New School of Management Staff Members
Recently we welcomed two new (temporary) staff members - Rachael Fowler and Yvanna Herrera. They have both been at Cal Lutheran's Fredrickson Family Early Childhood Center, which has been closed during the pandemic. Yvanna is an experienced early childhood educator who has worked with children ranging from infancy through school age. She has a drive to continue learning and growing and currently majors in Early Childhood Studies at CSUCI. Yvanna is also a wife and mother to three wonderful children, and she will support our MBA, MS and Minor in Financial Planning. Rachael has been in childcare for more than 25 years, and comes to us with an Associates Degree of Arts in Social Sciences, an Associates of Science in Child Development, and a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education. She is married to her best friend, has two sons and 4.5 (one on the way...) grandchildren. Rachael will support the MPPA program.
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- Our community celebrated our graduates!
Mon May 16, 2022Close to 600 guests attended our annual School of Management Graduation Banquet
- 2022 New Ventura Fair held in-person
Mon May 9, 202260 teams presented their startup ideas to 200 guests in the Soiland gymnasium
- EMBA students visit DW Drumworkshop
Mon May 9, 2022Our Executive MBA students from Europe toured the facility and spoke to production employees
- Hub101 holds Demo Day with two tech startups
Mon May 9, 2022Flastio and KeynotesAI join Hub101 for Demo Day
- Executive MBA in Europe students attend classes in Thousand Oaks
Mon May 9, 2022EMBA in Europe students have an eventful first week participating in the New Venture Fair, attending courses, and visiting companies and organizations.
- Alumnus represented Austria at signing ceremony with U.S. Secretary of Labor
Mon May 2, 2022Alumnus Mario Derntl, among others, represented Austria at a signing ceremony with the U.S. Secretary of Labor, regarding the implementation of the Austrian model of dual education/apprenticeships in the United States.
- PRiME Competition held
Mon April 25, 2022Annual PRiME Competitions showcases student projects that support the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), a universal call-to-action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity.
- New staff member to support the Executive MBA program
Mon April 25, 2022Adam Leavitt joins the School of Management as new Graduate Programs Specialist for the Executive MBA program.
- The Dean honored with award
Mon April 18, 2022Dean Gerahrd Apfelthaler is awarded the Educational Leader of the Year award from the VCLA.
- Introducing the Dorfman Incubator Grants
Mon April 18, 2022The newly-established Dorfman Incubator Grants offers grants for founders and early-stage companies.
- Economic Forecasting Event held
Mon April 18, 2022CERF Executive Director Matthew Fienup provided updates on Ventura County’s economy at the annual Economic Forecasting Event, this year held at Regal Cinemas.
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is priority focus at the school
Mon April 11, 2022The most recent DEI in the Workplace Event focused on aspects of female leadership.
- Cal Lutheran Cares Day 2022 Success
Mon April 11, 2022Cal Lutheran Cares Day 2022 generated an 80% increase in total number of gifts from last year and a 10% increase in the amount given.
- Spring Fireside Chat with LTC Properties CEO
Mon April 11, 2022The Fireside Chats are exclusive events for members of clubs and associations under the School of Management
- School of Management McNair Scholar Presents Research
Mon April 4, 2022Anastasia Martinez presented her research on Latinx entrepreneurs at the 2022 McNair Scholar Conference at the University of Maryland.
- Start-up teams attend entrepreneurship event
Mon April 4, 2022Ten School of Management and Hub101-affiliated teams participated in the 2022 Central Coast Innovation Awards and Startup Village in Santa Barbara.
- Visit by the Austrian Consul General
Mon April 4, 2022Guests from the Austrian Consul General for the Western United States visited campus.
- New Program Director!
Mon March 28, 2022Kyle McIntosh is the new Director for the Executive MBA, MBA, and Masters of Management programs
- Entrepreneur and Mayor of Westlake Village spoke to students
Mon March 28, 2022Women in Business Club invited Brad Halpern as a guest speaker
- Executive MBA students travel to Austria
Mon March 28, 2022EMBA students engage in experiential learning during their time in Austria
- Annual Austria Business Awards event in US
Mon March 28, 2022Gerard Apfelthaler, Dean, awarded Growth award to successful Australian start-up
- Accounting program holds “Careers in Accounting” event
Mon March 21, 2022The “Careers in Accounting” event provided students with valuable insights into the many career paths Accounting majors can pursue.
