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Members on the MoveMatthias EggertssonAna Gil-GarciaDr. Eggertsson has just completed hisdissertation entitled:“Country-of-Origin andBranding in a B2B Context” - Submitted to: H.Wayne Huizenga School of Business andEntrepreneurship Nova Southeastern University.Dr. Eggertsson’s expertise is in internationalbusiness, where he holds BS, master anddoctorial degrees. His years as an adjunctprofessor and as an entrepreneur ininternational marketing firms can bring real lifeexperience to the classroom. Dr. Eggertsson isvery comfortable making presentations and hasdeveloped sensitivity to the knowledge andexperience of the group being presented to.A Venezuelan-American citizen, tenureduniversity Professor at Northeastern IllinoisUniversity, author, esteemed community leader,and forerunning advocate for Latino educationalleaders, Gil-Garcia is a three time Fulbright USScholar and a national and internationallyacclaimed professional. Gil-Garcia, a publishedauthor, works tirelessly for a variety ofcommunity organizations.Dr. Gil Garcia, past president of theFulbright Association of Chicago Chapter, amember of Advisory Council on Latino Affairs ofthe City of Chicago, in 2007, received the “Dareto Be Great” award by the Illinois WomenAdministrators Association; the Education for theHispanic Communities Award from the Secretaryof the State of Illinois, and was nominated asthe Chicago Latina Professional of the Year. Shehas received three Faculty Excellence Awards forService, Research, and Teaching granted byNortheastern Illinois University. In 2008, shereceived the Hispanic Faculty Excellence Award.In June 2009, she was named as one of the“Top Ten Chicago Latinos” and nominated forthe award “Mujeres Latinas en Accion 2010”.Recently, in April 2010, students recognized hermentorship and leadership with the award“Indelible Mark”. She serves as Chair of theInternational Service Committee of the RotaryClub One of Chicago and her face/image is usedContact Info:Dr. Matthias EggertssonInternational BusinessPompano Beach, FL 33060Tel. 954-788-2450Fax. 1-

in the “Humanity in Action” campaign of theRotary International to fight poverty. Herdefense of democracy and equal opportunitieshas brought recognition from diverse humanrights groups. She devotes most of her passionto ensuring the Chicago Public School system isa nationally-recognized leader in employingschool administration leaders who accuratelyrepresent the diversity of their studentcommunities. She received the news on herrecognition as one of the 100 Most InfluentialUS Hispanics by the Hispanic Business magazinein Armenia, country in which she is advising theMinistry of Education on teacher and principaltraining and preparation under the auspices ofthe Fulbright US Scholar program.Audrey CohenContact Info:Dr. Ana Gil GarciaNortheastern Illinois UniversityEducational Leadership5500 N. St. Louis AveChicago, Illinois, U.S.A. tmail.comIn winter 2010 Audrey J Cohen taughtManagement and Marketing at the University ofShanghai for Science and Technology. This washer second time teaching in China. She alsoreceived tenure at Kingsborough CommunityCollege of the City University of New York andwas promoted to Associate Professor.Contact Info:Audrey CohenKingsborough Comm College60 Sutton Place South (7GS)New York, NY 10022 borough.edu-2-

Edward JankovicIrene LangeDr. Edward M. Jankovic has published abookentitled,“RelationshipsAmongDr. Lange was recently announced as therecipient of the Lifetime Contribution Awardfrom the Marketing Education Association.This is a great honor.Country Risk, Investor Expectations, andFinancial Variables in Central Europe”.This book is a policy manual for governments, aclassroom tool for professors, and a survey ofthe current economic landscape of CentralEurope for those active in the region and whoneed to know about investment flows andcountry risk in this area of the world. (click hereto view the flyer).Dr. Jankovic teaches international finance atPace University in New York and FairfieldUniversity in Connecticut. Before his teachingcareer, he was a broker for Merrill LynchInternational, developing commodities businessin Central and South America. He is a registeredcommodities broker and Commodity TradingAdvisor. Professor Jankovic specializes inemerging markets finance and economies intransition. He has covered South America,Europe, and the Balkans in his business andacademic work, and deals with organizationsthat need to handle business, political, financial,and market risks. He also has contact withcultural and language aspects at Marine CorpsIntelligence.Contact Info:Dr. Irene LangeMarketingCalifornia State University800 N State College Blvd PO 6848Fullerton, CA 92834-6848 U.S.A.ilange@fullerton.eduContact Info:Dr. Edward M. JankovicPace University / Fairfield -

