Business Faculty

Paul Buta BS, MS, MBA

Assistant Professor, School of Business & Social Sciences
607.526.3782 | paul.buta@colby-sawyer.edu

Paul joined the faculty in 2023, after over 30 years as an entrepreneur. He holds a BS in electrical engineering and an MS in artificial intelligence from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Read more

Beth Crockford

Professor, School of Business & Social Sciences
603.526.3046 | bcrockford@colby-sawyer.edu

Professor Crockford's forte is occupational psychology, primarily focusing on management skills, career development, human resource administration and development, managerial communications, conflict management, and organizational behavior. She offers 12 years of experience in retail banking and financial services. Read more

Jonathan McCosh

Associate Professor, School of Business & Social Sciences
603.526.3402 | jonathan.mccosh@colby-sawyer.edu

Joined the faculty in 2013. He holds a DBA from Nova Southeastern University and MBA from Babson College. Professor McCosh's teaching interests include marketing, management, health care administration and finance, and strategic planning. His professional interests include government health care programs, nursing home administration, strategic planning, and health care administration and finance. Read more

Jody E. Murphy

Professor, School of Business & Social Sciences
603.526.3631 | jemurphy@colby-sawyer.edu

Joined the faculty in 2004. She holds a Ph.D. from Capella University and an MBA from New Hampshire College. Professor Murphy's teaching interests include finance, personal finance, managerial accounting, financial accounting, and investment management. Professional interests include financial markets, New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange, NASDAQ and personal finance. Read more

Kyle Soldano

Assistant Professor, School of Business & Social Sciences
kyle.soldano@colby-sawyer.edu

Kyle joined the Colby-Sawyer College faculty in August 2023. He holds an Ed.D. in Higher Education Administration from the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and a MBA in Management from Fitchburg State University. A versatile educator with in-person and online teaching experience in marketing, finance, strategic management, and business communication. Read more

Jason C. Vallee

Assistant Professor, School of Business & Social Sciences
jason.vallee@colby-sawyer.edu

Jason joined the faculty in 2022. He holds a Ph.D. in human organizational development from the Fielding Graduate University in California. A winner of several teaching and leadership awards, Professor Vallee’s teaching interests include economic decision-making, organizational behavior and leadership. He joins us from the field of healthcare administration where he developed programs to promote physician excellence. Read more

MARK VROOMAN

Assistant Professor, School of Business & Social Sciences
mark.vrooman@colby-sawyer.edu

Professor Vrooman joined the faculty in August 2024. He holds a Doctor of Arts in leadership from Franklin Pierce University and a master’s in human resources management from Keller Graduate School of Management/DeVry University. Read more