Ron Thomas is the executive director of Executive Education at Indiana University Kelley School of Business. He has spent over twenty years in the executive education industry, designing and conducting custom management and executive education programs for Fortune 500 firms such as Alcoa, AT&T, BP Amoco, Brown Forman, Cinergy, Coca-Cola, Dow Chemical, EDS, Elanco, FedEx, General Motors, Kimball International, Lincoln Financial, Lucent Technologies, Old National Bancorp, Philips Electronics, Roche Diagnostics, Sara Lee, SIRVA, Vectren, WellPoint, and Whirlpool.

Ron also has considerable experience in the development and implementation of consortium education programs. During his career at the Kelley School of Business, Ron has developed and led numerous consortia, including the Indiana Partnership for Management Development (IPMD), Indiana Service Partnership (ISP), the Kelley Partnership for Leadership Development (KPLD), the Indiana Forum for Management Development (IFMD), and the Indiana Online MBA Consortium.

He is certified as an experiential educator though Roland, Diamond and Associates and a certified Seven Habits of Highly Effective People facilitator through the Stephen Covey Company.

Previously, Ron was senior associate director of Executive Programs at Notre Dame University and executive director of Butler University’s Corporate & Executive Education.

Kim Goad is the director of business development of Executive Education at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business.

Previously, she was director of career development for Butler University’s Lacy School of Business, where she oversaw the design and delivery of the four-year career development program, employer relations, and career advising to achieve a year-over-year 99% placement rate. She also led students on experiential learning trips and taught Organizational Behavior and a UK-based management course, Leadership London.

Kim has over two decades of industry experience in strategy, marketing, operations, and development with clients in a variety of industries including pharmaceuticals, consumer packaged goods, durable goods, and telecommunications. Among her corporate experience, she led a team that earned Bristol Myers Squibb’s Supplier Innovation Award for six-figure cost savings.

She has spoken on topics such as leadership, delivering feedback, team building, attracting and retaining snake people, and managing multiple generations in the workplace. She is also coauthor of One Girl Can Change the World (Standard Publishing, 2009), a book that guides teen girls to discover and pursue their purpose.

Kim earned her undergraduate degree from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business and her MS from the Indiana University School of Education. She is certified in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® and DiSC® assessments. Her mission is to use her experience and skills to help organizations and individuals reach their potential.

Paul Slaggert is director of Open Enrollment Programs in Executive Education at the Kelley School of Business. He recently completed 18 years in senior leadership roles in Executive Education at the University of Notre Dame, where he served as both director of nondegree programs (15 years) and director of the Stayer Center (three years). Prior to joining Notre Dame, he was director of the Cincinnati Center for Management and Executive Development at the University of Cincinnati for 12 years. He leads training sessions for corporate clients on the topics of leadership, paradigm shifts, delegation and empowerment, systems thinking, and financial literacy. He also has designed a unique learning tool to facilitate the understanding of accounting and finance at all levels of a company.

Paul holds a BBA in management from Notre Dame and an MBA in finance from Boston College. He was a secured lending officer for Citicorp in New York City and an operations supervisor for the Northern Trust Company in Chicago. He has more than 20 years of experience in academic leadership roles at Notre Dame, the University of Cincinnati, and Boston College, and has taught extensively in the areas of finance, business management, and leadership.

Kimberly Ennis is the associate director of operations and program management of Kelley School of Business Executive Education. In her role, Kim oversees the operations and internal business of the organization and also works with external clients and faculty to execute successful programs.

Kim's recent experience includes a role she held for eight years as the director of events for an educational publishing company. There she led a team responsible for contracting, budgeting, logistical planning, and execution of professional development events with an overall reach of 25,000 educators annually. As a business unit leader, she saw financial growth for the organization and helped build new platforms for advancing the work of authors.

She earned her CMP (certified meeting professional) designation in January 2012 from the Convention Industry Council. She is a member of Professional Convention Management Association where she holds various roles including the opportunity to serve as a presenter at conferences to both students and professionals. 

Kimberly graduated from Montclair State University in Upper Montclair, NJ, with a BS in business administration. She earned her graduate certificate in business management from the Kelley School of Business in 2019 and is currently pursuing her MBA at Kelley with an expected graduation in 2021.

Ray Luther, PCC, is the executive director of the Partnership for Coaching Excellence and Personal Leadership at the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University. Previously, he was the executive director of the Full-Time MBA Program at Kelley. Ray is also the codirector of the Kelley Consumer Marketing Academy, and is a founder and codirector of the Kelley MBA Leadership Academy.

