The faculty and staff of Drake University’s Zimpleman College of Business bring deep academic expertise and real‑world professional experience into everything they do. Students learn directly from dedicated professors, not teaching assistants, in an applied, hands‑on environment that connects classroom learning with real business challenges.
Joan Bettle
Administrative Assistant, Actuarial Science and Entrepreneurial Centers
Zimpleman College of Business
Email: joan.bettle@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall 205
William Boal, PhD
Professor, Economics
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-3129
Email: william.boal@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall 319
Grant Boliver
Adjunct Instructor, Information Systems
Zimpleman College of Business
Email: grant.boliver@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall
Matthew Brandt
Adjunct Instructor, Economics
Zimpleman College of Business
Email: matt.brandt@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall
Yiqing Chen, PhD
Sammons Endowed Professor of Actuarial Science and Risk Management
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-3117
Email: yiqing.chen@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall, 334
Nana Coleman
Adjunct Instructor, Management and Communication
Zimpleman College of Business
Email: nana.coleman@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall
Robert Crawford
Adjunct Instructor, Marketing
Zimpleman College of Business
Email: robert.crawford@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall
Kevin Croft, MBA, ASA, CFA
Distinguished EMC Associate Professor of Practice in Actuarial Science and Risk Management; Director of the Kelley Center for Insurance Innovation
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-3770
Email: kevin.croft@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall 320
Mary Edrington, MBA
Thomas F. Sheehan Distinguished Associate Professor of Practice in Marketing; Faculty Internship Coordinator
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-2083
Email: mary.edrington@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall 310
Danielle Edwards, MS
Assistant Professor of Practice, Information Systems
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-3725
Email: danielle.edwards@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall 323
Kelley Ellis, CPA, CGMA, CIA, EMBA
Associate Dean, Student Affairs; Associate Professor of Practice, Accounting
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-2720
Email: kelley.ellis@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall 328
Royce Fichtner, J.D.
Ellis and Nelle Levitt Distinguished Professor of Business Law
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-4159
Email: royce.fichtner@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall 338
Don Fifer
Adjunct Instructor, Marketing
Zimpleman College of Business
Email: donald.fifer@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall
Lendie Follett, PhD
Associate Professor, Business Analytics; Department Chair, Actuarial Science, Analytics, and Information Systems
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-4158
Email: lendie.follett@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall, 324
Angela Gallagher, MBA
Director, Executive Education
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-2438
Email: angela.gallagher@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall 212A
Stephen Gara, PhD, CPA
Associate Professor, Accounting
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-2156
Email: stephen.gara@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall 313
Sheri Gavin
Budget and Office Manager
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-2006
Email: sheri.gavin@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall 205
Heath Henderson, PhD
Associate Professor, Economics
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-2898
Email: heath.henderson@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall 325
Wiranthe Herath, PhD
Assistant Professor, Statistics
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-3730
Email: wiranthe.herath@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall 318
Alejandro Hernandez
Associate Professor of Practice, Management and Organizational Leadership
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-2872
Email: alejandro.hernandez@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall 301
Cole Horton
Adjunct Instructor, Management
Zimpleman College of Business
Email: cole.horton@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall
Jenny Jones
Assistant Dean, Student Achievement
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-2188
Email: jenny.jones@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall 208
Paul Judd, MS, ASA
Associate Professor of Practice, Actuarial Science
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-2163
Email: paul.judd@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall 327
Jeff A. Kappen, PhD
Associate Professor, International Business; Department Chair, Management, Marketing, International Business, and Public Administration
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-4095
Email: jeffrey.kappen@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall 331
Danette Kenne
Assistant Dean, Strategic Initiatives
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-4017
Email: danette.kenne@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall 212C
Malgorzata Kolotylo-Kulkarni, PhD
Assistant Professor, Information Systems and Business Analytics
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-2007
Email: malgorzata.kolotylo-kulkarni@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall 311
Stephanie Macuga
Adjunct Instructor, Information Systems
Zimpleman College of Business
Email: stephanie.macuga@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall
Heidi Mannetter, MBA, PMP
Associate Professor of Practice, Marketing
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-2133
Email: heidi.mannetter@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall 307
Sydney Marchand
Assistant to the Dean
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-2871
Email: sydney.marchand@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall 205
Lauren McCarthy
Senior Academic Advising Specialist
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-4610
Email: lauren.mccarthy@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall 208
Brad Meyer, PhD
Professor, Management and Business Analytics
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-2490
Email: bradley.meyer@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall 312
Kenneth Meyer, PhD
Thomas F. Sheehan Distinguished Professor of Public Administration
