He is retired after 25 years at Accenture where he served as a partner in the energy and utilities consulting practice. Rich's focus was on the design and implementation of financial planning and reporting processes and tools including large scale ERP implementations. Rich held the position of global functional industry director for the financial and performance management practice in his industry group.

After his retirement and prior to joining NIU, Rich held the position of Director of Professional Development for the Eller MBA program at the University of Arizona. He was responsible for the design of all experiential learning and professional development activities for MBA students. He assisted in the teaching of business communications and taught leadership and team development as well as a course in consulting project execution.

Rich holds a B.S. degree from the University of California at Davis and an MBA from the University of Michigan.

Rich lives in Clarendon Hills, a western suburb of Chicago with his wife, Mary and their three children T.J. (13), Erin (12) and Stephanie (10).

Carrie has an M.B.A. from DePaul University in Business Administration. She received her B.S. in Marketing (with a minor in Art History) from Northern Illinois University.

Carrie will be teaching Graduate Survey of Marketing (Marketing 505) this fall.

Kathi has an AAS in Industrial Management and is currently attending classes at Northern Illinois University. Kathi is a staff secretary for Undergraduate Studies. She started her career in Undergraduate Studies here at Northern Illinois University in 1990. In 1993 she left to go to the Engineering Department (also at NIU). In the 10 years in which she remained in Engineering, she was promoted from a Secretary III, to a IV, then Staff Secretary and finally to an Administrative Secretary. She has now returned to us in Undergraduate Studies.

Kathi resides in DeKalb with her son, Jake. Kathi enjoys riding her horse, spending time with family, and attending her son's sporting events.

Amy works for the newly renamed Alumni and Corporate Relations department (formerly Business Outreach) at the College of Business. Amy received her B.S. in Agriculture Education at Illinois State University and her M.S. in Education at Northern Illinois University. She works with the College of Business Experiential Learning Center and promotes the NIU Rockford B.S. in business administration program in the Rockford area.

Prior to joining NIU, Amy led the training department for the AFS Services division of CASE IH and worked as a public relations account executive at Rhea & Kaiser Marketing Communications. At Rhea & Kaiser, she worked on the Caterpillar Agricultural Products and Merial accounts.

Amy lives in Ashton with her husband Allyn and two children. In her spare time, she enjoys gardening, helping out on the family farm and reading.

Originally from Round Lake Beach on the northside of Chicago, Elliot now resides in, as he describes it, "the great town of DeKalb". In his free time he enjoys programming computers, working on his car, spending time with his friends, and seeing his family which consists of his parents, four sisters, and one brother.

Brad Cripe has a bachelor's degree from New Mexico State University in Economics (1995), another bachelor's degree from New Mexico State in Criminal Justice (1995), and a master's degree from New Mexico State in Accounting (1998). His Ph.D. was earned at the University of Nebraska in 2006, and is also in accounting. Brad is also a Certified Public Accountant.

Brad was employed by KPMG as a senior tax specialist for about 2 years before going to Nebraska for his Ph.D. He did work for US citizens living and working in Mexico.

Brad will be teaching ACCY 450 in the fall and ACCY 650 in the spring.

Brad grew up in southern New Mexico and west Texas, but managed to avoid picking up the Texas accent! That's where he picked up his love for great Mexican food!

Brad and his wife, Rochelle live in Genoa with their two cats: Lily and Ted. All of them love to watch reality TV, take walks and ride bicycles, play Monopoly (Rochelle would tell you that she is a great player, but Brad says he can beat her!). Brad and his wife love outdoor concerts, are diehard U2 fans, but most of all they love to spend time together. They've been married for over a year now.

In 2005 Joe was awarded an Outstanding Alumni Award from the College of Business here at Northern Illinois University. Joe will be teaching Marketing 367 - Principles of Global Marketing.

Joe lives in Geneva, Illinois with his wife Marianne and son Charlie. His hobbies include hiking and reading.

Linda will be teaching Management 355 - Organizational Behavior and Management 635 - Organizational Behavior for the Management Department.

