School of Business Faculty

• Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri – Kansas City, M.B.A. from the Thunderbird School of Global Management, Master of Science from Fort Hays State University, B.A. from Benedictine College
• Served as President of the College of Saints John Fisher & Thomas More in Fort Worth, Texas
• Principal in several start-up business ventures and a small investment banking firm
• Worked in the United States Senate as professional staff on the Commerce Committee

Geenens hold an M.B.A. from Rockhurst University, a B.S. in Accounting from Baker University, and a CPA certificate from the state of Kansas. He is the former President/CFO of Fire Door Solutions, former CEO of Avascend Healthcare Hospitality, and former President/CEO of Impact Design. Prof. Geenens founded and is the CEO of Inhance Leadership – bringing leadership to life. On top of his academic and entrepreneurial accomplishments, he has written the following books: Arise! Life-Changing Truths for the Tormented Leader, Leaderslip: Reversing the SLIDE of American Enterprise Leadership, Nothing is Free: The Price Only Business Leaders Can Pay to Protect Free Markets, and Truth and the Transcendent Business: Heresy or Prophesy? Prof. Geenens teaches courses in accounting, leadership, management, and business strategy.  He frequently speaks to executive and management teams, sales teams, and business organizations about the absolute truth that cooperation plays in the success of any enterprise requiring more than one person.  Dave resides in Overland Park, Kansas, with his wife and three children.

• M.S. in Organizational Leadership with a concentration in Management Consulting from Norwich University.
• B.A. in Philosophy and B.A. in Theology from Benedictine College.
• Member of Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society
• Seventeen years of experience serving in leadership, managerial, teaching and mentoring capacities, including Director of the Catholic Newman Center at Missouri Western State University for ten years
• Provided leadership and management consulting for non-profit organizations
• Served in the 163 Infantry Regiment, Montana Army National Guard
• Teaches courses in Organizational Behavior, Enterprise Management, Human Resources Management, and Ethics, Compliance, & Social Responsibility

• M.S.B. in Finance from the University of Kansas, M.B.A. in Finance from Kansas State, and a B.A. from Benedictine College
• Worked professionally in several areas of finance including small business loans, risk management, and capital budgeting
• Teaches courses in finance, quantitative methods, and financial modeling

• Executive M.B.A. from Benedictine College and B.S. from Missouri Western State University
• 15 years of experience in the marketing industry, including television production and account management, public relations, marketing research, and as the marketing director for a small technology start-up
• Entrepreneurship Program Chair at Wright Career College
• Research featured in international best-selling author Will Bowen’s book Happy This Year
• Research also featured in, and used as the basis for, a mobile application adopted by the Dale Carnegie Institute of Asia
• Teaches courses in marketing, consumer behavior, market strategy, and business plan development