Joachim Bentz
Senior Lecturer at the Department of International Economic Relations, Business & Management.
A Harvard Business School alumni, has over 15 years of professional management experience in Beiersdorf AG, one of the leading global manufacturers of personal consumer products in Ukraine. Joachim has worked at many different levels in global organizations, has taken part in the development and implementation of effective local strategies for FMCG in Chile, Germany and CIS countries.
Hennadii V. Havryliaka
Ph.D. in Economics, Associate Professor at the Department of Information Technologies and Innovations.
Courses taught: Principles of Economic Theory, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics.
During the period of 1967–1971 studied at Taras Shevchenko teacher training school of Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi; graduated with Honors. Afterwards he worked as a driver and a teacher. In 1983 obtained a specialist’s degree in Economics from Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University. Following his three-year-long postgraduate studies, he successfully defended his dissertation and was awarded a Ph.D. (Candidate’s Degree) in Economics in 1987. The academic title of Associate Professor (Docent) was awarded in 1995.
Worked as Assistant Professor, Associate Professor at the Economics Department of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Between 1996 and 2002, he was employed in top managerial positions at commercial banks Unex, Zeus (BIG Energy) and the Center for promotion of rehabilitation of soldiers-internationalists. The positions held included FCS Investment Manager, PA to the bank’s Chairman, Deputy Director, and Chief Financial Officer. In 2001–2002 he headed the Finance Department of the Academy of Labor and Social Affairs; between 2002 and 2005 he was a doctoral student in the Academy of Public Administration under the President of Ukraine.
He has been Associate Professor at Ukrainian-American Concordia University since 2002.
Jeff Evans
Master’s Degree in Social Work, Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry.
Courses taught: Leadership, Sociology.
Graduated from the University of Missouri, St. Louis, with a B.A. in Chemistry and Washington University of St. Louis, with a master’s degree in Social Work.
Founder and owner of Central Contracting Inc., an upscale residential renovation contractor since 1981. Previous experience as chemist at Monsanto World Headquarters and Mallinckrodt Laboratories. Top salesman at Roche Laboratories and AstraZeneca.
At Landmark Worldwide (formerly Landmark Education) throughout the USA, Canada and Mexico trained over 500 volunteers and staff in presenting and managing groups. Produced and organized over 50 seminars for 10 to 300 person events. Managed enrollment and registration into programs.
He teached Being A Leader and Effective Exercise to Leadership: An Ontological / Phenomenological Model at Ukrainian-American Concordia University, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, National Aviation University, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv; holded workshops and lectures at US Embassy’s Janet C. Demiray English Teacher Resource Center and National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”.
Mark Sawchuk
Senior Lecturer at the Department of Foreign Economic Activity Management and International Business.
Courses taught: Brand Management, Marketing Research.
He is General Manager of the Professional Products Division of L’Oreal Ukraine Company. He’s been working at L’Oreal Group for the past 15 years, having worked at various leadership positions including heading the divisions of the company in Montreal and Paris. Now works in Ukraine as a Director of L’Oreal Professional Product Division in Ukraine.
Has been teaching at the Ukrainian-American Concordia University for six years.
