Business Administration—Healthcare Management Concentration, Online MBA

Associate Professor, Business Administration
Phone: 603.428.2438
Email: ccolbert@nec.edu

Expertise and Achievements
• Holds five marketing certifications
• Member of American Marketing Association, Network of Executive Women, and National Association of Professional Women
• Guest speaker on a variety of business and marketing topics

Educational Background
Doctor of Management, University of Maryland Global Campus
MBA, California State University, Los Angeles
BS in Marketing Management, California State University, Los Angeles

Bio
Dr. Carrie Colbert, Dr. C to her students, manages the marketing side of the Management Division. She teaches the majority of the marketing courses, including Advertising and Brand Promotions, Digital Media Marketing, Consumer Behavior, and Personal Selling and Customer Relationships.

By trade, Dr. Colbert is a marketing management professional with over 20 years of experience in strategic marketing, promotion development, data analysis, and marketing management. She has held senior-level positions with Valassis Communications, Dole Food Company, Symphony IRI, and The Nielsen Company. She has also worked with many CPG manufacturers such as Nestle USA, Kraft, Mission Tortillas, and Nissin Foods, along with various grocery and drug retailers (e.g., Ahold USA, Delhaize, Winn Dixie, Rite Aid, etc.).

Dr. Colbert owns and operates Doctor Colbert Consulting, a marketing management consulting company where she helps small businesses build their customer base and increase exposure.

Associate Professor of MSCIS Graduate Programs

Educational Degrees
JD, University of Pennsylvania Law School
Med with specialization in Professional Development, Antioch University New England
BA in Psychology, George Washington University

Bio
Dave Pollak has been teaching in the MSCIS programs at NEC since 2016, covering Data Analytics, Health Informatics, and Cloud Computing. With more than 25 years in the industry, Dave is a seasoned CIS professional, educator, and attorney. He has experience in database design, web development, data analytics, networking, security, system administration, and project management. In 1973, his first Fortran programs were run on punch cards through the Univac at the University of Pennsylvania. He began building computers in 1986, the year after the i386 processor was introduced. He has been teaching for over 20 years. Dave is a serial renovator and enthusiastic if not very skilled banjo player and is happiest baking bread.

Associate Dean of Management; Associate Professor, Business Administration
Office: John Lyons Center
Phone: 603.428.2301
Email: ewilkinsonhartung@nec.edu

Educational Background

• DBA with specialization in International Business—Marketing, Alliant International University
• MBA with focus on International Business, U.S. International University
• BA in International Relations, Second Major in Business Economics, University of San Diego

Research Interests

• Social venture business models
• Livelihood development and sustainable entrepreneurship in Sub-Saharan Africa

Bio
Erin Wilkinson Hartung is a marketing, academic, and business consultant with over 15 years of experience in higher education, global development, and small business advising. Her specialties include competitive analysis, international marketing, consumer behavior, and sustainable entrepreneurship in Sub-Saharan Africa. She has held international teaching positions

Wilkinson Hartung has consulted with numerous small business agencies—such as the SBDC, CWE, and MBDA—assisting small businesses with market planning and training, often times bringing client projects into the classroom. She also has experience in global development championing women’s empowerment as she has worked on several NGO-sponsored international livelihood development projects.

Wilkinson Hartung is a Fulbright Scholar and spent 2012 teaching, doing research, and working on social venture marketing and sustainable entrepreneurship in Tanzania. She continues traveling to Tanzania and is active in her follow up on these entrepreneurship projects. Outside of her professional interests, Wilkinson Hartung travels widely, cooks, bikes, and kayaks. A transplant from southern California, she enjoys living in New England with her family and dogs.

Director, Spanish Language and Graduate Management Programs
Email: lparra@nec.edu

Bio
Born in Medellin, Colombia, Dr. Parra dreamed of acquiring a prestigious education in the United States. She came to the U.S. with an international student visa, and through the years, she had the opportunity to study at institutions such as Miami-Dade College, Barry University, Florida Gulf Coast University, and Nova Southeastern University where she earned her Doctorate in Public Administration. A professional with over 19 years of experience in the field of education, Dr. Parra presents significant contributions as an administrator and faculty member, including exceptional organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills. She offers 18+ years of multi-site college/university leadership experience gained via exemplary long-term tenures with two of Florida’s largest academic institutions.

