Fall 2021 Virtual Presentation

Fedynich, LaVonne:

Elsa Gran

Elsa Gran is an Ohio University Honors Tutorial Senior with majors in Finance, Management Information Systems, and Business Analytics. Elsa is originally from Cleveland, Ohio. She serves as the Vice President of Recruitment for the College of Business Select Leader Development Program. She is also the President of The Association of Women in Finance, which provides opportunities and connections to all women interested in the finance industry. In addition, Elsa is the Head of Membership and Strategies for the Ohio University Student Fixed Income Management Group, a $3.5 million student-run fixed income portfolio.

Within the College of Business, Elsa works two part-time jobs. One as a TA for a Management Information Systems course, and the second as a Peer Coach within the Career and Student Success Center. Over the past three summers, Elsa has been lucky enough to intern with The Heritage Group in Indianapolis, Indiana (two summers) and with Dell Technologies in Austin, Texas (virtual). After graduation, Elsa will be returning to Dell Technologies full-time as a Financial Analyst in their Finance Development Program. In her free time, Elsa enjoys spending time outside, visiting her friends, family, and pets, and cooking/baking.

Hazel Dadanlar

Dr. Hazel H. Dadanlar is a visiting assistant professor of strategic management & entrepreneurship at Ohio University's College of Business. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance. She completed her MBA (graduated Beta Gamma Sigma) and PhD from The University of Texas. Dr. Dadanlar also holds health and life insurance licenses from the Arizona Department of Insurance. Her industry experience includes holding several managerial positions in a non-profit education foundation and working for the New York Community Bank as a financial services associate. She is currently serving on the advisory board of a franchise business overseas. She has volunteered as a certified tax preparer for the City of Phoenix, AZ for disadvantaged, low-income, and senior citizens. Dr. Dadanlar has received several awards and honors including Research Excellence and Outstanding Ph.D. Student Awards from the Department of Management, The University of Texas, and two Best Doctoral Student Paper Awards at the Annual Meeting of Southern Management Association. In addition, she has been selected for the prestigious Jess Hay Endowment for Chancellor’s Graduate Student Research Fellowship, awarded by The University of Texas System. Recently, the management department at Ohio University honored her with the ' Best Emerging Researcher Award' for her high levels of research achievements.

Dr. Dadanlar's research interests fall in the broad areas of strategic management, entrepreneurship, and international business. Her specific areas of research interests include corporate governance, CEO succession, women’s leadership in the upper echelons, corporate misconduct, and organizational innovation. She has been productive in her research, having research articles published at top management journals. Also, she has been actively participating in top academic conferences (including Academy of Management and Southern Management Association) through presenting research papers, reviewing papers, and participating in the professional development workshops in her area. Besides research, she loves teaching capstone courses and principles of management.

Shawnee Meek

Shawnee Meek is an Assistant Professor of Instruction of Management and the Assistant Director of Emerging Leaders, a selective one-year accelerated student leadership development program at Ohio University. She teaches strategic business communication and leadership. Her research interests include workplace effectiveness, positivity, and leadership.

Shawnee is a John Maxwell certified speaker and coach. She provides leadership training for both private and public-sector organizations, including Global Cooling and GallopNYC. In 2019, she coached and co-led a team of students at a regional Collegiate Leadership Competition. Additionally, she works with Sogeti’s training program to assist newly hired international professionals in refining their presentation and communication skills. Shawnee is a Certified Professional with the Society of Human Resources Management and has a Master of Arts in Human Resources Management from Webster University along with a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Communication from Kennesaw State University. Prior to her current position, she worked for the Board of Trustees and President at Ohio University. Previous experience includes human resources, student affairs, and corporate trainer.

Mary L. Tucker

Mary Tucker is Professor of Management in the Department of Management at Ohio University and has taught courses in global leadership, management, organization behavior, intercultural effectiveness, and communication. Mary received her Ph.D. from the University of New Orleans; her dissertation research focused on transformational leadership. Mary has published over 50 professional journal articles and textbooks. She has garnered 12 teaching, 5 service, and 7 research awards, including a Best Research Paper Award from the OCIS Division of the Academy of Management.

Mary is a certified trainer in cultural intelligence and has done extensive training, speaking, and course development for both private and public sector organizations in the areas of leadership, effective communication, intercultural effectiveness, management, emotional intelligence, diversity, ethics, media relations, customer satisfaction, and total quality management. For seven years, Mary conducted leadership training for the American Association of Highway Transportation Officials in cooperation with the ENO Transportation Foundation in Washington, DC. She has worked on a faculty team for the OU College of Business Center for International Business Education and Development in an MBA program for Brazilian executives and served on a faculty team for the OU MBA without Boundaries program. She served as the Director of Communication across the Curriculum for the College of Business and directed the Management Department Honors Program, which she developed. Mary team taught in the OU College of Business AACSB award-winning business cluster, a problem-based holistic teaching approach where students apply cross-discipline concepts to solve real-world consulting problems. Mary participated in the OU College of Business Global Consulting Program, teaching one quarter in Pau, France, and a summer session in Ancona, Italy. She also served as a Master Teacher Mentor, Director of Undergraduate Assurance of Learning for the OU College of Business, and Associate Director for Undergraduate Education for the OU Center for International Business.