Meet your future professors!

Our professors are highly valued professionals who have displayed academic excellence, supported by international experience in a myriad of industries. At Tiffin University, you will find an elite team whose expertise is the result of a deep understanding of the mechanisms behind the global business world.

Dr. Lisa Kahle-Piasecki is an Associate Professor of Management and Information Systems and has served as Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence and Chair of the Management and Marketing areas.

She joined the business faculty at Tiffin University in 2012.

Dr. Shafer began her academic career at The Ohio State University's Marion campus. During her tenure, she served as an Admissions and Financial Aid Officer and Public Relations Director.

Professor Collins holds dual roles as School of Business Director and also as Assistant Professor of Management at Tiffin University, with teaching concentrations in Supply Chain Management and Human Resource Management.

Professor Faber has been an adjunct since 2010, and became full-time faculty in the Fall of 2014.

Before joining Tiffin University full-time, Professor Faber spent 10 years with Fruth & Company, PLL CPA’s, in their Tiffin, Ohio office, including serving as manager for 2 years.

Prior to entering academia, Danielle had numerous years of sales and marketing management experience in the pharmaceutical and health care industry.

Professor Owen Fritz began with Tiffin University in the Fall of 2015 as an affiliate professor for the School of Business, in the areas of Computer Information Systems and Economics.

Professor Gilreath has been with Tiffin University as an adjunct professor since 1998 and has taught accounting, economics and finance courses. She became full-time in the fall of 2008.

As do most of his colleagues, Dr. Debbink has a thorough grounding in his topic, both academically and professionally.

Before joining Tiffin University in 2017, Professor Goeb taught Sports Management at the University of Northwestern Ohio including sport marketing classes and co-lead the American Marketing Association to a first place finish in the Nation at the 2017 AMA National Conference for the Top Small Chapter in the United States.

Dr. James Gucker is an instructor of Business Law at Tiffin University and has taught graduate courses in law and ethics as an adjunct professor. Dr. Gucker is licensed to practice Law in the state of Ohio and has been admitted to practice in the United States District Courts in the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. 

Dr. Perry Haan has worked as a faculty member and administrator in higher education since 1986. He has won teaching awards at three different institutions of higher learning and has taught in eight countries outside the U.S.

Diego holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Toledo and a Master’s degree in Higher Management from Industrial University of Santander (Colombia, South America).

Before joining TU, Dr. Kochan studied and worked as a teaching fellow at the University of North Texas where he earned his doctorate. Prior to his Ph.D. program, he worked in financial services and real estate industries.

Thomas Marben joined the Tiffin University School of Business in the Fall of 2017. He has spent a number of years working in both public and private accounting.

Dr. McGilvray started with Tiffin University as a part-time adjunct professor in 2003. Her full-time position started in the Fall of 2007.During her part-time position with Tiffin University, Dr. McGilvray was the Marketing Director for a university-associated Credit Union in Toledo Ohio, where she worked for more than five years.

Professor Corri Miller began with Tiffin University in the Fall of 2014 as an adjunct, while also instructing at The University of Findlay within the College of Business. In 2015, she became full-time management faculty with a concentration in Human Resources.

Dr. George Miller, an undergraduate alumni, is an Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems at Tiffin University. He started with Tiffin University as an adjunct instructor in 2012 and went full time in the Fall of 2016.

Before joining Tiffin University in 1999, she spent 7 years with Tharaldson Enterprises, America’s largest independent hotel development and management company.

After completing a Master's degree in Physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Professor Parendo found his interests lied more in the area of Economics, one of his two minors as an undergraduate.

Professor Perry-Fantini earned a Ph.D. in Organizational Management from Capella University. She also holds a Masters of Business Administration Degree from Tiffin University and a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Human Resource Management and Organizational Management.

Dr. Sullivan began his career with Tiffin University in January of 1991 as Director of the Lima Program. In May of 2000, Dr. Sullivan earned his J.D. from Ohio Northern University, and that is when he joined the full-time faculty teaching in the areas of Law and Finance.

Bonnie Tiell, who earned her Doctor of Education degree in sports management from the United States Sports Academy (USSA), is a professor of sport management at Tiffin University. She has been widely recognized for her contributions to intercollegiate athletic administration and global sports governance.