Faculty

Each Loeb-Sullivan faculty member is fully invested in the highly successful educational and professional outcome of every student who attends this dynamic graduate program. Our faculty is dedicated to teaching and involved in unique and challenging research. You will also experience the continuing pursuit of excellence on our campus and the dedication to translate classroom instruction into experiential learning encounters. Our faculty is always available to mentor students and advise them on the expanding international employment opportunities and the global reach of maritime and port side supply chain management-related fields. Moreover, our faculty will share their real-world insights garnered while working in business, governmental agencies, regulatory bodies, and management development programs here in the United States and abroad.


PROFESSORS

WILLIAM J. (Bill) DEWITT: B.A., Allegheny College; MBA, University of Tennessee, Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Professor of Business Logistics; Associate Dean of the Loeb-Sullivan School of International Business and Logistics; Appointed 2007.
william.dewitt@mma.edu
(207) 326 2454


ELAINE S. POTOKER: B.A., State University College, Potsdam, New York; M.A.T., University of Chicago; Ph.D., The Ohio State University; Professor of Business; Appointed 1997.

elaine.potoker@mma.edu
(207) 326 2121



ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR


GEORGE L. SCHATZ: B.A., Moorhead State University; M.A., University of Chicago; M.S., University of Arizona; Third Mate, Steam and Motor Vessels, Any Tonnage, Any Ocean; Associate Professor of Finance and Accounting; Appointed 1989.
george.schatz@mma.edu
(207) 326 2328



ASSISTANT PROFESSORS


NAVNEET JAIN: B.Tech., Gujarat Agricultural University; M.S., Maine Maritime Academy; Assistant Professor of Global Supply Chain Management; Appointed 2006.

navneet.jain@mma.edu
(207) 326 2329



PATRICIA QUIRK: B.S.C., Santa Clara University; M.S.T., Golden Gate University, Los Angeles: CPA, Maine and California; Assistant Professor of Accounting and Business Law; Appointed 2006.
patricia.quirk@mma.edu
(207) 326 2122



ADJUNCT FACULTY MEMBERS


JUDITH ESTEE: BS, Creighton University; MBA, University of Maine; Appointed 2003.



PAR KETTIS:Adjunct Faculty in International Business & Logistics; Master of Law, University of Stockholm; Swedish Defense College; Appointed 2002.

MMA NON-BUSINESS FACULTY

PATRICK LORENZ: B.A., St. John's University; M.S., Ph.D., Southern Illinois University; Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science; Appointed 2004.

CHRISTOPHER H. PILOT: B.A., Boston University; M.S., Technical University of Munich; Ph.D., Max Planck Institute, Germany; Professor of Physics; Appointed 1991.


LAURIE STONE: B.A., University of Connecticut; M.A.T., University of Hartford; C.A.S., Wesleyan University; Assistant Professor of Humanities and Communications; Appointed permanent, part-time 2000.

DISTINGUISHED VISITING PROFESSORS OF GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

DAVID B. VELLENGA: A.B., Calvin College; M.B.A., The University of Illinois at Urbana; Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University; Former Dean, Haworth College of Business, Western Michigan University; Visiting Professor, part-time; Appointed 2004.

OKAN TUNA: BA., Ege University, Turkey; M.B.A., Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey; Ph.D., Istanbul University, Turkey; Associate Professor of Marketing and Logistics, Visiting Professor, full-time; Appointed 2007.

EMERITUS PROFESSOR

WALLACE S. REED: B.S., University of Maine; M.S., Cornell University; J.D., University of Maine School of Law; Emeritus Professor of Law and Logistics; Appointed 1977.