MBA Faculty Members

Jeffrey Fahrenwald is director of the MBA program and teaches the areas of human relations, management, leadership and international studies in the MBA program. His practical work experience includes positions such as Chief Operating Officer and Director of Quality and Training. He continues to be an active organizational consultant and trainer focusing on strategic planning, organizational leadership, and management development. He also has served on numerous not-for-profit boards.

Robert Evans is the chair of the Department of Economics, Business and Accounting. Evans teaches “The Legal Environment of Business” in the MBA program. He is actively involved in the Rockford College public policy program, trains managers on law-related topics, is active on not-for-profit boards, and is a political consultant and analyst.

Stephen G. Kadamian teaches management theory, business research and organizational communication. He has been a consultant the past eight years and has given a number of motivational speeches to various businesses and organizations. He received his MBA from Rockford College.

Gary Lubbert teaches research-related courses. He is actively involved in numerous community-based learning projects and serves on several non-profit boards. He also conducts marketing and business-related research for area firms. Lubbert received the Excellence in Teaching Award at Rockford College for his outstanding teaching.

Stephen Hicks teaches business ethics. He lectures locally and nationally to professional business groups, has published a number of articles, and has completed a book on the subject.

Masoud Moallem teaches monetary economics, econometrics and economic forecasting as applied to financial and commodity markets. His quantitative skills and computer expertise solidly complement the MBA program. He is an active researcher and uses his work and consulting experience to enhance the classroom environment.

Fred Rezazadeh teaches managerial economics. He is involved with national organizations in the area of economic growth and development, serves as a local business consultant, and is a published author of books
and articles.

Januarius Jingwa (J.J.) Asongu teaches international business among others.  He is the President & CEO of the Institute for Research on Global Business (IRGB), a consulting organization specialized in conducting international business research and he is currently working on his dissertation for a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA).  His very diverse background with degrees and certificates in Business, Journalism, Information Technology, Philosophy, Latin, and Greek allows him to bring valuable experiences to the classroom.

James Jarrad teaches marketing and business courses at the graduate and undergraduate level for the past nine years. Prior to that he was involved in marketing in a B2B setting for over 17 years and was in B2C marketing for six years.

Colleen Page teaches organizational communication courses. She has 11 years of experience managing and consulting for the insurance industry.

Robert Pauwels teaches finance courses. His years of experience teaching finance and economics enhance the classroom environment.