Debora Sepich
Assistant Professor of Marketing and ManagementPhone: 503-554-2826
Email: dsepich@georgefox.edu
Office Location: Newberg Campus, Hoover 144
Office Hours:
Monday and Wednesday 9-10:40 a.m.
and 1-2:30 p.m. & by appointment.
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Professor Sepich joined the George Fox University School of Business in April 2005 as director of MBA programs and assistant professor of management and marketing. She joined George Fox after spending 25 years in the high tech business, 12 of the last years as cofounder and executive vice president and board member of Dolphin Software.
She teaches courses on both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Upon leaving Dolphin, Debora felt called to help others learn by sharing her experiences in business creation and development. Debora is also involved in the local business community as a business advisor with a specialty developing go-to-market strategies. While at George Fox University, Debora has helped lead two groups of graduate students in a study abroad program in Brazil.
Debora and her husband, Gordon, love to travel and have been married for 25 years. Along with traveling, Debora enjoys reading, skiing and backpacking with her family which, in addition to her husband, includes a son and daughter-in-law, a daughter, and a Havachon puppy.
Professor Sepich teaches:
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Introduction to Business
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Marketing
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Entrepreneurship Creativity and Innovation
Education
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MBA, George Fox University
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BA, Organizational Leadership, George Fox University
Community service
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Albertina Kerr Foundation: Past Holiday Chairperson (2005, 06, 07)
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Sisters of Saint Mary’s of Oregon Director (2005-2007)
Research Interests
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Creativity and adult learners
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Entrepreneurial education process undergraduate and graduate programs
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Facilitating cross-cultural business relationships
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Global entrepreneurship and social enterprise development
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Marketing the small firm
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Bootstrap models for starting a business
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Funding sources for growing companies
Selected Publications/Presentations
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Rahschulte, T., & Sepich, D. (2008). Building classroom culture through effective facilitation. CDTLink, 12(1), 1-11.
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Rahschulte, T., & Sepich, D. (2009). Educating entrepreneurs: A realistic approach in a complex world. CTDLink, 4-16.