Ieva works for the Marketing Department at the College of Business as part of the Professional Sales Program. Her name is of Latvian origin and is pronounced "Yeava." Ieva has a B.S. in Political Science from Lulea University of Technology in Sweden.

Ieva is fluent in four languages which are Latvian (which is her native language), Russian, Swedish, and English.

Alice works for M.B.A. Programs as a secretary IV. She has 3 years towards a degree she is currently working towards.

John Hansen received his B.S. and M.B.A. from Troy University and his Ph.D. from the University of Alabama. He will be teaching Principles of Selling (MKTG 350) for the Marketing Department. John previously taught at the University of Alabama and Samford University. He was a marketing instructor at both universities.

John comes to us from Birmingham, Alabama. He now lives in Sycamore, Illinois with his wife Juli, son Samuel (17 months old), daughter Mary Elizabeth (1 month old) and two Jack Russell Terriers named Shelbi and Luci. His hobbies include any sport related activities and he is a big college-football fan. John also enjoys the outdoor activities of biking and jogging.

Before coming to NIU, Linda was a CPA in public accounting as an auditor and tax consultant for Ernst & Young. She was also the Chief Financial Officer for a non-profit organization. Linda has previously lived in both Michgan, where she grew up, and Ohio. She currently resides in DeKalb with her husband, Mark, and their two cats. In their spare time they enjoy camping, hiking, backpacking, and traveling.

Though Ted currently resides in DeKalb, he used to call Brenham, Texas, home which is located between Houston and Austin. In Ted's free time he enjoys fishing, hunting, snowboarding, and playing guitar. Ted's wife, Sara, gave birth to their first child, a daughter in July of this year.

Originally from Dayton, Gina now resides in Sycamore with her husband, Bradley; daughter, Kelsea; and, as she says, "too many dogs and cats to count."

Before coming to the College of Business, Keith taught in Northern Illinois University's Department of English for 6 years. Keith will be teaching Management 346 - Business Communication for the Management Department and test preparation for the GMAT and GRE.

Keith and his wife Pattie live in DeKalb and have been married for almost seven years. They are both big opera fans and are looking forward to the upcoming season at the Lyric Opera in Chicago.

Phyllis lives in Sycamore with her husband Neal and two children, Lindsey, an NIU graduate, and Phillip, a high school freshman. In her free time she enjoys travelling and playing with the family's pet poodle, Carter.

Previously, Bobby taught at Henderson State University and the University of South Florida. He received his own degrees from these same schools (a B.A. in Public Administration and an MBA from Henderson State University, as well as his PhD from the University of South Florida).

Bobby enjoys outdoor activities such as hunting and fishing as well as spending time with his wife, Edith, who is expecting their first child in late August and their cat, Daisy.

Orginally from Morton Grove, Illinois, Mark earned a B.S. in Finance from Indiana University and an MBA from the University of Illinois at Chicago before venturing out to earn an M.A. in International Business from New York University, an M.S. in Operations Management from San Diego State University, and his Ph.D. in Marketing from Arizona State University. He has lived all over the United States but most recently resided in Honolulu, Hawaii. He currently lives in Naperville with his partner, Brian Morrow, and his 10-year-old West Highland White Terrier, Elliot. Mark explains that Elliot has never lived anywhere with weather cooler than 50 degrees and that he "is in for a surprise."

Mark spends his free time traveling and taking educational courses.

He currently resides in DeKalb with his wife, Maureen, and their two dogs, Haley and Lakota. Having lived most recently in Atlanta, Maureen is happy to return to the Midwest where she was raised. A lifetime resident of the Southeast, Chris is a bit reluctant to face his first northern Illinois winter, but is excited that Lakota, a 10 year-old Siberian Husky, will finally get to experience a real winter and snow.

Chris and Maureen are avid college football fans, and are looking forward to tailgating and cheering on the Huskies during the upcoming football season. They both enjoy cooking, outdoor activities, and taking advantage of all the great activities Chicago has to offer. Chris admits that, when time allows, his guilty pleasure is playing NCAA Football ’07 on PS2.