The Walker School is supported by a team of faculty and staff members who are committed to providing students with a first-class educational experience. Meet our administration and staff, advisory board, and full-time and adjunct faculty from the departments of Business, Computer and Information Sciences, and Management.
Denise Harrell
Director, Recruitment and Retention
Jack Croghan
Program Administrator, Sports and Entertainment Management
Carly Surkamp
Business Department Coordinator
Jennifer Andonoff
Computer and Information Sciences Department Coordinator
Elizabeth Risik, PhD
Chair, Associate Professor
Rich Dippel
Associate Professor
Mitch Ellison
Associate Professor
Baichun Feng
Associate Professor
Steve Hinson
Professor, MBA Program Director
Troy Luh
Professor
Daniel K. Mueller
Visiting Assistant Professor
Run Niu
Associate Professor
Mary Paine, MPhil, DHSc, RN
Assistant Professor
Mary Paine, MPhil, DHSc, RN, is an experienced health care executive and epidemiologist. Her areas of expertise include clinical trials research, evidence-based medicine and health care technology assessment, medical communications and informatics. Paine has previously held senior management positions in the home care, health insurance and medical communications industries. She also has experience as an epidemiologist for numerous clinical trials, as well as the Yale Congestive Heart Failure Study.
Paine received a BSN degree from Georgetown University, a Master of Philosophy degree in chronic disease epidemiology from Yale University and a Doctor of Health Science degree with a concentration in leadership and organizational behavior from A.T. Still University. Awards received include the National Research Service Award from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, a Yale Fellowship, the Georgetown University Dean’s Citation and membership in Sigma Theta Tau, the National Honor Society of Nursing. Her clinical background is in cardiology, renal transplant and care management.
Brad Scott
Professor
Doug Whitman, DSc
Assistant Professor
Doug Whitman earned a Doctor of Science in Healthcare Management from the University of Alabama Birmingham. He earned an MBA at Duke University and his undergraduate degree at the University of Arkansas. He is currently an MHA program lead and assistant professor of Health Administration in the Walker School of Business & Technology at Webster University in St. Louis. He began teaching Healthcare Management at the University of North Carolina in 2014.
Prior to entering academia, Whitman served in various healthcare leadership positions for 20 years, including president of small nonprofit healthcare organization, Vice President of a large national healthcare company and director of strategic growth for a mid-sized regional healthcare company. Most recently, he was a healthcare consultant specializing in crisis change management. Professional licenses include licensed nursing home administrator and licensed assisted living administrator. Before entering healthcare, he was CEO of a technology startup, senior vice president of a broadcasting company and Managing Director of an investment bank.
Whitman was raised in Seattle and lived in Arkansas and North Carolina before moving to Missouri in 2020. He is married to an elementary school teacher, and the couple has two children. He is also a professional DJ on the side … he likes his classic rock loud. He enjoys running, runs a 5K most mornings before work, and has completed a dozen marathons and triathlons.
*Ed Spillane, Faculty Emeritus
Jim Curtis, PhD
Department Chair, Associate Professor, Cybersecurity
James Curtis, PhD, is the Chair of the Computer and Information Sciences Department. His areas of expertise include social engineering, information warfare, critical infrastructure and transportation systems. He is a retired United States Air Force Colonel who was awarded more than two dozen combat and service decorations, to include the Defense Superior Service Medal and a Joint Service Commendation Medal for a Special Act of Courage.
From 1989-1993, Curtis was a White House Presidential Communications Officer serving Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton. After military retirement, he was a Vice President and Midwest Regional Director of SRA International, a leading IT systems integration company.
Curtis holds a BS from Texas State University, an MS degree from ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ, an MPA from the University of Oklahoma, and a PhD in Public Policy from Saint Louis University. He is a co-author of the book "Cyber Forensics: Examining Emerging and Hybrid Technologies," which investigates new and emerging technologies and conducting cybersecurity forensic investigations, and the originator of the Triad of Disruption framework of Information Warfare used by nation-states and terrorist organizations against democracies. The theory was first published in National Defense Magazine.
He frequently speaks at national security events and serves as a cybersecurity subject matter expert to national and regional media services.
