Bio

Ryan Abeloe (M.S. in GIS, University of Denver) currently works in Denver in the oil and gas industry with responsibilities ranging across ArcMap, ArcGIS Server/Portal, SDE, and even a few non-ESRI tools. Ryan discovered his passion for GIS while he spent a summer working between McMurdo and the South Pole, Antarctica. He previously worked in transportation engineering and for non-profits performing demographic analyses in GIS.

Bio

Mustafa Abo El Rob is a highly strategic innovator, a proven thought leader, and a talented scholar-practitioner focused on utilizing emerging technologies to drive business transformation. With over 18 years of cross-industry consulting experience, Mustafa has successfully led large-scale global technology transformation initiatives for Fortune 200 organizations.

Education

Mustafa earned a Doctor of Science in Information Technology from Middle Georgia State University, an MBA in Strategic Management from Regis University, a Master of Science in Computer Science from Colorado Technical University, a B.S. in Computer Engineering from University of Jordan, Business & Technology Executive Certificates from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Carnegie Mellon University, INSEAD, and Northwestern University.

Professional Background

Mustafa serves as a business and digital transformation leader at Accenture, where he oversees global technology implementation programs for organizations across industries. His responsibilities include developing state-of-the-art client solutions and contributing to cutting-edge service offerings focused on next-generation technologies that impact quality and efficiency.

Motivation for Teaching

Mustafa is passionate about integrating education and technology in both academia and industry. His areas of focus include IT strategy, digital transformation, project management, enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, cloud, data, and intelligent automation.

Helping Students Be Successful

Mustafa is committed to creating an inclusive and engaging learning environment that empowers students to reach their full potential. He incorporates real-world examples, hands-on learning, and practical applications of concepts to assist students in connecting theory to practice.

Bio

Lynnette Adams is a distinguished nonprofit leadership and development figure with a career spanning over 15 years that blends academic achievement with practical expertise. She offers real-world insights and fosters the development of future nonprofit leaders. Her dedication to fostering positive societal change is reflected in her teaching as she guides students through the complexities of nonprofit management with a focus on effective leadership and organizational growth.

Education

Lynnette received her B.A. in Journalism from Eastern Michigan University, her MFA in Public Relations from Wayne State University, her MBA from the University of Phoenix, and her Ph.D. in Global Leadership from Pepperdine University.

Professional Background

Lynnette has held development positions at organizations such as the Community College of Aurora Foundation and the Crisis Center. Formerly, she served as the Director of Development at Black in Marine Science (BIMS), where she bridged theory with impactful action. Currently, Lynnette is the owner of Joy Eco System, a unique fusion of the for-profit The Joy Architect and the nonprofit The Joy Lab Inc., where she serves as Chief Joy Officer. Through this work, she leads initiatives to cultivate joy-centered leadership, healing, and connection in individuals, organizations, and communities.

Motivation for Teaching

Lynnette is passionate about nonprofit storytelling and seeks to develop the next generation of successful nonprofit professionals. She is not just an educator but also a mentor, equipping students with the knowledge and skills to drive meaningful change.

Helping Students Be Successful

Lynnette places joy and well-being at the forefront of learning, recognizing their importance to academic success and leadership sustainability. She prioritizes emotionally safe learning environments and remains accessible through email, phone, and virtual Zoom sessions to provide guidance and support with empathy and grace. Her goal is to help students become compassionate, capable nonprofit leaders.

Bio

Marcy Adams is a registered nurse by trade for more than 27 years now, however for nearly 25 of those years she has worked in a manager/leader position. Early on in her career, she discovered an affinity for working behind the scenes and a genuine adoration for seeing other people grow, develop and succeed. For the previous 12 years, she worked in the pharmaceutical oncology industry. She currently oversees a team of practitioners who cover the U.S.

Bio

AD Al-Ghourabi has over 15 years of experience in web, mobile, collaboration, and digital marketing and strategy. Recognized as a seasoned business and technology leader, he has championed several innovative and digital transformation solutions that drive operational excellence and increase transactional revenue.

AD is currently a Global Vice President with Dayforce, a leader in Human Capital Management software. He was recently an executive with S&P Global, a Fortune 500 company. He has extensive experience in financial services, automotive, energy, human capital management, and retail, and has led global teams in AI, advanced analytics, digital strategy, service operations, mergers and acquisitions, product development, UX design, and IT. Notable achievements include spearheading the service operations integrations for the $44 billion S&P Global and IHS Markit merger (2020-2022) and publishing a book on Artificial Intelligence in Business and Technology (2023). His areas of focus and interests are digital marketing and strategy, market research, collaboration, web content management systems, UI/UX, social computing, mobile computing, and researching emerging technologies.

Education

AD holds an Executive MBA from the University of Denver (Honors), an M.S. in Computer Science from Rochester Institute of Technology, and a B.S. in Computer Science from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Bio

Donald Anderson has been a practicing organization development consultant for more than 20 years. He has consulted internally and externally with a wide variety of organizations, including Fortune 500 corporations, small businesses and educational institutions. He is the author of Organization Development: The Process of Leading Organizational Change, and Organization Design: Creating Strategic and Agile Organizations.

