SBUS Business Foundations Department / en Business students pitch ThreeWishes, a socially conscious networking site offering personalized acts of kindness /news/2022-07/business-students-pitch-threewishes-socially-conscious-networking-site-offering <span>Business students pitch ThreeWishes, a socially conscious networking site offering personalized acts of kindness</span> <span><span lang="" about="/user/1106" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">Jennifer Anzaldi</span></span> <span>Wed, 07/06/2022 - 09:10</span> <div class="layout layout--gmu layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--30-70"> <div class="layout__region region-first"> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:news_release:field_associated_people" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodenews-releasefield-associated-people"> <h2>In This Story</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-associated-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">People Mentioned in This Story</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/profiles/ghendri2" hreflang="en">Gretchen Hendricks</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region region-second"> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:news_release:body" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodenews-releasebody"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Body</div> <div class="field__item"><div class="align-left"> <div class="field field--name-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="/sites/g/files/yyqcgq291/files/styles/small_content_image/public/2022-07/ThreeWishes%20350x440.jpg?itok=B4KEnEJE" width="350" height="278" alt="ThreeWishes Class" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> </div> <p><span><span><span><span><span>There are no magic carpets flying around the Fairfax Campus or genie lamps being rubbed, but that doesn’t mean that wishes will not be manifested soon at AV School of Business.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p>Gretchen Hendricks, instructor of business foundations, recently challenged 33 students in her<strong> </strong><em><span><span>BUS 303: Developing Your Professional Skills, Advanced Elements </span></span></em><span><span>course to research and create a new business idea they call ThreeWishes.</span></span></p> <p>“ThreeWishes grew out of the observed need to change the now prevalent divided, negative, and unauthentic digital landscape and renew the original purpose of social networking – to connect society,” says Hendricks. “It will create an online platform intended to transform social networking by providing meaningful and intentional ways to connect with and help others.”</p> <p><span>The students in the class embraced the concept and accepted the business challenge presented by Hendricks. Throughout the course of the semester, they researched and built the business model for ThreeWishes, concluding the semester by providing a presentation of their ideas to members of the </span><span><span>Mason Chooses Kindness Steering Committee, including <span>Jackie Brown, area chair of business foundations, Cameron Harris, </span><span>assistant area chair of business foundations, and<strong> </strong>Debbie Frey Williams</span></span></span><span><span><span>, </span></span></span><span><span><span>associate director of finance and internal controls of Operations and Business Services.</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span>Students in the class spanned across all concentrations including accounting, finance, management, marketing, and management information systems.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p>Finance student Tabusom Hashimi said, “The quest of ThreeWishes is to make kindness the norm for <em>everyone</em>. It sounds simple enough, but kindness is a <em>choice</em>. We have all experienced the benefits of a kind act, from both a giving and receiving perspective. Acts of kindness make us feel good, they elevate our mood, and relieve stress. At ThreeWishes we believe in genies, not the supernatural kind, but the human kind. We aim to build an online community that promotes purposeful acts of kindness that can make wishes come true.”</p> <p>The ThreeWishes site would allow users to post up to three wishes per year, with the aim of connecting those in need with those who can help.</p> <p><span><span><span><span>For Hendricks, the class is a labor of love. She says that throughout her life, her personal and professional journey has been centered on how to authentically connect people. “The mission is to transform the norm of charitable giving by offering opportunities to personalize the experience through purposeful acts of kindness,” says Hendricks.</span></span></span></span></p> <p>As the School of Business, we endeavor to instill a strong ethical compass, and a lifelong habit of learning, in students and stakeholders. This class captures a unique pedagogical approach to teaching and it engages students in a real-world example of how to go from an idea to an actual business plan intended to interest potential investors.</p> <p>Students in the course conducted a survey asking Mason students what it would feel like to have a wish come true, and what it would feel like to make someone’s wish come true. Both questions received positive feedback, leading the students to conclude that their business idea would equally benefit both parties. Additional research analyzed popular social networking platforms including Facebook, Instagram, and SnapChat and found that users most enjoyed the storytelling, personal comments, and direct messages features. This confirms that humans want to personally connect with others. Crowdsourcing sites such as GoFundMe and Kickstarter were also examined, but with a main focus on financial donations, there is limited opportunity for personalized connection. To the class, kindness doesn’t require cash, but can be expressed through action.