College of Business and Public Administration

ADJUNCT Faculty

Jo-Anne Beiter     

hoelejo@kean.edu

jomarieb@optonline.net

 

Domenick Celentano             

dcelenta@kean.edu

dom@domenickcelentano.com

 

Peter Hercky                

phercky@kean.edu

hercky@hph-comm.com

 

     Peter Hercky has been an adjunct professor at Kean since 1982.  He has taught a wide range of marketing related courses including Introduction to Marketing, Advertising, Sales Management, Sports Marketing, Services Marketing, International Marketing, Retail Marketing and Consumer Behavior.
     Hercky is a partner in Hercky Pasqua Herman, a full service, marketing communications firm based in Roselle Park.  The company provides advertising, public relations, marketing consulting, market research, direct mail and internet services to its b2b and consumer clients.   He attended Rutgers University and earned an MBA from Fairleigh Dickinson University.
     Twitting and blogging on a steady basis, Hercky seeks out marketing/communication articles of interest for his students and posts them on his blog.  He can be followed on Twitter at twitter.com/Hercky

 

Marc Kalan       

mkalan@kean.edu

mkalan51@hotmail.com

     Marc Kalan is a consumer packaged goods marketing veteran with over 30 years of relevant industry expertise.  Mr. Kalan combines senior marketing management experiences from client, agency and marketing services vendors (established and start-ups) giving him the unique ability to see issues and opportunities from multiple perspectives.
     Marc has held positions in marketing management at companies like American Can (Northern Bathroom Tissue), Warner-Lambert (Trident, Chiclets, Schick) and Thompson Medical (Dexatrim). He has extensive expertise: creating impactful marketing programs; managing and building marketing, account and sales teams, in both On-Line and Off-Line spaces (media and promotion); identifying, qualifying, selling new revenue generating business while building strong client relationships; combining superior analytical, interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills for clients including Proctor & Gamble, BP/Castrol ING Direct, Pfizer, Glaxo SmithKline, J&J, Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Unilever, Wyeth, Kraft, Del Monte Fresh, Hershey, Playtex and Colgate.
     Marc currently serves as EVP & Chief Marketing Officer for LR Johnson Associates, a West Coast based consultancy.  He holds degrees from The University of Pennsylvania (BA ’73) and Columbia University (MBA ’76). 

Steve Kohut           

skohut@kean.edu

sk0424@aol.com

 

Thomas Metz             

tmetz@kean.edu

tmetz@metzceconsulting.com

     Thomas J. Metz has over 35 years of success in financial services with the last 18 years devoted to customer experience and customer relationship management (CRM) and other marketing strategies to improve the customer experience and increase revenues.  He is currently VP, COO and CFO of the Mann Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia, PA, a 501c company dedicated to providing wonderful open-air theater arts and music experiences from the Philadelphia Orchestra through all genres of music to current day rock.  Mr. Metz formerly provided consulting services to the Mann as CEO of Metz CE Consulting, LLC, a management consulting firm dedicated to helping organizations deliver memorable customer experiences and building related revenues.  He holds his MBA in Finance and Accounting from LaSalle University in Philadelphia, PA and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Robert O'Connor          

rooconno@kean.edu

boc0625@aol.com

     Robert O’Connor has worked in Sales and Marketing management positions in his corporate career, delivering and implementing sales and marketing plans and programs to sell communications products and services.  He currently is a Sales Director selling consulting services to business clients.  Mr. O’Connor has taught Marketing, Professional Selling, and Advertising courses at the undergraduate level for eight years. He looks to incorporate his “real world” business experiences in communicating the key concepts and principles of the subject matter.
     Mr. O’Connor earned an MBA in Marketing from Fairleigh Dickinson University.  He has completed the Wharton School Executive Education Program.

Steve Savino

ssavino@kean.edu

steven.savino@savinoglobalgroup.com

 

     Steven L. Savino is Founder, President and CEO of Savino Global Group, LLC, specialists in global marketing seminars and executive workshops.  Savino has over 25 years experience as a professional marketer and is a senior-level business executive who specializes in the area of strategic brand marketing.  Savino has exceptional global brand building experience with breadth of accomplishments with several multi-national companies across consumer packaged goods, retail, electronics, entertainment/theme parks, internet/intranet and franchising.  Savino is the author of the book titled, The Adventures of (a real life) Brand Czar – 12 Personal-Size Marketing Lessons for Global-Size Results, published March 2008 by iUniverse, ISBN: 978-0-595-48453-9.
     Steve Savino has an undergraduate degree in economics from Villanova University, an MBA from the Babcock Graduate School of Management at Wake Forest University and has completed the coursework toward a Ph.D. in marketing at the Darden Graduate School of Business at the University of Virginia.

Dena Strong                

dstrong@kean.edu

ms_denas123@verizon.net

 

Eileen Strong                

estrong@kean.edu

eileen@strongincetives.com

     Eileen Strong is a very seasoned professional of the Advertising and Marketing Business world.  She presents to her students 20 years first hand experience from the client and agency side.  Eileen brings an extensive involvement with major product lines such as Grey Poupon, Ortega products, Miller Beer, A1 Steak Sauce, Keebler products and several Health & Beauty Aid products.  Regional and national promotions for 3 tiered marketing campaigns is her strength.
     Educated at the University of Wisconsin in Business and Communication; her students will benefit with in-depth skills applicable to the world of advertising and marketing.