Bill Schulz
Advisory Board Chair / Retired Executive
Bill Schulz has international work experience in the tobacco, food, automotive and furniture sectors. He successfully completed full-time leadership assignments in General Management, Operations and Human Resources in USA, China, Switzerland, Puerto Rico, Kazakhstan and Tanzania. Most recently, Bill has been on Japan Tobacco International’s Executive Committee for over 10…
Marcia Ghidina, Ph.D.
Chair & Professor of Anthropology & Sociology; Interim Chair of Management & Accountancy
Dr. Marcia Ghidina is serving as the Interim Chair of the Department of Management and Accountancy until Spring 2022. She came to UNCA in 1992 to teach in the Department of Sociology. While a Sociologist by training, Dr. Ghidina has served in several administrative capacities while at UNCA including past…
Ellen Carr
Advisory Board Vice Chair / Weaver C. Barksdale and Associates, Inc.
Ellen Carr is a Fixed Income Portfolio Manager and the firm’s Senior Credit Analyst at Weaver C. Barksdale and Associates (WCB), a boutique institutional fixed income money management firm based in Nashville, TN. She specializes in the construction and management of high yield bond portfolios. Prior to joining WCB, she…
Hannah Stuit
Hannah Stuit, a second semester senior management major, is a recipient of the Pisgah Scholarship. Hannah is an honors student, president of the Catholic Student Association, and a marketing volunteer for 103.3 Asheville FM. Hannah attended Durham School of the Arts in Durham, NC, where she ran cross country all…
George Morosani
W. Morosani & Associates
George is President of an Agency that has over 100 years of combined experience in Commercial, Industrial, and Residential Real Estate. Asheville Resident and Licensed Commercial Realtor for over a quarter of a century. Licensed Realtor in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee. Secretary/Treasurer of the Asheville Commercial Investment…
Matt Raker – ENVI ’03
Mountain BizWorks
Matthew joined Mountain BizWorks in 2015 after leading entrepreneurial development at the state-sponsored economic development agency AdvantageWest for 5 years, during which he managed $2.5m in agency funds, secured partner funds exceeding $5m, and led projects generating over $150m in regional investment and 400 jobs. At Mountain BizWorks, Mathew leads…
Taylor Bell – MGMT ’13
Colton Groome & Company
Taylor is a long-time Asheville resident and is proud to be an alumni of UNC Asheville after receiving a Bachelor of Science in Management with a concentration in Business Administration. She co-owns a family business with her father in which she remains active in the major functions of financial operations,…
Celeste Collins
OnTrack Financial Education Counseling
Celeste Collins is the Executive Director of OnTrack Financial Education Counseling, formerly Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Western North Carolina. OnTrack WNC is a nonprofit, which serves the western 18 counties of NC helping people reach their money and housing goals through education, counseling and support. Celeste joined the agency…
Henry Dozier, CMQ/OE
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Henry Dozier is Senior Manager for Global Supplier Quality and Laboratory Products (LPD) at Thermo Fisher Scientific. Henry has spent his entire career in manufacturing operations and quality serving multiple organizations and industries. Henry’s experiences are primarily in Quality Assurance and Supplier Quality Management. As the Global Supplier Quality Manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific, Henry…
Bill Smith
Dixon Hughes Goodman, LLP
Bill Smith is an Audit Director for Dixon Hughes Goodman in Asheville. His responsibilities primarily include the delivery of audit, consulting and other related services to our dealership, manufacturing and distribution, and construction clients. Bill is involved with all facets of the attest engagements. That involvement includes initial planning, staff…
Giovanni Figaro, CPA – ACCT ’15
UNC Asheville
Giovanni Figaro is a native of Asheville and an alumni of UNC Asheville. Right after obtaining his undergraduate degree in Financial Accounting from the university, he went on to complete the CPA exam before heading back to his alma mater to work as an Accountant in the Finance Department. While…
Wendolyn Forbes – LIT ’00
Wealth Transition Finance, A Member of Advisory Services Network, LLC
Wendolyn Thurston Forbes is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™. Through Wendolyn's financial services practice, Wealth Transition Finance, a Member of Advisory Services Network, LLC, she offers financial planning services, investment management services and insurance planning services to clients for either a one-time or on-going cost. A graduate of UNC Asheville, Wendolyn holds a Bachelor of Arts degree…
Murphy Funkhouser-Capps
Kudzu Brands
Murphy is the CEO and chief brand strategist at Kudzu Brands. She is also a consultant, speaker specializing in creativity and storytelling in business. Murphy attended the North Carolina School of the Arts, Brevard College and the University of Tennessee. Murphy worked for over a decade in corporate training, marketing and…
Jeff McKeehan
Viking Mergers & Acquisitions
Jeff is a Senior Vice President with Peoplelink (a Groupe Crit company). Peoplelink acquired Jeff’s company, EHD Technologies, in 2017. Under Jeff’s leadership as a co-owner, EHD Technologies was recognized three consecutive years on Inc. Magazine’s list of fastest growing private companies. A leading provider of support services to automotive…
Eric Michael
Gould Killian
Eric W. Michael graduated from Appalachian State University in 1994 with a B.S. in Business Administration. Eric joined Gould Killian CPA Group in March 2007. Before joining Gould Killian CPA Group, Eric worked in public practice in Charlotte for 12 years. Eric’s practice areas focus on tax preparation and consulting…
Terry Poling
The Poling Group, Inc.