</p> <p><span>“Our platform will connect those in need with those that can give, in a more specific and rewarding way, allowing everyone to be an everyday beneficiary or hero,” says Hendricks.</span></p> <p>In addition to investigating competitors, the class also determined the startup costs a potential rollout of the platform to the AV community would entail.  </p> <p>“Overall, what was learned from this semester long project is that kindness is one of the best experiences possible in life, from both a giving and receiving perspective. Acts of kindness promote compassion, empathy, and social connection, with all of these sorely lacking on today’s social networking sites,” says Hendricks. “The ThreeWishes concept provides an opportunity to create a socially conscious online space where genuine connections can form, not just through donating dollars, but by personalizing the giving experience. Anyone can assess what talents, skills, resources, connections, possessions, assets they have that can help others ‘fulfill their wish’. The magic of ThreeWishes is that not everyone has to give back in the same way. They can give based on what they have to give.”</p> <p>Hendricks hopes to continue to partner with a group of students from her BUS 303 course as well as other entities on campus that will allow for continued development of the business idea and a potential future pilot of the ThreeWishes site at Mason.</p> <p>“It’s time to champion socially conscious influencers of kindness and make it the new norm,” says Hendricks. “Just one act of kindness can have a big impact and potentially change someone’s fate.”</p> <p>  </p> </div> </div> </div> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:news_release:field_content_topics" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodenews-releasefield-content-topics"> <h2>Topics</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-content-topics field--type-entity-reference field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Topics</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/12501" hreflang="en">Costello College of Business News</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/13701" hreflang="en">Costello College of Business Students</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/8096" hreflang="en">SBUS Business Foundations Department</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Wed, 06 Jul 2022 13:10:03 +0000 Jennifer Anzaldi 72051 at Kenneth Sawka /profiles/ksawka <span>Kenneth Sawka</span> <span><span lang="" about="/user/791" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">Marianne Klinker</span></span> <span>Fri, 03/04/2022 - 10:04</span> <div class="layout layout--gmu layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--30-70"> <div class="layout__region region-first"> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:profile:field_headshot" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprofilefield-headshot"> <div class="field field--name-field-headshot field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="/sites/g/files/yyqcgq291/files/2023-03/kenneth-sawka.png" width="350" height="440" alt="AV Costello College of Business Faculty Kenneth Sawka" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> </div> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:profile:field_org_positions" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprofilefield-org-positions"> <div class="field field--name-field-org-positions field--type-text-long field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Titles and Organizations</div> <div class="field__item"><p><strong>Adjunct Faculty, Business Foundations</strong></p> </div> </div> </div> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:profile:field_contact_information" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprofilefield-contact-information"> <h2>Contact Information</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-contact-information field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Email:</strong> ksawka@gmu.edu <br /><strong>Phone: </strong>(617) 653-2674<br /><strong>Office Hours: </strong>Wednesdays, 6-7 p.m. (virtual via Zoom)</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region region-second"> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:profile:field_bio" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprofilefield-bio"> <h2>Biography</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-bio field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Dr. Kenneth Sawka is a strategy, leadership, and management consulting executive with over 25 years of global experience in C-suite and board-level, Big-Four and boutique firm strategy, intelligence, geopolitical advisory, and risk consulting. Public sector and academic positions in organizational leadership, international business, intelligence and national security, and decision support. Accomplishments and involvements: </p> <ul><li>Northeastern University, Part-time Lecturer, 2014 - present </li> <li>Teach graduate-level classes in the Strategic Intelligence Analysis and Homeland Security programs. </li> <li>Strategic and Competitive Intelligence Professionals  </li> <li>Executive Board of Directors, 1999 – 2002. </li> <li>Fellows Award, 2003; Meritorious Award – the Society’s highest honor – 2010. </li> <li>Editor, Starting a Competitive