Leadership Team
Dean’s Office – College of Business
Dean
Daniel Gropper, Ph.D.
dgropper@fau.edu
Phone: (561) 297-3629
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Paul Hart, Ph.D.
hart@fau.edu
Phone: (561) 297-3674
Associate Dean for Broward Campuses
Rupert Rhodd, Ph.D.
rhodd@fau.edu
Phone: (561) 297-2018
Associate Dean for Graduate Programs
Ken Johnson, Ph.D.
kjohns91@fau.edu
Phone: (561) 297-4686
Associate Dean for Research and External Relations
Siri Terjesen, Ph.D.
sterjesen@fau.edu
Phone: (561) 297-4440
Assistant Dean for Academic Programs
Vegar Wiik
vwiik@fau.edu
Phone: (561) 297-0351
Assistant Dean for Accreditation and International Programs
Marc Rhorer, Ph.D.
mrhorer@fau.edu
Phone: (561) 297-0210
Assistant Dean for Financial Services
Donald DeAquino, CPA
ddeaquin@fau.edu
Phone: (561) 297-3404
Department Chairs and Directors
School of Accounting - Director
George Young, Ph.D.
gyoung@fau.edu
Phone: (561) 297-3636
Business Communication - Director
Mary Kay Boyd, Ph.D.
mboyd@fau.edu
Phone: (561) 297-3633
Economics Department - Chair
Dr. Monica Escaleras, Ph.D.
mescaler@fau.edu
Phone: (561) 297-1312
Executive Education - 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 - Chair
Emilio Zarruk, Ph.D.
zarruke@fau.edu
Phone: (561) 297-3995
Health Administration Program - Director
Pierre Alexandre, Ph.D.
alexandrep@fau.edu
Phone: (561) 297-3198
Health Administration Program - Director for Graduate Studies
Alan Whiteman, Ph.D.
awhitema@fau.edu
Phone: (561) 297-2810
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
Roland Kidwell, Ph.D.
kidwellr@fau.edu
Phone: (561) 297-4506
Marketing Department - Interim Chair
Marc Rhorer, Ph.D.
mrhorer@fau.edu
Phone: (561) 297-0210
Student Academic Services - Executive Director
Kimberly Paulus, M.S.E.
paulusk@fau.edu
Phone: (561) 297-2038