About Us

Our interdisciplinary team brings scholars their best.


The Faculty Team


The professionals that make the Leadership Institute what it is.

John R. Shoup, Ph.D.

Co-founder

Phone: (951) 343-4205

Email: jshoup@calbaptist.edu

Address: CBU Leadership Institute

3532 Monroe Street

Riverside, CA 92504

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Jason Kiker, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor and Institute Fellow

Phone: (951) 552-8292

Email: jkiker@calbaptist.edu

Address: CBU Leadership Institute

3532 Monroe Street

Riverside, CA 92504

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Troy Hinrichs, J.D.

Professor of Criminal Justice and Institute Fellow

Phone: (951) 343-4692

Email: thinriches@calbaptist.edu

Office Location: The Point, Room 221

Tad Hove, Ph.D.

Assistant Dean, Management Division

Institute Fellow

Phone: (951) 552-8185

Email: thove@calbaptist.edu

Office Location: Business Building, Room 223

Victoria K. Brodie, Ed.D.

Assistant Professor of Public Relations

Department Chair for Communication Arts

Institute Fellow

Phone: (951) 552-8310

Email: vbrodie@calbaptist.edu

Office Location: James Building, Room 044

Mary Ann Pearson, Ed.D., APR

Professor of Communication and Leadership

Faculty Advisor, Lancer Media Group

Institute Fellow

Phone: (951) 552-8310

Email: mpearson@calbaptist.edu

Office Location: James Building, Room 040

Chris McHorney, Ph.D.

Professor of Political Science

Department Chair, History and Government

Institute Fellow

Phone: (951) 343-4757

Email: cmchorney@calbaptist.edu

Office Location: The Point, Room 111

Josh Dunaj

University Advancement

Director of Development

Phone: (951) 552-8330

Email: jdunaj@calbaptist.edu

Office Location: Business Building, Room 225

Wayne Fletcher, Ed.D.

Associate Provost for Academic Services

Phone: (951) 552-8175

Email: wfletcher@calbaptist.edu

Office Location: Yeager, Room C212

Monica O'Rourke, Ph.D.

Professor of Kinesiology

Institute Fellow

Phone: (951) 343-4267

Email: morourke@calbaptist.edu

Office Location: College of Health Science

Rindi Singh, M.A.

Ph.D. Leadership Studies Program Coordinator

Phone: (951) 343-4612

Email: rsingh@calbaptist.edu

Office Location: College of Health Science

Room A23

Jacqueline Gustafson, Ed.D.

Professor of Psychology

Dean of the College of Behavioral and Social

Sciences, Institute Fellow

Phone: (951) 552-8372

Email: jgustafson@calbaptist.edu

Office Location: James Building, Room 115

Bob Baker, Ph.D.

Senior Partner of Infuse Executive Search

Adjunct Professor of Business

Institute Fellow

Phone: (714) 403-4347

Email: robaker@calbaptist.edu

Gaynell Vanderslice, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Business Management

Institute Fellow

Phone: (951) 552-8157

Email: gvanderslice@calbaptist.edu

Office Location: School of Business

Room 228

"As a lifelong learner, I feel that I've found my people; my cohort is extremely diverse and each of us brings industry or domain-specific insight into leadership praxis. I'm so grateful for the program and the training I'm getting."

Dawn Carter

PhD Candidate

Contact Us

Questions?

Please contact Ashley King

Graduate Admissions Counselor

asking@calbaptist.edu

(951) 343-4822

California Baptist University

8432 Magnolia Avenue

Riverside, CA 92504