The School of Business and Public Administration welcomes the following new faculty in the 2020-2021 academic year.

 

Kenneth S. Choie, Ph.D.

Choie joined the School of Business and Public Administration in August as a professor of practice in management. He comes to UOG from Sejong University in Seoul, where he was a professor of finance for eight years. He holds a bachelor’s in economics with a minor in math from Illinois State University and a doctorate in economics and business administration specializing in econometrics and finance, respectively, from the University of Michigan.

 

 

James Ji, DBA

Ji joined the School of Business and Public Administration in August as an assistant professor of management. Ji is presently the general manager of J.J. Pacific Development Corp. and was formerly a teacher and a licensed realtor. He holds a bachelor’s in Asian-American studies from the University of California, Los Angeles, master’s degrees in teaching and business administration from the University of Guam, and a doctorate in business administration from Argosy University (Hawaii). He is pursuing a doctorate in organizational leadership from Northcentral University (Calif.).

 

William Montanez, M.S., CPA

Montanez joined the School of Business and Public Administration in August as an assistant professor of accounting. Before coming to UOG, he worked for Ernst & Young as a senior auditor and for Silvergate Bank as a financial analyst. He is a licensed certified public accountant in California and holds a bachelor’s in accounting and a master’s in forensic accounting, both from the University at Albany – State University of New York.

 

 

Martha G. Suez-Sales, PMBA, CPA 

Suez-Sales has returned to the university as a full-time assistant professor of accounting with the School of Business and Public Administration. She previously taught accounting at UOG from 2010 to 2016. She holds a bachelor’s in business administration with an accounting emphasis from San Diego State University and a MBA from the University of Guam, and she has completed all requirements but her dissertation toward a doctorate in business administration from the University of Liverpool. She is also a certified public accountant.

 

 

Albert Valentine, Ph.D.

Valentine joined the School of Business and Public Administration in August as an assistant professor of global resource management. Valentine is a retired U.S. Air Force officer and a former diplomat serving tours at the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok and Manila. He is also an international businessman, entrepreneur, and consultant. Valentine holds a bachelor’s degree in education from Valdosta State University (Ga.), a master’s in national security affairs concentrating in Southeast Asia from Naval Postgraduate School (Calif.), a master’s in human resource management from Troy State University (Ala.), and a doctorate in organizational development from Assumption University (Thailand).