School of Business Faculty
Click on any faculty member's name to see a list of achievements.
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Dr. Ralph A. Mason III (1995) Dean of the School of Business B.A., Duke University M.Ed., Ph.D., The University of North Carolina cmason@belhaven.edu 601-968-8945 |
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Dr. Geoffrey P. Goldsmith (1993) Professor of Accounting and Chair of the Accounting Department B.A., Hillsdale College M.B.A., Michigan State University M.T.S., Wheaton College Ph.D., Kent State University ggoldsmith@belhaven.edu 601-965-7056 |
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Dr. Yusufu Jinkiri (1998) Professor of Business Administration B.S., M.A., Wheaton College Ph. D., University of Connecticut yjinkiri@belhaven.edu 601-968-8772 |
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Dr. William M. Penn, Jr. (1981) Professor of Economics and Business A.B. Western Maryland College Ph.D., Duke University wpenn@belhaven.edu 601-968-5966 |
Dr. Marsha James (2010) Associate Professor of Business Administration B.S., The University of Texas at Austin M.B.A., Millsaps College Ph.D., The University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa. mjames@belhaven.edu |
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Dr. Susan Duett (2016) Associate Professor & Director for Health Administration B.S., Mississippi State University M.B.A, Mississippi State University Ph.D., University of Mississippi sduett@belhaven.edu |
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Dr. Ying Lin (2019) Assistant Professor of Business and Economics and Director of Chinese MBA Program |
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Dr. Eleanor Nabors (2017) Associate Professor of Business Law B.B.A., Mississippi State University M.B.A., University of Mississippi J.D., Mississippi College enabors@belhaven.edu |
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Dr. Brenda Redfern (2019) Associate Professor and Director of Public Administration B.B.A., University of Mississippi MAcc, Stetson University J.D., University of Mississippi School of Law bredfern@belhaven.edu |
Dr. Sharrieffah Sharrieff-Bridges (2021) Assistant Professor in Business Administration and Marketing Dr. Sharrieffah S. Bridges served over five years as an Adjunct professor and currently servers as Assistant Professor in Business Administration and Marketing for undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral courses. She possesses 25+ years experience in Customer Service, Marketing, Leadership, Management and as a Dissertation Committee Member. She has served at AT&T, New Hope Christian School, Bridges Consulting & Associates, LLC, and numerous higher education institutions. She earned a Doctoral from the University of Phoenix and a Master of Science in Leadership from Belhaven University. Dr. Bridges believes in lifelong learning and is currently pursuing a Masters of Business Administration in Marketing from California Coast University. She also earned an undergraduate degree in Business Administrations with a concentration in Marketing from the University of Southern Mississippi and an Associate's degree in Business Administration from Copiah Lincoln Community College. Dr. Bridges has been married for over 16 years, and her husband has served in many capacities for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety. She has two God-fearing, amazing, and handsome sons. |
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Dr. Antwon Woods (2018) Assistant Dean & Assistant Professor of Sports Management & Business Administration & Chair of Sports Management & Assistant to President for Special Projects B.B.A., Jackson State University M.S., Middle Tennessee State University M.B.A., Louisiana State University Ph.D., Jackson State University awoods@belhaven.edu |
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Candanise Courtney (2021) Instructor of Business Management and Marketing Candanise Courtney has over eight years of business management, human resource, and entrepreneurship experience. She earned a Bachelor's in Psychology with a minor in Business Management from the University of Southern Mississippi. She is a Belhaven alumna, earning her MBA with a concentration in Human Resources. Currently, she is an ABD, completing her coursework at Liberty University, where she is obtaining her Doctorate of Business Administration degree with a specialization in Marketing. |
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Jack Shi (2020) Instructor of Business B.A. (English- Chinese) Translation, DaLian Translation College (China) M.B.A., Finance, Mississippi College M.A. (TESOL), Mississippi College Jshi@belhaven.edu 601-953-6706 |
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Dr. Corky Wicks, (2020) Instructor and Director of the Computer Information Systems Program In addition to teaching at Belhaven, Dr. Corky Wicks, Instructor and Director of Computer Information Systems Programs, also brings his corporate experience of nearly thirty years in computer information systems. |