Education

Donald earned a Ph.D in Communication from the University of Colorado, Boulder, an M.A. in rhetoric and Communication from the University of California, Davis. and B.A. in Sociology from the University of California, Davis.

Bio

Carla Anthony is passionate about contributing to the success of organizations through her work in human resources. Over the last 25 years, Carla has led HR organizations in various industries such as municipal and state government in Colorado and in the private sector with Western Union, UDR, Denver Public Schools and with Gambro/Baxter Healthcare.

Carla is an expert at leading large organizations through organizational change initiatives. She has worked on teams leading mergers, acquisitions and integrations from a human and business perspective. During her tenure in HR she has built, turned around and re-organized multiple global and regional business units and HR functions.

Education

Carla holds an MBA from San Diego State University and a BSBA from Kent State University.

Helping Students be Successful

Carla hopes that through teaching, she can share her HR knowledge with others in a way that is motivating and engaging. She enjoys seeing her students learn and become more expert in the courses she teaches and, most importantly, apply their learnings to their professional success. As an educator who cares about her students’ success, Carla is always available to assist them in any way that she can with their job search, workplace challenges, and career development.

Bio

Tripp Baltz, as the Head of Research at Boomtown, uses his extensive experience as a writer, researcher and interviewer to generate the platform’s strategic content for thought leadership in corporate innovation. Baltz looks around corners to examine and deconstruct trends, identifies those which are the most impactful and relevant, and creates analysis to help clients discern what’s really going on.

Baltz has led a more than 35-year career as an award-winning journalist, writer and teacher. As a reporter for Bloomberg Industry Group, he initiated new coverage areas in legal and regulatory affairs, writing about policy developments affecting law firms, major corporations and small businesses, including startups. He also pioneered the company’s nationwide beat for state environmental policy and created a regular column about the vexing global problems associated with the taxation of remote sales and e-commerce.

Baltz teaches writing, media, politics and international affairs at the College of Professional Studies at the University of Denver, where he served as director of the Master of Liberal Studies program and the graduate certificate in Professional Writing. He revamped the college’s research and writing courseware and guidance, served as a master’s student capstone advisor, and represented the college on the Faculty Senate and admissions council. He designed courses in global affairs, writing, social media and human geography, and has served as a speaker and presenter at conferences on global affairs, liberal arts, and the humanities. He has authored thousands of articles covering topics in business, politics and regulatory affairs and has published two nonfiction books.

Education

Tripp has a Master of Liberal Studies with concentrations in Global Business and Culture, Spanish and Italian. He earned a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame with concentrations in American Studies and German. 

Bio

Jerry Barker has over 35 years of professional experience as a plant ecologist. He has conducted research, taught university classes and provided consulting services to private industry and governmental agencies. His expertise includes teaching courses in natural resources management and capstone advisory for over 200 students. Jerry has conducted ecological research in plant ecology and wildland fire ecology.

Jerry has over 20 years of college-level teaching. He was a professor at the Somali National University and as a team member, he installed a rangeland science and ecological curricula at the Faculty of Agriculture. He also worked with undergraduate students on their senior capstones and master students on their theses. He has 18 years of teaching online classes at the University College, University of Denver. He has a passion for working with students to help them learn natural resources concepts and the steps necessary to develop a quality capstone. He is available via email and video meetings to chat about natural resources concepts, class assignments and capstone progress.

Jerry has worked as a scientist at the EPA Western Ecological Research Laboratory where he was a team leader. His team researched subjects in climate change, forest and grassland carbon sequestration, reconstructing historical natural vegetation profiles, and riparian structure and function. As a researcher at the Somali National University, he developed a method for judging the ecological condition of rangelands. He has published over 60 professional papers, co-edited a book on air pollution and biodiversity and has presented at over 100 professional meetings.

Education

Jerry earned a Ph.D. in Rangeland Ecology from Utah State University, an MS in Rangeland Ecology from Utah State University and a BS in Botany from Brigham Young University.

Bio

Barry Baresi is the CEO of Association Ventures and an advisor/investor in two venture philanthropy firms. In these roles, he helps nonprofit organizations embrace innovation to advance their mission, social impact, and financial goals.

Barry’s teaching at DU draws from three decades of experience as a social impact entrepreneur, clinician executive, and public health policy advocate. He has extensive expertise in strategy, business model innovation, and digital transformation. In his student teaching and advising at DU, he applies this expertise to support students in gaining leadership capacity to start up and scale up sustainable social enterprises in various sectors, including healthcare innovation, community design, and inclusive education reform.

Education

Barry holds a Ph.D. in Public Administration from New York University, Wagner School of Public Service, as well as an OD in Optometry from the New England College of Optometry and a B.A. in Biology and Sociology from College of the Holy Cross and completing the Harvard Medical School Executive Education program in Digital Transformation in Health Care.