Intelligence Function, published 2008. </li> <li>Parents of Students of Phillips Academy Andover, Executive Board of Directors and Treasurer, 2014 – 2017 </li> <li>Northshore Youth Symphony Orchestras, Executive Board of Directors, 2010 – 2013 </li> <li>Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras, Executive Board of Directors, 2002 – 2004 </li> <li>Association of Former Intelligence Officers, 1996 – present  </li> </ul><h4>Education</h4> <ul><li>B.S., Political Science, The American University </li> <li>M.A., International Affairs, The American University </li> <li>EdD, Organization and Leadership Studies, Northeastern University </li> </ul><h4>Research Interests</h4> <ul><li>Business succession practices</li> <li>Organizational leadership in SMEs</li> <li>Competitive intelligence and decision-support</li> </ul><h4>Research and Awards</h4> <p><strong>Peer-Reviewed Publications</strong></p> <ul><li>Sawka, K. (2020), The Use and Misuse of Statistics, in Annals of Theoretical Psychology, “The Theory of Statistics in Psychology: Applications, Use, and Misunderstandings.”, (Vol. 16), C.W. Gruber (Ed.)  September 2020 (Print); July 2020 (Electronic) </li> <li>Marceau, S., & Sawka, K. (1999). Developing a world‐class CI program in telecoms. Competitive Intelligence Review: Published in Cooperation with the Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals, 10(4), 30-40. </li> <li>Sawka, K. A. (1998). Defense industry must develop intelligence capabilities to compete in bidding wars. National Defense, 83(541), 6. </li> <li>Sawka, K. A. (1998). Early warning: The decision‐maker's perspective. Competitive Intelligence Review: Published in Cooperation with the Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals, 9(2), 63-65. </li> <li>Sawka, K. A. (1997). Alternative outcomes analysis. Competitive Intelligence Review, 8(2), 85-87. </li> <li>Sawka, K. A. (1997). Warning analysis: A risky business. Competitive Intelligence Review, 8(4), 83-84. </li> <li>Francis, D. B., Sawka, K. A., & Herring, J. P. (1995). Competitors: Who to watch, what to watch, who to ignore, and how to tell the difference. Competitive Intelligence Review, 6(3), 41-46. </li> </ul><p><strong>Other Publications</strong></p> <ul><li>Sawka, K. (2011). Market indicators cue strategic plan changes. Managed Healthcare Executive, 21(2), 13. </li> <li>Sawka, K., & Hohhof, B. (Eds.). (2008). Starting a Competitive Intelligence Function. Competitive Intelligence Foundation. </li> <li>Sawka, K. (2007). Strategic Planning in Volatile Industry Conditions. U.S. Banker, 117(2), 40. </li> <li>Sawka, K. (2005). The intelligence edge. American Executive, 3(7), 20. </li> <li>Fuld, L., & Sawka, K. (2001). A case of smoke and mirrors: Think the software industry has finally figured out how to fulfill all your business intelligence needs? Think again. CIO Canada, 9(3), 60-62. </li> <li>Fuld, L. M., & Sawka, K. (2000). Money can't buy you smarts. CIO, 14(1), 92. </li> <li>Sawka, K. (1998). Competitive foresight. Telephony, 235(12), 86-90. </li> <li>Sawka, K. (1996). Demystifying business intelligence. Management Review, 85(10), 47.  </li> </ul><p><strong>Dissertation</strong></p> <ul><li>Balancing Strategic Organizational Change and the Sustainability of Iconic Leader Vision, March 2021</li> </ul><h4>Teaching Interests </h4> <ul><li>International business</li> <li>Competitive intelligence</li> <li>Competitive strategy</li> <li>Leadership in SMEs</li> </ul><p><a href="https://mymasonportal.gmu.edu/bbcswebdav/xid-236609651_1" target="_blank" title="Download Kenneth Sawka's CV">Download CV</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> Fri, 04 Mar 2022 15:04:35 +0000 Marianne Klinker 66346 at Kent Zimmerman /profiles/dzimmer2 <span>Kent Zimmerman</span> <span><span lang="" about="/user/791" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">Marianne Klinker</span></span> <span>Mon, 02/21/2022 - 11:52</span> <div class="layout layout--gmu layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--30-70"> <div class="layout__region region-first"> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:profile:field_headshot" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprofilefield-headshot"> <div class="field field--name-field-headshot field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="/sites/g/files/yyqcgq291/files/2022-02/Kent-Zimmerman.jpg" width="350" height="440" alt="AV School of Business Faculty Kent Zimmerman" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> </div> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:profile:field_org_positions" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprofilefield-org-positions"> <div class="field field--name-field-org-positions field--type-text-long field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Titles and Organizations</div> <div class="field__item"><p><strong>Professor, Business Foundations, Mason Korea</strong></p> </div> </div> </div> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:profile:field_contact_information" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprofilefield-contact-information"> <h2>Contact Information</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-contact-information field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Email:</strong> dzimmer2@gmu.edu<br /><strong>Phone:</strong> 032-626-5110<br /><strong>Office Location:</strong> Korean Campus G674</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region region-second"> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:profile:field_bio" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprofilefield-bio"> <h2>Biography</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-bio field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Professor Kent Zimmerman works in many areas, including academic affairs, student affairs, Title IX, and teaching.