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Robert Brennan, MS, CPA, CFE
Instructor
Office: Room 19, Aquinas Hall, NEP Campus
Phone: 267-341-3512
Email: rbrennan@holyfamily.edu
VITAE
Robert P. Brennan is a former Internal Revenue Agent with over 32 years of experience dealing with the Internal Revenue Service. As an agent he was responsible for the examination of individual, corporate and partnership returns. He has been qualified and has testified as an expert summary witness both for the government and the defense in criminal tax cases brought by the government. As a Revenue Agent, he specialized in Income Reconstruction cases and authored Internal Revenue Manual sections dealing with reconstructing income where no books or records exist. Since leaving the Internal Revenue Service, his expertise is dealing with the Internal Revenue Service in civil and criminal tax matters. These matters include civil examinations, collections matters and criminal investigations. Having been a former agent, this “government” mindset is invaluable in understanding where the IRS is coming from and how to effectively settle the case. Bob is currently President of the Tax Institute, Inc., specializing in tax compliance issues. He is an Instructor of Accounting at Holy Family University teaching accounting and taxation courses. He has been on the faculty of Ursinus College, and Penn State University. In addition to instruction at Holy Family he is an Adjunct Professor at Philadelphia University teaching “Business Fraud” in their MBA program.

faculty Anthony DiPrimio, PhD
Professor of Business Administration
Coordinator of Graduate Program in Human Resources Management
Office: Room 1, Aquinas Hall, NEP Campus
Phone: 267-341-3415
Email: adiprimio@holyfamily.edu
VITAE
Dr. Anthony DiPrimio is presently Professor of Business Administration/Finance and Chairman of the Department of Management/Marketing. He was the first dean of the School of Business Administration at Holy Family University for seven years. He teaches a wide range of management courses including: Labor Law, Human Resources Management, Organizational Behavior, the Senior Seminar in Management, Policy and Strategic Planning, Organizational Communication, and Training and Development. Concurrent with his responsibilities as a corporate executive, and before joining the faculty at Holy Family University, Dr. DiPrimio taught a wide range of graduate business courses for over twenty years as an adjunct professor in the MBA Programs at Temple University and La Salle University. Prior to joining the faculty at Holy Family University, he held senior executive positions with Lewistown Hospital, Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, and First Union Bank. In these positions as vice president of human resources, he was responsible for the management of labor relations which included: negotiation of collective bargaining agreements, grievance administration, NLRB hearings, and policy formulation. He also had responsibility for setting and administering compensation and benefits policy. Dr. DiPrimio received his undergraduate education in business administration at LaSalle University, his master’s degree in applied economics from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School, and his doctorate in organizational communication/management from Temple University. He has published extensively in the field of management including a textbook titled Managing Corporate Communications: A Human Resources Perspective, a second book titled: Quality Assurance in Service Organizations, and ten articles on Productivity and Quality Improvement. He is currently working on a third book to be titled: Corporate Leadership: A CEO’s Survival Manual. He is active in a wide range of professional societies, has given public seminars in management and served on community support committees.

faculty James Higgins, MA, MBA
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Office: Room 20, Aquinas Hall, NEP Campus
Phone: 267-341-3568
Email: jhiggins@holyfamily.edu
Mr. Higgins is an associate professor at Holy Family. He teaches accounting and finance in the undergraduate program and a variety of management courses in the MBA Program. He is currently Chair of the Financial Services Department of the School of Business Administration. Mr. Higgins is a graduate of Saint Joseph’s University. Following service in the Marine Corps he obtained an MBA in Finance and an MA in Theology. He has authored articles on Business Ethics, Price Level Adjustments and Goodwill. Previously, he has taught in the Evening Divisions of La Salle and Philadelphia Universities. In addition to his academic career, he has served in executive positions for various corporations and is a recognized speaker on management and financial topics. Recently he was recognized as the MBA – Teacher of the Year. His experiences include domestic and international assignments. Currently he is active in the non-profit sector in the Delaware Valley.

faculty Cao Jiang, PhD
Assistant Professor of Finance
Office: Room 18, Aquinas Hall, NEP Campus
Phone: 267-341-3461
Email: cjiang@holyfamily.edu
Webpage: http://www.stradivarians.com
Dr. Cao Jiang is a finance faculty at Holy Family University. He teaches various finance courses and has research interest in corporate finance, international finance, and political economics. He has been researching with top scholars in the field of finance, management, and international business. He is a graduate of SWUFE, the school of the Chinese central bank, and has a Ph.D. in Finance degree from Temple University. He was a faculty at Temple University, and a visiting professor at The College of New Jersey and Rowan University. Dr. Jiang is a member of the American Finance Association and the Financial Management Association and has presented his work at conferences and workshops in the US and Asia. He is also an avid electronic hobbyist, classical music lover, vintage car appreciator, and mechanical phonograph collector.

Sanghoon Lee, PhD
Assistant Professor of Economics
Office: Room 12, Aquinas Hall, NEP Campus
Phone: 267-341-3522
Email: slee@holyfamily.edu
Dr. Lee is an economics faculty at Holy Family University. He is a graduate of Seoul National University and has a Ph.D. in Economics from Columbia University. He taught at the City College of New York before he joined Holy Family. His research focuses on applications of game theory in economics and international relations. Recently he has been working on economic models of terrorism, some of which have been presented at workshops and national conferences. Other than teaching and research, Dr. Lee has a passion for arts and crafts and enjoys making beaded jewelry with his wife in his spare time.

Andrew Liebman, MBA
Assistant Professor of Management-Marketing and Business Administration
Office: Room 7, Aquinas Hall, NEP Campus
Phone: 267-341-3405
Email: aliebman@holyfamily.edu
VITAE
Andrew Liebman earned a BA in Economics and Business Administration at City University of New York. He also holds an MBA from Baruch College of City University of New York. He has garnered thirty years of teaching experience at the college and university level. He currently serves as Assistant Professor of Business Administration and Management Marketing at Holy Family University, at which he has been employed for 22 years. Professor Liebman also heads the Sports Marketing Management program at Holy Family University.

faculty Thomas B. Martin, PhD
Professor of Computer Science
Coordinator of Graduate Program in Information Systems Management
Office: Room 14, Aquinas Hall, NEP Campus
Phone: 267-341-3671
Email: tmartin@holyfamily.edu
Webpage: http://tomsmusings.home.services.spaces.live.com/
Dr. Thomas B. Martin teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in information systems and business management, and is Chair of the Management Information Systems Department. He is a former CEO and Division President of five high-technology companies, has published more than 50 papers, and has been awarded 19 patents. He earned PhD and MSEE degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, and a BS in electrical engineering from the University of Notre Dame.

faculty Bernice Purcell, MBA
Assistant Professor of Computer Management Information Systems
Office: Room 16, Aquinas Hall, NEP Campus
Phone: 267-341-3400
Email: bpurcell@holyfamily.edu
Webpage: http://web3.holyfamily.edu/bpurcell/
Bernice Purcell is a member of the Computer Management Information Systems faculty at Holy Family University. She is a graduate of Holy Family College and earned her MBA at LaSalle University. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Management Information Systems at Northcentral University. Her research focuses on management of computer use in healthcare. She is currently researching quality standards issues pertaining to electronic health records. She also has an interest in computer use in Education, and has written and presented on the topic.

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