Dr. Jerry Chi, Professor and Chair of the Business Administration Department, a certified piano and violin instructor, was named Educator of the Year in 2007 from Southwestern Adventist University. He received his B.A. in Theology, B.B.A. in Accounting, M.B.A. in Business Administration, Ph.D. in Leadership and Administration and second Ph.D. in Statistics (Quantitative Methods) and Research Evaluation. He is currently working on his third Ph.D. in e-Commerce Marketing. He is the founder of Southwestern Adventist University’s SIFE program (Students in Free Enterprise) and led the team to win seven regional championships (1997-2006) and become National Runner-Up in 2006.

Radhamés A Lizardo, Professor of Finance and Accounting, brings to Southwestern degrees in accounting and finance, Certified Public Accountancy (Texas), field experience as an auditor for the Seventh-day Adventist church, and a love for teaching. Dr. Lizardo’s research interests include financial market behaviors and international finance.

Judith Foll Miles, Associate Professor of Business and Computer Science, is recognized as an “early adopter” for integrating technology into associate degrees as early as 1981. Her determination to bring Southwestern’s students to the forefront of educational technology is integral in classes on office applications software, e-commerce and web design, business communication, essential computer skills, and computer literacy.

Professor Aaron Moses graduated from Northwood University in 2000 with a BBA in Management. Aaron returned to school after working as a manager in the automotive industry for six years, and received his M.S. in Healthcare Administration in 2008 from the University of Texas at Arlington. Currently Aaron is a Graduate Teaching Associate and a second year Ph.D. candidate in the College of Business Administration Management department at the University of Texas at Arlington. While attending UTA he was invited to become a lifetime member of Beta Gamma Sigma (international honor society serving business programs accredited by AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Membership in Beta Gamma Sigma is the highest recognition a business student anywhere in the world can receive in a business program accredited by AACSB International - from the BGS website). Additionally he was recognized as a University Scholar – recognition for the top 1% of students. Aaron’s current interest lies in becoming an excellent instructor in the field of Management. His research covers broad interests in organizational behavior and human resource management, particularly work roles, compensation and antecedents of turnover (including headhunting and poaching). Specifically, he is interested in person-environment fit, multifaceted jobs (jobs made up of more than one distinctly different roles, tasks, or occupations), and how headhunting and/or poaching and the perception of potential outside compensation effects intent to turnover, actual turnover and commitment, with the underlying goal is to increase worker retention.

Karen L. Senecal teaches financial accounting and auditing. She received an M.B.A. in accounting from The University of Texas at Arlington in 1995, an M.A.T. in business education from Andrews University in 1982, and a B.B.A. in accounting from Southwestern Adventist University in 1981. She taught accounting at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, and at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, before joining the faculty at Southwestern in 2008. She is a Certified Public Accountant, licensed in Virginia. Prof. Senecal is also the S.I.F.E. advisor. She loves teaching students of all ages – Sabbath mornings find her with students of a very different age as she teaches Sabbath School for 0 – 2 year-olds at the Arlington Adventist Church.

Dr. Fred Harder, our resident economist, brings a range of experience to his classes, from serving as a Smithsonian Institution zoologist for one year in the jungles of Venezuela, to bank vice president in Austin, Texas. The thread of support for Adventist Christian education has been consistent throughout.