School of Business Faculty

Steven R. Nelson

Dean, School of Business
Professor in the Practice of Business

Steven Nelson joins Gordon as the inaugural dean of the School of Business after a lengthy tenure at Harvard Business School, where he most recently served as senior director of external relations and executive director of the MBA Program, leading the delivery of educational programs and services to 1,800 full-time graduate students and playing an instrumental role in the record-setting $1.4B Campaign for HBS.

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Jon Welty Peachey

Dean of Academic Affairs
Professor of Sport Management and Leadership

Jon joined the Gordon administration and faculty in 2022 and serves as Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor of Sport Management and Leadership. He teaches courses in the sport management concentration. Before coming to Gordon, Jon was on the sport management faculty at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign at Texas A&M University.

Jon's research examines how sport for development programs should be best designed, managed, ... more ➔

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Kristen Cooper

Associate Professor of Economics and Business
Academic Chair, School of Business

Professor Cooper teaches classes in microeconomics, public policy, environmental economics, and Christian Teaching on the Economy. Her current research focuses on the development and use of well-being measures for public policy. She has also published on other topics related to behavioral economics and welfare (wellbeing) economics, including consumer behavior in “fast fashion” markets, evaluating environmental policy, and the strategic ... more ➔

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Stephanie Hadden

Associate Professor in the Practice of Accounting

Stephanie Hadden brings 30 years of experience leading teams in public accounting and corporate finance. She began her career in the audit and assurance practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP where she served clients in financial services and not-for-profit segments. Following thirteen years in public accounting, Stephanie joined Manulife John Hancock in successive roles as head of Global Accounting Policy, Controller of the Long-Term Care Division, ... more ➔

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Sue Kelly

Head Volleyball Coach
Administrator for Athletics
Sports Ministry Director
Per Course Instructor

30+ years coaching multiple sports at all levels; 17 years full-time sport ministry with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

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Mandy Liu

Assistant Professor of Economics

Mandy Liu teaches classes in Macroeconomics, Econometrics, Economic Development, and International Economics. Her primary research interests lie at the intersection of development and health economics with a concentration on human capital, and child and adolescent well-being. Within these areas her research examines the role of environmental shocks, health investments, and school infrastructure in influencing child and adolescent well-being in ... more ➔

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Stuart McMahon

Lecturer

Stuart, a native of Glasgow, Scotland, currently resides in Massachusetts. His research focuses on sport entrepreneurship and the resources contributing to the financial success of sport businesses. He provides extensive knowledge on how sport is managed not only from an American perspective but a European and global perspective. 

Dr. McMahon’s other research interests include pedagogical implications for teaching and developing ... more ➔

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Guinevere McWhorter

Lecturer

Guinevere McWhorter is the Director for Innovation through Partnerships at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. In this role, she facilitates and accelerates new programs with diverse, outside stakeholders. Much of her work revolves around faith and work and recapturing a faith-based approach to the marketplace. 

Prior to her work at the seminary, Professor McWhorter lived and worked for ten years in Morocco. Her work in Morocco ... more ➔

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Andrew Moore

Professor in the Practice of Economics and Business

Andy comes to Gordon with over 30 years of business experience in the administration, management, finance and accounting areas. His experience includes time with Global Marine Drilling Co., with over four years living and working in the Netherlands and seven months in Scotland. Andy was a manager at Pritchard, Bieler, Gruver & Willison, P.C., a C.P.A. firm; CFO of the Regency Foundation, an affiliate of Philadelphia Biblical University; and ... more ➔

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Margaret Niehaus

Lecturer

Margaret has taught at Gordon since 2000, in both the Economics and Business and the Mathematics and Computer Science Departments. She trained as an applied mathematician and initially worked in the field of geophysical fluid dynamics. This included analytical modeling of the large-scale motion of the midlatitude atmosphere, and numerical modeling of fine-structure in the upper ocean. Her positive experience as a teaching assistant at ... more ➔

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Kent Seibert

Professor of Economics & Business

Kent Seibert brings to Gordon many years of corporate experience in three Fortune 200 firms. He has also taught business at Wheaton College and served as their Business/Econ department chair. He has published in the areas of management development and the integration of Christianity and business. His current research focuses on faith in the marketplace, social entrepreneurship, and business as mission. The values of stewardship, justice, and service ... more ➔

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Greg Smith

Associate Professor in the Practice of Business and Marketing

Greg spent the majority of his career in executive leadership roles which he leverages extensively in the classroom. His experience has been primarily in the technology sector (semiconductors, software, and cybersecurity) including 14 years at Kronos, one of Massachusetts's most well-respected companies. He is actively involved in the North Shore nonprofit ecosystem as both a board member and consultant including being current ... more ➔

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Meirwyn Walters

Adjunct

Meirwyn Walters has taught Business Law in the Economics and Business Department since 1994.  Mr. Walters is passionate about connecting substantive classroom topics with real-world applications. He seeks to apply a Christian worldview to understanding God’s expectations for the legal field. A full-time attorney, Mr. Walters’s wide breadth of legal experience informs his approach in the classroom. As partner at WaltersLacey LLP, ... more ➔

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Dan White

Director of Leadership Giving

Dan White has served for more than 25 years in the nonprofit sector in a variety of leadership and fundraising roles. He is currently Director of Leadership Giving at Gordon College, and teaches courses in nonprofit and small business management as part of the social enterprise minor. His goals for teaching are to offer practical knowledge, while also equipping students for personal effectiveness that contributes to the common good.

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Jeffrey T. Young

Lecturer in Economics and Business

Dr. Young is a Lecturer in Economics and Business at Gordon College. He is also an Emeritus Professor of Economics at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York, where he taught for over 35 years. Dr. Young has published extensively on the writings of Adam Smith, including dozens of research articles and book chapters, and two books: Economics as a Moral Science: The Political Economy of Adam Smith, (Elgar 1997) and Adam Smith’s Theory ... more ➔

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