Business Administration and Management Programs

Cappelli is responsible for managing People Risk Solutions (PRS) in North America. The Firm is an HR consulting company headquartered in the United Kingdom, formed in 2006.

Cappelli’s background includes senior HR leadership positions in several major global financial services, including Dresdner Bank (acquired by Commerzbank) and Rabobank, while based in North America. Earlier in her career, she held professional roles within Schroders & Co. (acquired by Citibank) and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Cappelli is also an experienced Professional Coach certified in many professional assessment instruments. She leverages her expertise as a Conversational Intelligence Coach, Executive Coach, and Executive Conflict Coach Practitioner to work with clients at all levels.

As a highly skilled instructor and facilitator, Cappelli has created and delivered customized programs on such topics as Performance Management, Employee Engagement, Managing Conflict, Change Management, MBTI, Leadership, Stress Management, Career Management, Creating a Culture of Accountability, Conversational Intelligence, and Communication. She also teaches Management Courses as an Adjunct Lecturer at Berkeley College and Baruch College.

Cappelli’s formal education includes an MBA in Management from Pace University and a BA in Sociology and Criminal Justice from Seton Hall University.

Durish began working for Berkeley Secretarial School in East Orange, NJ in 1967, which later became Berkeley College. During her on-campus years, she was a department chair and the dean at two Berkeley campuses. She continues to teach online.

Durish earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Education from Montclair State Teachers College, which is now Montclair State University. She also earned her Master’s degree in Business Education from Montclair State University.

Ephraim’s academic journey includes Berkeley College where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, Sigma Beta Delta. Her journey continued at King Graduate School of Business, where she completed a Post Master’s Certificate in College Teaching. She later earned a PhD in Organization and Management.

Ephraim has taught in the Study Abroad Program at Berkeley College. Her core subjects of teaching are Business and Management courses. She has a passion for teaching and utilizes various strategies to help students learn. As Principal of Pocono Adventist Christian School, she oversees day-to-day operations and teaches various subject areas utilizing the S.T.E.M. education approach.

Foster is an Adjunct Professor in the Larry L. Luing School of Business® at Berkeley College and a proud alum who earned her MBA in 2017. She also serves on the Advisory Board for the General Business and International Business programs. She is a project leader with over 15 years of experience across the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. In her current role, she serves as Project Manager for the ICON Biotech Academy, part of the ELEVATE initiative, which focuses on strengthening ICON’s Biotech Operating Model. Her work includes leading cross-functional planning, governance, and stakeholder alignment, and executing capability-building initiatives to strengthen how teams engage with and deliver to biotech customers. She brings leadership experience across Medical Affairs, Clinical Operations, Research & Development, and financial stewardship within the pharmaceutical industry into the classroom. In her current role supporting ICON Biotech, she focuses on translating strategy into execution, strengthening organizational capabilities, and driving initiatives that support sustainable business and client outcomes. Foster is committed to developing future business leaders through strategic, practice-based learning that connects academic foundations with real-world business challenges.

Gandhi is an operational systems thinker, educator, business analyst, and change advocate who blends academic rigor with real-world execution. Armed with a doctorate in Educational Leadership & Policy, crowned by the dissertation “The Leadership Landscape: South Asian Women in Higher Education". She designs end-to-end processes that align people, policy, and technology; turns theory into inclusive, evidence-based practice; applies quantitative rigor to program evaluation and resource allocation; and spearheads initiatives that modernize curricula, close equity gaps, and build leadership pipelines for underrepresented groups. Grounded in research on South Asian women’s leadership journeys, she champions culturally responsive policy and empowers organizations to navigate complexity, innovate responsibly, and deliver measurable, student-centered impact.

Haynes is a business professional with over 25 years of experience spanning business, fashion, education, and mass transportation. He currently serves as a mayoral appointee to the NYC Transit Riders Council, advocating for transit improvements and addressing issues like subway surfing.

With experience as a rider, frontline employee, and manager, he offers a well-rounded industry perspective. Haynes holds a Bachelor’s in Transportation Planning and Management, an MBA in Business Administration and Technology Management, and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership and Management.

Kernodle has taught Management and General Business courses at Berkeley College since 2007. His professional background is in healthcare management with 18 years of experience in Supply Chain Management at several hospitals in New York City. He was responsible for purchasing, receiving, distributing, and controlling supplies, as well as working with Supply Chain Information Systems. His academic background is in employee behavior and much of his research is in Organizational Citizenship Behavior.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business from New Jersey City University; a Master of Business Administration from Regis University; and a Doctorate of Philosophy in Business Administration from Touro University International.

Kraus earned a Bachelor’s in Economics and Business from Ramapo College, and a Master’s in Economics from the New School for Social Research, New York.

After initial jobs in sales and management, Krause shifted to stock brokerage and worked for 40 years at Merrill Lynch where he managed $125 billion in assets. His roles included positions in Investment Advice, Sales Management, Private Portfolio Management, and Retirement Counsel.

Petersen is a New York-based industrial engineer, executive coach, and Partner & Project Director at NewCombin, a nearshore software and staffing company founded in 2017. He has helped grow NewCombin into a GreatPlaceToWork® with a team spanning over 10 countries, building long-term partnerships with clients, leading tech product development and delivery across industries throughout the Americas. Ian also mentors entrepreneurs, drawing on his leadership experience and coaching background.