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Lillian Hallberg, PhD

Dr. Hallberg is Assistant Dean of Graduate Programs and Director of MBA Programs.

Dean Hallberg has been a professional in education for the past thirty-five years. She has taught undergraduate and graduate level business communications; served as Director of The University of Iowa College of Medicine’s Graduate Program in Hospital and Health Administration from 1988 to 1994, and as Director of Iowa’s Executive MBA Program from 1994 to 1997. She was elected to the National Board of Executive MBA Administrators in 1995.

Dean. Hallberg joined the Sawyer Business School in 1997, and has been instrumental in both curriculum and professional development renovation for the Suffolk MBA Programs. 

Dean Hallberg earned a Bachelor of Arts in English at Augustana College in 1970; a Master’s Degree in Rhetorical Studies from Bradley University in 1972; and a PhD in Communication Studies from The University of Iowa in 1988. In additional to serving as faculty and administrator in the world of academia, Dr. Hallberg has taught seminars in various aspects of managerial communication at the corporate level.

 

Christine Maher, M.Ed.

Christine is Assistant Director of MBA Programs & Academic Advisor.

Christine began her career in the Sawyer Business School in Fall 2000 in the MBA Online Program. In Fall 2002, she became Assistant Director of MBA Programs with primary responsibility for academic advising of prospective, current, returning and MAPS students.

Christine has 10+ years of experience in academic and career counseling. She earned her Master’s of Education in Counseling Psychology from Cambridge College and her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Bridgewater State College.

 

Ana Perez, B.S.

Ana is Assistant Director of the Online MBA Program.
Ana has been with the Suffolk MBA Online Program since the Program’s inception in 1999. As Assistant Director of the Online MBA Program, Ana manages all administrative operations of the Online Program. She is the front-line person for all prospective and current students, online faculty, and university administrative offices.

Ana earned a Bachelor of Science in Information System from Suffolk University in December 2004.

 

Sarah Libby, M.Ed

Sarah is the Assistant Director of Operations within MBA Programs.

Sarah came to the Sawyer Business School in August 2008, after several years at Suffolk University Law School.  In the MBA Programs Office Sarah serves as the Assistant Director of Operations. Foremost among her many responsibilities are direction of the MBA EDGE Program; administrative management of the MBA 600 course, Effective Career Planning; and coordination of budgetary matters.   

Sarah earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from New England College in 2004, and a Master’s of Education in Administration of Higher Education from Suffolk University in 2008.

 

Jackie Gerhold, B.A.

Jackie is the MBA Programs Assistant.

Jackie joined the MBA Programs office in the Fall of 2009, after working as the Alumni Coordinator at Boston University’s School of Dental Medicine. As the first point of contact in the MBA Programs office, Jackie is a knowledgeable resource for prospective and current students, faculty, and university administrative offices. Aside from her administrative duties, her other responsibilities include event planning and web content management.

Jackie earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication from the Northeastern University.