Faculty

Mrs. Heather Davenport
Adjunct
Roanoke College 

Received her B.S. From Longwood University and MBA from Liberty University. She is currently the Vice President for Human Resource Operations, Carilion Clinic and an Adjunct professor at Roanoke College.

Mrs. Terri Fox, PMP
Chief Information Officer
Roanoke College  

Received her B.S. in Computer Science and Statistics from Roanoke College. Mrs. Fox has served in many positions within the Roanoke College Information Technology Department during her career and was recently promoted to CIO.

Mrs. Sharon C. Gibbs, CPA
Associate Professor
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs & Student Engagement
Roanoke College      

Received her B.S. and Masters in Accounting from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Prior to joining the Department in 2002, she was employed by Norfolk Southern Corp. Her research interests are pedagogical developments in active learning. She currently teaches Accounting and Leadership courses at Roanoke College.

Dr. Michelle Hagadorn, CPA (inactive)
Associate Professor and Chair
Roanoke College     

Received her Ph.D. in Financial Management from North Central University, MA from Virginia Tech, and B.B.A. from Roanoke College. Dr. Hagadorn worked for Carilion Clinic as the Director of Finance for Carilion Medical Center prior to joining the Department in 2004. She has also taught at Virginia Tech, Hollins University and Ferrum College.  She teaches Accounting and Finance courses.

Dr. Alice Louise Kassens
John S. Shannon Professor of Economics
Roanoke College     

Dr. Kassens is a Research Fellow with the Federal Reserve Bank, St. Louis; a Senior Analyst with the Institute for Policy and Opinion Research, Director of the Center for Economic Freedom, former member of the Governor’s Joint Advisory Board of Economists and a past President of VAE. Kassens earned her B.A. in economics and history from the College of William and Mary and her Ph.D. in economics from North Carolina State University. Her areas of specialty are labor and health economics.

Mr. Todd Leeson
Partner
Gentry Locke     

Received his J.D., cum laude, at Notre Dame Law School and his B.A. at the College of William and Mary. Mr. Leeson is a partner with Gentry Locke in Roanoke. He concentrates on labor and employment law and litigation. He has over 25 years of experience defending companies in employment litigation and also handles labor union matters for companies, as well as disputes that arise with departing executives.

Mr. Joseph Mills
Director of Campus Safety
Roanoke College

Received his M.S. in Criminal Justice from Radford University and B.S. from Bluefield College. He is a former police commander and graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy, the Administrative Officers Management Program at North Carolina State University, and holds a certification in Enhanced All-Hazards Incident Management from Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service.

Ms. Arnica Mulder, CMA,CFE
Lecturer
Roanoke College     

Received her B.A. at the Hogeschool van Utrecht, MBA with a concentration in Finance and M.S. in Accounting from Old Dominion University. She is a Certified Managerial Accountant and a Certified Fraud Examiner. She is currently working on her Ph.D. in Advanced Accounting. Ms. Mulder previously worked as a Senior Accountant at Luna Innovations, Inc. and as a Finance Manager at Nuvotronics, LLC. She teaches Accounting and Finance courses.

Mr. Thomas Rambo
Dean of Students
Roanoke College

Received his B.A. from LaSalle University and his M.S. from Saint Joseph’s University. Prior to starting his role at Roanoke College in 2014, he served as a commander and Chief of Police at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and as the Assistant Vice President & Adjunct Faculty at Susquehanna University. He is a graduate of Northwestern University’s School of Police Staff Command, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center’s Critical Incident Response training, and the FBI Command Institute.

Dr. C. Michael Smith
Lecturer
Roanoke College     

Received his Ph.D. in Resource management and M.B.A. from Virginia Tech. He obtained his B.B.A. from Roanoke College. He currently teaches courses on leadership, investments, and personal finance and recently published a book for young adults on how to achieve financial success.

Mr. Randy Stubstad
Director of Systems, Networking & Telecommunications Services
Roanoke College  

Received his B.S. in Computer Information Systems from Roanoke College. He is a 2015 TMI alumnus. He holds certifications from VMWare and Microsoft and manages the core systems and infrastructure for Information Technology at Roanoke College.

Dr. Johanna Sweet

Associate Professor

Roanoke College

Received her Ed.D. in Human & Organization Learning from the Executive Leadership Program at The George Washington University, MBA from East Carolina University, and B.A. from UNC-Wilmington. She is a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR, SHRM-SCP). Her research interests are focused on psychological capital, self-authorship, and learning organizations. Dr. Sweet teaches Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior, Authorship of Your Life and Training and Development.