The Construction Management program is supported and directed by talented, engaged professionals at every level. Their experience and knowledge will help you navigate an educational and career path that works for you. Call on us anytime—we're here for you!
"The faculty and staff in the program want you to succeed going into the 'real world' and it shows."
—Cameron Vargo, CMGT Bachelor's Program, Spring 2022
The Student-Advisor Relationship
We encourage you to cultivate a relationship with your academic advisor. Meet with them to discuss your career goals and more. Your academic advisor can:
- Discuss and support personal and career goals, but also challenge students to make the best choices in line with aspirations and academic performance.
- Provide accurate information about degree program requirements.
- Assist with understanding of academic policies and procedures.
- Offer referrals to campus resources and relevant opportunities.
In addition to talking with your advisor, we want you to:
- Cultivate relationships with faculty and staff.
- Read your U of M email. It is the University's official form of correspondence and contains need-to-know information.
- Understand important policies and specific degree requirements and become familiar with University tools for degree planning and charting progress.
- Use the One Stop website to find information about courses, registration and tuition.
- Bookmark the University calendar for important deadlines.
Advising
Willie Wong
Undergraduate Advisor
Willie is the academic advisor for the Construction Management program and the Applied Business Certificate. He has been working in higher education for 17 years, primarily with transfer students. He started in the College of Continuing and Professional Studies in 2015 as the college’s enrollment advisor for Construction Management, Health Services Management, Information Technology Infrastructure, and Manufacturing Operations Management majors.
Willie earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Hamline University and his Master of Science in Sports Science (Sport Psychology) from Miami University. He serves on the University’s Transfer Student Experience Advisory Committee, the Strategic Enrollment Management Committee, and CCAPS’ Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Student Experience Subcommittee. He loves spending time with his family traveling, outdoors, participating in sports year-round, and building Legos with his son.
You may schedule an appointment directly on Willie's calendar: williewong.appointments.umn.edu
Liz Hruska
Career Counselor
- HSM 3051 − Career and Internship Skills in Health Services Management
Faculty Director
Peter Hilger
MA, Architecture, University of Oregon; BS, Architecture, Georgia Tech
Peter Hilger manages the development of the Construction Management curriculum. An architect by training, a builder by passion, and a teacher at heart, Peter has served the program since 1997. He is a recipient of the CCAPS Distinguished Educator Award and the Morse-Alumni Distinguished Teaching Award. A practicing architect and construction manager since 1983, and a business owner since 1991, Peter believes in “constructive creativity.” He also does consulting on development planning, zoning approvals, and expert testimony in his firm, Rylaur, LLC. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects.
- CMGT 4022 – Construction Estimating
- CMGT 4041W – Specifications & Technical Writing for Construction Professionals
- CMGT 4196 – Construction Management Internship
- CMGT 4422 – Advanced Construction Cost Estimating
- CMGT 4550 – Topics in Construction Management
- CMGT 4861 – Construction Management Capstone
Construction Management Faculty
Debra Becker
MA, Architecture, and BEnvD (Bachelor of Environmental Design), University of Minnesota
AIA, LEED AP BD+C
Debra Becker retired from full-time work in the building design and construction industry after more than 30 years. Her work included Airports Leader and Americas Construction Industry Leader for Honeywell Building Solutions (HBS), vice-president for Special Projects at Adolfson & Peterson Construction, and chair of the Continental Automated Buildings Association (CABA). She is currently supporting the local USGBC chapter in LEED building performance for nonprofit organizations. Debra is an associate member of the American Institute of Architects and prior board member of WomenVenture in Minnesota.
- CMGT 4471 – Sustainability for Construction Managers
Brian Bowen
Diploma in Quantity Surveying, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, London
Mr. Bowen retired as president of Hanscomb, Inc. after 40 years with the firm overseeing quantity surveying, cost consulting, and project and construction management. He has worked with Georgia Tech in developing business and program management courses for design and contracting companies. There, he teaches courses in construction practice and history. Mr. Bowen collaborated in the formation of the Construction History Society of America and is its chairman emeritus. His current interests are improved methods for early-stage cost estimating and control, construction industry productivity, evolution of general contracting in the 19th century, and support to the AGC of America 2018 centennial celebrations.
