Associate Professor, Finance
Office Location:
SBPA 120
CREDENTIALS
- B.S., De La Salle University, Philippines
- MBA, De La Salle University, Philippines
- DBA, De La Salle University, Philippines
- Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF)
Professor of Management
Office Location:
SBPA 226
about
Dr. Wai K. Law is Professor of Management at the School of Business and Public Administration, University of Guam. He specializes in Information Systems Education and innovative course designs including simulation game, learner centered education, flipped course design, and curriculum innovations. He has completed numerous data analytics projects, web projects, journal publications and books.
CREDENTIALS
- B.S., Biology and Chemistry, Luther College (Iowa)
- M.S., Computer Science, Michigan State University
- Ph.D., Management Policy and Strategy, Michigan State University
Associate Professor of Public Administration
Office Location:
SBPA 136
CREDENTIALS
- Ph.D., Political Science - Public Administration Emphasis, Georgia State University
- MPA, Systems Administration, Georgia College
- B.S., Criminal Justice, West Georgia College
- Senior Professional in Human Resources
- Certified Fraud Examiner
- Certified Faculty Developer
Ron McNinch is chair of Public Administration and Legal Studies. His primary areas of concentration are public sector employment, research methods, fraud examination, and elections. McNinch’s research interests include administrative and civic behavior as well as aggregate data studies.
In addition to advanced credentials in human resources and fraud examination, McNinch is a specialist in local elections and opinion polling.
In 2009 he was named a “Distinguished Professor of Guam” by the Guam Legislature.
Since 1996, McNinch has served in a number of prominent government roles including:
- two appointments to the Guam Election Commission Board
- the Guam Organic Act 50th Anniversary Commission Board
- four years as executive director of the Guam Peace Officer and Standards and Training Commission
- two terms as the executive director of the Guam Dr. Martin Luther King Civil Rights Commission.
McNinch has also served as a two-term president of the Guam Chapter of the American Cancer Society and president of two different Rotary Clubs on Guam.
Assistant Professor of Marketing
Office Location:
SBPA 124
CREDENTIALS
- Ph.D., Business Administration - Marketing, Pusan National University (South Korea)
- M.A., Business Administration, Pusan National University (South Korea)
- B.S., Public Affairs - Environmental Management, Indiana University
Professor of Economics
Office Location:
SBPA 118
CREDENTIALS
- B.S., Economics, San Jose State University (Calif.)
- M.A., Economics, San Jose State University (Calif.)
- Ph.D., Economics, University of California, Riverside
BIOgraphy
Dr. Maria Claret M. Ruane is a tenured professor of economics at the University of Guam within the School of Business & Public Administration. She holds bachelor's and master's degrees in economics from San Jose State University (Calif.) and a doctorate in economics from the University of California, Riverside.
She has previously served as the resident development economist for the University of Guam Pacific Center for Economic Initiatives and also as the resident development economist and research contributor/supervisor for the UOG Regional Center for Public Policy.
She has 29 years of experience in international macroeconomic development and is trained in quantitative approach to analyze available data and, when necessary, design methodologies to address limitations in data.
Dr. Ruane has written several socio-economic studies at regional, national, and international levels, including:
RCPP’s "Guam Economic Report" for 2018 and 2019
“Factors that Explain Corruption in the 50 States of the United States of America: A Regression Analysis,” published in the double-blind, peer-reviewed, internationally circulated journal Asia Pacific Business and Economics Research Perspectives
A 20-equation simulation model to analyze the effect of development aid on a recipient economy.
Her other work includes the generation and analysis of much-needed economic and business indicators and analysis in Guam, including:
consumer and business confidence survey
corruption perception
buying local behavior
local spending multiplier
effect of exchange rate changes on tourist arrivals to Guam
local farmer and village residents surveys in the context of the One Village-One Product approach to Guam’s economic development.
She believes that research is a search for the truth and aims at developing local capacity in Guam to produce ethical, relevant, and impactful economic research and analysis.
Assistant Professor of Accounting
Office Location:
SBPA 231
CREDENTIALS
- DBA, Liverpool University (England)
- PMBA, University of Guam
- B.S., Business Administration – Accounting, San Diego State University
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Ethics for tax practice
- International financial practices of small- and medium-sized enterprises
- Innovative educational techniques
- Effectiveness of tax incentives and global competitiveness
- Cultural and gender diversity in the accounting profession and education
- Practice-based action research and action learning
Assistant Professor of Global Resource Management
Office Location:
SBPA 225
CREDENTIALS
- A.S., Electronic Engineering, Community College of the Air Force
- B.S., Education, Valdosta State University (Ga.)
- M.S., National Security Affairs – Southeast Asia, Naval Postgraduate School (Calif.)
- M.A., Human Resource Management, Troy State University (Ala.)
- Ph.D., Organization Development, Assumption University (Thailand)
ABOUT
Dr. Albert Valentine is a behavioral scientist and scholar-practitioner in the social science field of organization development. His research interests include the study of leadership theory, work engagement, organizational behavior (culture, communications), action research, and more.
He holds extensive experience in all facets of organizations (public, private, and non-profit/NGO). Dr. Valentine is a retired U.S. Air Force commissioned field grade officer, retiring after 22 years of dedicated service. He is a former diplomat, serving tours at the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok and Manila, Philippines, with the Joint U.S. Military Advisory Groups. As a contracted civilian, he served at the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Dr. Valentine is an established international businessman and entrepreneur and has held positions at every level in organizations to include the C-Suite. He is the former chief operating officer of Freeland, a global NGO with operations in Asia, Africa, and the Americas. He has consulted and coached for Fortune 30 companies, consulting in the area of national security affairs and critical infrastructure protection and as a performance coach working on offshore drilling rigs in the oil and gas industry. Valentine has been an advisor to royalty and heads of state in Southeast Asia.
He holds certifications as a Master Practitioner and Master Coach of Neuro-Linguistic Programming and is also a Master Practitioner and Master Coach of Time-line Therapy™. Dr. Valentine is fluent in Thai and Laotian, is married to a Thai national, and has one lovely, adorable daughter, Anastasia “BeMy” Valentine.
Professor of Public Administration
Office Location:
SBPA 135
about
Ansito Walter is Associate Professor of Public Administration in the School of Business and Public Administration at the University of Guam. Dr. Walter teaches courses in Public Administration, Policy, Planning & Development, and other public administration-related courses in the university’s Master of Public Administration and Public Administration and Legal Studies program. He serves as graduate faculty member in the University of Guam/University of Alaska’s Joint Doctoral program.
Dr. Walter holds a B.A. from Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida, an M.A. and a PhD from United States International University in San Diego, California. He has participated in various regional and community outreach related projects toward helping underserved, economically disadvantaged Micronesians to become productive/contributing members of society. Dr. Walter served on various regional boards and commissions and as two term Governor of the State of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia.
Dr. Walter is active in educating the underserved Micronesian community about the benefits of education and hard work as key to eradicate extreme poverty and become successful productive/contributing members of the 21st Global economy.
CREDENTIALS
- B.A., Social Psychology, Florida Atlantic University
- M.A., Human Behavior, U.S. International University (Calif.)
- Ph.D., Leadership and Human Behavior, U.S. International University (Calif.)
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