Managing Director
Richard J. Bunch |
Rick Bunch is a leading expert on development of business education and research programs around issues of sustainability and corporate social responsibility.
Through May, 2008, at the Business and Society Program at The Aspen Institute, Bunch launched a new program for education and research on business-and-society topics in Chinese business schools.
From 2003 to 2005, Bunch was executive director of the Bainbridge Graduate Institute, near Seattle, Washington. Founded in 2002, BGI's mission is to be the leading values-driven business and management school that prepares individuals to transform the world of work and to help create sustainable, socially just economies and healthy environments.
From 1996 to 2003, Bunch served as director of business education at the World Resources Institute (WRI). He produced training conferences for business school faculty and program staff in North and Latin America and China. He also oversaw the development and publication of business-school curriculum, and developed and co-authored the Beyond Grey Pinstripes MBA program rankings.
Prior to joining WRI, he was executive director of the Washington Public Interest Research Group (WashPIRG), a grassroots environmental and consumer protection research and advocacy organization based in Seattle.
Bunch holds an MBA and environmental management certificate from the University of Washington and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Yale University.
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Marketing Communications Specialist
H. Dominique Abed |
 Dominique is responsible for assessing major marketing communications needs, developing appropriate initiatives for print and web based projects and seeing these through to completion. She is a liason with the marketing communications offices at the Ross School of Business, School of Natural Resources and Environment, and University of Michigan. Dominique has more than nine years of advertising and graphic design experience, and completed the Washtenaw Community College Web Technology Certification Program in July 2004. Dominique holds a B.A. and an M.A. in Anthropology from the University of Michigan.
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Program Coordinator
Cynthia A. Cleveland |
 Cyndy joined the staff of the Erb Institute in 1997. She coordinates many of the administrative and program activities of the Institute. Cyndy earned a BA from Albion College. Much of her career has been in higher education including program administration in the School of Public Health & Community Medicine, the College of Education at the University of Washington and 7 years in University and Government Relations at the University of Michigan. Cyndy enjoys the outdoors, travel, the arts, swing dancing and of course the Erb Institute MBA/MS students! |
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Financial Administrator
Karen Houghtaling |
Karen joined the staff of the Erb Institute in 2008. She is responsible for financial reporting and transaction reconciliation activities within the Institute. She also provides assistance in developing and monitoring annual budgets, and creating policies and procedures to help streamline administrative processes. Karen came to the Erb Institute from Arizona State University where she served as a Program Coordinator in Global Outreach and Extended Education. She has more than 15 years of administrative experience and more than 12 years of management experience. Karen earned her AA from Rio Salado College in Tempe, Arizona. She is a native of Michigan who likes to garden, travel, and read. |
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Work Study Student
Julie Kwon |
Julie joined the staff of the Erb Institute in 2007. She started the BBA Program at the Ross School of Business as a sophomore this year. She interned at Fair Trade Korea over this year's summer, and currently is in a CBI Business consulting team that is helping Ikusasa, a Microfinance company in South Africa. She is interested in social entrepreneurship, micro finance, indoor rock climbing, volleyball, dancing, and cooking. Julie views working at the Erb Institute as an opportunity to meet like-minded, passionate people committed to making the world a better place.
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Events Coordinator
Henry Ladd |
Henry joined the staff of the Erb Insitute in 2009. He is responsible for coordinating events by assisting students and staff with planning and logistics. Henry earned a BA in History from Oberlin College in Ohio and came to the Institute after eight years in the residential construction field. He has a particular interest in green building and continues to explore new innovations in green technology and their implementation in the building industry. In his free time, Henry enjoys cooking, ultimate frisbee, skiing, and hiking.
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