Faculty
Dr. James R. Frederick
Associate Dean & Professor at UNCP
Dr. James R. Frederick is an Associate Professor in Economics and Decision Sciences and the Associate Dean of the School of Business at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. He teaches statistics and analytics courses in the online MBA programs.
Nick Arena,
MBA Program Director and Lecturer at UNCP
Nick Arena is an MBA Program Director and Lecturer at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. He teaches the marketing and management foundations course in the online MBA programs. Mr. Arena earned his MBA from UNCP in 2003. He has more than 30 years of sales, marketing and management experience.
David Jacobson
Adjunct Professor at UNCP
David Jacobson is an Adjunct Professor at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. He teaches the Legal Issues for Managers course in the online Master of Business Administration program. He also works as an attorney and a managing director of Advisors East.
Dr. Jane Elizabeth Baird
Professor at UNCP
Dr. Jane Elizabeth Baird is a Professor at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. She teaches the Foundations of Financial and Managerial Accounting course in the online Master of Business Administration programs. Dr. Baird is also a CPA and a CFE (Certified Fraud Examiner).
Dr. Yu-Ho Chi
Assistant Professor
Dr. Yu-Ho Chi is an Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. She teaches the managerial accounting course in the online MBA programs. She began teaching to share her love of accounting with others.
Dr. Rebecca Gonzalez-Ehnes,
Associate Professor at UNCP
Dr. Rebecca Gonzalez-Ehnes is an Associate Professor and Assurance of Learning Director at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. She teaches the Behavioral Finance, Personal Financial Planning, and Managerial Finance courses in the online MBA programs.
Dr. Zhixin "Richard" Kang
Associate Professor at UNCP
Dr. Zhixin "Richard" Kang is an Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. He teaches the Quantitative Methods and Data Analytics for Business courses in the online MBA programs. His research has been published in a variety of academic journals.
Dr. John A. Parnell
Belk Chair of Management at UNCP
Dr. John A. Parnell is the Belk Chair of Management at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. He teaches the strategic planning capstone course in the online MBA programs. Dr. Parnell is known for his work in competitive strategy, crisis management, business ethics and nonmarket strategy.
Dr. Susan Peters,
Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship
Dr. Susan D. Peters is a Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. She teaches in the online MBA program. In addition to teaching experience, Dr. Peters is an entrepreneur and has international business experience in Poland.
