Graduate Faculty

Dr. Michelle Capozzoli, the Program Director for the Master's degree program in Project Management at Granite State College, received her BS in Mathematics from Bridgewater State College and her MS and Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of New Hampshire. Prior to joining the college, she was an Assistant Professor at Framingham State College and a Nonclinical Statistician at Bristol-Myers Squibb.

Her experience in both industry and academia helped her create a teaching philosophy centered on action learning. This philosophy led her to incorporate project based learning in her classroom. In April of 2009, Dr. Capozzoli received the “President's Good Steward Award” through the Campus Compact of New Hampshire for her collaboration with the Mt. Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce on community project based learning.

Gina Abudi, MBA has over 20 years of consulting experience in helping businesses of all sizes develop and implement strategy around projects, processes and people. She also works closely with a variety of clients to develop and deliver customized workshops, seminars and training programs to meet long term strategic needs. Gina is President of Abudi Consulting Group, LLC (www.AbudiConsulting.com) and adjunct faculty at Granite State College (NH) in the Master’s degree program in Project Management and at Hesser College (NH) in the undergraduate program in Business Administration. She teaches online, blended, and face-to-face programs.

Gina is a professional speaker and keynote at a variety of conferences, forums and corporate and industry events on a variety of topics. She writes a number of white papers, case studies, and articles on various management and project management topics, which can be found on her blog: www.GinaAbudi.com. She is co-author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Best Practices for Small Business (Alpha Books, 2011) and contributing author to Gantthead’s Project Pain Reliever (J. Ross Publishing, 2011).

Gina serves as President of the PMI® Massachusetts Bay Chapter Board of Directors. She has been honored as one of the Power 50 from PMI® - one of the 50 most influential executives in project management, working to move the profession forward. She is Co-Chair of the NEHRA Program Committee and an active member of The Boston Club, serving on the Membership Committee, the Corporate Relations Committee and as an Ambassador to new members.

Gina received her M.B.A from Simmons Graduate School of Management. She serves on the same Board as the Chair, Continuous Learning.

Brooks holds a B.A. in European history from Gordon College. He went on and received an MA in European history with an emphasis on the history of ideas from the University of Maryland in 1996. Two years later, Brooks also earned an MEd from the University of New Hampshire in secondary education, with a specialization in the philosophy of education. Brooks has taught leadership, philosophy and history at the high school, undergraduate and graduate level for the past seventeen years.

Currently, Brooks holds many different positions. Besides his appointment as a philosophy teacher in an advanced senior level college credit program at Souhegan High School in Amherst, NH, Brooks is currently a professor of leadership at Northeastern University in the school’s graduate leadership program in Boston, MA. Since accepting a position at Northeastern in 2007, Brooks has taught in Australia at Swinburne University’s College of Business and Enterprise in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia as a senior fellow and has mentored and taught at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington, MA through Northeastern’s leadership program. Including his work with GSC, Northeastern University and Souhegan High School, Brooks is also teaching philosophy at both Merrimack College in North Andover, MA and the New Hampshire Institute of Art in Manchester, NH.

In the last ten years, Brooks has devoted his research attention and studies to the teaching of philosophy in many different educational and consulting arenas. Brooks has worked in conjunction with the University of New Hampshire as a teacher mentor and taught philosophy, ethics and history at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, NH and Chester College of New England. He was awarded the 2002 Humanities Teacher of the Year Award in the state of New Hampshire. In addition, he received a NH state Excellence in Education award in 2003. In 2009, Brooks founded a statewide philosophy organization for high school students (HYPE) held every year working with the University of New Hampshire, GSC, St. Anselm College and Hesser College. Focused on leadership development, particularly ethics and citizenry development, Brooks has received additional NH state awards and grants connected with his work in ethics, leadership and civic education. He has had the opportunity to consult and present workshops at the local, national and international level.

 

Carrie Gendreau was born and raised in Littleton, NH. She currently lives in Littleton with her husband Bill. She also has a married daughter, Emmalee, who is now living in Ohio. Carrie is a Dale Carnegie Course Trainer since 1985. She earned her Master’s Degree in Organizational Management and Leadership from Springfield College in 2001. She is the founder and trainer of The Training Connection. The Training Connection designs custom professional development programs for various organizations in New England. Carrie, since 1994, has been teaching Interpersonal, Small Group, and Presentational Communications as an adjunct Professor at Granite State College. She owns Emma & Co. Consignment Boutique in Littleton. Carrie gives back to her community by serving as a director on various non-profit boards. She has written a variety of articles for National and local publications. She is the contributing author and editor of Wit and Wisdom from the Front Porch and contributing author of Trainer’s Warehouse Book of Games.