Ray’s work experience spans a 20+ year career with executive team leadership, strategy, branding, market research, innovation, change management, and operations. Prior to his time at Kelley, Ray worked at Procter & Gamble as a director in the Health Care Business Unit across the pharmaceutical and OTC medicine categories. Ray served as a US Army Officer in the 3rd Infantry Division where he was in line roles as a platoon leader and company executive officer in the Medical Service Corps.

Ray was a lead designer and founding member of the Kelley MBA Me, Inc. career management course and has personally coached hundreds of students while at Kelley. He coaches MBA students on the practice of leadership, strategic visioning, and coaching others for high performance. Ray teaches leadership coaching through Executive Education to a number of corporate clients. He has also developed and taught leadership courses along with leadership coaching to a number of corporate clients, including Cummins, OneAmerica, and the NFL Players Association, among others.

Ray holds a BS and MBA from Indiana University, was a distinguished military graduate, and is also a certified Hudson Institute coach.

George is the director of business development, life sciences, for Executive Education and the director of the Center for the Business of Life Sciences at IU’s Kelley School of Business.

In his role as director of business development for KSBEE, George is the faculty chair for the Executive Certificate in the Business of Life Sciences and teaches The Value Chain in Healthcare course in the program. Additionally, he assists with the development of custom education programs for life sciences industry partners.

As center director, George coordinates and teaches three courses in the business of life sciences for MBAs and graduate science and informatics students, organizes three Life Sciences Collaboration Conferences each academic year to support the growth of the life sciences industry in the state and the region, and chairs the school’s Life Sciences Industry Advisory Board.

Prior to joining Kelley, George worked for over twenty years in the medical products industry. He was employed by Baxter Healthcare, Johnson & Johnson, and Boston Scientific in various operations and strategic planning roles in the IV solutions, kidney dialysis, stainless steel instrument, gauze dressing, and urology and endoscopy businesses. These roles included multiplant management and oversight of several large capital projects in the United States, Puerto Rico, Spain, Malta, Ireland, and Singapore as well as negotiating agreements with suppliers in Hungary, Germany, and Russia. Early in his career, while serving in an analyst role, he was also involved in the integration of American Hospital Supply Corporation’s plants into the Baxter manufacturing network after its acquisition by Baxter.

George obtained his BS in general engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point. After graduation from West Point, he served on active duty in the US Army for five years with the 101st Airborne Division and the Military Entrance Processing Command. Upon his departure from active duty, he attended the Booth Graduate School of Business at the University of Chicago where he obtained his MBA in production/operations management.

Marcie Faulkenberg is a lifelong Hoosier with a BA in sociology from Indiana University. In addition to being the backbone of the Kelley Executive Education office since 2008, Marcie is the proud grandmother of seven grandchildren. She serves as the accounting coordinator for KSBEE.

Susan Garcia is the newest program manager of the Kelley School of Business Executive Education team. In her role, she will ensure quality management and delivery of assigned programs and courses as well as lend support to all other departmental endeavors.

Susan has over 14 years of experience managing a wide variety of educational programs in higher education, first as outreach coordinator for Indiana University’s Center for the Study of Global Change, then as program manager for Ivy Tech Corporate College, and now as a program manager at Kelley. She has experience with student orientations, instructor training, teacher focus groups, residential institutes, community open enrollment courses and programs, customized contract training, and more. Prior to working in higher education, Susan was a secondary education curriculum developer and teacher.

Academically, she has a master’s degree in international and comparative education with a concentration in higher education and student affairs from Indiana University, secondary teaching certificate in comprehensive socials studies from Cleveland State University, and bachelor’s degree in history with a minor in Spanish from Ohio University.

Dena Fleener has managed a variety of clients in both the private and public sectors, specializing in client support and program implementation. Dena is also an experienced instructor in professional education courses, and has a deep appreciation for the benefits afforded by continuing education and professional development. Dena earned her bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Indianapolis and master’s in business administration from Indiana Wesleyan University. A lifelong Hoosier, Dena enjoys writing, spending time with her family, and rescuing Beagles.

Kai Westerfield has recently joined Kelley Executive Education as a program manager. Kai managed volunteers and events as an AmeriCorps volunteer at Habitat for Humanity and as a volunteer coordinator at a local food bank, before moving to the higher education setting. Most recently she worked with Indiana University faculty, staff, and students in planning IU’s Mini University as well as coordinating year-round lifelong learning courses offered to adults in the Bloomington community. She has a bachelor’s degree in secondary education and a master’s degree in adult education, both from Indiana University.