Dean's Office Staff

Rama Yelkur, DBA
Executive Dean, Merrilee Alexander Kick College of Business and Entrepreneurship
CFO 1008
ryelkur@twu.edu
940-898-2558

Education: DBA, Mississippi State University; MBA PSG College of Technology, India; BSc, Ethiraj College, Madras University, India

Areas of Expertise: Marketing, international business, long-range planning, community outreach and fundraising

Lee Brown, PhD
Associate Dean of Research & Innovation
Associate Professor – Management
CFO 1006
lbrown37@twu.edu
940-898-2841

Education: PhD, MBA, BBA, The University of Texas at Arlington

Areas of Expertise: Non-market strategy, lobbying, CEO political activism, ethical leadership

Zhen Li, PhD
Associate Dean for Accreditation
Associate Professor - Management Information Systems
CFO 1011
zli@twu.edu
940-898-2974

Education: PhD, University of North Texas; MS, MS, University of Maryland-Baltimore County

Areas of Expertise: Quantitative methods, operations management, supply chain management, statistical analysis, decision sciences, business analytics

Pushkala Raman, PhD
Senior Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
Professor - Marketing
CFO 508
praman@twu.edu
940-898-2755

Education: PhD, Texas A&M University; MBA, Indian Institute of Management; BS, University of Madras

Areas of Expertise: Experiential learning, small business consulting, marketing strategy & research, marketing research: Strategy, surveys, focus groups & qualitative research, non-profit marketing, health care marketing

Desiree Elliott 
Business Manager 
CFO 1001
delliott1@twu.edu
940-898-2987

Ivy Naude
Assistant Director Marketing, Events, & Outreach
CFO 1013
inaude@twu.edu
940-898-2107

Traci Odom
Senior Director of Development
CFO 1002
todom4@twu.edu
940-898-2339

Shreya Shukla
Assistant to the Dean/Manager of Operations
CFO 1009
Sshukla2@twu.edu
940-898-2558