Dr. Mark Jewell is an Adjunct Instructor in the Graduate Leadership Studies at Granite State College. He currently holds the position of Bureau Chief, overseeing the Welfare to Work Program for the NH Department of Health & Human Services, Division of Family Assistance. His management experience spans over 32 years in both for-profit and non-profit settings. In addition, he has 15-plus years teaching at various colleges throughout New Hampshire; predominately in the field of Organizational Management, Leadership, and Human Service Systems.

Dr. Jewell’s teaching philosophy is to bring a realistic perspective of practice to the classroom, coupled with the philosophy and foundations of organizational theory and management. He uses an open style instructional method, relying on discussion, exercises, and reflection by his students. He believes that in order for a person to effectively learn, they first need to synthesize the information provided, and then draw from their own conclusions and insights.

Dr. Jewell possesses a B.S. in Human Services, an M.S. in Human Service Administration, and two post-graduate degrees in Naturopathy, and Holistic Health.

David Lendry is a graduate-degreed Project Management Professional (PMP) with over 20 years of progressive experience in program and project management, project portfolio management from inception to deployment, leadership, team building, financial and administrative aspects of business, information technology systems, telecommunications, and international business. He is recognized as a subject matter expert in Project Management and Portfolio Management, speaking at multiple industry forums.

David's classes are intended to be interactive, as class participation greatly enhances learning. Each week David's goal is to get students where they will have the opportunity to apply what they've learned in classroom immediately in their careers.

David earned an MBA from Southern New Hampshire University and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Nichols College.

Mary Beth McNicholas has over 25 years of project and program management experience in health care, insurance, manufacturing and professional services industries overseeing large, complex ERP application implementations, transformation and Merger and Acquisition programs.

Mary Beth's Project Management teaching philosophy centers around her belief that PM is learned best using a hands-on approach where students experience the application of PM skills and techniques in the classroom or online course work.

She holds an MBA (finance concentration) from Youngstown State University in Youngstown, OH and holds certifications in both PMP and CSM (Certified Scrum Master).

Paul’s professional experience includes being a Technical Project Manager, Licensed Attorney, member of the New Hampshire Association, and being an engineer. He earned his JD from Franklin Pierce Law Center, his MBA from Boston College and his BS from Southern New Hampshire University. He is a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma International Honor Society in the Boston College Chapter and received his Graduate Project Management Certificate from Bentley College.

“Since I earned my B.S. and M.B.A while attending school during the evenings and while raising a family, I know what it is like to juggle work, school and personal matters. I therefore have a close connection with my non-traditional students. I also feel that it is important to blend a mix of theory with practical learning in my classes. So, I believe that real life examples are an essential component of the learning process. Overall, I strive to provide my students with the value they rightfully expect from my classes.”

Mr. Jeffrey Paquette earned his MBA at Southern New Hampshire University and his BS in Business Management from Daniel Webster College. He has his PMP certification with over 20 years of experience in the field of Project Management. Jeffrey teaches PM 800: Project Management Seminar at Granite State College.

Kathleen Smee has over 20 years in Education. Ms. Smee develops and designs corporate training programs for executives and managers including the creation of curricula on Leadership, Ethics, Communication, Teams, Change, Organizational Dynamics, Mentoring, Training Trainers and Project Management. She implements and evaluates the effectiveness of these learning programs. Previous employers include Verizon, FairPoint Communications, Cazenovia Public Schools and Onondaga Community College.

Ms. Smee is a certified teacher and has taught every grade K-12, she has also been a Middle School Principal in an alternative school for suspended and expelled students; and a High School Principal in a maximum secure prison for juvenile male felons.

Ms. Smee earned her BA in Education from the University of Michigan; her MA in Educational Foundations is from Lesley University. Her post-graduate work includes courses at SUNY Cortland and Le Moyne College. In 2011 Springfield Technical College honored Kathleen Smee with an award for her success in connecting employees with college degree programs.

As an instructor of on-line graduate courses at Granite State College, Ms. Smee combines her two passions: Teaching and Leadership. Ms. Smee’s skill in teaching derives from her awareness that the student’s curiosity is the most powerful motivator for learning. Discovering how the course curriculum connects to the student’s interests is the primary challenge for both the instructor and student. Ms. Smee establishes and maintains high expectations for all Granite State students. Individual differences will impact the time needed to master the body of knowledge, but all can achieve the learning goals. She currently teaches PM 810: Change Management & Communication.

Ms. Whitehouse received her MS in Project Management from the School of Business at George Washington University in 2012 and her BS in IT/Visual Communications. She has over 20 years of experience in field of Project Management in finance, health care and insurance.