Terry Poling has 30+ years of diverse and comprehensive experience in Leadership Development, Change Management, Organization Development and Training. He spent eighteen of those years in senior-level positions with Motorola, Fidelity Investments, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Honeywell. As a Manager for Motorola University, he managed the New England Regional…
Issac Rowles
Johnson Price Sprinkle PA
Isaac Rowles is an accountant and CPA for Johnson Price Sprinkle PA. Before becoming an accountant and CPA, Isaac was a professional chef earning degrees in Professional Cooking and Professional Baking from Baltimore International College. Isaac is a 2013 graduate of UNC Asheville with a degree in Accounting and Business…
Kathryn Williams
KRW Co-founder
KRW co-founder Kathryn Williams is an accomplished individual executive coach and group process facilitator with deep clinical and executive development experience. Kathryn works with elite senior leaders of Fortune 500 corporations, foundations, and major nonprofits, concentrating her efforts in the areas of executive leadership assessment and development, including character coaching…
Bolling Farmer
Advisor and Consultant
Bolling has over 35 years of experience in engineering and program management, providing IT system solutions to the U.S. Government. She currently serves as an advisor and consultant to senior government leadership. She has held executive positions at Raytheon, BAE, and Booz Allen Hamilton. Prior to joining industry, she was…
Heather Nelson
Blue Ridge Public Radio
Heather Nelson has a lifelong dedication to nonprofit service, both as a volunteer and as an employee. She currently serves as the Controller for Blue Ridge Public Radio, a public broadcast organization and NPR member station for Western North Carolina. As a nonprofit management professional, she enjoys making improvements to…
Amy Jackson
Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce
Amy Jackson is the Senior Director of Member Engagement and Retention for the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce. With extensive experience in human resources and customer engagement, Amy is the person who knows everyone and who fosters connections. Her background includes sales and event management. She also serves on the…
John Russler
John Russler is the Plant Manager of Eaton’s Power Distribution and Control Assemblies plant in Arden. Eaton is a global manufacturer of safe, reliable and sustainable power management technologies, dedicated to improving people’s lives and the environment. John has held a variety of positions throughout his career with Eaton across…
Hunter Goosmann, MBA
Adjunct Instructor of Management
Hunter Goosmann is the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Education & Research Consortium of the Western Carolinas, Inc (ERC, dba ERC Broadband). With twenty plus years in IT/Telecom leadership roles and fifteen years leading the ERC, he is responsible for building, operating, and supporting broadband Internet access…
Susan Clark, Ph.D.
Ex-Officio / Associate Professor of Management
Susan Clark, Ph.D. teaches courses in Management, Organizational Behavior and Theory, Entrepreneurship, and Consulting. She holds a certificate in Social Entrepreneurship from the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (“USASBE”) and is active in the Asheville entrepreneurial community as a mentor, public speaker, author and advisory board member.…
Tim Elgren
Ex-Officio / Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations
Tim joined UNC Asheville in 2019. He received a BA in chemistry from Hamline University and Ph.D. in chemistry from Dartmouth College. Before coming to Asheville, he served as Dean of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Chemistry at Oberlin College. He also spent 21 years at Hamilton College where…