Better Business
Michael R. Solomon, Ph.D., joined the Haub School of Business at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia as Professor of Marketing in 2006, where he also serves as Director of the Center for Consumer Research.  From 1995 to 2006, he was the Human Sciences Professor of Consumer Behavior at Auburn University. Prior to joining Auburn in 1995, he was Chairman of the Department of Marketing in the School of Business at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Professor Solomon’s primary research interests include consumer behavior and lifestyle issues, branding strategy, the symbolic aspects of products, the psychology of fashion, decoration, and image, services marketing, and the development of visually oriented on-line research methodologies. He currently sits on the Editorial Boards of theJournal of Consumer Behaviour, theEuropean Business Review, and theJournal of Retailing, and he recently completed a six-year term on the Board of Governors of the Academy of Marketing Science. In addition to other books, he is also the author of Prentice Hall’s textConsumer Behavior: Buying, Having, and Being, which is widely used in universities throughout the world. Professor Solomon frequently appears on television and radio shows such asThe Today Show,Good Morning America, Channel One, theWall Street JournalRadio Network, and National Public Radio to comment on consumer behavior and marketing issues Mary Anne Poatsy, MBA, CFPmpoatsy@comcast.netMary Anne is a senior faculty member at Montgomery County Community College,teaching various computer application and concepts courses in face-to-face and onlineenvironments. She holds a BA in psychology and education from Mount HolyokeCollege and an MBA in finance from Northwestern University’s Kellogg GraduateSchool of Management.Mary Anne has more than 11 years of educational experience, ranging from elementaryand secondary education to Montgomery County Community College,Muhlenberg College, and Bucks County Community College, as well as training in theprofessional environment. Before teaching, she was a vice president at ShearsonLehman Hutton in the Municipal Bond Investment Banking Department.Kendall Martin, PhDkmartin@mc3.eduKendall has been teaching since 1988 at a number of institutions, including VillanovaUniversity, DeSales University, Arcadia University, Ursinus College, County Collegeof Morris, and Montgomery County Community College at both the undergraduateand graduate level.Kendall’s education includes a BS in electrical engineering from the University ofRochester and an MS and a PhD in engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.She has industrial experience in research and development environments (AT&T BellLaboratories) as well as experience with several start-up technology firms.At Ursinus College, Kendall developed a successful faculty training program fordistance education instructors. She makes conference presentations throughout the year.