Brenda Boyce
Associate Professor
Jason Dill
Instructor, Cybersecurity
Lasanthi Gamage
Assistant Professor, Computer Science
Peter Maher
Professor, Computer Science
Doug Menendez
Instructor, Cybersecurity
Doug Menendez is a talented and seasoned executive with over 30 years of experience in risk management, auditing and compliance. He brings a wealth of expertise with particular strengths in areas such as information technology controls/security/audit, enterprise and operational risk management, process improvement and regulatory compliance. Menendez has worked across multiple industry leading companies, including Mastercard, Graybar Electric, Enterprise Holdings and Express Scripts. In addition to his executive career, Menendez is past president of both the IIA (Institute of Internal Auditors) and ISACA (Information Systems Audit and Control Association) St. Louis chapters and has held many committee and board positions with both professional associations.
Menendez is also a member of InfraGard (FBI's public-private security partnership), the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA), local Data Analytics User Groups and is on the SecureWorld Expo Advisory Council. He is also deeply committed to mentoring students to find successful careers and has participated in the Mentored Pathways Program and Saint Louis University Alumni Advisor Network. Menendez has established himself as a thought leader in the field of IT auditing and cyber security: h co-authored a book Cyber Forensics: A Field Manual for Collecting, Examining and Preserving Evidence of Computer Crimes, 2nd Edition, written articles for authoritative journals and contributed to research publications.
Menendez is a speaker at local, national and international conferences and is an instructor at ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ. Menendez obtained his BS/BA degree in Accounting and an MBA from Saint Louis University. He is a certified internal auditor (CIA), certified information systems auditor (CISA), and holds an ISACA Cybersecurity certificate.
Ali Ovlia
Professor, Computer Science
Quinn Shao
Professor, Computer Science
Xiaoyuan Suo
Associate Professor, Computer Science
JiangPing Wang
Associate Professor
* John Aleshunas, Faculty Emeritus
Eric Rhiney
Chair, Associate Professor
Adewale Ashogbon, PhD
Visiting Assistant Professor
Adewale Ashogbon’s interests are in the field of information technology/cybersecurity auditing, enterprise risk management and data/IT governance. Ashogbon has been published in the Cloud Computing Adoption, and he’s been the keynote speaker for conferences including: The Annual International Cybersecurity Conference by ISC2: Risk and Control of Artificial Intelligence, and The Annual Artificial Intelligence Summit by NCS: Data Security and Governance.
Prior to entering academics, Ashogbon had over 10 years of experience in information security/cybersecurity auditing, information systems management, enterprise risk management and data governance research, practicing and hands-on experience. His most recent employment includes Director of Application Technology Audit at Morgan Stanley, Baltimore, MD. Ashogbon is an advocate of methodical application of industry frameworks, standards, best practices and regulations such as SOX, PCI-DSS, ISO 270xx, FFIEC, GLBA, NIST, COBIT, CIS, FISMA and GDPR while driving governance, risk and compliance management solutions at the enterprise level.
Ashogbon holds active industry credentials, including CISSP, CISA, CRISC, CGEIT, CDPSE and CISM.
Barrett Baebler
Associate Professor
Sharilyn Franklin
Visiting Assistant Professor
Email: sfranklin20@webster.edu
Al Marcella
Professor
Doug O'Bannon
Professor
Julie Palmer
Professor
Nisha Ray-Chaudhuri
Visiting Assistant Professor
Joe Roberts
Associate Professor
Dustin Smith
Associate Professor
Ece Tuncel
Associate Professor
*Jeff Haldeman, Faculty Emeritus
*Tom Quirk, Faculty Emeritus
Brian Ashworth
Member-at-Large, MBA '00
Amanda Bohnert
Chief Marketing Officer, S. M. Wilson & Co., BA '04; MA '09
Rodney Crim
CEO and President, St. Louis Economic Development Partnership
Jessica Edwards
Partner, BCLP Law: Bryan, Cave, Leighton, Paisner
Jun Fabella
CEO and Managing Partner, ANiGENT, MBA '94
Chuck Feltz
CEO, Human Capital Institute
Keith Lanier
Senior Vice President, Technology and Operations, Bank of America, BA '91
Traci O'Bryan
CEO, Arcturis Inc.
Lydia Padilla
President, TRC Professional Solutions
Sara Govero
President, Govero Asset Management
Ryan C. Sparks, M.B.A., PMP
Former tech sales executive turned real estate investor.
Valerie E. Patton
Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer at Greater St. Louis, Inc.
Michael Pruett
Co-Founder and Executive Advisor, DynaLabs. MBA '94
Richard Ryffel
Director of Wealth Management, First Bank
Andre Stevens
Principal, Slalom
Chris Varvares
Vice President and Co-Head of US Economics, Macroeconomic Advisers by IHS Markit
Charles "Charlie" A. Dill
Emeritus Member