About me
I advance a vision of business education that integrates institutional accountability with human flourishing. As a Professor of Finance and former Associate Dean, I work at the intersection of accreditation strategy, curriculum architecture, and financial capability development. My leadership in AACSB-accredited environments has centered on transforming Assurance of Learning from a compliance exercise into a strategic engine for institutional clarity, measurable impact, and long-term differentiation. My scholarship and applied work focus on financial well-being, equity, and empowerment—positioning financial literacy not as a transactional skill set, but as foundational to individual agency and societal stability. Through my books, Cash Compass and Managing Your Personal Finances, I provide structured, decision-based frameworks that move learners from information to confident action. A citizen of the Cherokee Nation, my approach to leadership is grounded in stewardship and wayfinding: aligning mission with measurable outcomes, strengthening systems without losing sight of people, and building institutions that serve future generations as well as present stakeholders. I engage with deans, faculty leaders, and accrediting communities who are reimagining business education as a driver of well-being, ethical leadership, and societal impact. My work sits at the intersection of academic leadership, financial capability education, accreditation strategy, and mission-driven institutional design. I bring together executive-level experience in AACSB environments with deep expertise in curriculum architecture and applied financial decision-making. Rather than operating within a single lane, I integrate systems thinking, measurable accountability, and human-centered pedagogy to strengthen both institutional performance and student outcomes. This combination—linking strategic governance, instructional design, and financial empowerment—is central to my approach and differentiates the perspective I bring to business education conversations.
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