College Leadership & Staff
Carol W. Johnson
Dean & Department Head - College of Business
carjohns@nmu.edu 906-227-2947Office Location:
304 Cohodas Hall
Stacy Boyer-Davis
Assistant Department Head - Accounting & Graduate Program
sboyerda@nmu.edu 906-227-1805Office Location:
301A Cohodas Hall
Brian Zinser
Assistant Department Head - Undergraduate Program
bzinser@nmu.edu 906-227-1810Office Location:
301A Cohodas Hall
Gayle Maurer
Student Success Specialist
gamaurer@nmu.edu 906-227-2604Office Location:
301A Cohodas Hall
Faculty Members
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
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
Assistant Professor – Entrepreneurship
cbodeman@nmu.edu 906-227-1803Office Location:
310G Cohodas Hall
Degrees:
- D.B.A., Management, Anderson University
- M.S., Environmental Management, Illinois Institute of Technology
- B.S., Business Administration, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Instructor
Office Location:
303D Cohodas Hall
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
Student Success Advisor
mstephen@nmu.edu 906-227-1849Office Location:
310 L Cohodas Hall
Naomi Salfrais
Student Success Advisor
nsalfrai@nmu.edu 906-227-2867Office Location:
310 L Cohodas Hall
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 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
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
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
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
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