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UMSL Accelerate Faculty and Staff

Scott Morris

Scott Morris
Director

Scott ended a 30-year career in the corporate world where he led Corporate Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, and held Division President roles. He holds a BA from DePauw University, MBA from Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, and a DBA from UMSL. Scott’s mission with his second career in higher education is to help students and small businesses learn how to effectively develop and execute growth strategies.

Michael Butler Sr. Michael Butler Sr.
Director of Operations

Michael is Director of Operations overseeing the building and all events. He has more than 27 years of technology experience (22 with UMSL) which includes management and educational growth activities at all levels for teachers, students, parents, and administrators. Entrepreneurly driven, Michael is also founder of both a web development and photography business.
Marc Bowers Marc Bowers
Adjunct Professor

Marc is an Adjunct Professor of entrepreneurship in the UMSL College of Business. He has over 20 years of new product development, product management and business development experience and has managed product launches and created new distribution and dealer networks for product lines across diverse industry segments. Marc is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles and an MBA graduate of Columbia University in New York City.
John Palmer
John Palmer, PhD
Associate Teaching Professor Management Area

Dr. Palmer has over 25 years experience as an educator, consultant, researcher, and academic administrator. He has designed and taught doctoral, masters, and bachelors level courses in management, entrepreneurship, marketing, and business research. He has also published dozens of research studies including focused on entrepreneurial strategies and innovation and performance in small business enterprises. His work has appeared journals including the Journal of Small Business Strategy and the American Journal of Entrepreneurship.
Chad Schubert

Chad Schubert
Adjunct Professor

Chad is an Adjunct Professor of entrepreneurship in the UMSL College of Business. He has worked in both the not-for-profit and for profit sectors, and is currently the Sr. Director of People & Culture at Pivot Energy, a national solar developer. Chad spent time working internationally in Zambia before obtaining his MBA from St. Louis University. He is passionate about using business as a way to create positive social change.

craven-darcella Darcella Craven

Adjunct Professor

Darcella is an organization assisting veterans, transitioning military and their families with starting and expanding businesses. She has over 25 years of experience in corporate, nonprofit and small business spaces. An Army veteran, she has been featured in numerous articles for her transition from the welfare system to an accomplished businesswoman. She specializes in program implementation, change management, transition and creating group training programs. She holds a Masters from Webster University and is pursuing her doctorates. She is a proud mother of two daughters who are gainfully off her payroll.
Andrea Jackson-Jennings

Andrea Jackson-Jennings, Ed.D
Adjunct Professor

Dr. Jackson Jennings is an Adjunct Professor at Social Entrepreneurship College of Education. She has over twenty-five years of combined government, non-profit, and higher education experience. Currently, she is the Managing Director Regional Response Team. She is passionate about creating social and system change through social entrepreneurship.