EDUCATION:
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Doctoral of Management, Organizational Leadership
University of Phoenix, 2012
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Master of Management, Management
University of Phoenix, 2007
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Bachelor of Science, Business Management
University of Phoenix, 2005
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Bachelor of Science, Computer Science & Black Studies
University of California, Santa Barbara 1987-1991
ACADEMIC TEACHING:
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Undergraduate:
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Business Finance
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Principles of Management
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Christian Vision of Business
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Principles of Business
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Business Communication
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International Business
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Organizational Behavior
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Operations Management
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Global Team Leadership
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Capstone
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Graduate:
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Business Leadership
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Corporate Finance
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Organizational Communication, Conflict Resolution & Negotiation
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Global Business Economics
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Managerial Decision Making
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Organizational Behavior
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Operations Management
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Global Teams & Leadership
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Capstone
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Strategic Leadership
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Leadership, Ethics, and Corporations
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Ethnography of Corporate Culture<./li>
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Doctorate:
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Business Ethics
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Dissertation - Doctoral Project
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Ethnography of Corporate Culture
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Small Business Management
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Entrepreneur: A women’s perspective
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Leadership, Ethics, and Corporations
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Conflict Management
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Leadership Strategies for Development
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Organizational Behavior
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Cultural Environment of Intern
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Operations Management
CAREER HISTORY:
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Sr. Vice President, Center for Business Solutions, 2013 - Present
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Adjunct, Southwestern Assemblies of God University, 2015 - Present
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Adjunct, Hope International University 2017 - Present
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Professor, CalSouthern University, 2019 - Present
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Leadership & Diversity Consultant, 2013 - 2016
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Leadership, Culture & Diversity Specialist, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, 2012-2013
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Project Lead/Trainer, Center for Business Solutions, 2010 - 2011
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Employee Development, Department Manager, Vice President, HSBC, 2002-2010
PUBLICATIONS:
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Carter DR, The Influence of Servant Leadership on Employee Engagement: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study of Restaurant Employees, University of Phoenix, ProQuest, UMI Dissertation Publishing, 2012. 3570203.
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Carter DR, Baghurst T. The influence of servant leadership on restaurant employees. Journal of Business Ethics: 1-12 2013.
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Carter DR, White C, White M, 4T’s for your heart workbook: steps to successful relationships, Xulon, 2014
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Baghurst T, Murray E, Jayne C, Carter DR. Leadership and management skills of junior college athletic directors. The Sport Journal 2014.
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Beckwith, L., Carter DR, Peters, T. The Underrepresentation of African American Women in Leadership: What's Getting in the Way? Journal of Business Studies Quarterly, July 2016.
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:
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Small Group Leader, Covenant Church, 2007 – Present
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Mentor, University of Phoenix, 2011 – 2016
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Relay for Life, Team Captain for Community and HSBC Lewisville representative 2007 & 2008
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Junior Achievement, Trained 5th-grade curriculum 2007, 2008 & 2012
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Volunteer, Habitat for Humanity, 2002 – Present
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YMCA, Board Member, 2015 - 2018
HOBBIES/INTERESTS:
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Traveling, reading, painting, Nature walks
QUOTE: “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” — Maya Angelou, American poet, singer, and civil rights activist
SCRIPTURE:
Trust in the Lord, with all your heart… (Proverbs 3:5-6).