- CMGT 4000 − The Construction Industry Through Time and Tomorrow
Neil Carlson
MS, general environmental health, with emphasis on industrial hygiene, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota Twin Cities; BA, biology, minor in chemistry, University of Minnesota Morris.
Neil is employed as a Public Health Specialist in the Department of Environmental Health and Safety on the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus. He has over 30 years of experience in industrial hygiene, ergonomics, mycology, indoor air quality, and emergency response. Neil has written or cowritten 15 articles and authored over 50 poster sessions and presentations on industrial hygiene. In addition, he has been an instructor for numerous community workshops on industrial hygiene topics. Neil is a Certified Industrial Hygienist with the American Industrial Hygiene Association.
- CMGT 4303 – Industrial Hygiene Principles
John Chapman
MS, civil engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison; BS, geology and geological engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison
John Chapman is the director of the Erosion and Stormwater Management Certification Program at the University of Minnesota Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering. Prior to working for the U of M, John worked as an engineering consultant in central and western United States on geotechnical engineering projects and hazard evaluation of slopes, debris flows, and other water resources. Much of his experience has been in erosion, landslides, natural hazard mitigation, and infrastructure development. He was elected a board member of the Minnesota Erosion Control Association in 2005 and has served as its treasurer and vice president.
- CMGT 4081 – Managing Erosion and Sediment Control on Construction Sites
Jean Cranston
MS, industrial safety, University of Minnesota Duluth; BS, environmental and public health, University of Wisconsin−Eau Claire
Jean is employed as a safety professional in the Department of Environmental Health and Safety on the University of Minnesota Duluth campus. She has over 20 years of experience in industrial hygiene, environmental health, and safety. Jean is certified as a safety professional with the Board of Certified Safety Professionals and is also a Certified Industrial Hygienist with the American Industrial Hygiene Association.
- CMGT 4301 – Introduction to Environmental Health and Safety
- CMGT 4302 – Environmental Health Principles
Brad Creager
MBA, Barker University; BS, construction science and management, Kansas State University
LEED AP BD+C
Brad Creager is a career construction manager. His work for J.E. Dunn Construction Group, Inc. involved managing projects ranging from a county detention facility to a corporate world headquarters office building, as well as health care, residential, and educational projects. He then made the switch to the owner side of the industry to work for Target Corp. in the property development group. At Target, he is a senior project manager, responsible for the schedule, budget, and execution of construction in the eastern US regions.
- CMGT 4011 – Construction Documents and Contracts
Jeremy J. Cunningham
BASc. in Construction Management, University of Minnesota
Jeremiah (Jeremy) Cunningham has worked in the field of construction since 1996. After graduating from the University’s Construction Management Program in 2015, he began working on his MBA at the University of St. Thomas. Jeremy is a project manager for the Opus Group, a design-build developer in Minnetonka, where he has managed the design and construction of industrial, institutional, retail, office, multifamily, and tower construction projects in the Twin Cities. He is also a classically trained landscape painter and a published photographer. He lives with his wife and two daughters in south Minneapolis and enjoys travel, the outdoors, mountains, and fly fishing.
- CMGT 3011 – Construction Plan Reading
Mariaha Dean
MA, executive leadership, business, Liberty University (VA); BS, fine arts with concentration in interior design, University of Louisville (KY)
LEED AP
Ms. Dean is principal owner and lead project manager for EDEN Resources, a small construction management services firm. Projects include landmark facilities in commercial, corporate, education, and government sectors, such as the LRT stations on the University of Minnesota East and West Bank campuses. Her experience in both design and construction disciplines spans nearly 25 years. As a business owner, she is deliberate about ensuring that equity (people, process, purposeful outcomes) is embedded in the service delivery model of project management. Mariaha is committed to the recruitment and development of emerging talent in both the business environment and the classroom.
- CMGT 3001W – Introduction to Construction
Paige Dehmer
BASc, Construction Management, University of Minnesota
Paige is an assistant project manager (APM) at Knutson Construction. Her responsibilities include managing project financials, scheduling, and day-to-day coordination. Most of these projects have been in the health care and life science worlds and range from an ambulance garage expansion to a large medical examiner’s facility. She has grown to genuinely like projects within these fields due to their complexity and uniqueness. Before her current role, Paige was an estimator at a glazing contractor, where she realized that, while she enjoyed estimating, her true passion was project management. After gaining important skills and knowledge within the industry, Paige is excited to have found her way back to the University of Minnesota as an adjunct instructor.