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-4128
Email: kenneth.meyer@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall 306
Matthew Mitchell, PhD
Associate Professor, International Business and Strategy
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-3138
Email: matthew.mitchell@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall 329
Alanah Mitchell, PhD
Dean, Zimpleman College of Business; Aliber Distinguished Professor of Information Systems
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-3724
Email: alanah.mitchell@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall, 205A
Pamela Moore
Program Manager, Executive Education
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-2673
Email: pamela.moore@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall 212
Claire Muselman, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor of Practice in Leadership, HR, Org Behavior
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-2620
Email: claire.muselman@drake.edu
Office: Collier-Scripps Hall, 219 and Aliber Hall, 344
Rich Newell
Adjunct Instructor, Actuarial Science
Zimpleman College of Business
Email: rich.newell@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall
Joyce Njoroge, PhD
Associate Professor, Accounting
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-3287
Email: joyce.njoroge@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall 326
Lance Noe
Academic Director; Director of the Mandela Washington Fellowship
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-2008
Email: lance.noe@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall, 210D
Susan O'Brien
Coordinator, Programming and Events
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-2831
Email: susan.obrien@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall 208D/Meredith Hall 107
Julie Olinger
Administrative Assistant, Graduate Programs and Center for Professional Studies
Zimpleman College of Business
Email: julie.olinger@drake.edu
Karen Pomeroy
Academic Support Manager
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-3142
Email: karen.pomeroy@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall 208
Ina K. Purvanova, PhD
Professor, Management and Organizational Leadership
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-2737
Email: ina.purvanova@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall 322
Thomas Root, PhD
Associate Professor, Finance
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-4163
Email: tom.root@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall 317
Natalie Ross Adkins, PhD
Associate Professor, Marketing
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-4882
Email: natalie.adkins@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall 316
Jimmy Senteza, PhD, CFA
Deputy Provost, Academic Affairs; Professor, Finance
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-3716
Email: jimmy.senteza@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall 315/Howard Hall 203E
Sean Severe, PhD
Professor, Economics; Department Chair, Accounting, Economics, Finance, and Business Law
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-4026
Email: sean.severe@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall 321
Molly Shepard, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Practice in Leadership, Human Resources and Organizational Behavior
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-2361
Email: molly.shepard@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall 342
Kari Smith
Adjunct Instructor, Management
Zimpleman College of Business
Email: kari.smith@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall
Lori Solsma, PhD
Associate Professor, Accounting
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-3106
Email: lori.solsma@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall 330
Chase Spencer
Program Manager, Entrepreneurial Center
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-2874
Email: chase.spencer@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall 359
Kristie Stonebraker
Administrative Assistant, Undergraduate
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-3142
Email: kristie.stonebraker@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall 208
Troy Strader, PhD
Aliber Distinguished Professor, Information Systems
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-2753
Email: troy.strader@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall 332
Inchul Suh, PhD
Associate Professor, Finance
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-4177
Email: inchul.suh@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall 309
Brian Sweeney, MBA, MS, CPA, CGMA
Assistant Professor of Practice, Accounting
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-4520
Email: brian.sweeney@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall 354
Tong Khon Teh
Adjunct Instructor, Actuarial Science
Zimpleman College of Business
Email: tongkhon.teh@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall
Brian Vander Naald, PhD
Associate Professor, Economics; Research Coordinator
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-2239
Email: brian.vandernaald@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall 336
Amy Grace Vaughan, PhD
Associate Professor, Statistics
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-2807
Email: amy.vaughan@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall 308
Carl Vieregger, PhD
Associate Professor, Management
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-3135
Email: carl.vieregger@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall 335
Annette Watson
Senior Assistant Director, Career Services
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-4715
Email: annette.watson@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall 201
Toni White
Academic Advising Specialist
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-2876
Email: toni.white@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall 208
Toby White, PhD, CFA, FSA
Associate Professor, Finance and Actuarial Science
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-3179
Email: toby.white@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall 337
Zachary Wiser
Business Communications Coach
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-1867
Email: zachary.wiser@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall 210C
Jayoung Yoon, PhD
Assistant Professor, Finance
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-271-3243
Email: jayoung.yoon@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall 351
Liping Zheng, PhD
Associate Professor, Economics
Zimpleman College of Business
Phone: 515-2771-4160
Email: liping.zheng@drake.edu
Office: Aliber Hall 333