Janice NathDr. Nath was appointed to the WACRAExecutive Board.Contact Info:Dr. Janice NathUniversity of Houston - DowntownDept. of Urban EducationOne Main St. C-430UHouston, TX 77002-1001713-221-2777nathj@uhd.eduDr. Janice L. Nath is a full professor atUniversity of Houston—Downtown in theDepartment of Urban Education and formerAssociate Dean of the College of Public Service.She has been a member of WACRA since 1999.Dr. Nath has been actively involved in fieldbased teacher education for many years,formerly serving as the chair and program chairof the AERA PDSR SIG (American EducationalResearch Association Professional DevelopmentSchool Research Special Interest Group) andchair of the PDS SIG at ATE (Association ofTeacher Educators).She has served as the Coordinator forElementary Education, Director and AssistantDirector of the post baccalaureate program andinternship programs, and headed PDS sites formany years in her former position at theUniversity of Houston.In Texas, Dr. Nath has served as the chair ofCSOTTE (Consortium of Organizations for TexasTeacher Education) and of the TeacherCoordinators for Teacher Certification Testing(TCTCT) organizations, and she recentlyreceived the Howsam Award and Booker Awardfrom state organizations in recognition ofsignificant contributions to the educatorpreparation process in Texas.Her 11 co-edited books include those onresearch on PDSs and beginning teachereducation.She has published over 70 chapters andarticles and has made well over 100presentations. Her writing and research tivity Award.-4-

Patricia Ann BrockEmiliano GonzalezAdapting to the new world workplace is achallenge for many people. How canprofessionals adapt their current skills or redirecttheir current careers to find more success andjob satisfaction in this high-tech drivenworkplace of global demands? And, then, howdo they market themselves? Dr. Patricia AnnBrock has been invited to become a consultantand instructor-mentor for The Institute forProfessional Self-efficacy (IPS) combining herskills and experiences to help guide individualsto discover and explore their own successfulcareer paths. As a professional life coach andmotivational speaker, she encourages rating and improving communicationtechnology skills as beneficial tools to successfor non-traditional online and traditional onground career options.If you are interested in more details, pleasecontact Patricia at doc@patricabrock.com.Dr. Emiliano Gonzalez, associate professor inthe School of Education and the Director ofGraduate Curriculum and Instruction, wasrecently named the new Director of the LatinAmerican and Latino Studies Program. He plansto publicize and bring awareness to theprogram, as well as offer an LALS minor.Dr. Gonzalez received his undergraduatedegree from the University of Texas at Austin,his master’s from the University of Texas – PanAmerican, and a doctorate in Curriculum andInstruction from Indiana University in 1998. Hetaught as a bilingual and ESL teacher for eightyears with students from Mexico and LatinAmerican countries, and has been at UST for 10years.Within the last two decades, students ofLatino heritage at the University of St. Thomashave increased to represent 36 percent of thetotal student population. The Latin Americanand Latino Studies program offers aninterdisciplinary minor that includes courses ininternational studies, political science, Spanishand history. The minor requires a total of 18credit hours, nine required nine electives.Dr. Gonzalez was appointed to the WACRAAdvisory Board.Contact Info:Dr. Patricia Ann BrockInstitute for Professional Self-efficacy (IPS)Office and On-site Training:11 E. Cliff St.Somerville, NJ 08876Online Mentoring:Skype: patricia.brock13Email: doc@patriciabrock.comContact Info:Dr. Emiliano GonzalezUniversity of St. Thomas3800 Montrose BlvdHouston, Texas 77006 U.S.A.713-525-3547gonzale@stthom.edu-5-

