College Leadership

Dr. Chung-Ping “Albert” Loh is the Associate Dean of Faculty, Administration, and Research and the Director of Accreditation at the Office of the Dean at the University of North Florida Coggin College of Business. He is also the Director of the Local Economic Indicators Project (LEIP), a project that has generated sustained and high-profile coverage in multiple media outlets. He was the Chair of the Department of Economics and Geography from 2016-2021 prior to his current role.    

Dr. Loh’s research interests include the economic modeling of health behavior, health care utilization and health outcome, cost and benefit analysis, program evaluation, health tourism, and other applied microeconomics topics. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has taught Health Economics and Policy, Econometrics, Business and Economics Statistics, Managerial Economics, Intermediate Microeconomics, Principles of Microeconomics, graduate-level Economics of Business Decisions, graduate-level Making Decisions with Data, and Faculty-led Study Abroad to various countries. 

Email: cloh@unf.edu

Dr. David G. Jaeger is the Associate Dean for Graduate & Executive Programs and is also the Director of the Master of Accountancy Program in the University of North Florida Coggin College of Business.  

Dr. Jaeger has taught numerous courses in taxation at the undergraduate, MBA, Executive MBA, and Master of Accountancy levels, as well as in continuing education courses.

Prior to his current position, he served as the Chair of the Department of Accounting & Finance for 12 years. Before joining the faculty at UNF he was a member of the accounting faculty at the Sellinger School of Business at Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore and at the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. He has also worked for a law firm and an international accounting firm in the taxation area. 

Email: djaeger@unf.edu

Dr. Sean Davis is the Chair of the Department of Accounting and Finance at the University of North Florida Coggin College of Business.

Dr. Davis is also an Associate Professor who joined the Coggin College of Business in 2011. Beyond his teaching in Investments and Advanced Financial Management, Dr. Davis is the faculty advisor for the CFA Institute Research Challenge and advises the student Finance and Investment Society.

He worked in high tech and financial services industries for years and those experiences contribute to his teaching approach which earned him Outstanding Finance Teacher of the Year in 2015, 2016 and 2017 at UNF.

Email: sean.m.davis@unf.edu

Dr. Russell Triplett is Chair of the Department of Economics and Geography and Associate Professor of Economics at the University of North Florida Coggin College of Business.  

Dr. Triplett's primary research interests are in the areas of international trade, economic policy, and applied microeconomics. He regularly teaches courses in international economics, microeconomics, and statistics, and he is actively involved with the Coggin College International Business program. In 2020, he received the UNF Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award. 

Dr. Triplett joined UNF in 2013 having taught previously at Stetson University and Elon University. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he specialized in international economics. 

Email: n00926096@unf.edu

Dr. Pingying Zhang is the Chair of the Management Department at the University of North Florida Coggin College of Business.  

Dr. Zhang has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in Strategy and Policy, Organizational Theory, Entrepreneurship, International Management, and Doing Business in China. Her research covers areas in Corporate Governance, Entrepreneurship, Risk Management, and ESG & Diversity. 

Dr. Zhang received her Doctorate degree in Corporate Governance from BI Norwegian Business School, Oslo, Norway, in 2008 and has been with UNF ever since. 

Email: pingying.zhang@unf.edu

Dr. Reham Eltantawy is the Chair of the Department of Marketing and Logistics and a professor of Marketing in the University of North Florida Coggin College of Business.  

Dr. Eltantaway has been at UNF since Fall 2005, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in Business-to-Business Marketing, Strategic Sourcing, Purchasing Management, Marketing Channels and Principles of Marketing.   

Email: reham.eltantawy@unf.edu

Michael McLaughlin is a development professional with more than a decade of experience building relationships and cultivating charitable gifts. He has held financial services industry licenses for stocks, bonds, commodities, and insurance. He has also worked in radio broadcasting holding the positions of assistant program director and public service announcement director.  

Michael earned his Bachelor of Science degree in liberal studies from the University of Central Florida. He is currently a member of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education and Association of Fundraising Professionals. He held similar development positions at the University of Texas at Arlington College of Engineering and at the University of Center Florida College of Engineering and Computer Science. 

Before UCF, Michael was senior manager of corporate relations with Heart of Florida United Way and successfully led a team of fundraising professionals for the annual giving campaign. He was also a manager with United Way’s marketing & communications department where he was responsible for brand messaging, special event planning, media relations, and advertising.

Email: michael.mclaughlin@unf.edu

Kara Barber is the Assistant Director of Development for the University of North Florida Coggin College of Business. Prior to the role, she served as the Assistant Director for UNF’s Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation running day-to-day operations and programming.  

Kara was previously in development for the North Florida American Diabetes Association where she worked with local Jacksonville business leaders. She also worked at the Florida State Golf Association where she grew membership by recruiting over 500 new golfers.  In addition to her non-profit work, Kara also ran Orientation and the Student Solutions Center at Jacksonville University. 

Kara received a Bachelor’s degree in Communications from Florida State University and Master’s degree in Educational Leadership with a concentration in Higher Education from the University of North Florida. 

Email: kara.barber@unf.edu

Amy Lehnhoff is the Associate Director of Operations and Finance for the Coggin College of Business. 

Amy has been with the University of North Florida since 2017 and formerly positions in Admissions and Procurement.

Amy holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and Communication from Truman State University, a Master of Arts in Student Personnel Administration from Saint Louis University, and a Master of Business Administration in Finance from the University of North Florida.

Email: a.lehnhoff@unf.edu

Joslyn Simmons is the Coordinator of CCB Operations for the office of the Dean at the University of North Florida Coggin College of Business.  

Joslyn joined the Coggin College of Business full-time in 2018. Prior to being promoted to Coordinator, she held several administrative positions in the Office of the Dean. Joslyn is a UNF Osprey product and earned a Bachelor of Science in Communication and Master of Science in Communication Management. 

Email: j.simmons@unf.edu