</p> <p>Prior to joining us, he conducted research at the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice and interned under foreign counsel at SK Telecom and Samsung Life. He also has experience in information technology support and web development. </p> <p>His legal research interests include commercial law, extraterritorial jurisdiction, net neutrality, and social equality.</p> <h4>Education</h4> <ul><li>Prof. Zimmerman received his bachelor's degree in global affairs from AV and his Juris Doctor from AV’s Antonin Scalia Law School.</li> </ul></div> </div> </div> </div> Mon, 21 Feb 2022 16:52:20 +0000 Marianne Klinker 65806 at Rod Rothwell /profiles/rrothwe <span>Rod Rothwell</span> <span><span lang="" about="/user/791" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">Marianne Klinker</span></span> <span>Mon, 02/21/2022 - 11:47</span> <div class="layout layout--gmu layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--30-70"> <div class="layout__region region-first"> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:profile:field_headshot" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprofilefield-headshot"> <div class="field field--name-field-headshot field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="/sites/g/files/yyqcgq291/files/2022-02/Rod-Rothwell.jpg" width="350" height="440" alt="AV Business Faculty Rod Rothwell" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> </div> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:profile:field_org_positions" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprofilefield-org-positions"> <div class="field field--name-field-org-positions field--type-text-long field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Titles and Organizations</div> <div class="field__item"><p><strong>Instructor, Business Foundations, Mason Korea</strong></p> </div> </div> </div> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:profile:field_contact_information" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprofilefield-contact-information"> <h2>Contact Information</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-contact-information field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Email:</strong> rrothwe@gmu.edu<br /><strong>Phone:</strong> 032-626-5175<br /><strong>Office Location:</strong> Mason Korea 673<br /><strong>Office Hours:</strong> Mondays and Wednesdays, 2 - 4 p.m.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region region-second"> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:profile:field_bio" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprofilefield-bio"> <h2>Biography</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-bio field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Rod Rothwell is an instructor at Mason Korea.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> Mon, 21 Feb 2022 16:47:05 +0000 Marianne Klinker 65816 at Kimberlie Fair /profiles/kfair2 <span>Kimberlie Fair</span> <span><span lang="" about="/user/791" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">Marianne Klinker</span></span> <span>Mon, 02/21/2022 - 11:32</span> <div class="layout layout--gmu layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--30-70"> <div class="layout__region region-first"> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:profile:field_headshot" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprofilefield-headshot"> <div class="field field--name-field-headshot field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="/sites/g/files/yyqcgq291/files/2023-10/kimberlie-fair.png" width="350" height="440" alt="AV Costello College of Business Faculty Placeholder Image" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> </div> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:profile:field_org_positions" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprofilefield-org-positions"> <div class="field field--name-field-org-positions field--type-text-long field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Titles and Organizations</div> <div class="field__item"><p><strong>Instructor, Business Foundations, Mason Korea</strong></p> </div> </div> </div> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:profile:field_contact_information" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprofilefield-contact-information"> <h2>Contact Information</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-contact-information field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Email:</strong> kfair2@gmu.edu<br /><strong>Phone:</strong> 032-626-5163<br /><strong>Office Location:</strong> Korean Campus G554</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region region-second"> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:profile:field_bio" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprofilefield-bio"> <h2>Biography</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-bio field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Professor Fair has been an instructor for AV since 2015, teaching face-to-face, hybrid, and fully online courses for the Department of Communication and the School of Business at Mason Korea.</p> <p>In private practice, Professor Fair has provided differentiated instruction in undergraduate mathematics and music performance and composition, and has designed curricula for hybrid and fully online courses in mathematics and art history.