Eberhardt School of Business

Meet Our Instructors

THOMAS BRIERTON
Legal Issues in Employee Relations

Mr. Brierton is an Associate Professor of Business Law at the University of the Pacific. He specializes in Human Resource and Employment Law topics. Mr. Brierton has been involved in both the academic and legal environments for the past twenty years. As an attorney he has litigated a wide variety of cases in private practices and served as a consultant to many businesses in the employment and commercial law areas.

ABEL FERNANDEZ
Managing Projects Successfully

Dr. Fernandez is an Associate Professor and Director of the Engineering Management Program at the University of the Pacific. Dr. Fernandez has over 12 years of system engineering and project management experience with TRW, Inc. and the Harris Corporation. He specializes in project risk analysis, stochastic project scheduling, and modeling of decision analysis problems in project management contexts.

PETER JOHNSON
Building Leadership Effectiveness

Peter Johnson is the Director of the University of the Pacific Westgate Center for Management Development. He has been working with organizations for almost 20 years in the area of leadership and management development. From nonprofit and public agencies to a multi-billion dollar private company, Peter has helped leaders and managers reach their full potential as individuals, teams and organizations.

SACHA JOSEPH-MATHEWS
Exceeding Customer Expectations

Dr. Joseph-Mathews is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at the Eberhardt School of Business at the University of the Pacific. She teaches several marketing courses including, international marketing, international business, advertising and promotions, as well as hospitality and services management. Professor Joseph-Mathews has also published articles in tourism, marketing and international business.

ALAN RAY
Effective Presentation Skills

Dr. Ray is a professor of speech and journalism at the University of the Pacific. As a professional speaker and speaking coach, he has lectured, entertained, and consulted with numerous organizations and companies on the 'edu-tainment' principles of communication. His perspective that both public speakers and organizational communicators should educate as well as entertain provides a unique approach to business practices.

KEVIN SEIBERT
The Art of Negotiation

Mr. Seibert is a partner in Sacramento's largest law firm. He is a trial attorney specializing in business litigation, including contract, real estate, construction and employment disputes. In addition to his work as a trial lawyer, Mr. Seibert serves as a professional mediator helping parties and their attorneys resolve disputes.

DANIEL WADHWANI
Creating a Competitive Strategy

Dr. Wadhwani is the Fletcher Jones Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of the Pacific. He brings a foundation of practical industry experience to his teaching and research. Dr. Wadhwani was an associate at APM Inc, a leading management consulting firm. At APM, Dr. Wadhwani was engaged in both operations and strategic planning for organizations around the country.