Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF THE PHD PROJECT ASSOCIATION IS TO INCREASE THE DIVERSITY OF BUSINESS SCHOOL FACULTY BY ATTRACTING BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICANS, LATINX/HISPANIC AMERICANS, AND NATIVE AMERICANS TO BUSINESS DOCTORAL PROGRAMS AND PROVIDING SUPPORT DURING THEIR STUDIES. THE FIVE OBJECTIVES OF THE PHD PROJECT ASSOCIATION ARE AS FOLLOWS:1. TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF MINORITY BUSINESS SCHOOL PROFESSORS WHO WILL FUNCTION AS MENTORS AND ROLE MODELS;2. TO INFLUENCE MORE MINORITIES TO PURSUE BUSINESS DEGREES/CAREERS;3. TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF QUALIFIED MINORITY APPLICANTS TO FILL CRITICAL POSITIONS IN THE BUSINESS DISCIPLINES;4. TO IMPROVE THE PREPARATION OF ALL STUDENTS BY ALLOWING THEM TO EXPERIENCE THE RICHNESS OF LEARNING FROM A FACULTY WITH DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, AND;5. TO REACH THE GOAL OF A BETTER PREPARED AND MORE DIVERSIFIED WORKFORCE TO SERVICE A DIVERSIFIED CUSTOMER BASE.
THE PHD PROJECT'S MISSION IS TO "INCREASE THE DIVERSITY OF CORPORATE AMERICA BY INCREASING THE DIVERSITY OF BUSINESS SCHOOL FACULTY." THE ORGANIZATION ATTRACTS BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICANS, LATINX/HISPANIC AMERICANS AND NATIVE AMERICANS TO BUSINESS PHD PROGRAMS AND PROVIDES A NETWORK OF PEER SUPPORT ON THEIR JOURNEY TO BECOMING PROFESSORS.
THE PHD PROJECT IS A SYSTEMIC DIVERSITY INITIATIVE THAT ENCOURAGES BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICANS, LATINX/HISPANIC AMERICANS AND NATIVE AMERICANS TO PURSUE PH.D.'S IN BUSINESS, CREATING ROLE MODELS AND MENTORS THAT ATTRACT AND ENCOURAGE MINORITY BUSINESS STUDENTS RESULTING IN A MORE DIVERSE TALENT POOL. WE HOST AN ANNUAL, INVITATION-ONLY CONFERENCE FOR MINORITY PROFESSIONALS CONSIDERING BUSINESS DOCTORAL STUDIES AND COVER ALL EXPENSES FOR THEM TO ATTEND. 587 MINORITY PROFESSIONALS APPLIED FOR THE PHD PROJECT 2019 ANNUAL CONFERENCE, 337 WERE INVITED AND 279 ATTENDED. DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, 58 NEW MINORITY DOCTORAL STUDENTS BEGAN THEIR PROGRAMS. WE HOST FIVE DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC CONFERENCES FOR CURRENT MINORITY DOCTORAL STUDENTS PROVIDING A NETWORK OF RESOURCES TO ENSURE THEIR SUCCESS AND COVER ALL EXPENSES FOR THEM TO ATTEND OUR CONFERENCE AS WELL AS THE RELATED PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE, FY2020 DOCTORAL STUDENT ASSOCIATION (DSA) CONFERENCE, FOR THAT DISCIPLINE. DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, WE HOSTED 241 MINORITY DOCTORAL STUDENTS AT THESE FIVE CONFERENCES AND CAPPED 27 NEW MINORITY FACULTY. PROJECT AHEAD, AN INITIATIVE TO DIVERSITY HIGHER ED ADMINISTRATION, HELD SESSIONS AT THE PHD PROJECT DSA CONFERENCES ENCOURAGING SEASONED FACULTY TO EXPLORE THIS CAREER PATH. THERE ARE CURRENTLY FEWER THAN 40 MINORITY DEANS AT NON-MINORITY SERVING BUSINESS SCHOOLS. DURING FY'20 THE PHD PROJECT CELEBRATED ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Tracey Sutherland | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Tom Robinson | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Sharon Pierson | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Sandra Richtermeyer | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Russ Klein | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Rosanna Durruthy | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Rebecca Sproul | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Nancy Rogers | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Milford Mcguirt | BOARD MEMBER, THRU 10/2019 | 0.5 | $0 |
| Meghan Kahn | BOARD MEMBER, THRU 8/2019 | 0.5 | $0 |
| Luke Visconti | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Ken Bishop | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jose Rodriguez | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jen Wyne | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jasmine Brennan | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Florence Holland | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| David Evans | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Kendra Johnson | SECRETARY | 0.5 | $0 |
| Bernard Milano | PRESIDENT, THRU 12/2019 | 8 | $0 |
| Blane Ruschak | PRESIDENT | 0.5 | $0 |
| Alfonzo Alexander | VICE CHAIR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Kim Drumgo | CHAIR, THRU 1/2020 | 0.5 | $0 |
| Neil Bosland | CHAIR | 0.5 | $0 |
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