Meet Our Faculty | Meet Our Staff | MBA Alumni Testimonials
Meet the MBA Faculty & Staff
Connect with the dedicated MBA faculty and staff at Midland University. With the guidance and support of our Master of Business Administration program leaders, team members, and alumni, you will always have the necessary tools and networking opportunities to excel in the dynamic business landscape in the Omaha and Fremont areas, as well as around the world.
Meet Our Faculty
Karen Altig
Adjunct Faculty, MBA & Senior Agile Project Manager at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska
Email Address: altig@midlandu.edu
Avi Atholi
Adjunct Faculty, MBA & Vice President of Data at First National Bank of Omaha
Email Address: atholi@midlandu.edu
Robert Blacklidge
Adjunct Faculty, MBA, MS MIS & Data Analyst at Greentree Group
Email Address: blacklidge@midlandu.edu
John Hamilton
Adjunct Faculty, MBA & Founder/Principal at The Fontenelle Group
Email Address: hamilton@midlandu.edu
Dr. Cory Hanson
Adjunct Faculty, MBA & Director of Business Transformation, Nebraska Public Power District
Email Address: hanson@midlandu.edu
Brian Hempel, PhD
Adjunct Faculty, MBA & and Founder of Honored Heroes
Email Address: hempel@midlandu.edu
Steve Horan
Adjunct Faculty, MBA and Business Banker at First Bank and Trust
Email Address: horan@midlandu.edu
Ed Ivey
Adjunct Faculty, MBA & International Financial Consultant – Provides Solutions in English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese
Email Address: ivey@mba.midlandu.edu
Jamie Kelly
Adjunct Faculty, MBA and Manager, Organization Development/Talent Management at Boys Town
Email Address: kelly@midlandu.edu
Shawntell Kroese
Adjunct Faculty, MBA and AVP of Sustainability and Sales Operations at Werner Enterprises
Email Address: kroese@midlandu.edu
Dan Matuella
Adjunct Faculty, MBA and Sales Enablement Specialist at Radio Engineering Industries
Email Address: matuella@midlandu.edu
Morgan Wise
Adjunct Faculty, MBA & Quantitative Analyst, Enterprise Modeling at Farm Credit Services of America
Email Address: wise@midlandu.edu
Meet Our Staff
From Our MBA Alumni
A key take-a-way for me was learning the difference between working as a ‘group vs. a team.’ A group tends to conquer and divide where a team is mutually committed to a common goal. It has been beneficial in my workplace to take this approach back to get better results as a team.
at First National Bank Omaha
It’s such a broad range of people at different levels in their career and levels of job experience. It has brought so much more than I thought I could get out of the program.
I joined Midland’s MBA because I wanted to expand my business regionally… As an entrepreneur you don’t spend a lot of time fine-tuning your marketing because you’re so busy building your business. But the class that I had actually gave me the experience to dive into my marketing strategies.
I chose Midland’s MBA because I knew that I wanted an in class experience. It was appealing to have a program you got to have the flexibility to watch and do the activities on your own time with some structure.
