University

  Bio
  I have spent 20 years working in various businesses. I spent six years as a state medical commissioner for Washington State, being appointed by the Governor. I have been an Executive Director of an agency that helps seniors and people with disabilities in a rehabilitation environment. I have worked in a long-term care facility. I have been the Agency Director for a company providing home healthcare to clients. I have been a commissioner on the Washington State Medical Quality Assurance Commission.

  In addition to my academic degrees, I also have a master鈥檚 certificate in Six Sigma and a master鈥檚 certificate in Project Management.

  I enjoy teaching our students and working with a great team here at New England College. I spend my remaining spare time with my girlfriend, Peggy, and our cat, Baby Girl, and our Boston Terrier, Shermy. We have fun doing stuff together like watching movies and eating pizza. Baby Girl is also my Research Assistant.

• Stephan Unger

  

  Educational Background
  Doctorate in Finance, Vienna University of Economics and Business/London Graduate School of Mathematical Finance
  Magister in Management Science, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration
  Diploma in Jazz Piano, Prayner Conservatory

  Research Interests

  • Monetary and macro-economic topics, as well as trading and pricing-related issues to Big Data and Artificial Intelligence applications in geo-political context
  • Standing program committee member of the World Energy Council in London
  • Director of the Institute of Cybernetics and Geopolitical Analysis

   

  Bio
  Stephan Unger worked for several years in the Markets and Investment Banking Division of UniCredit as corporate FX/Fixed income structurer before pursuing his PhD in Finance. He then worked as Assistant pre-doc at Vienna University of Economics and Business before working as post-doc at the Finance Department of the University of Vienna for five years. Since 2016, he works as Associate Professor of Finance in the Department of Economics and Business at Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire. He joined New England College as Adjunct Professor in Finance in 2019 and has been appointed Associate Professor of Finance at the Gerrish School of Business at Endicott College in Beverly, Massachusetts.

• Surabhi Verma

  Educational Background
  MS in Computer Information Systems, New England College
  BS in Computer Science Engineering, Nagpur University (Jhulelal Institute of Technology), India

  Bio
  Surabhi has been working as the International Student Coordinator at 逼哩逼哩for over two years. She is also as a part-time lecturer for the Executive MBA program.

  She received her bachelor鈥檚 in computer science engineering from Nagpur, India, in 2013. The degree helped her in gaining knowledge of programming languages and computer security. She further pursued a master鈥檚 in computer information systems from 逼哩逼哩in 2018 to expand her knowledge in computer programming, design, and analysis of algorithms and numerical computing.

  Surabhi started her work experience in 2013 by working as an Assistant Professor at GNI Institute, India, where she taught Numerical Computing in C++. From 2014 to 2016, she worked as an Operations Associate for CompuCom Systems where she provided technical support on computer hardware, software, and server systems to all the Target stores in the US, along with Bank of Montreal in Canada. During her MS degree, Surabhi helped her Program Director by working as a grad program assistant to teach Java to international students and then took the role of the lecturer after graduation. Additionally, Surabhi is also the International Student organization Advisor and part of the alumni advisory committee.

• Susan Holden Martin

  

  Educational Background
  Juris Doctorate, Massachusetts School or Law
  MBA, Franklin Pierce University
  BA in American Studies, Franklin Pierce University

  Bio
  Susan Holden Martin is an experienced educator and professional editor who offers private consulting services in business management, conflict resolution and mediation, and information communication technologies.

  Since 2006, Susan has advocated for the human exploration and settlement of the planet Mars by service to various non-profit space advocacy organizations. She is currently the EU-Interact Station Manager of the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station on Devon Island in Nunavut, Canada, and a member of the Board of Directors of The Mars Society-Canada. She also serves The Mars Society U.S. as a member of the Management Team of the Mars Desert Research Station in Hanksville, Utah, as a member of the organization鈥檚 Steering Committee and is a past Executive Director. Follow her on Twitter .

