The 2024-25 Academic Year Welcomes New Faculty to SBS

Chad Huemme

Instructor
Strategy and International Business

Professor Huemme is a seasoned executive and experienced educator with extensive experience across public, private, entrepreneurial/startup, education, and nonprofit sectors. His industry expertise spans nuclear and clean energy, high technology, consumer goods, manufacturing/supply chain, digital marketing, social media, and e-commerce. He has successfully led both venture-backed and self-funded startups and has held various executive leadership roles, including board member, managing director, CEO, and COO, within divisions of global public and private companies exceeding $10 billion in revenue.

As a founder of three successful startups, Huemme has developed fundraising strategies, advised numerous global and domestic startups, crafted go-to-market strategies, led corporate turnarounds, and managed diverse, multi-site operations. Huemme’s courses cover economic cluster theory, international strategy, corporate strategy, and business/economic globalization.

Yoongi Kim

Visiting Instructor
Information Systems and Operations Management

Professor Kim's research interests include social media, text analytics, and data security. His current research focuses on understanding and addressing issues of social conflict through a data analytics approach.

He received his PhD in Information Systems for Data Science from the University of Massachusetts Boston.

Rey Spadoni

Executive in Residence
Healthcare Administration

Professor Spadoni has held a variety of senior level positions within the health care industry over nearly four decades, including the hospital, ambulatory, payer, and post-acute sectors. He has served as the president and CEO of the VNA of Boston, the nation’s first home health care agency; president of Partners HealthCare at Home, the $100m home care division of Partners HealthCare (now Mass General Brigham); and CEO of Community Health Systems, a multi-service post-acute and community-based service provider.

He holds an MBA from Boston University and completed his undergraduate degree at Holy Cross College.

Tamara Stenn

Associate Professor of Practice
Management & Entrepreneurship

Professor Stenn joins Suffolk University’s Sawyer Business School with a background in social entrepreneurship, sustainability, and impact measurement. A dedicated educator and practitioner, Stenn has spent over two decades working globally to foster sustainable business practices and empower communities through innovative entrepreneurial ventures.

Stenn says she is excited to bring her expertise to Suffolk, where she looks forward to engaging students in the growing field of social entrepreneurship. She aims to inspire students to think creatively about how business can be a force for good, driving solutions that address pressing global challenges.

Dmitri Tcherevik

Executive in Residence
AI & Machine Learning

Tcherevik is the Executive in Residence responsible for AI, machine learning, and business analytics at the Sawyer Business School. With more than 25 years of experience in the technology industry, he brings a wealth of knowledge in AI-enabled transformation of talent, processes, and technology. He is the founder and CEO of AnyQuest, an innovative enterprise AI enabler specializing in generative AI platforms.

Tcherevik’s career includes leadership roles at prominent technology companies such as Progress Software, where he served as CTO and general manager, and Computer Associates, where he held various executive positions. He holds an MBA from the Sloan School of Management at MIT and an MS in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics from the National Nuclear Research University in Moscow.

Nick Vadala

Executive in Residence
Entrepreneurship

Professor Vadala has more than 30 years of experience with multiple roles as a C-level executive in everything from small startups to companies with $1 billion in sales, specializing in marketing, media, professional services, and technology. He has also led the Suffolk Consulting Clinic for the past four years and will serve as the Associate Director of the Suffolk Entrepreneurship & Educational Development Collaborative (SEED) and the Director of the SEED Consulting Clinic.