</p> <p>Professor Fair earned a Master's in Education with an emphasis in instructional technologies at AV; and a BA in studio art at California State University, San Bernardino.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> Mon, 21 Feb 2022 16:32:36 +0000 Marianne Klinker 65786 at Haroon R. Baqai /profiles/hbaqai <span>Haroon R. Baqai</span> <span><span lang="" about="/user/791" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">Marianne Klinker</span></span> <span>Tue, 12/14/2021 - 15:10</span> <div class="layout layout--gmu layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--30-70"> <div class="layout__region region-first"> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:profile:field_headshot" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprofilefield-headshot"> <div class="field field--name-field-headshot field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="/sites/g/files/yyqcgq291/files/2022-03/haroon-r-baqai.jpg" width="350" height="440" alt="AV Costello College of Business Faculty Haroon R. Baqai" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> </div> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:profile:field_org_positions" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprofilefield-org-positions"> <div class="field field--name-field-org-positions field--type-text-long field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Titles and Organizations</div> <div class="field__item"><p><strong>Adjunct Faculty, Business Foundations</strong></p> </div> </div> </div> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:profile:field_contact_information" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprofilefield-contact-information"> <h2>Contact Information</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-contact-information field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Email:</strong> hbaqai@gmu.edu<br /><strong>Office Hours: </strong>By Appointment</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region region-second"> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:profile:field_bio" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprofilefield-bio"> <h2>Biography</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-bio field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Dr. Haroon Baqai joined AV in 2016 as an adjunct professor in the Costello College of Business and has taught face-to-face courses at the Fairfax campus as well as online. Outside of GMU, teaches at a number of other institutes of higher education at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral level.</p> <p>Haroon is an educator at heart. He started off his teaching career as kindergarten and middle school teacher. He slowly moved up to being the Vice Principal and now serves as the Principal of a private school in Maryland. In 2021, Haroon spearheaded the launch of a global campus for the school, which quickly attracted more than 100 students and staff from five continents. He received his Certification of School Management and Leadership from the Harvard School of Business in summer of 2021.</p> <h4>Education</h4> <ul><li>Doctorate of Management – University of Maryland Global Campus</li> <li>Masters of Science in Management / Financial Management – University of Maryland Global Campus</li> <li>Bachelors of Science in Computer Science – University of Maryland College Park</li> </ul><h4>Working Papers</h4> <ul><li>Baqai, H. R. (2020). PERCEIVED SERVANT-LEADERSHIP AFFECTS JOB SATISFACTION IN HIGHER EDUCATION.<em> The International Journal of Servant-Leadership, 14</em>(1), 187-216</li> </ul></div> </div> </div> </div> Tue, 14 Dec 2021 20:10:30 +0000 Marianne Klinker 62166 at Jordan Fitzpatrick /profiles/jfitzpa <span>Jordan Fitzpatrick</span> <span><span lang="" about="/user/791" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">Marianne Klinker</span></span> <span>Thu, 08/19/2021 - 14:19</span> <div class="layout layout--gmu layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--30-70"> <div class="layout__region region-first"> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:profile:field_headshot" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprofilefield-headshot"> <div class="field field--name-field-headshot field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="/sites/g/files/yyqcgq291/files/2022-03/jordan-fitzpatrick.jpg" width="350" height="440" alt="AV Costello College of Business Faculty Jordan Fitzpatrick" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> </div> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:profile:field_org_positions" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprofilefield-org-positions"> <div class="field field--name-field-org-positions field--type-text-long field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Titles and Organizations</div> <div class="field__item"><p><strong>Adjunct Faculty, Business Foundations</strong></p> </div> </div> </div> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:profile:field_contact_information" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprofilefield-contact-information"> <h2>Contact Information</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-contact-information field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Email:</strong> jfitzpa@gmu.edu<br /><strong>Phone:</strong> (703) 624-8515<br /><strong>Office Location:</strong> Virtual, Enterprise Hall 028<br /><strong>Office Hours:</strong> By appointment</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region region-second"> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:profile:field_bio" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprofilefield-bio"> <h2>Biography</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-bio field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Jordan Fitzpatrick is an experienced executive leader, program manager, mentor, training manager, and educator. He has led and managed a great variety of organizations and teams as an officer in the United States Army; and manager and executive with Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies including General Electric, Boeing, and Raytheon. He has led successful IR&D and product development teams, organizational development activities, staff development activities, diversity programs, and managed the execution of more than 25 government and commercial contracts and programs.