Accelerated Learning Program Faculty
Craig Hovey, Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor
Dr. Craig Hovey (ch376@medaille.edu) joined Medaille College's Accelerated Learning Program in September 2006, and teaches accounting, economics, and statistics in the MBA program. He has a Ph.D. in economics from Union Graduate School and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA-Delaware). In addition to 18 years teaching experience at the undergraduate and graduate level, Hovey has operated his own income tax practice and, more recently, a research and writing service. He has published three books to date and co-authored a variety of educational materials in accounting and economics. His upcoming books include The Complete Idiot's Guide to Global Economics (Penguin), The Accountant's Guide to the Universe (St. Martin's Press), and Soul Arising: Get Happy With Economics (St. Martin's Press). Dr. Hovey lives in the village of Pittsford, Rochester, NY, with his wife, three children, and one dog. Hobbies include weight training, running, and travelling all over the United States and Canada with his hockey-playing kids.
Cheryl Kleist, Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Dr. Kleist (ckleist@medaille.edu) teaches at the Rochester Branch Campus. She joined the Accelerated Learning Program in 2004. She brought with her over 16 years of work experience in marketing, human resources, and statistics at Monsanto, Ashland Oil Company, CUC, and Homestore.com. She has over 11 years of teaching experience in statistics, human resources, consumer behavior, marketing, management, and organizational behavior as well as various areas of psychology. Dr. Kleist’s M.S. and Ph.D. are from the University of Georgia in Measurement and Human Differences (Applied Psychology) with a context major in management from Georgia’s nationally ranked School of Business.
Robert Nesslin, M.A., M.S.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Robert Nesslin (rnesslin@medaille.edu) has taught at Medaille since 1996, and teaches MBA courses in the Accelerated Learning Program at our Amherst campus. His specialties include executive marketing, executive policy and strategy, and global perspectives of business. Nesslin is chair of professional certification and a member of the marketing committee for Buffalo Niagara Sales and Marketing Executives, board member and chair of the Marketing Committee for the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus, and involved in several other non-profits. He produced two full-length feature films, syndicated worldwide, one of which was the original Tuck Everlasting shown on Disney Channel, and he counts his grandkids and music as his most favorite hobbies.
Marianne Sullivan, Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Dr. Marianne Sullivan (masullivan@medaille.edu) is an assistant professor for Medaille College’s Accelerated Learning Program division, and lead instructor for the graduate leadership program. She has many years of leadership, mentoring and team building experience and has a success record in motivating employees and teams and creating organizational efficiency. Prior to joining Medaille in 2003, she developed and taught a variety of business and leadership courses to adults from the Western New York community. She also served as executive director of the University at Buffalo Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, a self-supporting organization that helps hundreds of CEOs and business managers. She completed her doctoral and master’s degrees at SUNY at Buffalo.
Michael Wallace, M.B.A.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Mike Wallace (mwallace@medaille.edu) began teaching at Medaille's Rochester campus in 2004 after retiring from Xerox Corporation with 30 years of experience in supply chain management, finance, and quality process. His consulting practice keeps him current with the business world in graduate classes such as Leadership, Strategic Planning, and Global Perspectives of Business. He has served in the United States Air Force and was awarded the United States Commendation Medal. He is a board member of Heritage Christian Services, which provides residential housing for developmentally disabled individuals, and has held many leadership positions at the United Church of Pittsford. He enjoys golf, traveling, and his four grandchildren.
William Weeks, M.S.
Clinical Associate Professor and Chair, Management and Leadership Program
William Weeks (bweeks@medaille.edu) teaches at the Amherst campus, with interests in systems thinking, statistics, organizational behavior, and organizational leadership. He began teaching at Medaille in 1997, bringing with him thirty years' experience from the General Motors Powertrain division, and ten years of corporate training and consulting experience. In his spare time, he enjoys golf.
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