Curricula Vitae in Moore Sch - Management

Name	Personal Focus	Summary
Wanda Vanessa Chaves Clinical Associate Professor	organization improvement, executive/leadership development, curriculum development, innovation strategies/creativity practices projects	Wanda V. Chaves is a Clinical Associate Professor of Management in the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina. Prior to USC, Chaves worked in several departments within the Walt Disney World Company: Training and Development; Organization Development; Executive Development; and at the Disney Institute as a curriculum designer of executive retreats. She worked with the Chief Creative Officer at Cirque du Soleil in Montreal, Canada, to develop new innovation strategies
Buffie Schmidt Lecturer		Over 10 years of corporate and consulting experience with demonstrated success in strategic change, change implementation, leadership, analytics, forecasting, technological communications, and project and relationship management. Over 15 years of academic experience with proven accomplishments in curriculum design, teaching innovation, improving student outcomes and motivation, formal presentations, and various contributions to the advancement of education.
Adam Louis Steinbach Associate Professor	teaches in the area of strategic management at the undergraduate level.	Adam Steinbach is an assistant professor in the management department at the Moore School. Steinbach received his Ph.D. from Michigan State University and also holds a bachelor's degree in finance from the University of Notre Dame. His research expertise is in strategic management, specifically focusing on the psychological and compensation factors that motivate executive decision-making as well as the social evaluations made by stakeholders in response to those decisions.
Kathryn Whitener Clinical Assistant Professor		Dr. Whitener earned a PhD in Organization & Management from Capella University in 2014. She earned a MA in English from Winthrop University in 2004. She earned a BA in English from Clemson University in 1999.