- CERF Directors win Zillow Crystal Ball Award
Mon March 21, 2022CERF Directors awarded for the third time in a row for most accurate forecasts of home price expectations
- New Director of Sports Management program
Mon March 21, 2022Alumnus Dr. Mark Orlando to serve as Director of Sports Management program beginning Fall 2022.
- CERF holds forecasting season events
Mon March 14, 2022CERF held annual San Fernando Valley Economic Outlook Breakfast and Ventura County Economic Forecast
- Preparing students for their career path
Mon March 14, 2022Annual Paths to Professionalism event is designed to address important questions regarding factors contributing to career success.
- MSIT program holds TechTalk series event
Mon March 14, 2022Alumna Sharena Rice speaks for MSIT program’s TechTalk series event
- CERF co-hosts the 2022 San Fernando Valley Economic Outlook Breakfast
Mon March 14, 2022More than 100 leaders from government, business, and the non-profit world joined Matthew Fienup (Director, CERF) to get the latest news on the near future of the US, state, and regional economy.
- A new staff member joins the School of Management
Mon March 7, 2022Jennifer King joins the School of Management as Graduate Programs Specialist in support of the MBA/EMBA/MSM programs.
- Women in Business student club holds second event
Mon March 7, 2022Women in Business student club invites Symone Opara, Director at Microsoft Corporation, to speak.
- Welcoming new international graduate students
Mon February 28, 2022Welcomed 24 international graduate students from Australia, Brazil, China, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Turkey, and Vietnam to the School of Management during Spring Term international student orientation.
- Celebration of Academic Excellence lectures
Mon February 21, 2022School of Management faculty members participated in the Celebration of Academic Excellence series of lectures. The lineup included lectures from Matthew Fienup, Dan Hamilton, Jamshid Damooei, Vlad Vaiman, and Mike Panesis.
- “Economic Outlook Panel” featured Matthew Fienup and David Meline
Mon February 21, 2022The School of Management co-hosted an event together with the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) 101 Chapter.
- Welcoming next cohort in Europe
Mon February 21, 2022We held orientation sessions for the newest cohort of EMBA in Europe students.
- Welcome back to Wayne Davey
Mon February 14, 2022Wayne Davey rejoins the School of Management Advisory Council after having served under Dean Maxey in the past.
- Women in Business club holds inaugural event
Mon February 14, 2022Women in Business club invited Laura Moreno Lucas, finance executive, entrepreneur, and investor to speak
- CERF Executive Director presents forecast
Mon February 14, 202230th Annual Economic Outlook Breakfast event was held at the university's Lundring Events Center
- Sabith Khan (Program Director, MPPA) making us proud
Mon February 7, 2022Asian Section for Public Administration of ASPA, chaired by Sabith, has been selected as the recipient of the Oveta Culp Hobby Training Award
- Advisory council member co-host on PBS
Mon February 7, 2022Jim Cathcart is named co-host of PBS show "Perspectives Matter"
- New MPPA council member
Mon January 31, 2022P.J. Gagajena brings his expertise to our Advisory Council of our Master of Public Policy and Administration (MPPA) program.
- Professor is Inspiring and Entertaining
Mon January 31, 2022Paul Witman, Program Director, MSIT, presented to residents of University Village in Thousand Oaks
- Alumni reunion with Program Director
Mon January 24, 2022Celebrating successes of our alumni in Saudi Arabia
- Second Reagan-Gallegly Fellow Announced
Mon January 24, 2022Sarah Martinez has been selected as our second Reagan-Gallegly Fellow in our Master of Public Policy and Administration (MPPA) program
- Shining the light on Sabith Khan
Sun January 23, 2022Sabith Khan, (Program Director, MPPA) is appointed to Global Committee at the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA)
- Adjunct Professor elected to Board
Mon January 17, 2022Edgar Terry, Sr. Adjunct Professor, was elected to the board of the Federal Farm Credit Banks Farming Corporation
- Reagan-Gallegly Fellows Announced
Mon January 17, 2022Jacqui Maciel has been selected as our first Reagan-Gallegly Fellow in our Master of Public Policy and Administration (MPPA) program for 2021-2022
- Students Learn from Executive
Mon December 13, 2021We resumed our Executive Fireside Chat series with special guest Kevin Elms,Chief Financial Officer of Dole Packaged Foods.
