Our Faculty

Our faculty are industry experts who apply their expertise in the classroom to prepare future business leaders to apply the Think and Do approach in the workplace. They generate purposeful research that drives business innovation and economic development across entrepreneurship, supply chain management, marketing, finance and other business disciplines.

James Scalise, Professor of the Practice in Accounting

Scalise helped develop and teach a course on financial and accounting analytics using real-world business challenges. He also teaches other accounting classes and facilitates practicums.

Patrice Fontaine Nealon, Senior Lecturer in Marketing

As a senior lecturer in marketing, Nealon leverages 20 years of teaching experience and a diverse background in sales and marketing roles to help students discover their own passions and build a rewarding career.

Jon Carr, Jenkins Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship

Carr’s approach to teaching entrepreneurship is creating a ‘doing’ course. He works with students individually and in groups to help them ultimately launch their company.

Tom Byrnes, Senior Lecturer in Marketing

Byrnes earned a reputation for being a friendly and welcoming instructor. Prior to teaching at NC State, he spent 35 years at IBM in technical sales and management roles, experience he now leverages to help a new generation of marketing students navigate a changing industry.

Melissa Hart, Senior Lecturer in Finance

An eight-year career in accounting and financial management led Melissa Hart from corporate offices in Washington D.C. to the Research Triangle. Now, she’s an inspiring example of what it means to keep the love of learning alive long after completing a formal education.

Brian Brosnan, Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management

Brosnan comes to Poole College with 27 years of experience in supply chain management. He spent 15 years at Accenture in SCM consulting across multiple industries and 12 years in SCM leadership roles at multiple global companies.

Paul Mulvey, Professor of Human Resource Management

Mulvey remains connected to many of his previous students who are always open to speaking with current students, providing career advice to younger professionals in the network or lending their expertise to my projects.

Vivek Ajmani, Teaching Assistant Professor

After more than 20 years of industry experience in business analytics — working for the likes of 3M, Intel Corp. and United Health Group — and a litany of teaching gigs, Ajmani joined Poole College to focus on teaching.

Thayer Morrill, Professor of Economics

Morrill joined Poole College in 2008, where he teaches courses on topics in game theory and microeconomic theory, and conducts research with colleagues in his department, across campus, and in the community.