Gloria Guzman JohannessenPatti ChancePatti has taken a new position, leaving UNLVto take position as Department Chair ofEducational Leadership at San Diego StateUniversity.Dr. B. Gloria Guzman Johannessen receivedthe appointment (as of September 1, 2009) asfull professor with Tenure at Texas StateUniversity-San Marcos.Dr. Johannessen will be directing theBilingual Education Program which encompassesthe preparation of teachers for Spanish bilingualprograms, as well as for the new Texasrequirement for all teachers to have English as asecond language pedagogy. She will focus t Info:Patti L. Chance, Ph. D.Chair and ProfessorDepartment of Educational LeadershipSan Diego State University5500 Campanile DriveSan Diego, CA hance@gmail.comContact Info:Dr. Gloria Guzman JohannessenTexas State University1200 East Colton AveSan Marcos, Texas 78666909-748-8802bgjohan@adelphia.netgloria johannessen@redlands.edu-6-

Alfonso VargasWalter GreeneWalter Greene, long time case writer (firstcase published 1969), member WACRA, NACRA,SWCRA and several other case writingorganizations is the president and owner ofGreene and associates, a managementconsulting firm. Dr. Greene also retired fromthe US Military after 20 years, and retired fromcollege teaching after teaching 40 years, the last20 at UTPA in Edinburg, Texas where he wason the graduate faculty in their Doctoral andMBA programs. Dr. Greene also holds a lifetimecertificate as a Professional in Human ResourcesManagement.Dr. Greene also is a member of the EdinburgChamber of Commerce, and has been since1985, serving on numerous committees,currently with their Ambassadors Team.In addition, Dr. Greene serves on the city ofEdinburg's Zoning Appeals Committee, and isactive in several Masonic organizations.Dr. Vargas has left his position as Director ofLa Rabida campus of the International Universityof Andalusia. He does keep some major ties withthe University of Huelva, as Head of its ResearchGroup on Tourism Firms and Director of itsCepsa Professorship.Contact Info:Dr. Alfonso VARGAS SÁNCHEZUniversidad De Huelva / Huelva UniversityDepartamento De Dirección De Empresas YMarketing/Management & Marketing Dept.Despacho nº 41, segunda plantaOffice 41, second floorPlaza de la Merced, 11E-21002-Huelva. España, SpainTel.: ( 34) 959217845Fax: ( 34) 959217839E-mail: ontact Info:Walter E. Greene, PhD, PHR2201 Point West DriveEdinburg, TX 78539wegreene@juno.com-7-

Sean O’ConnorSuzanne H. CampbellProfessor Suzanne H. Campbell, Ph.D., WHNPBC, has been named director of the University ofBritish Columbia School of Nursing, effective July9, 2012 – June 30, 2017. She comes to UBCfrom Fairfield University School of Nursing,Fairfield, CT, U.S., where she recently servedterms as Associate Dean for Academic Programsand as Interim Dean.Campbell earned a BS and MS in Nursing fromthe University of Connecticut and a Ph.D. inNursing from the University of Rhode Island.She obtained a post-master’s certificate as aWomen’s Health Nurse Practitioner from BostonCollege, and has been certified as anInternationalBoardCertifiedLactationConsultant since 2001.An expert in women’s health issues and aleader in curriculum development, Dr. Campbellhas led major educational technology andclinical simulation development initiatives andhas overseen successful accreditation reviewsfrom such organizations as the Commission onCollegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and theNew England Association of Schools andColleges (NEASC).Campbell has served as Director of theFairfield Graduate Program, and Project Directorfor the establishment of its new LearningResource Center. She also served as Director ofResearch and Special Projects to the Board oftheInternationalLactationConsultantAssociation. She has served on the Accreditationand Approval Review Committee on Education inHuman Lactation and Breastfeeding and waselected into the Nursing Academy of theNational Academies of Practice in 2010. She isco-editor and author of multiple chapters in thepopular text Simulation Scenarios for NurseSeán F. O Connor, Professor Emeritus atWashington College, has set up a 3 day Instituteon Teaching for College Teachers. The Institutelargely focuses on the first month of a courseshaping positive learning behaviors and assistingfaculty to engage ALL students continuously inthe learning process.Why is there a need for such a personalizedinstitute? Alexander Pope in his “Essay inCriticism” wrote:A little Learning is a dang’rous Thing;Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian Spring.It is arguable that a large number of , postpone, and so the ‘drinkingdeep’ is not achieved. The Institute assistsfaculty in engaging each student, helping her orhim to “drink deep”.Contact Info:Dr. Sean O’ConnorWashington CollegeChair, Dept. of Education300 Washington AveChestertown, Maryland, U.S.A. ation.washcoll.edu/pdf/brochure.pdfEducators: Making it Real.-8-

