Bryant & Stratton - Virginia Beach Campus Faculty


Bachelor Degrees
	BBA - General Management
	BBA - Information Technology
	BS - Criminal Justice
	BS - Financial Services
	BS - Health Services Administration
	BS - Virtual Office Information Management

Associate Degrees
	Accounting
	Administrative Assistant
	Business
	Criminal Justice
	Human Resources Specialist
	IT - Networking
	IT - Security
	Medical Administrative Assistant
	Medical Assisting
	Paralegal Studies


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The faculty at Bryant & Stratton is top notch. We pride ourselves on having teachers with a solid mix of both real world experience as well as top teaching degrees. Get to know our faculty below by reading some of their bios. We think you'll be impressed.

Name:	Jack W. Collins
Title:	Criminal Justice Director
Department:
Criminal Justice
Degrees:
M.A. Urban Studies (Criminology), Old Dominion University B.A. Political Science, East Carolina University
Teaches:
CRJU100 - Introduction to Criminal Justice CRJU101 - Criminology CRJU200 - Criminal Law CRJU105 - Corrections CRJU102 - Policing CRJU110 - Criminal Courts CRJU205 - Ethics in the Criminal Justice Environment CRJU220 - Police Management CRJU225 - Security Administration CRJU215 - Correctional Administration CRJU120 - Community Corrections CRJU210 - Criminal Investigation CRJU130 - Interviewing, Theories & Practices CRJU150 - Juvenile Justice

Bio:

Jack has over 29 years experience working in the criminal justice community having retired as a Lieutenant after almost 28 years with the Virginia Beach Police Department and over a year consulting as a Director of Security at a major facility. Jack’s many duties throughout his police career involved such things as: Working as a Homicide/Robbery/Sex Crimes Detective, Sergeant in charge of a city-wide surveillance unit targeting major criminals, and a special operations Lieutenant in charge of the SWAT, Bomb, Aviation and K-9 units.
Jack has over 5 years experience teaching at the college level. Jack has been an adjunct instructor at Tidewater Community College, ITT Technical Institute, and Phoenix Online. Jack is currently the director of the Criminal Justice program.

Name:	Edwin F. (Ned) Cummings, Jr.
Department:
General Education
Degrees:
B.A. Dartmouth College M.A. University of Southern California Graduate, Defense Intelligence College; Post-Graduate Coursework at Trinity Hall, Cambridge University (England)
Teaches:
ENGL099 - English Foundations ENGL100 - Composition and Research ENGL110 - Oral Presentations ENGL120 - Introduction to Literature PHIL201 - Critical Thinking ENGL230 - Writing for Business and Technology HUMA310 - Twentieth Century World Literature HUMA316 - World Civilization: Western Culture from the Renaissance to Late 20th Century SOSC330 - Comparative Politics

Bio:

Ned Cummings has over 20 years experience teaching at the college level. He has been an assistant professor at both the U.S. Air Force Academy and Duke University, where he taught courses in English literature, communications, and international affairs. He has been an adjunct instructor at St. Leo University, Tidewater Community College, and in Old Dominion University’s MBA program. He also facilitates seminars for ODU’s Center for Executive Education and edits textbooks for the Philip Lief Group of Princeton, N.J.

Name:	David A. Flannery
Department:
Business and Accounting
Degrees:
M.S. Management, Troy State University B.S. Education, Southern Illinois University
Teaches:
BUSS100 - Business Principles BUSS215 - Management Principles BUSS225 - Human Resource Management BUSS325 - Global Management MATH097 - Mathematics Foundations MATH103 - Survey of Mathematics ECON220 - Macroeconomics

Bio:

David Flannery has over 10 years experience teaching in college and adult education. David is the department head for the business and accounting programs. He has over 10 years experience in small business and non-profit bookkeeping, accounting and management. He is the chapter Advisor for Phi Beta Lambda business club. Currently serving on the Corporate Board of Directors for the Fleet Reserve Association, Branch 99 and is the treasurer of his church, The Harbor. He is owner of Virginia Web Depot, a web design and hosting firm serving small to medium sized businesses. He is a lifetime member of the Golden Key International Honor Society. David retired from the U.S. Navy with over 20 years of service in the submarine community. He has received numerous awards for his management and teaching abilities. He recently authored a revised edition of Bookkeeping Made Simple.

