Ohio University

Instructor Team

Greg Emery has been the Director of the Global Leadership Center since 2000. Dr. Emery possesses an MBA (finance concentration), a Ph.D. in Philosophy of Religion (German hermeneutics and existentialism) and an Honorary Ph.D. in Humanities from the University of Cambodia. He also holds Fulbright Senior Specialist status in Business Administration and Leadership.  He has lectured, done research, and managed student-consulting projects in Japan, Mexico, Germany, Hong Kong, Vietnam, the Czech Republic, and Thailand.  In addition to serving as an education advisor at the U.S. Embassy in Malaysia, he has supervised projects for various European embassies in Washington, D.C. and for the US Embassies and Commercial Service Offices in Bangkok, Thailand and Warsaw, Poland. Dr. Emery is currently engaged in a variety of international outreach, development, and leadership projects, including projects done in conjunction with Nha Trang University (Vietnam), the University of Cambodia (Cambodia), the African University College of Communication, and the University of Cape Coast (Ghana, West Africa) and Universität Leipzig (Germany).  Finally, as the GLC is an affiliate of Harvard University's Pluralism Project, he runs an annual GLC project devoted to documenting beliefs and practices in a nearby Hindu community.

Nick Yinger joined the Global Leadership Center in 2009 as a Teaching Assistant. He was a student in the GLC class of 2008. He has a Master’s degree in Applied Linguistics and is currently pursuing a PhD in Instructional Technology. He has previously worked in Southeast Asia and Europe in small stints while continuing to pursue more education. Nick will be leading the GLC 201 & 202 International Collaborative Consulting projects with Nha Trang University, Vietnam this fall.

Huyen Nguyen joined the GLC in Fall 2011. She is currently pursuing her second Master's degree in Journalism at the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Ohio University. She holds her first Master's degree in Media Management at the School of Media Arts and Studies, Ohio University, sponsored by the Fulbright Scholarship. Prior to coming to the US, Huyen had been a faculty at Department of Journalism and Communications, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Her research interests are media finance, media policies, and visual journalism.

Mark Pettyjohn graduated from the Global Leadership Center as part of the class of 2004. In the spring of 2005 Mark received his Bachelor's degree in Accounting from Ohio University. He is currently pursuing a Master's degree in education.

Chaz Brown is currently working as a teaching assistant in the Global Leadership Center. He graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with Bachelor's degrees in International Management and Spanish and he is currently in the Latin American Studies graduate program at Ohio University. As part of the GLC staff, Chaz will be working on program development and diversification of student projects. Chaz enjoys spending time with his family, traveling to Mexico, and meeting new people.

Administration

Melissa Burant is a junior majoring in English Literature and Women & Gender Studies. This is her third year working as a Program Assistant for the GLC. She also works as the Public Relations Director of Ohio University's student-run radio station, The All-Campus Radio Network (ACRN). She will be interning this summer in New York City at The Orchard.

Kial Smith is a senior in the College of Business, Ohio University, studying Management Information Systems and is currently the Global Leadership Center's Information Technology Specialist. In addition to his IT role, Kial is also a second year student in the GLC program and is involved in new student recruitment. "Be the change you want to see in the world" -Gandi