Staff

Director
Rick Bunch
Rick Bunch is a leading expert on development of business education and research programs around issues of sustainability and corporate social responsibility. Through May, 2008, at the Business and Society Program at The Aspen Institute, Bunch launched a new program for education and research on business-and-society topics in Chinese business schools. From 2003 to 2005, Bunch was executive director of the Bainbridge Graduate Institute, near Seattle, Washington. Founded in 2002, BGI’s mission is to be the leading values-driven business and management school that prepares individuals to transform the world of work and to help create sustainable, socially just economies and healthy environments. From 1996 to 2003, Bunch served as director of business education at the World Resources Institute (WRI). He produced training conferences for business school faculty and program staff in North and Latin America and China. He also oversaw the development and publication of business-school curriculum, and developed and co-authored the Beyond Grey Pinstripes MBA program rankings. Prior to joining WRI, he was executive director of the Washington Public Interest Research Group (WashPIRG), a grassroots environmental and consumer protection research and advocacy organization based in Seattle. Bunch holds an MBA and environmental management certificate from the University of Washington and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Yale University.
Communications Manager
H. Dominique Abed
Dominique is responsible for assessing major marketing communications needs, developing appropriate initiatives for print and web based projects and seeing these through to completion. She is a liason with the marketing communications offices at the Ross School of Business, School of Natural Resources and Environment, and University of Michigan.  Dominique has more than nine years of advertising and graphic design experience, and completed the Washtenaw Community College Web Technology Certification Program in July 2004. Dominique holds a B.A. and an M.A. in Anthropology from the University of Michigan.
MBA/MS Program Coordinator
Cynthia A. Cleveland
Cyndy joined the staff of the Erb Institute in 1997. She coordinates many of the administrative and program activities of the Institute. Cyndy earned a BA from Albion College. Much of her career has been in higher education including program administration in the School of Public Health & Community Medicine, the College of Education at the University of Washington and 7 years in University and Government Relations at the University of Michigan. Cyndy enjoys the outdoors, travel, the arts, swing dancing and of course the Erb Institute MBA/MS students!
Administration and Financial Affairs Manager
Dawn Evans
Dawn is responsible for administration, finance, HR, and event management. She comes to Erb with more than 15 years of progressive business operations and administrative support experience both at UM and in the for-profit sector. Her previous positions include Sr. Major Gifts Assistant for the Office of Advancement for the University of Michigan, Director of Business Operations for a division of Pfizer, Director of Administration/Office Management for Esperion Therapeutics, and Executive Assistant for Warner-Lamber/Parke-Davis. Dawn holds an Associates Degree in Business Management.
Administrative Assistant and Events Coordinator
Frank Fanzone

Frank is responsible for all Erb administrative support duties for students and staff, event coordination, and financial administration. He comes to Erb with 11 years of administrative and customer service experience within the University of Michigan. Starting his career here at News Services, and later moving to Ross Marketing Communications in 2004 he has a long background in communications and marketing. He has also spent some time with the Office of Student Services at the School of Education assisting students on becoming registered teachers. Frank enjoys sports, hunting, camping, music and considers himself to be very competitive.