College Leadership & Staff
![Dean Carol Johnson](/business/sites/business/files/styles/profile_image_large/public/2023-09/Screenshot%20%28166%29.png.webp?itok=n6TitrW-)
Carol W. Johnson
Dean & Department Head - College of Business
carjohns@nmu.edu 906-227-2947Office Location:
304 Cohodas Hall
![Stacy Boyer-Davis](/business/sites/business/files/styles/profile_image_large/public/2020-11/Stacey.jpg.webp?itok=8Hm9Qr8D)
Stacy Boyer-Davis
Assistant Department Head - Accounting & Graduate Program
sboyerda@nmu.edu 906-227-1805Office Location:
301A Cohodas Hall
![Brian_Zinser](/business/sites/business/files/styles/profile_image_large/public/2020-11/Brian_Zinser_2018.jpg.webp?itok=5M2pcnhh)
Brian Zinser
Assistant Department Head - Undergraduate Program
bzinser@nmu.edu 906-227-1810Office Location:
301A Cohodas Hall
![Julie Downs](/business/sites/business/files/styles/profile_image_large/public/2020-11/JulieDowns.jpg.webp?itok=U3MJAdHT)
![Gayle Maurer](/business/sites/business/files/styles/profile_image_large/public/2022-09/Temp-1000x1200.jpg.webp?itok=Yn4_ba40)
Gayle Maurer
Student Success Specialist
gamaurer@nmu.edu 906-227-2604Office Location:
301A Cohodas Hall
Faculty Members
![Kevin Berry](/business/sites/business/files/styles/profile_image_large/public/2021-01/Kevin%20Berry.jpg.webp?itok=VpfPcxYU)
Kevin Berry
Professor - Accounting
keberry@nmu.edu 906-227-2597Office Location:
310B Cohodas Hall
Degrees:
- Ph.D., Accounting, Oklahoma State University
- Master of Accountancy, University of Missouri-Columbia
- B.S., Accounting, Bradley University
![Stacy Boyer-Davis](/business/sites/business/files/styles/profile_image_large/public/2020-11/Stacey.jpg.webp?itok=8Hm9Qr8D)
Stacy Boyer-Davis
Associate Professor – Accounting
sboyerda@nmu.edu 906-227-1805Office Location:
310 I Cohodas Hall
Degrees:
- Ph.D., Business, Capella University
- M.H.R.M., Human Resources, DeVry University
- M.B.A., Business Administration, DeVry University
- M.A.F.M., Accounting and Financial Management, DeVry University
- B.S., Accounting, Clarion University
![Corinne Bodeman](/business/sites/business/files/styles/profile_image_large/public/2021-01/Corinne%20Bodeman.jpg.webp?itok=4KSfWTSq)
Corinne Bodeman
Instructor – Management
cbodeman@nmu.edu 906-227-1803Office Location:
310G Cohodas Hall
Degrees:
- M.S., Environmental Management, Illinois Institute of Technology
- B.S., Business Administration, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
![Gary_Brunswick](/business/sites/business/files/styles/profile_image_large/public/2020-11/Gary_Brunswick_Preferred_Pic.jpg.webp?itok=W1VWSg16)
Gary Brunswick
Professor - Marketing
gbrunswi@nmu.edu 906-227-1261Office Location:
310E Cohodas Hall
Degrees:
- Ph.D., Business Administration, Arizona State University
- M.B.A., Marquette University
- B.S., Business Administration, Northern Michigan University (Summa Cum Laude)
![Paul_Byrnes](/business/sites/business/files/styles/profile_image_large/public/2020-11/Paul_Byrnes_0006_final.jpg.webp?itok=4FLOdPZF)
Paul Byrnes
Associate Professor - Accounting
pbyrnes@nmu.edu 906-227-1247Office Location:
310F Cohodas Hall
Degrees:
- Ph.D., Management, Rutgers University
- M.S., Accounting, Michigan State University
- B.S., Accounting, Lake Superior State University
- B.S., Management, Lake Superior State University
- B.S., Psychology, Lake Superior State University
![Michael_Crum](/business/sites/business/files/styles/profile_image_large/public/2020-11/Michael_Crum_2018.jpg.webp?itok=SLaepVv5)