- CMGT 3009 – Construction Technology Applications
Jeff Dzurik
BS, Architectural Engineering (Building Structural Systems); BS, Construction Management, Milwaukee School of Engineering
Jeff Dzurik is an executive VP at McGough Construction, where he currently co-leads the Enterprise Construction Services group, supporting construction operations across all McGough’s offices. In his 25+ years working in the commercial construction industry, primarily at McGough, he has worked predominantly in project management roles in all phases of project development, from initial conceptual design and estimating through project completion and post-occupancy support. Jeff is a Certified Healthcare Constructor (CHC), having spent most of his career as part of teams delivering complex health care projects across the region, including the M Health Clinics & Surgery Center on the University of Minnesota campus.
- CMGT 4022 – Construction Estimating
Dwight Elthon
MBA, University of St. Thomas; BS, business administration with a construction management concentration, Minnesota State University, Mankato
LEED AP, ASHE
Dwight Elthon’s construction resume includes laborer, carpenter, estimator, senior estimator, project manager, senior project manager, project director, and his current position as senior construction operations manager for Allina Health. He has also worked with construction industry leaders M.A. Mortenson Company, Mayo Clinic Facilities Project Services, McGough Companies, and Kraus Anderson. Dwight is an expert in infection control procedures, interim life safety measures, and CGMP construction protocols. His teaching style stresses leadership and real-world connections.
- CMGT 4201 – Construction Accounting
- CMGT 4422 – Advanced Construction Cost Estimating
Huldah Gronvall
MS, structural engineering and BS, mathematical physics, University of Wisconsin
Huldah Gronvall, PE, is a project executive at Life Time Property Development in Chanhassen. Her role entails collaboration between Real Estate & Development, Design, and Construction, where she oversees a project from early conception until grand opening. Huldah started her career in Washington, DC, doing project management for a design-build firm, Opus. She then went on to do business development and design consulting for a light-gauge steel subcontractor, Infinity Structures. From 2013 to 2018, she managed the construction of large multi-family projects for CBG Building Company, managing project schedules, design-build processes, 3D BIM coordination, subcontracts, financials, and documents.
- CMGT 3001W – Introduction to Construction
- CMGT 4022 − Construction Estimating
- CMGT 4422 – Advanced Construction Cost Estimating
- CMGT 4545 – Materials & Structures II
Stephen Hauser
MBA, Carlson School of Management; BS, construction engineering, Iowa State University
Stephen Hauser’s professional experience in the construction industry encompasses projects in 16 states, plus the District of Columbia. He is presently a project manager for a big-box retailer, and worked previously for four different general contractors, a specialty subcontractor, and an architect/engineering firm. Stephen’s responsibilities have included conceptual estimating, marketing, project engineering, and both project and general management. Notable projects on which he has served include the Minneapolis Convention Center and a variety of projects at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
- CMGT 3001W – Introduction to Construction
- CMGT 4011 – Construction Documents and Contracts
Scott Holm
MEd., Business and Industry Education and BASc., Construction Management, University of Minnesota. AAS, Building Inspection Technology, North Hennepin Community College; Certificate, Carpentry, St. Cloud Area Vocational Technical Institute
CBO
Scott Holm has many years in the construction industry, in some of which he gained practical experience as a carpenter and concrete worker. He currently works for Braun Intertec as a senior consultant in their Building and Structure Sciences group. Previously he was a building inspector for the University of Minnesota and the cities of Minnetonka and Hugo. Scott is also an instructor at Dakota County Technical College in construction management. He has been appointed by the Governor of Minnesota to serve on the Board of Architecture and Engineering, and he is a member of the International Code Council Professional Development Committee.
- CMGT 4304 – Fire and Life Safety Principles
- CMGT 4073 – Building Codes for Construction Managers
Kelly Hovde
MBA, Opus College of Business, University of St. Thomas; MEng, construction engineering and management, University of Michigan Ann Arbor; BS, architecture, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Kelly Hovde recently started on the project management team for M.A. Mortenson Company in the Twin Cities. Before Mortenson, Kelly worked at The Opus Group for 11 years, with design-build projects in residential, institutional, and office sectors. She has also worked in the highway-heavy industry, including the light rail Central Corridor through the University Campus. Outside of work, Kelly enjoys kayaking, rock climbing, skiing, hiking with her dog, and volunteering with a scout camp.
