Dr. Erik J. Meader is Vice President, Pfizer, and is responsible for drug/device product combination sourcing and for various strategic initiatives and performance management programs, including: working capital, supplier diversity, decision support, communications, professional development, budgeting, supplier relationship management, third party risk management, and policies/compliance. Dr. Meader has led organizations that focused on strategic sourcing, category management, contract management, business process outsourcing, shared service centers, and business process reengineering. Prior to Pfizer, he worked in the management consulting, food and beverage, automotive, and petroleum industries. He also currently serves the Eastern Minority Supplier Development Council, a non-profit that connects minority-owned businesses with member corporations, as Board Chair. Dr. Meader has a PhD in Organizational Leadership from Eastern University, MBA in Finance from University of Pittsburgh, and BS in Industrial Engineering from Penn State University.

Dr. Meader and his wife Adrienne have three children and live in Mullica Hill, NJ.

Dr. Bosch is a seasoned pharmaceutical executive with more than 20 years of experience in the industry, including a broad span of applications of nanotechnology and all phases of drug product development.

Bill is a co-inventor of SoluMatrix Fine Particle Technology™ which has been commercialized in three FDA-approved prescription drug products, and has been instrumental in leading the clinical development, regulatory strategy, and technical readiness activities at Churchill Pharmaceuticals.

Bill is also the Chief Science Officer of iCeutica Inc. and previously served as Director of Pharmaceutical Research at Elan Corporation where he managed the development activities for four commercial products that incorporate nanotechnology. Bill was a co-founder of NanoSystems LLC in 1995 and a co-inventor of NanoCrystal® Technology.

Dr. Russ Carfagno is a director at Johnson Controls where he leads a group responsible for technical services and control systems for commercial products. Dr. Carfagno has also led organizations involved in marketing, product management, business operations, and field service management. He is a Navy veteran where he served six years in the submarine force. He also works as an adjunct professor at Central Penn College and facilitates courses at Cornell University. He has an associate degree in electronic engineering from Thomas Edison State University, a bachelor's degree in technical management from DeVry University, an MBA from the Keller Graduate School of Management, a certificate of advanced graduate studies (CAGS) in leadership, and a PhD in organizational leadership from Eastern University. His research has been focused on value-based leadership and how values impact the way in which followers prefer to be led.

Dr. Carfagno and his wife Nancy have one daughter and live in York, PA.

Dr. David Greenhalgh came to Eastern University in the summer of 1993.  Prior to that, he served 22 years in school administration; 11 years working with the Deaf in Providence, Rhode Island and 11 years as the founding headmaster of West Bay Christian Academy also in Rhode Island. He taught courses on the Philosophy of Education, Moral Education, School Governance and Education in a Global Context. He initiated certification programs in educational leadership to prepare principals and superintendents and served as Dean of Arts and Sciences from 2003 – 2006. He was then the founding Director of Eastern's PhD in Organizational Leadership and retired from full-time responsibilities in 2015. As emeritus faculty he continues teaching leadership courses and serving on dissertation committees. 2016-17, he taught Strategic Management for DAI, in Vellore, India. 2016 co-authored Reviewing Leadership: A Christian Evaluation of Current Approaches. 

He continues to serve as a consultant, interim administrator, and board member for several organizations. He is committed to the local church, married to Ellie for 49 years, has four adult children, and fifteen grandchildren.

Roselyn Hsueh is Associate Professor of Political Science at Temple University, where she co-directs the Certificate in Political Economy. She is the author of Micro-Institutional Foundations of Capitalism: Sectoral Pathways to Globalization in China, India, and Russia (Cambridge University Press, 2022), China’s Regulatory State: A New Strategy for Globalization (Cornell University Press, 2011), and scholarly articles and book chapters on states and markets, comparative regulation and governance, and development and globalization. She is a frequent commentator on politics, finance and trade, and economic development in Asia, China, and beyond. BBC World News, The Economist, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, National Public Radio, The Washington Post, and other media outlets have featured her research. She has testified before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission and consulted for The Center for Strategic and International Studies. She has served as a Global Order Visiting Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania, member of the Georgetown Initiative for U.S.-China Dialogue on Global Issues, and Residential Research Faculty Fellow at U.C. Berkeley. She also lectured as a Visiting Professor at Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico and served as a Visiting Scholar at the Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. She is the recipient of the Fulbright Global Scholar Award and other prestigious fellowships for international fieldwork. She held the Hayward R. Alker Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Southern California. She earned her BA and PhD in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley.

Karen Hosler Kispert is a proud member of Cohort 1 of Eastern University’s PhD program in Organizational Leadership. She has spent her entire adult life as a "pracademic" -- simultaneously in academia as student and/or teacher, and in nonprofit organizational leadership. She was an executive director of human service organizations for over 15 years, and has done nonprofit organization development as consultant and interim executive director since 2011, specializing in helping organizations during times of executive leadership transition. Dr. Kispert coordinates Eastern’s master’s program in organizational leadership, and has been an adjunct faculty at Eastern since 2003, teaching courses in leadership and management. She is a nationally licensed consultant for the "Standards for Excellence," an ethics and accreditation program for nonprofit organizations. Dr. Kispert also holds a Master of Arts in political science from Boston College and has taught political science to undergraduates at various universities in Boston and the Philadelphia area.   

Dr. Kispert is active in her local church, is an elected Inspector of Elections, and is an enthusiastic hiker, pianist, and weight lifter!

Brian Leander is a consultant offering twenty-five years of results in leadership development, organizational development, strategic planning, and executive coaching. Dr. Leander has a documented top performance record delivering training and facilitation to nonprofit organizations, colleges and universities, and church systems.

Dr. Leander’s career success has been working with leaders in churches, nonprofit and higher education who are seeking innovative ways to achieve mission and impact in local communities and nationally.

Currently, Dr. Leander is developing curriculum for a multi-track intercultural leadership institute for executives from universities, businesses, nonprofits and religious organizations at Goshen College.

Jason Lewis, CFRE & AFP Master Trainer, provides the nonprofit sector with an often-needed contrarian voice, willing to question deeply engrained beliefs and assumptions of how effective fundraising really works. Whether writing, speaking or training, Jason challenges the prevailing wisdom about fundraising practices, hiring decisions, and donor behavior. Jason's first book, The War for Fundraising Talent, is an honest yet hopeful critique of contemporary fundraising practices.

When asked, Jason will confidently explain that he is on a mission to ensure that organizations have a shared understanding of how fundraising really works and that fundraising professionals are recognized and admired for meaningful work.