Dean's Office Staff

Executive Dean Yelkur of the Merrilee Alexander Kick College of Business and Entrepreneurship

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

Lee Brown, PhD
Associate Dean of Research & Innovation
Associate Professor – Management
CFO 1007
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

Jennifer Flanagan

Jennifer Flanagan, PhD
Associate Dean for Accreditation
Associate Professor - Management
CFO 313
jltflanagan@twu.edu
940-898-3128

Education: Post-Doctoral Degree, University of Florida; PhD, Texas A&M University-Commerce; MBA, Texas Woman’s University; BS, Texas A&M University-Commerce

Areas of Expertise: Diversity management, organizational behavior, employee issues, issues in higher education, including assessment and faculty issues

Pushkala Raman

Pushkala Raman, PhD
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

Desiree Elliott 
Business Manager 
CFO 1001
delliott1@twu.edu

940-898-2987

Ivy Naude

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

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

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

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