- CMGT 4422 – Advanced Construction Cost Estimating
Morgan Kuehn
MS, civil engineering and BS, civil engineering, University of Minnesota
Morgan currently works as a licensed structural engineer at Meyer Borgman Johnson, a full-service structural engineering firm based in Minneapolis. She has a strong background and interest in multifamily housing and adaptive reuse. Morgan has worked as a project manager and design professional for all types of structural systems and is experienced with coordinating complex structural design requirements. She focuses on ways to achieve unified designs that are both constructible and reflective of the architect’s vision.
- CMGT 4544 – Materials and Structures I
Robert Linder
BS, mechanical engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Robert Linder has 30 years of experience as a mechanical engineer in the HVAC industry. He has directed and participated in over 500 design, commissioning, recommissioning, and retro-commissioning projects in the education, commercial, government, and health care sectors. He also specializes in building controls retrofits. Currently, he is the vice president of building performance for KFI Engineers. He has been active in the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) and the National Environmental Balancing Bureau (NEBB) and has participated in their test and balance and building commissioning technical committees.
- CMGT 4215 – Facility Quality Assessment and Commissioning
- CMGT 4542 – Building Energy Systems
Pedro López
BA, law enforcement, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Pedro López, CHST, is a regional safety manager with Opus Design Build, LLC. He has 17 years of construction safety experience, including MNOSHA Compliance Division as a senior safety investigator and MA Mortenson Construction as a safety engineer. He has taught OSHA construction safety since 2007 and has developed and translated writing safety programs. Pedro is the founder and former president of the HCAMN, a nonprofit organization for Hispanic contractors and construction workers. He holds an OSHA 502 certification and is a member of the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) and the Latino Workforce (SPALW).
- CMGT 4031 – Construction Safety and Loss Control
Chris Mavis
MGIS (Master of Geographic Information Science), University of Minnesota; BES (Bachelor of Elective Studies), geography, St. Cloud State University
Chris Mavis is a licensed land surveyor (LS) registered in Minnesota. He has nearly 30 years of experience in the geospatial industry. Chris began his land surveying career at Widseth, Smith, & Nolting and has worked in a variety of land surveying and GIS positions. He currently serves as the Hennepin County surveyor and president of the Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors. He is a member of the Minnesota Association of County Surveyors and the Minnesota Geospatial Advisory Council.
- CEGE 3202 – Surveying and Mapping
Justine Pliska
BS, art with a concentration in interior design, University of Wisconsin-Stout
LEED AP, CID
Justine Pliska is a commercial interior designer with 20 years of experience in building design for education, health care, and government. Her design solutions favor sustainability and simplicity. She is program manager for design and construction for the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. Ms. Pliska has been a senior interior designer with TSP, Inc., an architecture, engineering, and design firm, and has chaired the education committee of the Minneapolis/St. Paul chapter of the International Facility Management Association and served on its board. She has been instrumental in bringing the Facility Management track to the CMGT program.
- CMGT 3024W – Facility Programming and Design
- CMGT 4861 − Construction Management Capstone
Jack Rasmussen
MA, architecture, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; BS, architecture, University of Minnesota
Jack Rasmussen, NCARB, AIA, FMPC, is the building sciences manager at Kraus Anderson Construction for building enclosure and quality issues, including means and methods, constructability, building materials technology, workflow and sequencing, proper installation techniques, and testing and acceptance protocols. Projects range from multistory wood frame construction to cast-in-place high-rise buildings. With 20+ years in the AEC industry, Jack draws on a balanced perspective through roles such as architectural project manager, specification writer, construction administrator, building enclosure consultant, forensic investigator, owner’s representative, and general contractor. He is currently a registered architect in many states and holds the Fenestration Master Professional Certification.
- CMGT 4562 − Building Envelope Design and Construction
Vickie Schleuning
BS, health science with chemistry minor, South Dakota State University; BS, microbiology and MBA, University of Minnesota
Vickie Schleuning is the executive director of the Lake Minnetonka Conservation District, where she manages regional environmental and safety initiatives. She has over 30 years of experience in administration, construction and development, housing, environmental health and safety, code administration, and communications. She was an adjunct instructor at North Hennepin and Inver Hills Community Colleges for six years and has served on various committees. She has presented locally and nationally on various regulatory and industry topics. She completed the Baldrige Examiner Training Experience in 2014 and is a Minnesota RS/REHS (Registered Environmental Health Specialist/Sanitarian).
