Professional Services and Executive Education

Regardless of the size of your business or organization or your need, we can help accelerate your growth and build a stronger organization. Our professional development capabilities include a comprehensive suite of training and professional development programs and workshops designed to equip leaders and employees with the understanding, skills, and tools necessary to compete in the marketplace. As a service-driven team of industry veterans, scholars, and discipline-specific experts, our advisory services experts can deploy quickly, work with you and meet the needs and challenges specific to your business.

Professional Development

From open-enrollment professional development programs to customized training and coaching designed to meet the specific needs of your team, we stand ready to support the growth of your people, your leaders, and your organization.

Sample Programs:

  • Leader Development
  • Sales Leadership
  • Sales Effectiveness
  • Project Management
  • Finance for non-financial managers
  • Employee Coaching
  • Behavioral Interviewing
  • Team-building

Advisory Services

We will work side-by-side with you to understand your challenges and work to build, implement, and assess solutions to these problems. Whether your challenge is developing people, building culture, or optimizing systems and processes, we’ll be with you every step of the way.

Areas of Expertise:

  • Supply chain optimization
  • Production planning
  • Media
  • Digital marketing
  • Well-being
  • Advertising
  • Information system selection and utilization
  • Analysis and optimization
  • Analytics and forecasting
  • Inventory Management
  • Risk management
  • Audit preparation
  • Accounting controls
  • Market research
Employee selection
  • Compensation and incentive design
  • Executive and leader coaching
  • Customer Service
  • Employee engagement survey design, administration, and interpretation

21st Century Leadership Series

In partnership with ECU’s Office of Continuing & Professional Education, the 21st Century Leadership program of workshops is organized as a seven-course series and designed to equip current and aspiring leaders with the understanding, skills, and tools needed to lead strategically. You will learn to build a team or organization that is goal-focused and vision-driven, while creating an environment for people to thrive, grow, and contribute.

More Info About 21st Century Leadership Series

 

Meet the Team

David Loomis

Interim Director of Professional Services and Executive Education and teaching instructor in the Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management

loomisd17@ecu.edu

3203E Bate Building

The interim director of professional & executive education is responsible for leading the development and promotion of the College of Business’s professional and executive development service offerings. As the interim director, Loomis will play a vital role in the College’s mission of supporting regional transformation by developing programs and initiatives that leverage faculty and staff expertise in support of leader development, employee skill building, organizational problem-solving and workforce development across the region.

Loomis also is a teaching instructor in the marketing and supply chain management department and specializes in delivering engaging and impactful instruction in foundational marketing principles, entrepreneurial marketing, and persuasive sales concepts. He is committed to creating a learning environment that is designed to help students and professionals achieve their academic and career goals.

 

Kurt FicklingW. Kurt Fickling, CRM, CIC, CRIS
Teaching Instructor,
Department of Finance
252-737-1567
ficklingw@ecu.edu
Expertise: risk identification, risk management, risk financing
TD GribbleTD Gribble, M.B.A
Teaching Instructor,
Leadership and Professional Development Program
252-737-2332
gribblea@ecu.edu
Expertise: leadership, professional development, workplace culture
Patrick McKayDr. Patrick F. McKay
Professor
Department of Management
252-328-1263
mckaypa22@ecu.edu
Expertise: diversity, organizational climate, and business-unit performance.
Chip GalushaChip Galusha, M.B.A
Teaching Instructor,
Leadership and Professional Development Program
galusham16@ecu.edu
Expertise: leadership, followership and professional development
Dana NewellDana Newell, M.S., M.B.A
Teaching Instructor,
Department of Marketing &
Supply Chain Management
252-328-9871
newelld21@ecu.edu
Expertise: marketing communications, digital advertising, social media, and SEO strategy
Danica Spriggs, M.A
Teaching Instructor
252-737-1541
spriggsd16@ecu.edu
Expertise: personnel management, operations management, leadership, and small business ownership