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Instructors

Robert "Bob" Berger, Esq.
Senior Lecturer in Management
Robert Berger has spent his life practicing law. He has served both in the public and private sectors. As Senior Lecturer in Management, he teaches business law to students at all levels and is known for making the law understandable. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Washington he was a prosecutor in Los Angeles. Bob has been honored as a Teacher of the Quarter in Administration510 in the past. He is an avid cyclist when he is not teaching. Recently retired, Bob teaches in Admin510 because he likes the students.

Jane George-Falvy, PhD
Lecturer in Management
Jane George-Falvy is a lecturer for the University of Washington Business School. She is the Faculty Director of Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition which draws teams of students from around the world to Seattle to present plans for social enterprises. She also is the Faculty Advisor, UW Society of Human Resources Management. This year, she championed the UW team to a first place regional win in the SHRM knowledge jeopardy games. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Washington in 1997, she was an Assistant Professor, Australian Graduate at the School of Management in Sydney. She is an expert on the topics motivation and performance management, social cognitive theory, skill acquisition, training, managerial skills, group dynamics, negotiation, compensation.

Vandra L. Huber, PhD
Professor of HRM and Management
Vandra L. Huber is a Professor of Human Resources and Management at the University of Washington Business School and an Adjunct Professor of Pharmacy. She coordinates the highly successful Essentials of Business certificate (Admin510) program, serves the faculty coordinator of Global Study tours for CIBER, and is actively involved with the Business and Economic Development Center (BEDC) conducting research on minority and women owned small businesses. She received an MBA and D.B.A. in human resources and social psychology from Indiana University. She has previously served on the faculties of the New York School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University and the University of Utah.

Karrin Klotz
Lecturer
Karrin Klotz is an attorney with over 20 years of experience in litigation and general business law matters. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin Law School, and a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of California, Berkeley. She is currently a lecturer at the University of Washington Business School and an adjunct professor at Seattle University Law School, specializing in business law and intellectual property law issues. She also has her own legal practice, specializing in representing entrepreneurs on the wide range of issues faced by small businesses operating on a worldwide level. She is the past chairman of the Public Information and Media Relations Committee of the Washington State Bar Association.

Lynda Livingston, PhD
Associate Professor of Finance
Professor Livingston is an Associate Professor of Finance at the University of Puget Sound's School of Business and Leadership. She holds a PhD in finance and business economics from the University of Washington, an M.S. from Texas A& M University and a BA from the University of Texas at 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 the personal finance area for Texas A & M University and University of Puget Sound. Professor Livingston teaches a variety of finance courses, including investments, financial markets, and personal finance.

Richard McPherson
Lecturer
Richard McPherson has 25 years of business and industry experience including serving as a Vice President at T-Mobile and at AT&T Broadband, and as a Partner in a small consulting firm. He has been a leader of various aspects of 7 different mergers, acquisition and divestiture projects, ranging in scope from $2.5 billion to $60 billion in value. He has started 4 different business units within large corporations, and has also been involved with small business and non-profit strategic planning and operations improvement. Semi-retired, Rick is currently a Lecturer at the University of Washington where he teaches courses in management, strategy, and leadership and is an Adjunct Professor of Marketing at Seattle University.

Corey Phelps, PhD
Assistant Professor of Management
Corey Phelps is an Assistant Professor in the Management and Organization Department at the University of Washington Business School. He completed his Ph.D. in Strategic Management at the Stern School of Business, New York University. Dr. Phelps's current research focuses on understanding how companies use strategic alliances, mergers and acquisitions, and minority equity investments in start-up firms to enhance their innovativeness. He was recently awarded a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation (SES-0521839) to study alliances and acquisitions. His published research has appeared or is forthcoming in Management Science, Strategic Management Journal, Academy of Management Journal, and Advances in Strategic Management. He teaches courses in strategic management in the undergraduate, MBA, PhD, and executive education programs at UW

Francine Shafer, CPA
Associate Director, Masters of Professional Accounting Program
Francine Shafter is the associate director of the Master of Professional Accounting Program (MPAcc) for the Michael G. Foster School of Business. She has various positions in the business school including working in admissions, advising, MBA student services and as a part-time lecturer in accounting. Francine holds degrees from Washington State University and Seattle University. She also has served on the governance board with Group Health Cooperative on the clinical and regional level. Additionally,she is a troop leader in with the Girl Scouts of America.

Kevin Steensma, PhD
Professor of Management
H. Kevin Steensma is an Associate Professor of Strategic and International Management at the University of Washington, Seattle. Prior to his appointment in 2000, Professor Steensma was on the faculty at the Pennsylvania State University, Smeal College of Business. Professor Steensma received a Bachelor's of Science in Organic Chemistry (Phi Beta Kappa) and an MBA from Washington State University. He worked in software industry prior to returning to Indiana University for his Ph.D. in Strategic and International Management. Professor Steensma teaches International Strategy in the MBA, Executive MBA, and executive education programs at the University of Washington. Professor Steensma is currently conducting studies on the influence of national culture on technology alliance formation and entrepreneurship.

Richard Yalch, Ph.D.
Professor of Marketing
Professor Richard Yalch specializes in advertising, consumer behavior and marketing research. He joined the University of Washington faculty in 1974. He was a visiting professor at Northwestern University and lectured at the Novosibirsk State Technological University in Russia. He directed the University of Washington School of Business's doctoral program from 1983 to 1986 and managed computer policy from 1996-2000. He served as the Associate Editor of the Journal of Consumer Research from 1996 to 1999 and is currently on the editorial review board of the Journal of Consumer Psychology. He currently is involved with the Business and Economic Development Center where he co-authored a survey of minority owned small businesses in Washington State.

Instructors are subject to change.