- CMGT 4302 − Environmental Health Principles
- CMGT 4305 − Health & Safety Planning and Management (under development)
Nick Slauson
BS, building construction management, Purdue University
Nick Slauson is the Director of Lean and Process Improvement at Kraus Anderson. He is leading the effort to build a field focused lean culture that respects people and delivers outstanding results for all involved. Nick has an extensive background in field leadership of aviation, health care, and large commercial work. This experience cemented his belief that understanding the value of planning and scheduling makes the difference between a project succeeding or failing.
- CMGT 4021 – Introduction to Construction Planning & Scheduling
- CMGT 4421 – Advanced Construction Scheduling
Marah Sobczak
MS, structural engineering and BS, civil engineering, University of Minnesota; BA, physics, Gustavus Adolphus College
Marah is a structural engineer at Meyer Borgman Johnson, a full-service structural engineering firm in Minneapolis. Marah has worked as project manager and engineer on a wide variety of projects, such as multifamily residential housing, support structures for industrial machinery, and existing building analysis and rehabilitation. Marah’s design work has included gravity and lateral systems for concrete, steel, masonry, and wood structures, but her main area of interest and expertise is in the analysis and strengthening of existing concrete structures.
- CMGT 4544 – Materials and Structures I
Aalayha Traub
BASc. in Construction Management and Bachelor of Design in Architecture, University of Minnesota
Aalayha works as a virtual design and construction (VDC) engineer at Knutson Construction in Minneapolis. Her primary duties include leading coordination and clash detection, laser scanning, and implementing other technologies, for which she combines her construction and technical background to leverage building information modeling. As an FAA Part 107 commercial pilot, she enjoys flying drones for project documentation. Aalayha is passionate about diversity and inclusion in the construction industry and works within many organizations who support it, including serving as a co-lead for the National Association of Women in construction and a member of the Ramsey County Workforce Innovation Board.
- CMGT 4003 – Managing with Building Information Modeling
Applied Business Faculty
Michael Essien
JD, William Mitchell College of Law; BS, chemical engineering, University of Oklahoma
Mr. Essien is the principal at Essien Law Office, PLLC, whose practice areas are intellectual property, business and corporate law, and international law. He is about to complete a PhD in organizational leadership and is interested in how leadership styles affect performance and creativity. He has taught online courses in business
law, legal environment of business, and business ethics at Strayer and Concordia universities and currently teaches legal environment of business at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. He is president of the Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers (MABL).
- ABUS 4013W − Legal, Ethical, and Risk Issues for Managers
David Franke
BLA (Bachelor of Landscape Architecture), University of Minnesota; LEED AP
David Franke has worked in various project, construction, real estate, and facilities management roles throughout his career. Since April of 2017, he has been working in the Hennepin County Facilities Services group overseeing capital projects. He spent 11 years as project tenant services director at Xcel Energy, 7 years as director of design at UnitedHealth Group, and 21 years at various positions in the facilities group at 3M/Imation.
- ABUS 4213 – Owning and Managing a Building
Deborah Mackay
JD, Hamline University; MA, French and German, Cambridge University; BA, French and German, Cambridge University
Deborah Mackay practiced construction law for 14 years at the Minneapolis firm of Faegre & Benson, where she handled a broad range of construction industry disputes and transactions. She has represented large commercial contractors, design professionals, subcontractors, material suppliers, and project owners. Deborah taught construction law and ethics in the Infrastructure Systems Engineering program at the University of Minnesota and has presented numerous construction law continuing education seminars. She is a past chair of the Construction Law Section of the Minnesota State Bar Association and a past president of the Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA), Twin Cities chapter.
- ABUS 4013W – Legal, Ethical, and Risk Issues for Managers
Caroline Marin
MA, Strategic Communications, Purdue University; BA, Sociology, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Caroline Marin’s studies at Purdue University focused on audience development and marketing. She has nearly two decades of experience in communications and organizational success spanning multiple industries, including education, journalism, public and media relations, and strategic marketing. She currently works at Thomson Reuters as a marketing operations lead. The most rewarding parts of her career come from supporting and developing collaborative and cohesive teams, something she’s pleased to bring to her teaching at the University of Minnesota.