Name:	Dr. Morgan A. Joe Jr.
Department:
Allied Health
Degrees:
D.C. Cleveland Chiropractic College, Kansas City, MO B.S. Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Teaches:
OFST245 - Medical Office Systems AHLT100 - Medical Terminology AHLT111 - Introduction to Health Care AHLT120 - Anatomy & Physiology I AHLT130 - Clinical Procedures AHLT125 - Anatomy & Physiology II AHLT240 - Pharmacology

Bio:

Dr. Joe has a varied and extensive background in the medical field that spans 20 years. He started as an Emergency Medical Technician for the Medical College of Virginia and the city of Norfolk Virginia. He also volunteers his time as an athletic trainer for Norfolk State University Athletics. During his time in chiropractic school he served as the team trainer/physician for the Kansas City Mustangs, a professional women’s basketball team. In addition to his teaching responsibilities at Bryant & Stratton College he owns and operates Cavalier Chiropractic clinic in Chesapeake, Virginia as well as serving as a team physician for Norfolk State University.

Name:	Daniel Magee
Title:	Career Core Director
Department:
Career Core
Degrees:
B.S. Old Dominion University M.A. Old Dominion University
Teaches:
ENGL099 - English Foundations ENGL100 - Composition and Research SOSC101 - Human Relations ENGL230 - Writing for Business and Technology SOSC215 - Career Management SOSC318 - Topics in Ethics: Technology and the Media

Bio:

Daniel Magee began his teaching career in 2003 in the English as a Second Language program at Tidewater Community College in 2003 directly following his M.A. degree in Applied Linguistics. He has since worked as an adjunct English Composition instructor at Old Dominion University. In May 2007, he began working as the Career Core Program Director at Bryant & Stratton College. The Career Core is a series of courses which prepare students for the workplace, including Information Literacy, Human Relations, Critical Thinking, Career Management, and Internship. He received the Instructor of the Semester award in Fall 2005.

Outside of school, Daniel enjoys working as a drummer and a private chef. He has traveled extensively throughout the U.S. as well as England, France, Germany, Wales, Canada, the Dominican Republic, Martinique, and the Bahamas. He speaks French as a second language.

Name:	Cornelia W. Mutts
Department:
Allied Health
Degrees:
PhD, Regent University BSN, Hampton University MBA, Regent University
Teaches:
OFST245 - Medical Office Systems AHLT100 - Medical Terminology AHLT111 - Introduction to Health Care AHLT120 - Anatomy & Physiology I AHLT130 - Clinical Procedures AHLT125 - Anatomy & Physiology II AHLT240 - Pharmacology

Bio:

Cornelia Mutts has been a Medical Instructor for over 18 years. Cornelia has a diverse and extensive background in the medical field that spans over 25 years. She started at working at DePaul Hospital as a Nursing Administrator and Supervisor. At the hospital she was responsible for the training and supervision of a clinical floor which consisted of nurses and other medical staff. She also has a vast of experience as a Nurse Educator in Community Health Nursing which she was employed at the Norfolk Health Dept for several years. She was an owner and operator of a Health and Nutritional Clinic for three years before coming to Bryant and Stratton College. Presently she serves as the Chairperson of the Allied Health Dept of Bryant &Stratton .Cornelia has written and reviewed several articles for popular medical and nursing journals.

Name:	Kathleen Newton
Title:	Bachelor of Business Administration Program Director
Department:
BBA and Human Resource Programs
Degrees:
B.S. in Business, Liberty University M.A. in Management, Regent University
Teaches:
BUSS225 - Human Resource Management BUSS325 - Global Management BUSS450 - Strategic Management BUSS350 - Organizational Behavior BUSS340 - Operations Management BUSS410 - Performance Management BUSS113 - Law & Ethics in the Business Environment BUSS103 - Introduction to Human Resource Functions BUSS107 - Introduction to Compensation and Benefits BUSS133 - Employment Law BUSS207 - Payroll Records & Procedures BUSS217 - Recruiting, Selecting, & Staffing BUSS208 - Employee Training & Development

Bio:

Kathy Newton has more than 14 years of college-level administration, teaching, and program management experience at Bryant & Stratton College and North Carolina State University. She also has more than 20 years of experience in progressive human resources and business administration. A summary of her experience includes overseeing programs such as public health, accounting, budget, business, human resources, facility management, and emergency medical services.

