Business

Why Study Business?

The Business Department at De Anza College is one of the nation's leading two-year business programs, with courses, degrees and certificates that provide you with the competitive edge to excel in your career, transfer to a four-year university, or manage your own business.

We offer a wide range of business courses in management, marketing, human resource management, international business, business law, entrepreneurship and more. Our instructors are enthusiastic about sharing their in-depth knowledge and industry experience, while teaching practical skills in these fields.

Make a valuable investment in your future. Enroll in a De Anza business course now!

Meet Our Business Faculty

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Full-Time Instructors

Michele Fritz

• Education: MBA, Harvard University; Masters in Education CSU East Bay; BS Business Administration, Boston University
• Focus: Management, Marketing, Product Development, Information Technology, Operations Management.
• Industry experience: GTE, Aspect Telecommunications, Data General, American Cyanamid, Johnson & Johnson, startups. Former Treasurer of the Board of the Humane Society Silicon Valley.
• Contact: 408.864.8615  or FritzMichele@deanza.edu

• Office:  F51j

Emily Garbe

• Education: MBA, Wharton Business School; ME, Computer Science, Cornell University; BS Computer Science, Applied Math; PhD Psychology
• Focus: Marketing, M&A, Venture Development, Corporate Finance, Strategic Planning, Technology in Business.
• Industry experience: Booz Allen & Hamilton, Gemini Consulting, McKenna Consulting, MCI, AT&T Bell Labs, IBM, DirecTV, startups.
• Contact: 408.864.8688  or GarbeEmily@deanza.edu

• Office:  F51s

Manisha Karia

• Education: PhD, Swinburne Univ. of Technology; Master of Business Studies, Massey Univ.; BBM, Bharathiar Univ.; NCAET, Te Wananga O Aotearoa,
• Focus: Entrepreneurship, Human Relations, Marketing, Management, International Business, Human Resource Management
• Industry experience: PR & customer care (healthcare), Business Owner (FMCG distributorship), Consulting (FoundersClick, Abacus), Research (Experiential Learning, Business Proc Reengineering, Entrepreneurship).
• Contact: 408.864.8606 or KariaManisha@deanza.edu

• Office:  F51p

Byron Lilly

• Education: MBA, UC Berkeley; MA, Economics, UC Berkeley, BS, UC Berkeley
• Focus: Business Law, Business and Society, Finance, Accounting
• Industry experience: Tandem Computers, Ungermann-Bass, Stratacom, Guidant, Sybase, Electronics for Imaging, Neuron Data, KPMG, LSI Logic
• Contact: 408.864.8431 or LillyByron@deanza.edu

• Office:  F41f

Dan Salah

• Education: MBA, Wharton School of Business; BA, UC Berkeley
• Focus: Business Law, Personal Finance, Accounting, Strategic & Financial Planning
• Industry experience: Consulting (LitiNomics, KPMG), Finance and Strategy (AT&T), Entrepreneur (NDI).
• Contact:  408.864.5563 or SalahDan@deanza.edu
• Office:  F51h

Sandra Spencer

• Education: MBA, CSU Hayward; BA, Economics ,UC Berkeley
• Focus: Finance
• Industry experience: Entrepreneur.
• Contact: 408.864.8932 or SpencerSandra@deanza.edu
• Office: F51q

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Adjunct Faculty

Kimberlee Andrews-Bingham

• Education: EdD candidate, Ferris State University; MBA, University of Phoenix Detroit Campus; MSW, University of Michigan Ann Arbor Campus; BA, Michigan State University
• Focus: Human Resources
• Industry Experience: Kellogg Company, State of Michigan, University of Michigan, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Kellogg Community College
• Contact:  AndrewsKim@deanza.edu

Joseph Barbeau

• Education: JD, Magna Cum Laude, University of Minnesota; BA, Summa Cum Laude, Universty of Minnesota
• Focus: Business Law
• Experience: 30+ years based in both Hong Kong and Silicon Valley (expertise in cross-border transactions), currently a Partner of Gibson Dunn with a heavy concentration of work for technology and life sciences companies in the U.S. and in Asia.
• Contact: BarbeauJoseph@deanza.edu

