People Group Archives: Integrated Business Faculty

Dr. Sara Willox is a Lecturer in the Integrated Business Department at the University of Central Florida (UCF). She joined UCF in 2020 to designing and instruct the Business Research for Decision Making course, a secondary core class in the REAL format utilizing the DMAIC model to teach problem-solving and decision-making skills with a foundation […]

Dr. Penn is a lecturer at UCF and teaches the Integrated Business Foundations course. He has taught and served students from around the world in undergraduate and graduate programs at Harvard and other institutions in the areas of business and other integrated fields such as environmental management and sustainability, film, psychology, information technology and government […]

Dr. Gallo is a Lecturer in Human Resources who works for the University of Central Florida in the College of Business. Jim has 20+ years of leadership experience as a senior executive in Human Resources and Organizational consulting. He earned his Ph.D. in Industrial & Organizational Psychology from Florida Tech and holds an MBA and […]

L. Harrison ‘Hal’ Thayer is an Assistant Director at the Florida SBDC at the University of Central Florida. With more than 7 years as a consultant and program manager at the FSBDC, Hal has a broad and deep knowledge and understanding of small businesses and consulting services, training opportunities and research resources offered to them […]

Education and Certifications Dr. Brown has a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Central Florida, a Master of Science in Engineering Management from Florida Institute of Technology, and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Tennessee State University. He is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE), and a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). […]

Dr. Alecse is a lecturer in the College of Business, at the University of Central Florida. His research interest is in the information systems area, particularly in behavioral cybersecurity. Since joining UCF, Dr. Alecse has taught a variety of courses, including Strategic Management, Entrepreneurship, Managerial Economics, Small Business Finances, and Project Management. Dr. Alecse has […]

Shelley Maccini is the lead instructor for the Data Driven Decision Making course with the Integrated Business program, where she occasionally teaches other courses in the IB curriculum.  Previously, she taught classes in marketing communications and in Excel skills. In addition to being a double Knight, Dr. Maccini holds an undergraduate degree in hospitality from […]

Frank J. Tamberelli is a Lead Faculty member with the Integrated Business Program and he is responsible for the development and maintenance of two courses — Managing Small Business Finances and Small Business Development. Dr. Tamberelli has a background in international banking and has managed global organizations in some of the country’s largest corporations. Tamberelli […]

Dr. Henry has earned a B.A. in psychology, English, and political science; an M.S. in industrial/organizational psychology; and a Ph.D. in Applied Behavior Analysis, all from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan, where he lived from 1981 to 1993. Dr. Henry first earned his professional certification in human resource management in 1998 and renewed his […]