Leadership Team

Dean’s Office – College of Business

Dean

Daniel Gropper, Ph.D.
dgropper@fau.edu
Phone: (561) 297-3629

Associate Dean for Broward Campuses

Rupert Rhodd, Ph.D.
rhodd@fau.edu
Phone: (561) 297-2018

Associate Dean for Research and External Relations

Siri Terjesen, Ph.D.
sterjesen@fau.edu
Phone: (561) 297-4440

Associate Dean for Faculty and Administration

Don Neubaum, Ph.D.
dneubaum@fau.edu
Phone: (561) 297-3194

Associate Dean for Academics

Marc Rhorer, Ph.D.
mrhorer@fau.edu
Phone: (561) 297-0210

Assistant Dean of Finance, Operations, and IT

Donald DeAquino, CPA
ddeaquin@fau.edu
Phone: (561) 297-3404

Assistant Dean & Executive Director Student Academic Services

Kimberly Paulus, M.S.E.
paulusk@fau.edu 
Phone: (561) 297-2038

Assistant Dean & Executive Director Executive Education

Vegar Wiik
vwiik@fau.edu 
Phone: (561) 297-0351

Department Chairs and Directors

School of Accounting - Director

George Young, Ph.D.
gyoung@fau.edu
Phone: (561) 297-3636

Business Communication - Director

Joseph Compomizzi
jcompomizzi@fau.edu
Phone: (561) 297-2060

Economics Department - Chair

Dr. Monica Escaleras, Ph.D.
mescaler@fau.edu
Phone: (561) 297-1312

Executive Education - Assistant Dean & Executive Director

Vegar Wiik
vwiik@fau.edu
Phone: (561) 297-0351

Executive Education - Director

Sybil Alfred
salfred@fau.edu
Phone: (561) 297-0356

Finance Department - Interim Chair

Anita Pennathur
pennathu@fau.edu
Phone: (561) 297-3995

Health Administration Program - Director

Pierre Alexandre, Ph.D.
alexandrep@fau.edu
Phone: (561) 297-3198

Hospitality Management Program - Director

Peter Ricci, Ph.D.
pricci1@fau.edu
Phone: (561) 297-3666

Information Technology & Operations Management Department - Chair

Tamara Dinev, Ph.D.
tdinev@fau.edu
Phone: (561) 297-3181

Management Programs - Chair

Ethlyn Williams, Ph.D.
ewilliam@fau.edu
Phone: (561) 297-2357

Marketing Department - Chair

Hong Yuan, Ph.D.
yuanh@fau.edu
Phone: (561) 297-3639

Student Academic Services - Assistant Dean & Executive Director

Kimberly Paulus, M.S.E.
paulusk@fau.edu
Phone: (561) 297-2038

Director of Technology Services

Henry Dominguez
henry@fau.edu
Phone: 561-297-4820