- Associate Dean Receives Emerald Literati Award
Mon December 13, 2021Vlad Vaiman received this award for his contribution to Advances in Global Leadership 2021.
- Announcement of 2021’s Russ and Linda Young Scholarship Recipients
Mon December 13, 2021The School of Management celebrated the recipients over Zoom
- Abby Pangilinan Awarded Marvin R. Selter Memorial Scholarship
Mon December 13, 2021Undergraduate Business Administration student was awarded the Marvin R. Selter Memorial Scholarship.
- Supervisory Skills for Public Sector Employees
Mon December 6, 2021Series of seminars continues - and is back in person.
- PureSpectrum on Deloitte's List of 500 Fastest Growing Technology Companies for second year in a row
Mon November 29, 2021PureSpectrum, which started at Hub101, has made Deloitte's List of 500 Fastest Growing Technology Companies for the second year in a row.
- Senior Adjunct Professor becomes Interim Director of MSIT program
Mon November 29, 2021Earle Charles will serve as Interim Director of Master in Information Technology (MSIT) program beginning January 2022.
- Center for Social Issues (CESI) presented results
Mon November 29, 2021Jamshid Damooei, Executive Director of CESI, presented results from Ventura County's 2021 State of the Region report.
- MPPA Program Director Places 2nd
Mon November 22, 2021Sabith Khan, Program Director, Master of Public Policy and Administration (MPPA) place 2nd at Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service's Innovation Challenge.
- Held Second Annual BioMedley Event
Mon November 22, 2021The event was attended by a large number of representatives from the newly emerging biotech industry in the Conejo Valley.
- Council Member Honored as one of the Top 50 Women in Business
Mon November 22, 2021Dean's Executive Council Member Pam Kessler was honored as one of the Top 50 Women in Business on the Central Coast by the Pacific Coast Business Times.
- Sports Management Club visits the San Diego Padres
Mon November 15, 2021Club visits the San Diego Padres for Career Advice.
- Alumna and MPPA Advisory Council member Dichele Harris honored
Mon November 15, 2021Dichele Harris honored with the William E. Hamm Outstanding Service Award for her work in family poverty.
- Startup Weekend Conejo Valley 2021 at Hub101!
Mon November 15, 2021Hub101 hosted Startup Weekend Conejo Valley 2021 this past weekend
- EMBA Alumna listed in global “30 under 30” Young Professionals
Mon November 8, 2021School of Management EMBA in Austria alumna Claudia Mann named one of the global “30 under 30” Young Professionals by the International News Media Association (INMA).
- LA Rams Coordinator Invited to Speak to Sports Management Club
Mon November 8, 2021The Sports Management Student Club invites Alumnus working for the LA Rams to Guest Lecture.
- Alumnus-founded startup ranks at the top of the Fastest Growing Companies
Mon November 8, 2021Packform: The #1 Fastest Growing Company in the San Fernando Valley
- Elaine Salewske, from Takeda, joined the School of Management Advisory Council
Mon November 1, 2021Elaine is a Director within global pharmaceutical company Takeda’s Sustainability Integration team where she focuses on corporate sustainability strategy, ESG reporting and disclosure.
- MSIT Graduate Student Alumnus Continues on to Doctorate Program Abroad!
Mon November 1, 2021Alumnus Shimin Jing Admitted to Doctoral Program in Japan.
- Hospitality and Tourism: Introducing Adjunct Professor Paul Spooner!
Mon October 25, 2021Paul brings deep knowledge of the industry to our students
- Ribbon cutting for Steven Dorfman Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Mon October 25, 2021Official dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony
- Welcoming our new staff member Rosie Baker!
Mon October 18, 2021Rosie will support our undergraduate School of Management programs, students and faculty.
- Welcome Executive MBA (EMBA) Cohort 9!
