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.

Juan Carlos Barrera, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Business Administration

Lawrence Brown, MBA
Assistant Professor, Business and Economics; Program Director, MBA

Kelly Cunningham, MBA
Associate Professor, Business & Economics
Bruce Fischer, Ph.D.
Professor, Business & Economics; Program Director, Master of Project Management; Program Director, Graduate Certificate in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Craig Krenek,CPA , MBA
Assistant Professor, Business and Economics
Kortney Peagram, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor, Business and Economics
Eric Sanders, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Business and Economics; Associate Director, MBA Program
Sondra Simpson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Business Administration; Director, Elmhurst Management Program
Sherry Smoak, M.S.
Director, D.K. Hardin Center for Market Research; Assistant Professor, Business and Economics
Roby Thomas, Ph.D.
Professor, Business & Economics; Program Director, M.S. in Supply Chain Management; Director, Supply Chain Think Tank
Siaw-Peng Wan, Ph.D., CFA
Co-Dean, School of Business; Co-Chair, Department of Business and Economics; Professor, Business Administration
John White, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Business Administration
Shaheen Wolff, MBA
Co-Dean, School of Business; Assistant Professor and Co-Chair, Department of Business and Economics