Instructors

Instructors

James Baker

James Baker

  • Instructor, College of Business
  • Executive Director, Innovation and Commercialization

Teaching

  • IP Law, Technology, Society, and Innovation

Degree

  • PhD in Engineering - Environmental, Michigan Technological University
  • Admitted to U.S. Patent Bar, Registration number: 54,975
Natasha Berg

Natasha Berg

  • Instructor, College of Business

Teaching

  • Business Law

Degree

  • J.D., Thomas M. Cooley Law School
  • BBA in Finance and Business Economics, Grand Valley State University
Michael Kolasa

Michael Kolasa

  • Instructor, College of Business

Teaching

  • Personal Financial Planning

Degree

  • LL.M., Master of Laws in Taxation from Wayne State University Law School
  • J.D., Thomas Cooley Law School
  • Certified Financial Planner™
  • B.S., Northern Michigan University
Adam Laplander

Adam Laplander

  • Instructor, College of Business

Teaching

  • Accounting Principles 

Degree

  • MS in Accounting, Michigan Technological University 
  • BA in Accounting, Michigan Technological University
Cindy McColley

Cindy McColley

  • Instructor, College of Business

Teaching

  • Introduction to Digital Marketing

Degree

  • MS in Integrated Marketing Communications, Northwestern University
  • BA in Foreign Languages and Literatures, National Taiwan University
Adam Mitteer

Adam Mitteer

  • Instructor, College of Business

Teaching

  •  Management Information Systems

Degree

  • MS in Data Science, Michigan Technological University
  • BS in Business Administration Operations & Systems Management, Michigan Technological University
  • BS in Business Administration Management of Information Systems, Michigan Technological University 
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor of Economics, College of Business

Teaching Interests

  • Natural resource economics
  • Environmental economics
  • Water resource economics
  • Microeconomics
  • Econometrics

Research Interests

  • Water management and drainage in agriculture
  • Groundwater management
  • Forest use in developing economies
  • Groundwater quality externalities
  • Associate Teaching Professor
  • Social Sciences Program Advisor
  • University Ombuds

Areas of Interest

  • Resource Economics
  • Cyberlaw
  • Intellectual Property
  • Constitutional Law
  • Orientation to Legal Careers
  • American Government
Fraser Strome

Fraser Strome

  • Instructor, College of Business

Teaching

  • Business Law

Degree

  • JD, Valparaiso University
  • BA in History, Spring Arbor University
Robert Tripp

Robert S. Tripp

  • Instructor, College of Business

Teaching

  • Organizational Behavior 

Degree

  • PhD in Business Administration, The University of Minnesota
  • MS in Business Administration, Michigan Technological University
  • BS in Metallurgical Engineering, Michigan Technological University 
Joel Vertin

Joel C. Vertin

  • Instructor, College of Business

Teaching

  •  IS/IT Management

Degree

  • MBA in Business Administration, Michigan Technological University
  • BS in Management Information Systems, Michigan Technological University