Faculty

Elmhurst’s distinguished business faculty are first and foremost dedicated teachers, but their valuable real-world experience enriches classroom discussions as well.

Our faculty have won numerous awards, written standard texts on business practices, advised Fortune 500 companies and dedicated themselves to teaching the next generation of business leaders.

Learn more about our faculty members.

Dr. Avraham Baranes

Assistant Professor
Department of Business and Economics

• Send an email abaranes@elmhurst.edu
• (630) 617-6481
• Lehmann Hall, Room 328

Juan Carlos Barrera, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Business Administration
Department of Business and Economics

• Send an email barreraj@elmhurst.edu
• (630) 617-3621
• Lehmann Hall, Room 321A

Lawrence Carroll, Ph.D.

Professor, Business Administration
Department of Business and Economics

• Send an email larryc@elmhurst.edu
• (630) 617-3114
• Lehmann Hall, Room 325

Kelly Cunningham, MBA

Associate Professor, Business & Economics; Program Director, MBA
Department of Business and Economics

• Send an email mcunningham@elmhurst.edu
• (630) 617-3223
• Lehmann Hall, Room 307

Tim Engstrom

Adjunct Faculty, Business and Economics
Department of Business and Economics

• Send an email engstromt@elmhurst.edu
• (630) 617-3113
• Lehmann Hall, Room 323

Bruce Fischer, Ph.D.

Professor, Business & Economics; Program Director, Master of Project Management; Program Director, Graduate Certificate in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Department of Business and Economics

• Send an email brucef@elmhurst.edu
• (630) 617-3408
• Lehmann Hall, Room 306

Craig Krenek

Assistant Professor, Business and Economics
Department of Business and Economics

• Send an email craig.krenek@elmhurst.edu
• (630) 617-3121
• Lehmann Hall, Room 313

Kathleen G. Rust, MBA, DBA

Professor, Business and Economics
Department of Business and Economics

• Send an email kathyrst@elmhurst.edu
• (630) 617-3343
• Lehmann Hall, Room 317

Eric Sanders, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Business and Economics
Department of Business and Economics

• Send an email eric.sanders@elmhurst.edu
• (630) 617-3110
• Lehmann Hall, Room 308

Sondra Simpson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Business Administration
Department of Business and Economics

• Send an email simpsonso@elmhurst.edu
• (630) 617-5380
• Lehmann Hall, Room 312

Sherry Smoak, M.S.

Director, D.K. Hardin Center for Market Research; Assistant Professor, Business and Economics
Department of Business and Economics

• Send an email ssmoak@elmhurst.edu
• (630) 617-5543
• Lehmann Hall, Room 311

Roby Thomas, Ph.D.

Professor, Business & Economics; Program Director, M.S. in Supply Chain Management; Director, Supply Chain Think Tank
Department of Business and Economics

• Send an email rthomas@elmhurst.edu
• (630) 617-3116
• Lehmann Hall, Room 309

Joan Vilim

Associate Professor, Business Administration
Department of Business and Economics

• Send an email joanv@elmhurst.edu
• (630) 617-3454
• Lehmann Hall, Room 322

Siaw-Peng Wan, Ph.D.

Professor, Business Administration; Associate Director, MBA Program
Department of Business and Economics

• Send an email siawpeng@elmhurst.edu
• (630) 617-3112
• Lehmann Hall, Room 310

John White, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Business Administration
Department of Business and Economics

• Send an email jwhite@elmhurst.edu
• (630) 617-3117
• Lehmann Hall, Room 327

Gary S. Wilson, Ph.D.

Professor, Supply Chain Management
Department of Business and Economics

• Send an email garyw@elmhurst.edu
• (630) 617-3785
• Lehmann Hall, Room 324

Shaheen Wolff, MBA

Assistant Professor and Acting Department Chair, Business and Economics; Director, Elmhurst Management Program
Department of Business and Economics

• Send an email wolffs@elmhurst.edu
• (630) 617-3098
• Lehmann Hall, Room 326