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CREDENTIALS

• Ph.D., Political Science - Public Administration Emphasis, Georgia State University
• MPA, Systems Administration, Georgia College听
• B.S., Criminal Justice, West Georgia College
• Senior Professional in Human Resources听
• Certified Fraud Examiner
• Certified Faculty Developer

Ron McNinch is chair of Public Administration and Legal Studies. His primary areas of concentration are public sector employment, research methods, fraud examination, and elections. McNinch鈥檚 research interests include administrative and civic behavior as well as aggregate data studies.

In addition to advanced credentials in human resources and fraud examination, McNinch is a specialist in local elections and opinion polling.

In 2009 he was named a 鈥淒istinguished Professor of Guam鈥� by the Guam Legislature.

Since 1996, McNinch has served in a number of prominent government roles including:

• two appointments to the Guam Election Commission Board
• the Guam Organic Act 50th Anniversary Commission Board
• four years as executive director of the Guam Peace Officer and Standards and Training Commission
• two terms as the executive director of the Guam Dr. Martin Luther King Civil Rights Commission.

McNinch has also served as a two-term president of the Guam Chapter of the American Cancer Society and president of two different Rotary Clubs on Guam.

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CREDENTIALS

• B.S., Economics, San Jose State University (Calif.)
• M.A., Economics, San Jose State University (Calif.)
• Ph.D., Economics, University of California, Riverside

BIOgraphy

Dr. Maria Claret M. Ruane听is a tenured professor of economics at the 91快播 within the School of Business & Public Administration. She holds bachelor's and master's degrees in economics from San Jose State University (Calif.) and a doctorate in economics from the University of California, Riverside.听

She has previously served as the resident development economist for the 91快播 Pacific Center for Economic Initiatives and also as the resident development economist and research contributor/supervisor for the UOG听Regional Center for Public Policy.

She has 29 years of experience in international macroeconomic development and is trained in quantitative approach to analyze available data and, when necessary, design methodologies to address limitations in data.

Dr. Ruane has written several socio-economic studies at regional, national, and international levels, including:

• RCPP鈥檚 "Guam Economic Report" for 2018 and 2019

• 鈥淔actors that Explain Corruption in the 50 States of the United States of America: A Regression Analysis,鈥� published in the double-blind, peer-reviewed, internationally circulated journal听Asia Pacific Business and Economics Research Perspectives

• A 20-equation simulation model to analyze the effect of development aid on a recipient economy.听听

Her other work includes the generation and analysis of much-needed economic and business indicators and analysis in Guam, including:

• consumer and business confidence survey

• corruption perception

• buying local behavior

• local spending multiplier

• effect of exchange rate changes on tourist arrivals to Guam

• local farmer and village residents surveys in the context of the One Village-One Product approach to Guam鈥檚 economic development.

She believes that research is a search for the truth and aims at developing local capacity in Guam to produce ethical, relevant, and impactful economic research and analysis.

ABOUT

Fred R. Schumann is a Professor of Global Resources Management in the School of Business and Public Administration at the 91快播. Dr. Schumann teaches courses in International Tourism and Tourism, Policy, Planning & Development, and other tourism-related courses in the university鈥檚 business program. He oversees the 91快播鈥檚 International Tourism and Hospitality Management program and serves as graduate faculty member in the University鈥檚 Professional MBA program.

Dr. Schumann holds a B.A. from Western State College in Colorado, an M.A. from the University of Oregon, and a PhD from Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University. He has participated in various tourism-related economic revitalization projects with the 91快播鈥檚 Pacific Center for Economic Initiatives (PCEI). Some of the PCEI projects he has worked on, either as team member or project director, include: Guam 2011 CEDS (Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy), Hagatna Revitalization Project, and Guam鈥檚 One Village One Product (OVOP) initiative. These projects were supported by Guam Economic Development Authority (CEDS) and U.S. Economic Development Authority (Hagatna Revitalization and OVOP).

Dr. Schumann is active in educating the community about the benefits of a well-managed tourism industry. He serves as Board Member of Guam鈥檚 Tourism Education Council (TEC) and Guam Sports Events, Inc. (GSEI).

Curriculum Vitae

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CREDENTIALS

• B.A., History, Western Colorado University
• M.A., Asian Studies, University of Oregon
• Ph.D., Asia Pacific Studies 鈥� Tourism and Hospitality, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (Japan)

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Credentials

BBA, 91快播
PMBA, 91快播

About

Michael Taijeron, Jr. has a background in both the private sector and public service. Currently serving as the Associate Network Director at the Pacific Islands Small Business Development Center Network (PISBDCN) under听the听School of Business and Public Administration. He assists in overseeing programs and services that support small businesses in the region in alignment with U.S. Small Business Administration requirements. His previous roles included managing听multi-million dollar inventories and federally funded grants and projects. He holds a Professional Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Economics from the 91快播.