Michael Crum
Professor - Management
mcrum@nmu.edu 906-227-2895Office Location:
310AA Cohodas Hall
Degrees:
- Ph.D., Entrepreneurship, University of Louisville
- M.B.A., Indiana University Southeast
- M.S., Strategic Finance, Indiana University Southeast
- B.S., Accounting and Finance, Indiana University Southeast
![Jodi Hunter](/business/sites/business/files/styles/profile_image_large/public/2021-01/Jodi%20Hunter.jpeg.webp?itok=wAcPKXVc)
Jodi Hunter
Office Location:
301 Cohodas Hall
Degrees:
- M.S., Accounting, University of Connecticut
- B.S., Accounting and Business Management, Lake Superior State University
- B.S., Business Education, Lake Superior State University
![Tom_Isaacson](/business/sites/business/files/styles/profile_image_large/public/2020-11/Tom_Isaacson.jpg.webp?itok=hCKcRsgv)
Tom Isaacson
Associate Professor - Public Relations
tisaacso@nmu.edu 906-227-1665Office Location:
303E Cohodas Hall
Degrees:
- Ph.D., Michigan State University
- M.A.,Master of Arts in Communication, Michigan State University
- B.A., Northern Michigan University
![Kathleen_Isleib](/business/sites/business/files/styles/profile_image_large/public/2020-11/Kathleen_Isleib_2018_1.jpg.webp?itok=UDzlApGC)
Kathleen Isleib
Instructor - Accounting
kisleib@nmu.edu 906-227-1239Office Location:
310K Cohodas Hall
Degrees:
- M.S., Accounting Science, Northern Illinois University
- B.A., Accounting, Michigan State University
![Dean Carol Johnson](/business/sites/business/files/styles/profile_image_large/public/2023-09/Screenshot%20%28166%29.png.webp?itok=n6TitrW-)
Carol W. Johnson
Dean & Department Head - College of Business
carjohns@nmu.edu 906-227-2947Additional Title:
Instructor - Accounting
Additional Title:
Faculty Chair
Office Location:
304 Cohodas Hall
Degrees:
- M.B.A., Northern Michigan University
- B.S., Business Administration, Northern Michigan University
![Daniel_Konku](/business/sites/business/files/styles/profile_image_large/public/2020-11/Daniel_Konku_2018.jpg.webp?itok=yYXeGKhY)
Daniel Konku
Associate Professor - Finance
dkonku@nmu.edu 906-227-1816Office Location:
309E Cohodas Hall
Degrees:
- Ph.D., Finance, Florida Atlantic University
- M.B.A., Business Administration, Alcorn State University
- B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Science & Technology
![Dr. Jared Linna](/business/sites/business/files/styles/profile_image_large/public/2021-12/linna.jpg.webp?itok=MG_XZtRL)
Jared Linna
Assistant Professor - Finance
jalinna@nmu.edu 906-227-1243Office Location:
309D Cohodas Hall
Degrees:
- Ph.D., Finance, University of Memphis
- MSBA, Finance, University of Memphis
- M.B.A., Auburn University at Montgomery
- B.S., Commerce and Business Administration, University of Alabama
![Jim Marquardson](/business/sites/business/files/styles/profile_image_large/public/2020-11/College_of_Business_Portraits_LM4A1800.jpg.webp?itok=ag2gXGcj)
Jim Marquardson
Associate Professor - Computer Information Systems
jimarqua@nmu.edu 906-227-1802Office Location:
303F Cohodas Hall
Degrees:
- Ph.D., Management Information Systems, University of Arizona
- Master of Information Systems Management, Brigham University
- B.S., Information Systems, Brigham Young University
![Murong Miao](/business/sites/business/files/styles/profile_image_large/public/2021-01/Murong%20Miao.jpg.webp?itok=QmkvHxC6)
Murong Miao
Assistant Professor - Marketing
mmiao@nmu.edu 906-227-2938Office Location:
310J Cohodas Hall
Degrees:
- Ph.D., Marketing, Old Dominion University
- M.A., International Brand Management, Kedge Business School
- B.A., Journalism, Xiamen University
![Heejung Park](/business/sites/business/files/styles/profile_image_large/public/2021-01/Heejung%20Park.jpg.webp?itok=85AupWJT)
Heejung Park
Assistant Professor - Marketing
hepark@nmu.edu 906-227-1236Office Location:
303G Cohodas Hall
Degrees:
- Ph.D., Marketing and Sustainable Business Practices, University of Wyoming
- M.S., Financial Planning, University of Georgia
- B.B.A., Bachelor of Business Administration, Chung-Ang University
![Gary_Stark](/business/sites/business/files/styles/profile_image_large/public/2020-11/Gary_Stark_NMU_official_2_2018.jpg.webp?itok=4Cy7MuT4)
Gary Stark
Professor - Management
gstark@nmu.edu 906-227-1244Office Location:
310A Cohodas Hall
Degrees:
- Ph.D., Organizational Behavior, University of Nebraska
- M.B.A., Kansas State University
- B.S., Accounting, Kansas State University
![Jes_Thompson](/business/sites/business/files/styles/profile_image_large/public/2020-11/Jes_Thompson.jpg.webp?itok=j5tPUhAh)
Jessica Thompson
Professor - Public Relations
jessitho@nmu.edu 906-227-1057Office Location:
3010D Cohodas Hall
Degrees:
- Ph.D., University of Utah
- M.S., Environmental Journalism, University of Utah
- B.A., Northern Michigan University
![Brian_Zinser](/business/sites/business/files/styles/profile_image_large/public/2020-11/Brian_Zinser_2018.jpg.webp?itok=5M2pcnhh)
Brian Zinser
Associate Professor - Marketing
bzinser@nmu.edu 906-227-1810Office Location:
310H Cohodas Hall
Degrees:
- D.B.A., Marketing, Anderson University
- M.B.A., J.L.Kellogg Graduate School of Management
- A.B., Finance, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
![Dr. Majid Asadi](/business/sites/business/files/styles/profile_image_large/public/2022-10/image%20%281%29.png.webp?itok=tkpclEVI)
Majid Asadi
Assistant Professor
masadi@nmu.edu 906-227-2969Office Location:
303B Cohodas Hall
Degrees:
- Ph.D., Computer Engineering, Azad University
- M.S., Computer Engineering, Azad University
- B.S., Computer Engineering, University of Isfahan
![Dr. Jaeseung Baek](/business/sites/business/files/styles/profile_image_large/public/2023-02/KakaoTalk_20230113_161443383_03.jpg.webp?itok=o6kn6dJY)
Jaeseung Baek
Assistant Professor
jbaek@nmu.edu 906-227-2707Office Location:
303H Cohodas Hall
Degrees:
- Ph.D., Industrial and Systems Engineering, Rutgers University
- M.S., Industrial and Information Engineering, Yonsei University
- B.S., Applied Mathematics, Hanyang University
- B.S., Business Administration, Hanyang University
![Dr. Steven Edelson, Ph. D.](/business/sites/business/files/styles/profile_image_large/public/2023-09/edelson-steve-331.jpg.webp?itok=69NMfUL4)
Steven Edelson
Assistant Professor - Management
sedelson@nmu.edu 906-227-1839Office Location:
309A Cohodas Hall
Degrees:
- Ph. D., Human Resource Management, Temple University
- M.Sc. in Business Administration, Jönköping International Business School
- BBA, Bishop's University
![Don Ludemann](/business/sites/business/files/styles/profile_image_large/public/2023-09/Ludemann%20Photo_0.jpg.webp?itok=6unJaLto)
Don Ludemann
Instructor
dludeman@nmu.edu 906-227-2900Office Location:
310C Cohodas Hall
Degrees:
- Master of International Management, American Graduate School of International Management
- Master of Divinity, Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary
- B.S., Foreign Service, Georgetown University School of Foreign Science
