Faculty & Staff

School of Business

Tim Gramling, LP.D.

Assistant Professor of Business
Dean of School of Business
Office Phone: (951) 552-8324
E-mail: tgramling@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Business Building 211

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
LP.D.	Law and Public Policy	Northeastern University	2012
M.S.	Computer Science	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	1995
B.A.	Computer Science	Harvard University	1991

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Marina Girju, Ph.D.

Associate Dean of School of Business
Office Phone: (951) 552-8996
E-mail: mgirju@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: BUS 215

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	Marketing	University of Texas at Dallas	2012
MBA	Marketing and Finance	Southern Methodist University	2005
B.S.	Computer Science	Politehnica University of Bucharest Romania	1994

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Tad Hove, Ph.D.

Assistant Dean for Graduate Programs
Assistant Professor
Office Phone: 951-552-8185
E-mail: thove@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Business Building 223

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	Human and Organizational Systems	Fielding Graduate University	2017
M.A.	Human and Organizational Systems	Fielding Graduate University	2015
M.B.A.	Business Administration	California Baptist University	2012

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Keanon Alderson, Ph.D.

Professor of Business
Office Phone: (951) 343-4768
E-mail: kalderson@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: School of Business Building Room 230

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	Organization and Management, Emphasis in Leadership	Capella University	2009
M.B.A.	Business Administration	University of Redlands	1996
B.S.	Business Administration	California Baptist University	1992

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Joel Bigley, Ed.D.

Assistant Professor of School of Business
Office Phone: (951) 343-4426
E-mail: jbigley@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: BUSB 227

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ed.D.	Organizational Management	Pepperdine University	2015
M.S.	Operations/Technology	University of Arkansas, School of Engineering	2000
B.S.	Mechanical Engineering	John Brown University	1992
B.S.	Electrical Engineering	John Brown University	1992
A.S.	Pastoral Ministries	John Brown University	1992
A.S.	Engineering Technology	John Brown University	1984

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Jim Bishop, J.D.

Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Business Law
Office Phone: (951) 343-4342
E-mail: jbishop@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: The Point 224

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
J.D.	Law	University of the Pacific	1975
B.A.	Political Science	California State University at San Bernardino	1972

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Julie Browning, Ph.D.,

Professor
Office Phone: (951) 343-4790
E-mail: jbrowning@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: SBUS 234

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.,	Education	University of California at Riverside	2011
MBA	Management	California Baptist University	2003
MS	Accounting	Liberty University
B.S.	Accounting	University of Southern California

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Nolan Gouveia, M.B.A.

Lecturer
Department Lead for Entrepreneurship
Office Phone: (951) 552-8971
E-mail: ngouveia@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: BUS 235

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
M.B.A.	Management	California Baptist University	May 2018
B.S.	Marketing	California Baptist University	May 2011

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Adele Harrison, Ph.D.

Professor of Finance
E-mail: aharrison@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: BUSB 236

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	Educational Administration and Leadership	University of Nebraska	2007
M.B.A.	Finance	Louisiana Tech University	1996
B.S.	Business Administration, emphasis in Finance	San Diego State University	1984

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Andrew Herrity, Ph.D.

Professor of Entrepreneurship and Business
Office Phone: (951) 343-4361
E-mail: aherrity@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: School of Business Building Office Number 237

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	Organization Theory	University of California at Riverside	2002
M.B. A.	Business, with concentrations in Finance and Marketing	California State Polytechnic University	1981
B.A.	Economics	University of Southern California	1971

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Ellen Kaminski, D.B.A.

Assistant Professor of Business
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Office Phone: 951.552.8777
E-mail: ekaminski@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: BUS 224

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
D.B.A.	Accounting	Creighton University	2021
B.A.	Public Administration	California Baptist University	2008
B.A.	Political Science	California Baptist University	2006

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Douglas Lainson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Office Phone: (951) 343-4316
E-mail: dlainson@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: BUS 216

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	Political Economy	Claremont Graduate University: School of Politics & Economics	2014
Ph.D.	Management	Claremont Graduate University: Drucker School of Management	2014
M.B.A.	Entrepreneurship	Biola University	2005
B.A.	English Literature/Political Science	Loma Linda University	1989

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Bob Namvar, Ph.D.

Professor of Economics
Office Phone: (951) 343-4314
E-mail: bnamvar@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: BUSS228

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	Economics	University of California, Riverside	1995
M.A.	Economics	Indiana University, Bloomington	1979
M.S.	Economics	Pahlavi University, Shiraz	1977
B.A.	Administration and Economics	Pahlavi University, Shiraz	1975

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Mandy Ortiz, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Marketing
Office Phone: 951-552-8158
E-mail: mortiz@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: BUS 229

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	Marketing	The Culverhouse School of Commerce and Business Administration, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa	2008
M.B.A.	Marketing	McCombs School of Business, University of Texas, Austin	1996
B.A.	Art History	Hamilton College

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Gaynell Vanderslice, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Business Management
E-mail: gvanderslice@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Jabs School of Business

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	Leadership/Organizational Learning, Knowledge Sharing	Alliant International University	2015
M.B.A.	Business Administration/Information Technology	California State University San Bernardino	1999
B.A.	Business Administration/Information Technology	Cal State University San Bernardino	1993

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Natalie C. Winter, Ed.D.

Professor of Marketing & Management
Office Phone: (951) 343-4462
E-mail: nwinter@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: BUS 231

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ed.D.	Organizational Leadership	Pepperdine University	2007
M.B.A.	Business Administration	Azusa Pacific University	2001
B.S.	Marketing/Business Administration	Azusa Pacific University	2000

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Dawn Carter

Industry Liaison for the School of Business
Office Phone: (951) 552-8954
E-mail: decarter@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Business Building 223

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