Lori Ellison Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Match local businesses with community needs for quality real-world learning. Inspired by local business, tailor meaningful problem-based experiential learning programs that build business' stakeholder connections and community impact while exceeding teachers' curriculum goals.

2017 – 2018; 2023- Present Lecturer, Department of Management2016 – 2018 Faculty Coordinator, Towson University Live Strategy Competition2009 – 2017 Assistant Professor of Corporate Strategy and EntrepreneurshipRecipient of the Towson University 2017 OAI Innovation in Teaching Award. Taught strategy, entrepreneurship, business ethics and sustainability, and management courses. Led the Bi-Annual Strategy Case Competition. Served on the Advisory Board of the TU Incubator, and as ‘First Year Experience Advisor’ and a continuing Advisor. As Faculty Coordinator of the Strategy Case Competition, led faculty and executive partners to create a semester-long, online and face-to-face experiential learning experience that engaged more than 700 capstone students across 20-22 course sections annually.• Collaborated with faculty and industry to develop a new case challenge each semester that emanated from the partner company. Administered the competition through a course site that included student, faculty, and community and business partner users. Taught the fundamentals of case research and supported students’ research. Organized college-wide information sessions and bi-annual live competition events with a panel of corporate judges and a recognition ceremony. • Strengthened inter-campus networks and connections to business partners. Ensured that business partners received quality input and benefited in tangible ways from collaborating with students and community members.Advised TowsonGlobal Business Incubator member and prospective companies, contributed to the development of evaluative criteria and reporting mechanisms for member companies, facilitated relationships between students and member companies regarding jobs and internships. Served as a judge in the 2010-2016 Business Plan Competitions and on the 2010-2011 Towson Global Strategic Planning Committee.

Selinsgrove, Pa

*Faculty Mentor, University Innovation Fellowship *Faculty Lead of the 2019 House of Hawks Pitch Competition *Co-Director of the 2018 Susquehanna University Leadership Institute for Entrepreneurship Pre-College ProgramTaught Sustainable Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Experience, and Principles of Management courses with integrated experiential learning experiences and mentored the University Innovation Fellows. As Faculty Lead of the 2019 university-wide entrepreneurship competition, created competition standards, recruited student applicants, recruited faculty mentors and community business judges, and coordinated final live competition event.

Łódź, Poland

Taught summer 2010 MBA course on Business Strategy & Policy. Invited back as visiting faculty in 2011 through the joint University of Baltimore & Towson University MBA Program.

District Of Columbia, United States

Secret Level Security ClearanceRecipient of 6 Special Act Awards• Case analyst on trade agreements/antidumping investigations regarding steel and uranium from Russia.• Participated in trade negotiations with the Government of Kazakhstan regarding importations of steel.• Conducted on-site verifications of Ukrainian and Italian steel producers’ production and sales records.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Business And Management

Major: Strategic Management Minor: Management Research

Master Of Professional Accountancy - Mpa

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba

Double Major: Economics and International Affairs Minors: Russian, Spanish, and Russian & East European Studies with Language.