Dr. Terry Girdon
Chair, Board of Commissioners

Dr. Girdon is a Professor of Management and the Head of the Department of Business Administration at Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, where he also served as Dean of the School of Business and Computer Technologies from 1995-2001. Dr. Girdon earned his B.S. degree at the University of Delaware, his M.S. from St. Lawrence University, his M.B.A. from Boston University, and his Ph.D. from Rutgers University.

Dr. Girdon also serves the IACBE as the Vice-President of the Middle States region.

Ms. Candace Coughlin
Vice-Chair, Board of Commissioners

Ms. Coughlin is the Director of Development and Admissions for LaSalle University in Barcelona, Spain. She previously worked with the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce, the City of Boston Mayor’s Office, the American Scool of Barcelona, and ESADE Business School. Candace is fluent in Spanish, Catalan, English, and French.

Dr. Brett Andrews

Dr. Andrews is the Vice-President for Adult and Graduate Studies at Oklahoma Wesleyan University. Dr. Andrews previously served as Associate Vice-President of Academic Affairs and Chair of the Division of Business. Dr. Andrews has also taught at LeTourneau University and Oral Roberts University.

Dr. Vaughn Benson

Dr. Benson is the Dean of the School of Business & Technology at Wayne State College in Nebraska.

Dr. John Thomas

Dr. Thomas is the Dean of the College of Business Administration for Urbana University in Urbana, Ohio, where he previously served as Chair of the Division of Business, Director of the MBA program, and as a marketing professor. Dr. Thomas holds a Doctor of Business Administration degree in marketing from Nova Southeastern University and an MBA in marketing from Youngstown State University. He is a member of the American Marketing Association and the Association of Marketing Theory and Practice.

Dr. Beth Castiglia

Dr. Castiglia is the Associate Dean of the Division of Business at Felician College in Lodi, NJ. She earned her Ph.D. in Applied Management and Decision Sciences from Walden University, and has an MS in Economics from Pace University.

Ms. Jody Woodworth

Ms. Woodworth serves as the Vice-President for Academic Affairs at Clarkson College in Omaha, Nebraska.

Dr. Frank Mastrianna
Public Member, Board of Commissioners

Dr. Mastrianna serves as a consultant and a board member for several corporations. He formerly was the Dean of the School of Business at Slippery Rock State University in Pennsylvania.