![Jeff Martin](/business/sites/business/files/styles/profile_image_large/public/2023-09/JEFF%20Martin%20photo%20ESI%20PIC%20-%20.jpg.webp?itok=DPzB39fv)
Jeff Martin
Instructor
Office Location:
303D Cohodas Hall
![Emily Xu](/business/sites/business/files/styles/profile_image_large/public/2023-09/Emily.jpg.webp?itok=urohDQOf)
Emily Xu
Instructor CPA
jxu@nmu.edu 906-227-2699Office Location:
310I Cohodas Hall
Degrees:
- MBA, Northern Michigan University
- B.S. in Accounting, University of Iowa
Adjunct and Contingent Faculty
![Michele Stephenson](/business/sites/business/files/styles/profile_image_large/public/2023-09/Michele%20Stephenson%20Photo.jpg.webp?itok=Km4xpcCm)
Michele Stephenson
Student Success Advisor
mstephen@nmu.edu 906-227-1849Office Location:
310 L Cohodas Hall
![Naomi Salfrais](/business/sites/business/files/styles/profile_image_large/public/2024-02/Naomi%20Salfrais.jpg.webp?itok=ulHWN2aG)
Naomi Salfrais
Student Success Advisor
nsalfrai@nmu.edu 906-227-2867Office Location:
310 L Cohodas Hall
![Derek Hall](/business/sites/business/files/styles/profile_image_large/public/2021-05/Derek%20Hall%20Portrait%20Sept%202017_%2035%201.jpg.webp?itok=ZnIZaAwf)
Derek Hall
Adjunct Assistant Professor
halld@nmu.edu 906-227-2716Office Location:
409 Cohodas Hall
Degrees:
- Ed.D., Educational Leadership & Policy, University of Utah
- M.A., Mass Communications, Brigham Young University
- B.A, Public Relations, Brigham Young University
![Margaret "Mickey" Brumm](/business/sites/business/files/styles/profile_image_large/public/2023-09/Screenshot%20%28167%29.png.webp?itok=X_FXURVH)
Margaret Brumm
Adjunct Assistant Professor
mbrumm@nmu.edu 331-444-8497Degrees:
- B.S.Ch.E. from Michigan Technological University, with Honor
- Juris Doctorate from the University of Michigan Law School
![Janey Joffee](/business/sites/business/files/styles/profile_image_large/public/2021-01/joffee_headshot%20%282%29.jpg.webp?itok=Eprf4VGe)
Janey Joffee
Adjunct Instructor
jjoffee@nmu.edu 906-227-2900Office Location:
301 Cohodas Hall
Degrees:
- M.B.A., Northern Michigan University
- B.S., Entrepreneurship, Northern Michigan University
- B.S., Management, Arizona State University
![Dr. Lucy Johnson](/business/sites/business/files/styles/profile_image_large/public/2021-08/Lucy%20Johnson.jpg.webp?itok=o73v5QSg)
Dr. Lucy Johnson
Contingent Associate Professor
lucyjohn@nmu.edu 906-227-6762Office Location:
603 Cohodas Hall
Degrees:
- Ph.D., English: Rhetoric and Composition, Washington State University
- M.A., English: Pedagogy, Northern Michigan University
- B.A., English, Northern Michigan University
![Debra Lamere](/business/sites/business/files/styles/profile_image_large/public/2021-01/Lamere.jpg.webp?itok=-pTbAlMl)
Debra LaMere
Adjunct Instructor
dlamere@nmu.edu 906-227-2900Office Location:
301 Cohodas Hall
Degrees:
- SHRM - CP (Society of Human Resource Management Certification)
- PHR (Professional Human Resource) Certification, HRCI
- M.P.A., Northern Michigan University
- B.S., Business Administration, Michigan Technological University
![Paul Wright](/business/sites/business/files/styles/profile_image_large/public/2021-08/Paul%20Wright%20Photo%202019.jpg.webp?itok=PSYAC0FA)
Paul Wright
Contingent Instructor
pwright@nmu.edu 906-227-2900Office Location:
301 Cohodas Hall
Degrees:
- M.B.A., Northern Michigan University
- M.A., American History, University of Wisconsin Eau Claire
- B.A., History and Biology, Northland College