As an Enrollment Services Administrator with a background covering all aspects of undergraduate and graduate student support services, her experience includes:

• Recruitment and admissions
• Academic advisement
• Registration and retention
• Financial aid
• Employment services
• Career/vocational counseling
• Student academic progress
• Judicial affairs

Dr. Parra’s ability to work with a diverse population of national and international students has allowed her to oversee academic programs in English and Spanish. This includes teaching from undergraduate to doctoral courses in both languages.

Professor of Accounting and Economics

Expertise and Affiliations

Expertise

• Business economics
• Experimental and behavioral economics
• International accounting
• Internal audit
• Risk management
• Research and publications in areas of managerial economics, quantitative methods, Middle Eastern economies, and behavioral economics

Affiliations

• Member of nine academic and professional organizations
• Reviewer for six academic journals

Educational Background
PhD in Economics, University of New Hampshire
MSA in Accounting, Bentley University
MA in Economics, University of New Hampshire
MBA in Managerial Accounting, James Madison University
MS in Operation Management, Rensselaer Polytechnic institute
BS in Accounting and Finance, N.I.O.C., College of Accountancy and Finance, Tehran, Iran

Bio
Dr. Jalili’s accounting career includes five years of experience as a staff accountant and supervising auditor, two years as an internal auditor, and three years as a chief financial officer. Beyond his hands-on accounting experience, he has worked as an independent consultant and has taught at the undergraduate, graduate, and executive levels for over 25 years.

Dr. Jalili is married with two children. His interests include reading, formulating and solving problems, soccer, martial arts, mountain climbing, watching classic movies, opera, and old boxing matches.

Educational Background
Doctorate in Strategic Leadership, Regent University
MBA, Texas Wesleyan University
BS in Economics, Texas Woman’s 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—Dallas, and Texas Woman’s University and Professor of Business for Northern Virginia Community College. She has served as the coordinator of the online master’s 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’s also an instructional designer and curriculum developer who designs materials for local communities and colleges.

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

Bio
Marc’s 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’s incident command process related to all hazards and led a 50 percent reduction in the worker’s 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’s 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.

Educational Background
Doctorate in Health Administration, University of Phoenix
MBA in Healthcare Management, University of Phoenix
BS in Management, University of Phoenix
AS in Nursing, Mount Aloysius College

Research Interests
I have provided multiple presentations, have two publications, and I am currently working on more.
My research interests are emotional intelligence, human resources, health information technology, and healthcare leadership.

Memberships
American College of Healthcare Executives
Strategic Human Resources Management

Bio
Professionally, I currently teach adult learners remotely for various universities. I am an accomplished professional with over 28 years of experience in the healthcare industry with a diverse background in various leadership positions and faculty positions. I have a history of rapid key assessments of diverse situational challenges and team collaboration to develop action plans, producing positive impacts for all stakeholders involved.

My core competencies include team leadership, strategic planning, policies and procedures, labor relations, problem-solving, project management, quality assurance, collaboration, programmatic accreditation, contract negotiations, adult learning techniques, course development/revision, regulatory compliance, syllabus development, faculty mentoring, business development, remote learning, faculty course lead, startup situations, committee experience, supervision (>375 employees), human resources/recruitment, scholarly presentations, and consulting.

Personally, I am from Mount Desert Island, Maine—a beautiful New England coastal island with plenty of lobster, boating, and Acadia National Park activities. I am married to a wonderful man named Scott. We enjoy spending time with our five children and four grandchildren. We also have our mini-schnoodle dog named Oliver to keep us company. Some of my hobbies include sailing, hiking, ATVs, snowmobiles, fly fishing, and skeet shooting/bird hunting. In addition, a few of my stress relievers are time spent on the water, running/walking, boxing, socializing with family and friends, or watching a good mystery show.