Masters of Science Technology Management - Faculty

I am currently the Director of Business Graduate Studies at Lindsey Wilson College. Previously, I was the Chair of the Department of Supervision and Management at Pasco-Hernando State College. I have over 22 years of professional (real world) and higher education experience in the areas of human resource management, health care, labor relations, finance and management, ranging from jobs as executive director of a labor/management committee to positions in management with Peoples Bank, Union Bank, Inc., President of UB Financial Services, Inc., and owner of Security First, Inc. I earned my Master of Science degree from the West Virginia University College of Business and Economics in the area of Industrial and Labor Relations/Human Resource Management and a Doctorate in Business Administration from Northcentral University in the area of Organizational Leadership.

I am originally from West Virginia, but I lived in Florida from 2007-2019. I am married to Tammy and have two sons, Isaac (Age 20 - Currently an Electrical Engineering student at the University of South Florida) and Andrew (Age 18 - Senior at Wharton High School in Tampa, FL and will be attending LWC and playing football in the fall).

At Lindsey Wilson College, Dr. Foley serves as an Assistant Professor in Technology Management in the School of Business and Communication. Her dissertation research focused on factors influencing the adoption of effective security measures in IoT devices, including wireless medical devices. Dr. Foley has over twenty five years experience within the Computer and IT industry.  She has held a variety of positions including manager of an Internet Company, Senior Analyst and Team Leader at COMPAQ computer division of TAG, and as an Engineer at Siemens. Dr. Foley has also previously taught at the Doctorate level and has held the title of Academic Department Chair and Director of Information Technology programs. She is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and a member of CompTIA Partners.

Dr. Foley lives on a small farm in southern Virginia in her father's hometown with her husband David and their dogs. She has taught a variety of classes in the Masters of Science in Technology Management program for the School of Business and Communication at Lindsey Wilson College. She enjoys researching various topics including quantum entanglement and cybersecurity issues. She is a member of the American Orchid Society. Before moving to Virginia, she resided in South Florida for several years and also resided in New Jersey. She enjoys traveling and has been to France, Canada and Mexico, as well as the majority of the fifty United States. Hobbies include playing guitar, playing piano, crochet, fishing, gardening, singing in the choir at church, and assisting the elderly.

He has 30 years of teaching experience in CIS/MIS areas at a variety colleges and universities and 10 years of management experience as MBA Director, Director of Program Assessment, and as program chair/coordinator.

Through the years, he’s had a wide variety of publications in national and international journals and has presented at conferences. He serves in many professional organizations including program accreditor, Research Ethics & Compliance training Social & Behavioral Research, and The Air National Guard Association of Texas (NGAT), as Life Member. On a related note, many goals have been accomplished through the support of coworkers, faith, mentors, and supervisors.

Dr. Elias earned a bachelors degree from the University of Puerto Rico with a double major in Biology and Secondary Education. Dr. Elias received her Masters degree at Kennesaw State University in Georgia with a focus on Applied Computer Science. In March 2015, Dr. Elias graduated from Capella University, Minneapolis, MN, with a PhD in Business Information Technology and also obtained a specialization in Adult Education IT online from the same university. Dr. Elias doctoral dissertation was titled “ Factors that contribute to continued use of e-training among healthcare professionals: A PLS-SEM study”. Dr. Elias published two book chapters: Factors that contribute to continued use of e-training among healthcare professionals in the Handbook of Research on individualism and Identity in the Globalized Digital age; and SOHO users’ perspections of reliability and continuity of cloud-based services in the Cloud Security: Concepts and Methodologies.

Dr. Elias is originally from Puerto Rico but have been living in Georgia for the last 25 years. In her free time, Dr. Elias enjoy spending time with her sons and pets. Additionally, Dr. Elias is a Team Maxwell certified coach and enjoys volunteering to coach disadvantaged youth.