Mon October 18, 2021We held our orientation event for Cohort 9 of our Executive MBA program.
- New Entrepreneur-in-Residence Kelly Kimball
Mon October 18, 2021Students to benefit with access to our new EIR
- "Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace" Event Honors local LatinX Community
Mon October 11, 2021Cal Lutheran’s Diversity Initiative Honors National Hispanic American Heritage Month with a feature on "Impact and Opportunities in the LatinX Business Community".
- Honored faculty with awards for outstanding achievements
Mon October 11, 2021The School of Management honored three faculty colleagues with the 2021 School of Management Advisory Council Faculty Awards for Outstanding Achievements.
- Our School of Management PRME Report published
Mon October 11, 2021The School of Management has been a signatory to the Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME) for 5 years!
- 2021 U.S. Latino GDP Report is published
Mon October 4, 2021Matthew Fienup (Executive Director) and Dan Hamilton (Director of Economics) have recently published not only eight different State Level Latino GDP reports but also the 2021 U.S. Latino GDP Report.
- Meet new HTM instructor, Christy Douglass
Mon October 4, 2021Introducing Christy Douglass, alumna and adjunct professor for Cal Lutheran’s Hospitality and Tourism Management (HTM) Program
- Welcoming new students
Mon October 4, 2021Approximately 100 students attended our School of Management welcome event for information about majors and extra-curricular activities
- San Fernando Valley’s List of 200 Most Influential Leaders Announced
Mon September 13, 2021Several members of the School of Management made the list!
- Newest faculty member
Mon September 13, 2021Welcoming the newest faculty member to the School of Management, Justin R. Muñoz!
- Newest Faculty Colleague in Finance Joins the School of Management
Mon September 6, 2021Welcoming SOM’s newest faculty colleague in the Finance area, John Garcia!
- Annual School of Management Snapshot Flyer
Mon September 6, 2021Check out the flyer to keep up-to-date on all SOM-related activities and events.
- Honored with Innovation Award
Mon August 30, 2021Dean Apfelthaler and Mike Panesis were just two among many of our community who were honored.
- Lunch in the Cone Zone
Mon August 30, 2021Held a hybrid event in collaboration with PeopleMedia at Hub101
- Welcoming our International Students
Mon August 30, 2021This is our most diverse group from around the world.
- New Young Scholars Program
Tue June 8, 2021To help gifted high school students develop their passion in economics.
- Welcoming new Advisory Council Member
Tue June 8, 2021Dr. Rafiq Dossani joined our MPPA advisory board.
- Honoring Years of Service
Tue June 8, 2021Faculty and staff recognized for their many years of service.
- Celebrating this year and last year
Thu May 20, 2021Graduate Class of 2021 and undergraduate and graduate Class of 2020 Commencement
- First graduates from the MBA Pathway program
Thu May 20, 2021A unique collaboration between ELS Language Centers and the School of Management
- Alumnus speaks in Forward Together Webinar
Thu May 20, 2021One of the world experts on cryptocurrency, Alumnus Mike Poutre
- Undergraduate Commencement
Thu May 13, 2021Celebrated the Class of 2021
- National Business Fraternity
Thu May 13, 2021Sigma Beta Delta held their annual induction ceremony of top business students.
- EMBA mini-speaker series
Thu May 13, 2021For EMBA in Europe students
- Record breaking engagement
Wed May 5, 2021Our New Venture Fair brought engagement from around the world.
- Annual PRiME Competition
Wed May 5, 2021Educating our community on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
- Alumna receives Women of the Year Award
Wed May 5, 2021Executive MBA alumna Regina K. Hatcher-Crawford to receive award.
- PureSpectrum in the News
Fri April 30, 2021Originally a Hub101 startup, closes $17 million series B funding
- New Faculty Member!
Fri April 30, 2021John Garcia will join us as Assistant Professor of Finance.
- Last speaker in the Entrepreneur Speaker Series
Tue April 20, 2021Nada is impossible in tech entrepreneurship
- New faculty member!
Thu April 15, 2021Justin R. Muñoz will join us in August 2021
- Diversity in the Workplace
Thu April 15, 20212nd event in the series held - watch recording.