- ABUS 3051 – Career Search for the Professional Environment
Kate Mohn
MA, Sustainable Design, Minneapolis College of Art and Design; BA, English and Environmental Studies, Hamline University
Ms. Mohn has over a decade of experience in strategic communications, grant writing, and program design. Her master's thesis project (funded with a grant from the Bush Foundation) focused on using the tools of sustainable design to drive creative community development in rural Minnesota communities. She serves as Director for Foundation Relations and Strategic Communications for the PFund Foundation and runs her own consulting business.
Stacy O'Fallon
MBA, Augsburg College; BS in Accounting, Golden Gate University
Stacy O'Fallon is a Certified Managerial Accountant, specializing in start-up and growth-oriented organizations. She has over 20 years of experience in service-based industries, focusing on the areas of accounting, finance, and technology. She has held senior accounting and finance positions with Oceanaire Seafood Room, HMS Host, Nath Companies/Bonfire Restaurants, and Kaskaid Hospitality. She started her own hospitality accounting consulting service in 2014, Front Burner. In 2012 she was selected as one of the Top Women in Finance by Minnesota Finance & Commerce. Stacy is an adjunct instructor in business and accounting for St. Paul College and the University of Phoenix.
- ABUS 3051 – Career Search for the Professional Environment
- ABUS 4101 − Accounting and Finance for Managers
Kay Rindels
MBA, marketing focus, University of St. Thomas; BA, business administration and French, special emphasis on international business, Concordia College
Kay Rindels is an independent marketing consultant with more than 25 years of experience equipping high-growth companies with the strategies to engage customers and stakeholders with compelling marketing and digital communications. She works with emerging and established technology firms across the United States to drive measurable change across their B2B sales channels. In 2004, she launched Rindels Technology Marketing Inc. to offer strategic marketing, analyst and public relations, public speaking coaching, and customer advocacy programs to a wider set of organizations. She brings these marketing best practices and examples to her courses to ready students for today’s business environment.
- ABUS 4701 − Introduction to Marketing
Carol Rinkoff
Dr. Rinkoff has been teaching in and administering higher education since 2005. She is most interested in systems thinking and information fluency, which have in common asking good questions, critical thinking, and collecting information and turning it into applied knowledge and wisdom. Carol has previously served higher education institutions in Minnesota, California, and Maryland as the director of undergraduate and graduate business programs, dean of academic affairs, dean of a satellite campus, and vice president of academic affairs. She has coauthored a book on how managers can use social media in business, and teaches a graduate course in CCAPS, CIVE/ASCL 6314 – Leading Projects and Teams.
- CIVE/ASCL 6314 – Leading Projects and Teams
- ABUS 3950 – Special Topics
- ABUS 4106 – Scandals versus Best Practices: Business Ethics in the Real World
Steven Taylor
MPA, George Washington University; BA, psychology and economics, George Washington University
Steven Taylor has expertise in facility management, resource optimization, and public administration. He is currently employed by Carver County, MN, and is responsible for 25 percent of the county’s operating budget. In all, he has managed over $100 million in new and remodeled facility construction efforts over the past several years, utilizing multiple delivery methods. He has also served as director of finance and administration for the Denver Public Library, senior budget and management analyst for the City and County of Denver, program controls manager for the Department of the Navy, and project manager at Lockheed-Martin.
- ABUS 4211 – Facility Asset Management, Finance, and Budgeting
Julie Tschida
PhD, Management with a focus on Organizational Leadership, University of Phoenix; MA, Organizational Leadership, St. Catherine University; BA, Human Resource Management, Metropolitan State University
Dr. Tschida’s career has focused on human resources as a practitioner, consultant, educator, business owner, coach, and mentor. She has led strategic human resources initiatives in corporate, government, and academic settings. Her leadership roles have included human resources vice president, director, and consultant. As a business owner, she has applied business concepts and theories to develop solutions to meet day-to-day operational needs and strategic objectives of organizations. She has held various faculty roles at Concordia University, St. Paul College, and Anoka-Ramsey Community College, and serves on the board of directors of Lee Carlson Center, a Twin Cities-based nonprofit mental health provider.
- ABUS 4104 – Management and Human Resource Practices