Contact Info:Suzanne H. Campbell, Ph.D.University of British ColumbiaT201-2211 Westbrook MallVancouver, BC V6T 285, Canadasuzanne.campbell@nursing.ubc.caTel 604-822-7748Natalia D. StrekalovaNatalia D. Strekalova is a Doctor ofEconomics, Professor at the National ResearchUniversity - Higher School of Economics (NRUHSE), Saint-Petersburg, Russia. She received theappoint-ment (as of September 1, 2012) as FullProfessor of Management Department, at theNational Research University - Higher School ofEconomics, Saint-Petersburg.Dr. Strekalovahas been actively involved in business andmanagement education for many years.Formerly, Dr. Strekalova was Professor ofStrategicandInternationalManagementDepartment, St. Petersburg University Graduate School of Management; AssociateProfessor of Management Department, St.Petersburg State University of Economics andFinance.Teaching Strategic Management Business Planning ManagementResearch Interests Business Planning Strategic Management Management of business education Use of Interactive Teaching Methods andCase Method in Research andManagement Education Social-gender Research in Economics andManagement-9-

Emiliano GonzalezPublicationsDr. Strekalova has published over 95articles, books and text books devoted tostrategic management, business planning andbusiness model, entrepreneurship in smallbusiness, management education, genderproblems in economics and management,published in Russia. Her area of expertise Business Plan Project Management.Other Professional Activities Adviser of the Committee of FemaleBusiness of the Public Council for SmallBusiness in the St. PetersburgGovernment Vice-President of St. PetersburgAssociation of University WomenOn April 24, 2014, the Board of Directors at theUniversity of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas,approved the promotion to Full professor for Dr.Emiliano Gonzalez. Provost Dr. Dominic Aquilastated that achieving tenure or promotion is oneof the great honors of academic life. He ment of one’s work and efforts onbehalf of students and the scholarly community.Each of our colleagues who has earneddistinction in this way is a great and valuedcitizen of the University of St. Thomas. I offereach my enthusiastic congratulations.Contact Info:Natalia StrekalovaDoctor of Economics, ProfessorDepartment of ManagementNational Research University - Higher School ofEconomics (NRU HSE)SAINT-PETERSBURG, RUSSIAnstrekalova@hse.ruwww.hse.ruDr. Emiliano Gonzalez is the Chair for Curriculum& Instruction at UST.Contact Info:Dr. Emiliano GonzalezUniversity of St. Thomas3800 Montrose BlvdHouston, Texas 77006 U.S.A.713-525-3547gonzale@stthom.edu-10-

Northeastern Illinois University Educational Leadership 5500 N. St. Louis Ave Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. 60625 773-442-5525 a-serafin@neiu.edu anagilgarcia@hotmail.com Audrey Cohen In winter 2010 Audrey J Cohen taught Management and Marketing at the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology. This was