Director of Undergraduate Studies, Entrepreneurship, Management and Entrepreneurship

Associate Professor of Practice, Management and Entrepreneurship

MBA, University of Iowa

BGS, University of Iowa

IDEO Advanced Design Thinking Certificate, IDEO, 2023

Henry A. Johnson Entrepreneurship Teaching Award - Tippie College of Business, 2023

Faculty/Staff Member Making Positive Difference in the Life of a Graduating Senior - University of Iowa, 2023

Reciprocal Exchange - Mandela Washington Fellows, 2022

President's Award - Trees Forever, 2022

Association of Accredited Small Business Consultants, 2020

"Exploring and Expanding Opportunities for Global Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies," Accepted Speaker at VentureWell Open Annual Conference, Austin, Texas, March 2018.

"Building Entrepreneurial Communities Locally, State-Wide and in Our World," Accepted Speaker at Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC) Conference, Hallifax, Canada, October 2017.

"Idea Storm Ignite Talks," Moderator at US Government State Department and IREX, Washington, District of Columbia, July 2017.

"“Teaching for Global Engagement: How do Universities and Companies Work Together to Build Students’ Skills and Competencies for the Global Workplace and Community?," Panelist at University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, February 2025. (With Fouz Abuzaid, Curriculum Development Supervisor, Saudi Arabian Drilling Academy, Quality Assurance Division, Chris Kromphardt, Johns Hopkins University/USAID-Kosovo Expert, Tony Joseph, Joseph Inte)

"Financial Management, business skills and stress management training for small-scale agricultural business owners," Guest/Invited Speaker at Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), October 2023.

"Economic Prosperity: Entrepreneurship Innovation with Zimbabwean Entrepreneurs," Guest/Invited Speaker at US Department of State, Zimbabwe, Africa, November 2021.

"Academy of Women Entrepreneurs – Entrepreneurial Journey," Guest/Invited Speaker at US Department of State, November 2021.

"Entrepreneurship Masterclass – US Embassy Gaborone," Guest/Invited Speaker at US Department of State, November 2021.

Guest/Invited Speaker at US State Department Speakers Bureau, August 2021.

Director of Undergraduate Studies for Enterprise Leadership, Management and Entrepreneurship, University of Iowa, 2021 - 2023

Adjunct Instructor, Business Department, Mount Mercy University, 2010 - 2015

President, IPC of Iowa Inc., 1993 - 2019