Brian Bennett

• Education: MBA, Boise State University; BS, UC Santa Barbara
• Focus: Marketing, Personal Finance, International Business, Sales, Corporate Financial Planning, Accounting, Strategic Planning, Mergers & Acquisitions
• Industry experience: McKinsey, KPMG Peat Marwick, Robert Half, CardioThoracic Systems (IPO), TogetherSoft, Olympic Athlete
• Contact: BennettBrian@deanza.edu

Mike Gough

• Education: MBA/BA Santa Clara University; MA, English, Notre Dame de Namur Univeristy
• Focus: Accounting and General Business
• Industry Experience: High Technology, Investment Banking and Public Accounting
• Contact: GoughMichael@deanza.edu

Ron Goularte

• Education: JD, Golden Gate University; BS, Industrial Relations, SJSU; AA Accounting, Foothill
• Focus: Civil Litigation
• Industry experience: Arbitrator of California Superior Court, California State Bar
• Contact: GoularteRonald@deanza.edu

Mary Hiland

• Education: Ph.D., Human and Organizational Systems, Fielding Graduate University; MA, Organizational Development, Fielding Graduate University; MPA, SJSU; MSW, SJSU; BA, English, SJSU.
• Focus: Nonprofit governance; nonprofit leadership and management; nonprofit strategic alliances and mergers; organizational development.
• Industry experience: President, Hiland Consulting; President & CEO, Momentum for Mental Health; Podcast host: Inspired Nonprofit Leadership; National Advisory Council, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO); Founder & Board Treasurer, NAWBO-Silicon Valley Education Group; Senior Fellow, American Leadership Forum.
• Contact: HilandMary@deanza.edu

Guillermo (Willie) Hernandez

• Education: MBA, Nova Southeastern University; MSEE, San Diego State; BSEE, University of Puerto Rico
• Focus: Product Management, Product Line Management, E-commerce
• Industry experience: Software Engineer in R&D, Senior Product Line Manager; NetApp, BigBand Networks, CloudShield Technologies, Juniper Networks, IP Infusion, Quick Eagle Networks, Entrepreneur. 
• Contact: HernandezGuillermo@deanza.edu

Dionne Morgan

• Education: MBA, Boise State University; BS, Business Administration San Jose State University
• Focus: Marketing, Advertising, Sales
• Industry experience: Hewlett-Packard Company, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
• Contact:  MorganDionne@deanza.ed

Wenlei Shan

• Education: MBA, Arizona State; MSEE, Purdue University, BS Chem Eng SUNY
• Focus: Sale, Marketing
• Industry experience: Amazon, Equinix, Intel, National Semiconductor
• Contact:  ShanWenlei@deanza.edu

Bhavna Sharma

• Education: Ph.D candidate, City University of NY; MBA, Fordham Business School, NY; MBA, Management Development Institute, India; BS Chemistry, St Stephen's College, India
• Focus: Integrated Business Strategy, Brand Management and Digital Marketing
• Industry experience: Marketing Strategy (Nivea), Brand Management (Kraft, Toys R Us), Digital Marketing and e-commerce (Olander), B2B and Consumer Goods Marketing (Harris Freeman)
• Contact: SharmaBhavna@deanza.edu

Gordon Smith

• Education: MBA, York University; BA, University of Toronto
• Focus: Business strategy, Marketing, Business Development, Product Line Manager
• Industry experience: Martello Tower Consulting, Fat Spaniel Technologies, Orbital Data, Speedera Network, Ukiah Software, U-B Networks, 3Com.
• Contact: SmithGordon@deanza.edu 

Oduro Takyi

• Education: MBA, Long Island University, LL.B.(Hons.), Accra, Ghana
• Focus: Business Planning, Entrepreneurship, Financial Statements Analysis, Business Processes
• Industry experience: The Boardroom Planning Group, Kaiser Permanente, Litton Industries Credit Corp., General Electric Credit Corp.
• Contact: TakyiOduro@deanza.edu

Lale Yurtseven

• Education: MBA, Middlebury Institute of International Studies; MS, Middlebury Institute of International Studies
• Focus: International Business Management, Business Law, Marketing, Human Relations, Quality Management, Entrepreneurship
• Industry experience: Logos Corporation, VeriSign, United Nations, HostPortal, startups.
• Contact: YurtsevenLale@deanza.edu