• Tom Mongeon

  

  Educational Background
  MS in Engineering Management, Western New England University
  BS in Electrical Engineering, Western New England University

  Research Interests
  A variety of technology and business areas, project management, change management, strategic planning, governance, and continuous process improvement

  Bio
  Tom Mongeon has been an Adjunct Professor at New England College since 2016. He also serves as a corporate board member, management consultant, and Chairman of IEEE鈥檚 NH Chapter of the Power and Energy Society. He previously served as board chairman of a $250M electric utility, as a Fortune 100 high tech executive, and as a nonprofit Executive Director/CEO.

  He has transformed engineering organizations; led complex multimillion dollar projects; and led change at companies including GE, Honeywell, and United Technologies, New England鈥檚 regional transmission (electric grid) operator and the world鈥檚 largest semiconductor distributors. He represented Honeywell on international regulatory committees in Washington, DC, and represented United Technologies in university industrial research and recruiting. He transformed and led the largest nonprofit consulting firm in New Hampshire and focused on New Hampshire nonprofits across all mission/service areas. He has also consulted for numerous small businesses and start-ups including one that he guided through a $4.5M acquisition by a multibillion-dollar global conglomerate.

  He has extensive volunteer and community service with numerous New Hampshire nonprofits including the New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits, where he served as a Facilitator and Coach in their High Impact Volunteer Engagement (HIVE) program and currently serves as a Mentor in their Hoffman-Haas Fellowship program.

  He has been a regularly invited speaker on strategic planning at the New Hampshire Governor鈥檚 Conference on Volunteerism, various US State Department venues, and the Tri-State Housing Conference.

  He holds the following certificates in board operations and governance from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA): Cooperative Credential Director; Board Leadership Credential; and the Director Gold Certificate, the highest level of certification provided by NRECA. He is a licensed Professional Engineer and holds certificates in Continuous Process Improvement and Project Teams.

• Wayne L. Clark

  

  Educational Background
  MA in Communication and Organizational Leadership, Marist College
  BA in Communication, University of Southern Maine

  Bio
  Wayne L. Clark is a Maine native who took his career to the west coast for nine years and returned home to Maine in 2016. He was Vice President of Community Relations and Marketing for Legacy Health in Portland, Oregon, an integrated healthcare system composed of six hospitals, a multi-specialty physician practice, and a research facility. He had responsibility for public relations, marketing, creative services, and community benefit.

  Before moving to Oregon, he served Maine Medical Center and eventually helped form the integrated delivery system that included it, MaineHealth. There, he built a communications and marketing function from the ground up, leading a significant uptick in awareness and preference for Maine Medical Center.

  On returning to Maine, he worked as Director of Communications and Marketing for Mercy Hospital in Portland, and helped create a start-up public relations apprenticeship program called WordLab.

  He taught planning and marketing as an adjunct instructor in Pacific University鈥檚 Master of Health Administration program for 15 years and teaches the same in its Bachelor of Health Science program. He teaches marketing at New England College and has also taught at the University of Southern Maine and Southern New Hampshire University at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

  Mr. Clark is the recipient of the Bernays Award from the Maine Public Relations Council and the Evans Houghton Award from the New England Society for Healthcare Communications, both recognizing lifetime achievement and contributions to the field. He has been a presenter at annual meetings of the Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development, the Social Marketing in Public Health Conference at the University of South Florida, the Public Relations Society of America, and the Academy for Community Health Improvement.

  In addition to his professional activities, Mr. Clark has been active in his communities, serving on the boards of Portland West, the National Kidney Foundation of Maine, the Mad Horse Theatre Company, Rippleffect, and the Maine Public Relations Council. In Oregon, he served on the board of the Native American Youth and Family Center, and on the Advocacy and Awareness Committee of the City Club of Portland. He is currently Assistant Historian for The Mayflower Society鈥檚 Maine chapter.