Ourso College Leadership
Meet the forward-thinking administrators devoted to educating the future leaders of business.
Executive Leadership
Jared Llorens
Dean, E. J. Ourso College of Business
E. J. Ourso Professor and Dean Endowed Chair
Michelle Boullion
Assistant Dean of Alumni Relations and Engagement
mboull1@lsu.edu
Stephenie Franks
Assistant Dean, Institutional Effectiveness
sfrank4@lsu.edu
Dana Hart
Assistant Dean, Graduate Business Programs
dhart@lsu.edu
Ashley Junek
Assistant Dean for Academic Programs, Office of Business Student Success
cxjunek@lsu.edu
Faik Koray
Interim Associate Dean
eokora@lsu.edu
Helmut Schneider
Executive Associate Dean
hschnei@lsu.edu
Academic Department & Program Leaders
Michelle Boullion
Director, Executive Education
mboull1@lsu.edu
Timothy Chandler
Chair, Rucks Department of Management
mgchan@lsu.edu
Dana Hart
Director, Flores MBA Program
dhart@lsu.edu
Roy Heidelberg
Chair, Department of Public Administration
royh@lsu.edu
Faik Koray
Chair, Department of Economics
eokora@lsu.edu
Yingmei Cheng
Chair, Department of Finance
yingmeicheng@lsu.edu
Ronald Niedrich
Chair, Department of Marketing
niedrich@lsu.edu
Thomas Phillips Jr.
Chair, Department of Accounting
tphillips@lsu.edu
Edward Watson III
Chair, Stephenson Department of Entrepreneurship & Information Systems
ewatson@lsu.edu
Staff Directors
Danielle Basilica
Director, External Relations
danielle@lsu.edu
Lindsey Fussell Romanowsky
Senior Director, Office of Advancement
lfussell@lsufoundation.org
Dean's Advisory Council
The DAC is a committee of more than 70 alumni and friends who advise the E. J. Ourso College of Business dean on initiatives that support the college’s mission and strengthen its role within the university by increasing its resources and enhancing its outreach. This group of accomplished professionals donates their time, talents, and resources to advance the college.
John Watson serves as president of DAC, Scott Agosta serves as vice president, and Claire Cagnolatti serves as the immediate past-president.
MEET THE Dean's Advisory Council MEMBERS
Other Advisory Boards that lead within the Ourso College
Department of Accounting Advisory Board
Department of Public Administration Advisory Council
Real Estate Research Institute Advisory Board