Dr. Erin Oldford is Associate Professor of Finance, and she currently serves as Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs and Accreditation. When she joined Memorial University in 2017, Erin developed and launched Memorial's student-managed investment fund, The Fund, a program where students manage an equity portfolio valued at over $350,000. Erin now manages The Fund as Faculty Advisor.

Erin has taught an assortment of Undergraduate and MBA courses in corporate finance, investments, and portfolio management Memorial University and Carleton University. She holds a BComm (Finance), MBA (Finance), and PhD in Management from Carleton University.

Erin's research is in behavioural finance, corporate communications, and financial education, and publishes in internationally recognized academic journals such as the Financial Review, Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, and Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, amongst others. Her research has been highlighted by National Post, Word Economic Forum, Yahoo!Life, amongst others.

Dr. Jennifer Jewer is an Assistant Professor of Information Systems at the Faculty of Business Administration, Memorial University. She teaches in the areas of information systems, business process modelling and implementation, and project management at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.  Prior to joining Memorial, Dr. Jewer was an instructor for the bachelor of technology and master of technology management programs at the Marine Institute. She also taught previously at the University of Waterloo.

Dr. Jewer’s research interests include information technology governance, digital transformation and health informatics. She’s currently conducting several research projects in these areas. Dr. Jewer’s work has been published in information systems and health informatics journals, and she has presented her research at numerous academic conferences.

Prior to academia, Dr. Jewer worked in the information systems consulting industry with xwave, Accenture and KPMG in Canada, the USA, and France. She received her PhD and MASc in management sciences from the University of Waterloo, and a Bachelor of Commerce (Co-op) and a Bachelor of Education (Post-secondary) from Memorial University. In addition, she is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute (PMI).  

Leigh Puddester is the President & CEO of Instrumar Limited, a long-established technology company based in Newfoundland & Labrador that uses its patented electromagnetic sensor solutions to solve complex problems in a range of industries. Instrumar's primary line of business is helping global manufacturers of synthetic fibers such as nylon and polyester improve their quality, costs and sustainability by implementing real-time quality and production management intelligence in their plants. 

Leigh is also a sessional lecturer with Memorial's Faculty of Business Administration in both the undergraduate and MBA programs, and with the Gardiner Centre. Leigh's main areas of interest for teaching and learning are marketing strategy and customer centricity. He has extensive experience working with regional and international organizations in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors in both senior management and Board roles.

Lynn Ansara (Best) is a skilled, experienced facilitator who is passionate about supporting the achievement of organizational goals and employee development. Lynn holds a Master's Degree in Adult Education, two undergraduate degrees in Arts and Post-Secondary Education, and a Post-Graduate Certificate in Executive Coaching. Lynn also holds a number of certifications including Legacy Leadership(TM),  Emotional Intelligence, Myers Briggs Personality Indicator, True Colors(TM), and Coaching Out of the Box(TM). Lynn uses a coach approach to teaching and learning. She creates trusting, collaborative partnerships and learning environments directed at achieving results while infusing humour, challenge, and accountability.

Lynn is the President of CreAction Consulting, facilitating workplace learning and employee development. She has worked with a wide-variety of public, private and not-for-profit industries supporting organizations and employees in achieving their goals.

Over the course of her career, former newspaper and television reporter Paula Dyke turned strategic communications professional has provided media training and media relations strategy to hundreds of individuals and dozens of organizations across Atlantic Canada. She has worked in government, agency, union, corporate and crown corporation environments and advised clients across sectors.

Paula holds a Bachelor of Journalism (Honours), Graduate Diploma in Business Administration, is an internationally accredited business communicator and certified reputation management professional. She has received international and national communications awards and career recognition with IABC-NL's 2014 Award of Excellence for Communications Professional.

Susan holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree (Honours) from Queen’s University, a Masters of Business Administration from Memorial University, and a Certified Management Accountant designation from the Society of Management Accountants.  Susan joined the Faculty of Business Administration’s outreach centres in March 2003 as the Associate Director of Finance and Administration, and moved to the Dean’s Office as the Senior Administrative Officer in 2012. She is also a part-time accounting instructor with the Faculty of Business Administration. 

Prior to joining the Faculty, Susan worked in the private sector as comptroller for a large building supplies retailer and land development firm, and has owned and operated her own small business in the St. John’s region.  She sits on the board and serves as the chair of the finance committee for Anglican Homes Incorporated.  In the past, Susan has also volunteered as the chair St. John’s Sports and Entertainment Limited, the treasurer of the East Coast Trail Association, and as VP with the 2005 Scott Tournament of Hearts.

Dr. Tom Cooper is a Professor at the Faculty of Business Administration at Memorial University, where he lectures in the areas of strategy, risk management, management consulting and ethics/values at both an undergraduate and graduate level. His research is primarily focused on the interplay between strategy and risk management. Tom also has research interests in participatory approaches to research and doing business in remote areas.

Tom also acts as an advisor to a number of organizations in Canada and is a Certified Management Consultant. He has sat on the Board of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Newfoundland and Labrador (ICANL) as an appointed public representative since 2008. He was a member of the Governance as well as the Strategic Planning Committee of ICANL. He has also acted as a committee member of the CPA TSC's Governance and Strategic Planning subcommittees. He is the current Chair of Startup Newfoundland and Labrador. He is a mentor with Futurpreneur and is a past a Board Member with the Atlantic Chapter of the Certified Management Consultants.

Prior to taking his position at Memorial, Tom was a Senior Manager in PricewaterhouseCoopers' Performance Improvement Consulting practice in London. Tom worked as a senior consultant in this area for ten years with clients in the United Kingdom, Europe and North America.

Tom's research has been published widely in industry and academic publications. He has been quoted in the Financial Times of London, BBC World Service, CBC, Atlantic Business, and other industry publications. He holds a Ph.D. in Business from the Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, United Kingdom.

Tony Williams is the Senior Director of Supply Chain for Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services (NLHS). Tony started with NLHS in December 2017 and prior to that was in a supply chain leadership role with the Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information (NLCHI) for over 10 years.

Tony holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree, a MBA and also the supply chain management professional designation (SCMP). To support the profession, Tony has volunteered as Vice President for the local Supply Chain Canada Provincial Institute, taught SCMP modules and workshops to candidates throughout Canada and teaches two courses in Supply Chain Management at Memorial University's Faculty of Business. He is also certified in a Supply Chain simulation game (The Fresh Connection).

Outside of work, Tony plays guitar. He doesn't sing very well but given most of the songs he knows are from Bob Dylan that doesn't matter. 

In terms of sports, he loves squash, tennis, and running.

Dr. Travor C. Brown is the Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration at Memorial Univeristy.  He is a Professor of Labour Relations and Human Resources and former President of ASAC (the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada).  He has taught at Memorial University, the University of Toronto and the University of Ulster.  Since joining Memorial University, he has also served as the Associate Dean (Research) and the Director of the Master of Employment Relations, MSc (Management) and PhD (Management) programs.  Dr. Brown has been appointed to the provincial roster of arbitrators.

Dr. Brown has authored over 30 peer-reviewed journal articles, a textbook and over 70 conference presentations.  He has also been the sole investigator on two national Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) grants.  Much of his research examines issues concerning goal setting and training effectiveness, with special focus on managment and leadership development.

Dr. Brown's academic background is coupled with extensive industry experience.  He worked in the telecommunications and manufacturing sectors prior to completing his PhD at the University of Toronto and remains active in the practitioner community.  Given this background, Dr. Brown is well known for this ability to engage both practitioner and academic audiences and to show the 'real world' implications of his research.