</p> <p>Jordan’s previous leadership roles include Account Executive, DoD and DARPA programs, General Electric; Director of Integrated Intelligence Programs, The Boeing Company; Program Manager and Marketing Manager, Raytheon; Product and Program Commercialization Manager, Cable & Wireless, Inc;</p> <p>His career has a great mixture of service to our country, business leadership, program management, interfacing with customers, and leading organizations.</p> <p>Jordan has served as an Adjunct professor over the past 20 years teaching business and management courses at a number of universities: Hawaii Pacific University, Hampton University, Strayer University, Burlington College (Rowan University), and AV.</p> <h4>Education</h4> <ul><li>BS – Business Management, Kent State University</li> <li>MA – Education, University of Louisville</li> </ul></div> </div> </div> </div> Thu, 19 Aug 2021 18:19:11 +0000 Marianne Klinker 50391 at Eric Miller /profiles/emille2 <span>Eric Miller</span> <span><span lang="" about="/user/791" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">Marianne Klinker</span></span> <span>Thu, 08/12/2021 - 15:45</span> <div class="layout layout--gmu layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--30-70"> <div class="layout__region region-first"> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:profile:field_headshot" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprofilefield-headshot"> <div class="field field--name-field-headshot field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="/sites/g/files/yyqcgq291/files/2021-08/eric-miller.jpg" width="350" height="440" alt="AV Costello College of Business Faculty Eric Miller" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> </div> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:profile:field_org_positions" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprofilefield-org-positions"> <div class="field field--name-field-org-positions field--type-text-long field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Titles and Organizations</div> <div class="field__item"><p><strong>Adjunct Faculty, Business Foundations</strong></p> </div> </div> </div> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:profile:field_contact_information" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprofilefield-contact-information"> <h2>Contact Information</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-contact-information field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Email:</strong> emille2@gmu.edu<br /><strong>Office Hours:</strong> By appointment</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region region-second"> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:profile:field_bio" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprofilefield-bio"> <h2>Biography</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-bio field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Eric is a strategic management expert with over two decades of strategy design, development, and implementation experience in both government and the social sector.</p> <p>Prior to working with Arabella Advisors as an executive advisor to the CEO/COO, Eric served as the chief strategy architect for the Department of Defense’s efforts to receive US service member remains from North Korea, and as the lead strategic planner for the US intelligence community’s response to both BREXIT and the 2016 presidential nomination briefing process.  </p> <p>Eric is a certified nonprofit consultant (CNC), and both presents and publishes social sector evidence-based research. Eric is currently serving as the board president for a Virginia-based nonprofit and as a communications advisor for a Canadian nonprofit focused on social economy research.</p> <p>Eric is also an adjunct professor at both the AV Costello College of Business and the National Intelligence University, teaching courses on strategy, management, and global business economics. Eric’s doctoral and post-doctoral studies examined scaling social impact within social enterprises and nonprofit organizations. In addition, Eric earned an MBA, a master’s in strategic intelligence, and a master’s in financial planning.</p> <h4>Research Interests</h4> <ul><li>Social Impact</li> <li>Social Enterprise</li> <li>Sustainability</li> <li>Corporate Social Responsibility</li> <li>Nonprofit Management</li> </ul><h4>Education</h4> <ul><li>DM - Management, University of Maryland University College</li> <li>MBA - Business, Colorado State University </li> <li>MS - Strategic Intelligence, National Intelligence University</li> <li>MS - Financial Planning, College for Financial Planning</li> <li>BA - Political Science, West Virginia University</li> </ul><h4>Research and Awards</h4> <ul><li>“A Theory of Change approach to Scale.” ANSER, Vancouver, 2019.</li> <li>“Confidence Building with DPRK.” APCSS, Hawaii, 2018. </li> <li>“Nonprofit Strategic Management.”  ANSER, Toronto, 2017. </li> <li>“Strategic Planning in the IC.”  