School of Business Faculty
Michael King, M.B.A., J.D.
Director of the School of Business and Graduate Business Programs, Associate Professor
- Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri - Kansas City, M.B.A. from the Thunderbird School of Global Management, Master of Science from Fort Hays State University, B.A. from Benedictine College
- Served as President of the College of Saints John Fisher & Thomas More in Fort Worth, Texas
- Principal in several start-up business ventures and a small investment banking firm
- Worked in the United States Senate as professional staff on the Commerce Committee
Dr. David W. Bryant, M.B.A., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, School of Business
- Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership with a concentration in Entrepreneurial Leadership from Regent University, M.B.A. from University of North Carolina Wilmington, and B.A. in Managerial Economics from Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia
- Taught economics and business at Sampson Community College and the University of Mount Olive in North Carolina
- Owned and operated a small business (national franchised learning center). Additionally served as a partner in several family businesses as an investment manager.
- Research interests include Catholic Social Teaching, Faith at work, Entrepreneurship, & Distributism
- Teaches courses in management, corporate social responsibility, and ethics
Dave Geenens, M.B.A., C.P.A.
Associate Professor
- M.B.A. from Rockhurst University, a B.S. in Accounting from Baker University, and a CPA certificate from the state of Kansas
- Former President/CFO of Fire Door Solutions, former CEO of Avascend Healthcare Hospitality, and former President/CEO of Impact Design
- Founder and CEO of Inhance Leadership - bringing leadership to life
- Author of three books:
- Arise! Life-Changing Truths for the Tormented Leader
- Leaderslip: Reversing the SLIDE of American Enterprise Leadership
- Nothing is Free: The Price Only Business Leaders Can Pay to Protect Free Markets
- Teaches courses in accounting, leadership, management, and business strategy
Lyndsey Gewecke, CMA, M.B.A.
Assistant Professor
- CMA, M.B.A. with an emphasis in accounting from Benedictine, and a B.A. in Accounting and Finance from Benedictine College.
- Worked in public accounting at PriceWaterhouseCoopers as well as private accounting at Black & Veatch in the area of statutory and managerial accounting.
- Teaches courses in accounting
Dr. Jan Hansen, M.B.A., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Management and International Business
- Committed to increasing equity and respect for all
- Ph.D. in Management and Strategy from the University of Nebraska, M.B.A. from Creighton University, and B.A. from Michigan State
- Teaches students in graduate and undergraduate strategic management, quantitative methods for business, decision making, operations management, and international management – and, joyfully, BC Experience to help welcome freshmen to our community of scholarship
- Motivation: We have a moral responsibility to leave the world better than we found it
- Prior affiliation with Bellevue University, serving as Dean of the Hawkins College of Professional Studies while developing their non-traditional programs
- Worked for Mutual of Omaha, Control Data Corporation, and the Heartland Region of the American Red Cross
- Research interests include strategy innovation, organizational and individual learning and knowledge management, international and organizational cultures, and corporate entrepreneurship
Leeds Haroldson
Assistant Professor, School of Business
- M.S. in Organizational Leadership with a concentration in Management Consulting from Norwich University.
- B.A. in Philosophy and B.A. in Theology from Benedictine College.
- Member of Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society
- Seventeen years of experience serving in leadership, managerial, teaching and mentoring capacities, including Director of the Catholic Newman Center at Missouri Western State University for ten years
- Provided leadership and management consulting for non-profit organizations
- Served in the 163 Infantry Regiment, Montana Army National Guard
- Teaches courses in Organizational Behavior, Enterprise Management, Human Resources Management, and Ethics, Compliance, & Social Responsibility
Brian Henry, M.S.B., M.B.A.
Assistant Professor and Program Chair for Finance
- M.S.B. in Finance from the University of Kansas, M.B.A. in Finance from Kansas State, and a B.A. from Benedictine College
- Worked professionally in several areas of finance including small business loans, risk management, and capital budgeting
- Teaches courses in finance, quantitative methods, and financial modeling
Clay Johnston, M.B.A.
Assistant Professor and Program Chair for Marketing
- Executive M.B.A. from Benedictine College and B.S. from Missouri Western State University
- 15 years of experience in the marketing industry, including television production and account management, public relations, marketing research, and as the marketing director for a small technology start-up
- Entrepreneurship Program Chair at Wright Career College
- Research featured in international best-selling author Will Bowen’s book Happy This Year
- Research also featured in, and used as the basis for, a mobile application adopted by the Dale Carnegie Institute of Asia
- Teaches courses in marketing, consumer behavior, and market strategy
Madeline Rogers, M.B.A., J.D.
Assistant Professor, School of Business
- Juris Doctor from Washburn University School of Law
- M.B.A. with specialization in International Business from AUT University in Auckland, New Zealand
- B.A. in Business Administration from Benedictine College
- Teaching experience at Emporia State University
- Worked for private law firms and nonprofit organizations
- Clerked for judges at the Kansas Court of Appeals, Johnson County District Court, and the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review for the Social Security Administration
- Teaches courses in business law and international business
Kristen Whiteley, C.P.A.
Instructor, Accounting
- CPA, M.S. in Accounting with an emphasis in taxation from University of Missouri-Kansas City, and a B.S. in Accounting from William Jewell College,
- Worked in public accounting at Arthur Andersen and KPMG as well as spending 11 years with Cerner Corporation in the areas of tax, international tax, and property tax,
- Teaching experience at William Jewell College,
- Teaches courses in accounting