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Educational Background
- M.B.A., Finance, Marketing and Organization Behavior, Northwestern University, 1996
- B.S., Finance, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1990
Positions Held
- Founder, Live Life Business Consulting, 2022 to present
- Founder, Live Life Spiritual Direction, LLC, 2021 to present
- Clinical Assistant Professor of Finance, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2019 to present
- Managing Director, Department Head of US Region, Commercial Banking Training & Development, CIBC Bank USA, 2012-2019
- Adjunct Professor, Columbia College, 2011-2012
- President, VaVaVroom LLC, 2007-2014
- Senior Vice President, Lead Consultant/Manager, Corporate Development, LaSalle Bank Corporation, 2004-2007
- First Vice President, Department Head of the Americas Region, Credit Training Department, LaSalle Bank, 2001-2004
- Vice President, Business Manager to the president & CEO, Office of the President, LaSalle Bank, N.A., 1999-2001
- Vice President, Portfolio Manager, Diversified Industries, ABN AMRO Bank N.V., 1999-1999
- Vice President, Credit Trainer and Program Director, Credit Training Department, LaSalle Bank, N.A, 1996-1999
- Assistant Vice President, Relationship Manager, Commercial Banking, LaSalle Bank, N.A., 1994-1996
- Commercial Banking Officer/Credit Analyst, Commercial Lender Training Program, LaSalle Bank, N.A., 1990-1994
Honors and Awards
- List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Students, University of Illinois, 2023-2023
- Dean's Impact Award, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2021
- List of Excellent Teachers as Rated by Students, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2019-2021
Service
- Volunteer Financial Proforma Consultant, Whitwater Grocery Co., 2021 to present
- Academic Committee Member, The Risk Management Association, 2019 to present
- President's Circle, University of Illinois Gies College of Business Alumni Association, 1997 to present
Current Courses
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Practicum (FIN 583) A semester-long, typically corporate-sponsored, team project for MSFE and MSF students that is usually completed by the end of the third semester of study. The goals of the Practicum are: a) to use learned or new tools on real world projects of interest to the corporate sponsor; b) to replicate as closely as possible the environment of the working world where students will soon find themselves employed; c) to work cohesively with other members of a team so as to efficiently produce the desired project results; and d) to be able to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences, which may include the sponsor and/or co-workers.