IC Advisory Board, 2016.</li> </ul></div> </div> </div> </div> Thu, 12 Aug 2021 19:45:24 +0000 Marianne Klinker 49761 at Jasmine M. Young /profiles/jyoung25 <span>Jasmine M. Young</span> <span><span lang="" about="/user/791" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">Marianne Klinker</span></span> <span>Thu, 08/12/2021 - 15:41</span> <div class="layout layout--gmu layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--30-70"> <div class="layout__region region-first"> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:profile:field_headshot" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprofilefield-headshot"> <div class="field field--name-field-headshot field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="/sites/g/files/yyqcgq291/files/2021-08/jasmine-m-young.jpg" width="350" height="440" alt="AV Costello College of Business Faculty Jasmine M. Young" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> </div> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:profile:field_org_positions" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprofilefield-org-positions"> <div class="field field--name-field-org-positions field--type-text-long field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Titles and Organizations</div> <div class="field__item"><p><strong>Adjunct Faculty, Business Foundations</strong></p> </div> </div> </div> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:profile:field_contact_information" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprofilefield-contact-information"> <h2>Contact Information</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-contact-information field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Email:</strong> jyoung25@gmu.edu<br /><strong>Office Hours:</strong> By appointment</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region region-second"> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:profile:field_bio" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprofilefield-bio"> <h2>Biography</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-bio field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Jasmine M. Young teaches Business and Society and Developing Your Professional Skills. She currently works as a government contractor with the Army specializing in contract and fiscal law and owns two businesses in the state of Virginia. One of her businesses focuses on personal branding and image consulting. She is a former resident advisor, executive editor of Mason Votes, and University Information employee at AV.</p> <h4>Research and Awards</h4> <ul><li>Woman on the Rise Award</li> </ul></div> </div> </div> </div> Thu, 12 Aug 2021 19:41:10 +0000 Marianne Klinker 49756 at Sophia Marshall /profiles/smarsha <span>Sophia Marshall</span> <span><span lang="" about="/user/791" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">Marianne Klinker</span></span> <span>Thu, 08/12/2021 - 15:30</span> <div class="layout layout--gmu layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--30-70"> <div class="layout__region region-first"> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:profile:field_headshot" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprofilefield-headshot"> <div class="field field--name-field-headshot field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="/sites/g/files/yyqcgq291/files/2021-08/sophia-marshall.jpg" width="350" height="440" alt="AV Costello College of Business Faculty Sophia Marshall" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> </div> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:profile:field_org_positions" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprofilefield-org-positions"> <div class="field field--name-field-org-positions field--type-text-long field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Titles and Organizations</div> <div class="field__item"><p><strong>Instructor, Business Foundations</strong></p> </div> </div> </div> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:profile:field_contact_information" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprofilefield-contact-information"> <h2>Contact Information</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-contact-information field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Email:</strong> smarsha@gmu.edu<br /><strong>Phone:</strong> (703) 993-1841<br /><strong>Office Location:</strong> Enterprise Hall 133<br /><strong>Office Hours:</strong> By appointment</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region region-second"> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:profile:field_bio" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprofilefield-bio"> <h2>Biography</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-bio field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Sophia Marshall joined Business Foundations as an instructor in 2019. She teaches BUS 103-Developing Your Professional Skills-Foundational Elements, BUS 303-Developing Your Professional Skills-Advanced Elements, and BUS 315-Introduction to the Government Contracting Industry, a course which she developed. </p> <h4>Education</h4> <ul><li>Ed.D., Educational Leadership and Organizational Innovation, Marymount University (in progress)</li> <li>Master of Human Relations, University of Oklahoma</li> <li>Bachelor of Arts in English, Ursinus College</li> </ul><h4>Research Interests</h4> <ul><li>Open Educational Resources (OER)</li> <li>Leadership</li> <li>Entrepreneurship</li> </ul><h4>Affiliations</h4> <ul><li>National Career Development Association</li> </ul></div> </div> </div> </div> Thu, 12 Aug 2021 19:30:12 +0000 Marianne Klinker 49746 at