Management & Business Technologies Faculty
Full Time Instructors
Sarah Bumgarner
Professor, Management & Business Technologies; Coordinator, Entrepreneurship
212C Stone Hall
(910) 695-3751
bumgarners@sandhills.edu
Sarah Bumgarner received a MBA from Appalachian State University (84) and a BA in Economics from the University of North Carolina at Asheville (82). She has been teaching Economics, Finance and Management Courses for over 20 years. Although students and teaching have always been her primary focus, Sarah has maintained an active consulting practice in teacher training, retention strategies, and small business consulting. Prior to joining the SCC faculty in 2008, Sarah has been a full time instructor at ASU, Hood College, and 13 years at UNCA. While at UNCA she received the Distinguished Teaching Award (99), Student Affairs Faculty Appreciation Award (藴97), and was recognized nationally for her student advocacy and development of the university First-Year Experience program (01) by the National Resource Center for First-Year Students.
Victoria Collins
Professor, Management & Business Technologies
105 Meyer Hall
(910) 246-4118
collinsv@sandhills.edu
Victoria graduated from North Carolina State University in 1988 with a double major in Business Management and Economics and she is currently pursuing an MBA through UNC-Pembroke. She graduated from Georgia State College of Law in 1991 and has been an actively licensed member of the Georgia Bar since. She joined the District of Columbia Bar in 1992 and the Louisiana State Bar in 1994. Over the years of her legal career, she has prosecuted in Fulton County, Georgias Solicitors Office; served as a staff attorney for the Christian Legal Society, a non-profit legal advocacy group; worked as a litigation consultant for Patterson Insurance Company; and worked privately as a Wills and Trust Attorney. Her most crowning achievement, though, has been moving around with her Air Force husband and raising three children. January 2016, she joined the Management and Business Technologies Department as a full-time faculty and law professor.
Felita Livingston
Professor, Management & Business Technologies
212D Stone Hall
(910) 695-3755
livingstonf@sandhills.edu
Felita Livingston received a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration degree with a concentration in Human Resources from Strayer University in 2006. She also received a Masters of Public Administration (2009) and Master of Education Management (2011) from Strayer University. She is currently pursing her Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership at Grand Canyon University. She has been teaching Leadership and Management, Business Math, and Human Resources courses for over ten years. January 2017, she joined the Management and Business Technologies Department as a full-time instructor. She teaches courses in Office Technology, Medical Office, and Human Resources.
Felita has over 10 years of financial banking experience with Wells Fargo (formally Wachovia Bank) in Charlotte, NC. She has held various positions in the areas of Human Resources, Payroll, Risk Management, Account Services, and Corporate Communications. She also held positions in Human Resources Administration, and has taught Career Technical Education courses at Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools.
Kirk Lynch, Ed.D.
Professor, Management &Business Technologies; Program Coordinator, Accounting
108 Meyer Hall
(910) 695-3866
lynchk@sandhills.edu
Kirk Lynch received a Bachelors of Science degree in Economics from Colorado State University in 1982. At that time, he went into the corporate world with American Telephone and Telegraph (AT&T) in marketing and advanced through several marketing and product management positions over a 23 year career. While working full-time, he continued to pursue advanced studies. In 1990, he earned a Masters in Business Administration with an emphasis in Information Systems from the University of Colorado at Denver. In 1992, he earned a Masters Certificate in Project Management from George Washington University. In 1995, he earned a Master of Science in Accounting from the University of Colorado at Denver. Kirk has been teaching at 草霉视频原创 since 2002. He has been a full-time instructor in the Business and Technologies department since 2003. In 2018 Kirk earned a doctorate in Adult Education and Community College Administration. He has taught courses in Information Systems, business and accounting. His main focus is introductory financial accounting, introductory managerial accounting, payroll accounting, spreadsheets for accounting (Excel), and accounting software applications (Quickbooks). Kirk was the first to bring Internet-based accounting classes to the business department and has continued to enhance the Internet-based accounting courses to provide an exceptional classroom experience. Kirk was recently commissioned by Cengage publishing to update the instructors manual for the next release of the Financial and Managerial Accounting textbooks.
Jacqueline Boreliz, MBA
Associate Professor, Management & Business Technologies
107 Meyer Hall
(910) 246-4966
borelizj@sandhills.edu
Jackie received her Bachelors degree in Business Management from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. After graduating she moved to Raleigh and became the Associate Exam Director for the North Carolina Licensing Board for General Contractors where she worked for 7 years. She was then offered a position with Harrington Bank in Chapel Hill, helping to start branch operations for the new private bank and serving as Branch Manager. She worked there for 6 years before taking some time off to raise her family.
Jackie relocated to the Pinehurst area where she raised her family and returned to school for Physical Therapy and then to complete her Masters in Exercise and Sports Management. She ventured into a new career as a personal trainer and co-owner of a gym. She also worked at 草霉视频原创 part-time as an accounting tutor and lab manager for three years. In January of 2014, Jackie accepted the position of Lab Coordinator and Teaching Assistant for the Management and Business Technologies Department. In 2016, Jackie completed her MBA and in 2017, Jackie was promoted to full time faculty. She teaches courses in accounting, management and hospitality management.
Catherine Skura
Professor, Management & Business Technologies; Coordinator, University Studies
208 Stone Hall
(910) 695-3750
skurac@sandhills.edu
Catherine Skura was born in France and moved to the U.S. in 1991. She first lived in Brooklyn, N.Y., where she attended Brooklyn College and earned her B.A. in Economics. She then moved to Raleigh, N.C., to attend North Carolina State University and graduated with a masters degree in Economics. Catherine has been teaching Economics since 1999, first at NCSU and at 草霉视频原创 since July 2004. She is a professor in the Department of Management and Business Technologies and the Universities Studies Coordinator. In addition to teaching Economics, Catherine also teaches Business Math (BUS 121), Statistics for the Math Department (MAT 152), and College Transfer Success (ACA 122).
Nevius 
Toney
Chair/Professor, Management & Business Technologies; Coordinator, Business Administration
212B Stone Hall
(910) 695-3752
toneyn@sandhills.edu
Nevius Toney received a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing from North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University in Greensboro, N.C. She also received a Masters of Science in Administration with a concentration in Business Administration and Health Management from Central Michigan in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. Nevius is an Instructor of the Management and Business Technologies Department at 草霉视频原创. She also is the Program Coordinator for the HIT program offered through Pitt Community College.
Nevius usually teaches BUS 110, BUS 137, BUS 255, and MKT 120. She created and or edited all of the courses online that she teaches. She is a member of the distinguished 20/20 VISION committee. She has 10 years of banking experience with Wells Fargo (formally First Union National Bank) based in Charlotte, N.C. It was the fourth largest banking chain in the United States based on total deposits. She held various positions with the bank including selling mutual funds and serving as an associate in the Trust Department, consumer loan officer, and financial consultant, providing technical support for all branches in the 14-state territory.
Part Time Instructors
Martin Haley
Adjunct Faculty, Accounting
haleym@sandhills.edu
Rita Oldham
Adjunct Faculty, Medical Office
oldhamr@sandhills.edu