As General Administrator and Business Manager for the Portsmouth Health District, she was responsible for managing projects that entailed grant funding, budgets and financial reporting, negotiating MOAs, contracts, and managing compliance with government policies and procedures (federal, state, and local). She brings into the classroom more than 20 years experience in the recruitment, training, development, and evaluation of staff. In her spare time she and her husband enjoy traveling and sailing the Chesapeake Bay. A statement she tries to live by is, “We cannot direct the wind but we can adjust the sails.”

Name:	Alva Poole
Title:	Director Paralegal Studies
Department:
Legal Department
Degrees:
B.A., Theology, Jameson Christian College Paralegal Certificate, Old Dominion University J.D., Regent University School of Law Nationally Certified Paralegal
Teaches:
PLEG100 - Introduction to Law, Research, & Ethics PLEG110 - Contract Law PLEG120 - Torts & Civil Litigation PLEG130 - Criminal Law and Procedures PLEG200 - Legal Research II

Bio:

Alva Poole came to Bryant & Stratton College in September 2008 after working as a paralegal for the Commonwealth Attorney of the City of Chesapeake for 15 years as Extradition Specialist and Court Liaison. She was the first paralegal the office hired after working her way up from secretary. She acquired her paralegal certificate after four months with the Commonwealth Attorney. She worked as the Extradition Specialist and Court Liaison for the office gaining expertise in the areas of legal research, writing briefs, memoranda of law, pleadings, etc. Her teaching reflects this extensive knowledge in these areas that are critical to the paralegal field.
She took early retirement from the city after feeling the call to reach out to others to share the vast wealth of knowledge she had acquired as a paralegal. Teaching is her heart’s passion next to learning! She believes in life-long learning. She started working full-time after she graduated from high school, and delayed her undergraduate education to help her single mother to support her five siblings. Alva began to work on her undergraduate degree after getting married and having two children. She persisted with her education and acquired her B.A. after 14 years of part-time studying. Her next endeavor was to enroll in Regent University School of Law in 1998. She received her Juris Doctor degree from Regent after four years of study while continuing to work full-time as a wife and mother of five.
Alva has over 30 years of experience teaching in college and adult education. She is the Dean of the Tabernacle Bible College in Norfolk and an associate minister at the Tabernacle of Prayer for all People where she is also the pastor’s secretary.
Alva is a member of the American Bar Association, the National Association of Legal Assistants, and the Tidewater Paralegal Association. Her goal for BSC paralegal students is that they be above par!

Name:	Vivian Rogers
Title:	Dean of Instruction
Degrees:
B.S. Boston University M.A. Regent University

Bio:

Vivian Rogers relocated to Virginia Beach in 1992, from Boston, Massachusetts, to attend Regent University’s Graduate School of Business where she received an M.A. in Management. Additionally, she holds a B.S. in Sociology from Boston University. Her family resides in the metropolitan Boston area, and she also has immediate family living in Dallas, Texas, and Cincinnati, Ohio.

Vivian had 14 years experience in healthcare administration prior to becoming an adjunct instructor of Business at Bryant & Stratton College in 1994. She has also held the position of admissions representative in the admissions department, was later promoted to the positions of Business and Accounting Program Director, and Dean of Student Services prior to becoming academic dean. She has received numerous awards during her tenure at Bryant & Stratton College, some of which include: Associate of the Semester, Instructor of the Semester, Distinguished Faculty, and several Retention awards. As the Dean, Vivian takes a personal interest in motivating each student to achieve academic excellence.

Dean Rogers is an active member of the Rock Church International of Virginia Beach where she has participated as a member of newsletter and intercessory prayer teams.

Name:	Mark Spivey
Title:	Information Literacy Librarian
Department:
Career Core
Degrees:
M.S. in Library Science, University of Tennessee M.S. in Special Education, University of Tennessee Masters in Divinity, The Chicago Theological Seminary Ph.D. in Philosophy, University of North Carolina M.A. in Philosophy, University of North Carolina
Teaches:
LIBS100 - Introduction to Information Literacy and Research

Bio:

Mark came to the Virginia Beach campus in 2005 as its first instructor for Information Literacy. He teaches five sections and helps to maintain the campus web site. He taught and managed programs in Information Literacy and electronic resources at several universities since 1987. In his spare time Mark enjoys a variety of outdoor activities.