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Executive DBA

Class of 2026

Barb Bridendolph
CEO
Crenshaw Associates

Research Topic: The Impact of Leader Stress Behaviors on Follower Engagement

Diana Clark
Talent Acquisition Manager
Riverside Health Systems

Research Topic: Leader Identity and the Impact of Rejection

Sean Doherty
Founder and CEO
Sierra Delta Advisors

Research Topic: The Impact of Predetermined and Emergent Supply Chain Strategies on Startup E-Commerce Firms

Tony Garcia
Program Manager
Honeywell UOP

Research Topic: Corporate Social Advocacy and Firm Valuation

Toay Foster-Ortiz
Executive Director, Chief of Staff, Office of the CMO
BeiGene Technology Company

Research Topic: Crafting Transformational Relationships through Mentorship, Allyship, and Sponsorship

George Holdsworth
Technical Fellow
RTX

Research Topic: Strategic Management of Technical Debt

Raymond Kusch
Founder and CEO
Hardpoint Consulting

Research Topic: Demystifying Applied AI: How to Work in the Age of AI

Robert Lytle
Vice President
Brenden Theatres Corporation

Research Topic: The Engagement of Generation Z in the Workplace

Mauricio Maldonado
CEO
BSH International, The Catholic University of Bolivia

Research Topic: The Impact of Sustainability Incentives on the Weighted Average of Capital (WACC)

Javier Tovar Márquez
Professor
INALDE Business School

Research Topic: Artificial Intelligence Maturity Models in Business

Jurudoe Martin
Director
Capgemini

Research Topic: Underrepresentation of Black Women in the Hierarchy of Technology

Sam Miller
President and COO
Wolfgang Confectioners

Research Topic: Why Boomerang Employees Make the Decision to Return

Clarke Moyer
Principal Investigator/Program Manager
Penn State University Applied Research Lab

Research Topic: Barriers to Technology Adoption

Serg Shpiller
Vice President, Operations
RadNet, Inc.

Research Topic: How Certain Job Characteristics Influence Psychological Empowerment and Employee Effectiveness Outcomes

Quetina Sims-Elby
Director, Office of Chief Legal Officer - Operations
Nationwide Insurance

Research Topic: The Assessment of a Company that Reversed DEI

Jim Stephens
President and CEO
11400, Inc.

Research Topic: Ethical Sensitivity in Neurodiverse Populations

Biko Taylor
Chief Procurement Officer
The City of Portland
Xavius da Silva Thompson
Founder and Managing Partner
Public Stage Advisors

Research Topic: Pennsylvania Opportunity Zones: Unincorporated Business Activity and Municipal Tax Capacity, 2013-2022

Craig M. Webster
Senior Advisor
United States Army

Research Topic: What Drives Soldier Retention in a Rigid, Mission-Based Environments

Cara Winslow
Human Resources Director
SR Packaging North America, Inc.

Research Topic: The Impact of Abusive Supervision on Withdrawal Intentions Across Generational Cohorts