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Oleta Beard
Lecturer, Marketing and International Business, Business School, University of Washington

Before accepting her current position at the University of Washington, Beard worked for Western Electric/AT&T Network Systems (Lucent Technologies) for more than 12 years. She served in various marketing capacities, and won several national and regional marketing awards. As regional marketing manager, Beard devised and implemented a regional plan which helped U.S. West marketing personnel sell products and services to both government and education markets. Beard has also consulted with federal government agencies. She has an M.B.A. in finance and marketing from the University of Washington.

Jane George-Falvy, Ph.D.
Lecturer, Management and Organization, University of Washington

Geoerge-Falvy is the faculty director of the Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition. She also is the faculty advisor for the UW Society of Human Resources Management. Prior to joining the faculty at the UW in 1997, she was an assistant professor at the School of Management in Sydney, AUS. She is an expert on the topics of motivation and performance management, social cognitive theory, skill acquisition, training, managerial skills, group dynamics, negotiation, compensation. She teaches courses in organizational behavior and human resources, and has worked as a consultant for the state government of New South Wales. George-Falvy is actively involved with students, and was recently honored by the UW business school for her outstanding dedication and mentoring of human resources management students.

Vandra L. Huber, D.B.A.
Professor, Human Resources Management, University of Washington

Huber works with the Essentials of Business certificate program, CIBER, and the Business and Economic Development Center, conducting research on minority- and women-owned small businesses. She received her M.B.A. and D.B.A. in human resources and social psychology from Indiana University, and served on the faculties of the New York School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University and the University of Utah. She has published numerous articles and textbooks on human resources decision making. She has earned several awards and fellowships, including the Dorothy Harlow and Fritz Rothesberger Awards, and an Ascendant Scholar for the Western Academy of Management. She has been a consultant for companies like Microsoft, Nokia, and Boeing. Huber is listed in Who's Who in America and Who's Who among Women.

Karrin Klotz
Lecturer, University of Washington Business School

Klotz has over 20 years of experience. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin Law School, and a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the UC Berkeley. She is a lecturer at the UW an adjunct professor at Seattle University. Klotz's legal practice specializes in representing entrepreneurs on the issues faced by small businesses operating worldwide. She completed a judicial clerkship for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. She has also been a litigator for Pillsbury and represented Microsoft, Wall Data, and others. She was chairman of the Public Information and Media Relations Committee of the Washington State Bar Association, and published a paper on intellectual property audits at the 9th World Congress on Intellectual Capital and Innovation.

Lynda Livingston, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Finance, University of Puget Sound

Livingston holds a Ph.D. in finance and business economics from the UW, an M.S. from Texas A&M University and a B.A. from the University of Texas, Austin. Prior to joining the faculty at UPS, she was a lecturer at the University of Washington. Her research focuses on entrepreneurial share sales, as well as corporate finance and corporate control issues. She has worked in personal finance areas for Texas A&M University and Seattle University. Livingston teaches a variety of finance courses, including investments, financial markets, and personal finance. She brings expertise in both introductory and advanced financial management areas. Honors include being named Instructor of Year for Admin 510 several times.

Richard McPherson
Lecturer

McPherson's 25 years of experience includes serving as a Vice President at T-Mobile and AT&T Broadband, and as a Partner in a small consulting firm. He has been a leader of various aspects mergers, acquisition and divestiture projects, started four business units within large corporations, and has helped improve small business and non-profit strategic planning and operations. He is also an adjunct professor at Seattle University, as well as a lecturer at the UW. McPherson has been a featured speaker at over 30 national, regional, and local industry meetings and workshops. He serves on the boards of directors for Alpine Evergreen Co. Inc., and others, and is a vice president on the Eastside Domestic Violence Program board of directors.

Corey Phelps, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, UW Business School

Phelps earned his Ph.D. in Strategic Management at the Stern School of Business, NYU. His research focuses on strategic alliances, mergers and acquisitions, and minority equity investments in start-up firms to enhance their innovativeness. He was awarded a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation to study alliances and acquisitions. His research has appeared, or is forthcoming in several publications, including Management Science, Strategic Management Journal, and Advances in Strategic Management. Phelps is a member of the editorial board of the Academy of Management Journal, and a recipient of several awards, including Undergraduate Professor of the Year for Core Courses. He teaches strategic management at UW, and has worked as an internal consultant with AT&T Global Information Solutions. He also helped found three small businesses.

D. Shores, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Accounting

Shores received a B.S. from the University of Illinois, an M.S. from the University of Wisconsin, and her Ph.D. from Stanford University. She joined the faculty at the UW in 1986. She was a visiting assistant professor at the University of Iowa and has worked as a staff auditor for Ernst and Whinney. Her research focuses on corporate reporting, accounting choices, and the role of accounting in equity valuation and contracting. Her articles have appeared in the Journal of Accounting and Economics and Contemporary Accounting Research. Shores teaches courses to undergraduates, graduates, and PhD students. She is also an instructor in the summer accounting program. Shores often brings her Labrador Retriever "Bogie" with her, where he entertains the third floor with his social calls.

Kevin Steensma, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Management, Helen Moore Gerhardt Faculty Fellow in Entrepreneurship

Steensma was on the faculty at the Pennsylvania State University, Smeal College of Business. He received a B.S. (Phi Beta Kappa) and an M.B.A. from Washington State University, and earned his Ph.D. from Indiana University. Steensma teaches in the M.B.A., Executive M.B.A., and executive education programs at the UW. His research focuses on the formation of technology and manufacturing alliances in an international context, and the influence of national culture on technology alliance formation and entrepreneurship. His articles have been published in Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal, and Journal of International Business Studies, among others. He is the recipient of the Dean's International Research Award and Junior Faculty Research Award. Steensma is on the editorial board of the Academy of Management Review.

Instructors are subject to change.