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Courtney Gatlin-Keener biographic information

Courtney Gatlin-Keener is pursuing a Doctor of Business Administration degree at the University of the Incarnate Word. Her projected graduation date is May 2021. As a first-generation college student, she graduated with honors while obtaining her Associates of Arts in Business Administration (Houston Community College), Bachelor of Business Administration (University of Houston-Victoria) and Master of Business Administration (University of Houston-Victoria).

Ms. Gatlin-Keener currently works as a Project Controls Manager for an engineering company in the oil and gas industry. Additionally, she volunteers with organizations that are dear to her heart. Supporting Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas by helping elementary to high school students prepare for Corporate America, entrepreneurship and financial literacy, as well as providing operational and financial consultation to Chaurice’s Auntie Foundation, a non-profit organization assisting young adults with malignant brain tumors, have truly been rewarding experiences that provide special gratification no paid work could ever produce. While she enjoys her occupation and consultation, Courtney’s most cherished work is the labor of love given as a devoted wife and loving mother. cgatlin@student.uiwtx.edu

Dr. Ryan Lunsford biographic information

Dr. Ryan Lunsford joined the University of the Incarnate Word in 2010 and currently serves as Professor of Management and Chair of the Doctor of Business Administration. Professor Lunsford received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Business Administration degrees from The Texas A & M University System. He continued his graduate training at The University of Texas at Dallas where he earned both the Master of Science and the Master of Arts degrees building upon his international graduate university studies at The University of London and The London School of Economics. In 2006, having completed his dissertation examining the marketing of home education, he earned the Doctor of Philosophy in Management. Professor Lunsford teaches a variety of undergraduate, graduate, and executive courses both online and on-ground. Previously, Dr. Lunsford was Dean at the Keller School of Graduate Management in Phoenix, Arizona and Assistant Professor of Marketing and Founding Director of the Executive MBA Program at the Ken Blanchard College of Business at Grand Canyon University. Prior to academia, Professor Lunsford served a Dallas/Fort Worth non-profit educational corporation for five years as Director of Strategic Management. lunsford@uiwtx.edu