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Exterior of the Riverfront Center building which houses UM-Flint's School of Management.

School of Management

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303 E Kearsley Street
2200 Riverfront Center
Flint, MI 48502-1950
Phone: 810-762-3160
Email: [email protected]
Prospective students can book an appointment here.


SOM Dean’s Staff

Kristin Arntz
Assistant to the Dean
810-762-3253
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Brenda Harrison, PhD, LPC
Director of Student Support Services
810-766-6683
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Yener Kandogan, PhD (Interim Dean)
Professor of International Business
810-237-6675
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Keith Kelley, PhD
Associate Dean
Associate Professor of International Business & Strategic Management
810-237-6550
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Amy Maynard
Business Administrator
810-762-3237
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Accounting, Finance, & International Business Faculty

Michael Bohanon, CMA
Lecturer III of Accounting
810-237-6591
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Peter Bush, MBA, MSCIS, DBA
Lecturer II of Accounting & Finance
810-762-0778
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Elizabeth Cameron, JD, MBA
Lecturer I of Business Law
810-762-3160

Clement Chen, PhD, CPA
Professor of Accounting & David M. French Professor
810-762-3267
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Francine Cullari, MA, MBA, JD
Lecturer IV of Business Law, Labor & Employment Law, International Business Law
810-762-0001
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Mariam Iskandarani   
Lecturer I of Business Economics
810-762-3237  
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Min Jung Kang, PhD
Associate Professor of Finance
810-424-5313
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Keith Kelley, PhD
Associate Dean
Associate Professor of International Business & Strategic Management
810-237-6550
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Russell Zhaochu Li, PhD
Associate Professor of Accounting
810-762-0019
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Weiqi Li, PhD
Associate Professor of Management Information Systems
810-766-6800
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Kelvin Zhenfeng Liu, PhD
Assistant Professor of Accounting
810-762-3160
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Phil Longstreet, PhD
Associate Professor of Management Information Systems
810-762-3160
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Seyed Mehdian, PhD
Professor of Finance
810-762-3318
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Cathleen Miller, PhD
Associate Professor of Accounting & Department Chair
810-762-0018
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Jeff Sabolish, MBA, CPA
Lecturer II of Accounting
810-424-5304
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John Stephens, DBA
Lecturer IV of Accounting & Finance
810-762-3160
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Management & Marketing Faculty

Muhammad Usman Ahmed, PhD
Associate Professor of Supply Chain & Operations Management
810-237-6651
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Syagnik Banerjee, PhD
Professor of Marketing
810-424-5634
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Brian Blume, PhD
David M. French Distinguished Professor of Organizational Behavior & HR Management
Interim Associate Director of the Hagerman Center
810-762-3278
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Erin Cavusgil, PhD
Winegarden Professor of Marketing
810-237-6544
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Zaher Charara, DBA
Lecturer III of Supply Chain Management
810-762-3097
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Asda Chintakananda, PhD
Visiting Associate Professor of Strategy
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Maria Andrea De Villa, PhD
Visiting Professor of Strategy

Rita Fields, DM
Lecturer IV of Management
810-424-5588
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Thomas A. Hemphill, PhD
David M. French Distinguished Professor of Strategy, Innovation & Public Policy
810-762-0017
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Gerald Knesek, EdD
Lecturer IV of Management
810-762-3160
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Daniel Lake, MS
Lecturer IV of Marketing
810-237-6639
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Greg Laurence, PhD
Professor of Management
810-424-5527
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Larry Nichols, MBA
Lecturer II of Management & Executive-in-Residence
810-237-6682
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Tazeeb Rajwani, PhD
Visiting Professor of Strategy
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Azadeh Sadeghi, PhD
Assistant Professor of Supply Chain & Operations Management
810-237-6686
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Mark Simon, PhD
Professor of Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Director of Hagerman Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation
810-237-6684
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Benjamin Sobczyk
Lecturer I of Esports
810-762-3160
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Dale Tuttle, MBA 
Lecturer of Management  
734-474-0550
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Duc Vu
Assistant Professor of Operations & Supply Chain Management
810-424-5305
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George O. White III, JD, LLM, PhD
Professor of Strategic Management
Director, Doctor of Business Administration Program
810-762-3114
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Michael Witt, PharmD, JD
Lecturer IV of Business Law & Management, Entrepreneur-in-Residence
810-424-5212
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Shichun Xu, PhD
Professor of Marketing & Department Chair
810-424-5236
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SOM Staff

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Audrey Banks
Graphic Designer
810-762-3329
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Isabella Bupp
Marketing and Social Media Assistant
810-424-5583
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Anna Church
Hagerman Center Assistant Program Manager
810-762-3160
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Anan Elbaloula
Business Community Engagement Liaison
810-237-6652
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Dominic Fusero
Computer Specialist
810-762-3309
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Rachel Gutierrez
Academic Advisor
810-424-5413
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Anna Reed
Academic Advisor
810-762-3306
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Tameka Shepard
Graduate Student Advisor and Business Recruiter
810-762-3160
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Justin Skibin, MA
Career Development Manager
810-762-3366
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Anna Swartz
SOM Administrative Assistant, Administrative Assistant to the DBA Program, Alumni Liaison
810-424-5587
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Ebonee Walker
Front Desk Assistant
810-762-3160
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Abby Weycker
Front Desk Assistant
810-762-3160
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