Associate Professor of Management and Human Resource Management

Office Phone: 724-847-6617
mafuss@geneva.edu

Disciplines/Field of Instruction

• Human Resource Management
• Business Management
• Business Communication
• Compensation
• Benefits
• Labor and Employee Relations
• Staffing

Degrees Received

• Ph.D., Communication and Rhetorical Studies, 2016, Duquesne University
• M.B.A., 2004, Geneva College
• B.S.B.A. Business Administration, 1994, Geneva College
• B.A. Spanish, 1994, Geneva College

Courses Taught

• BUS 110, Foundations of Business
• BUS 115, Business Communication
• BUS 310 Management
• BUS 320 Supervision
• BUS 350, Human Resource Management
• BUS 453, Employee & Labor Relations
• BUS 454, Total Rewards; Compensation & Benefits
• BUS 455, Strategic Human Resources
• BUS 456, Strategic Staffing
• BUS 650, Human Resource Systems
• I have also taught courses in Business & Professional Communication as well as Public Speaking at another institution.

Presentations/Publications

• “ Is there a current use of alienation for/in IMC and, is there a place for “alienation” as a strategy or part of a strategy in branding; A Ricoeurian Perspective of Alienation”, Presented at the 2010 Communication Ethics Conference, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, June 2010
• “The Role of Distance in Communication philosophy and practice”, Presented at Duquesne University′s Communication and Rhetorical Studies Department Colloquia Series, Pittsburgh, PA, September 2010
• “ An Augustinian perspective on Public Relations”, Presented at the IMC/CMM Conference at UNC Wilmington, Wilmington, NC, June 2011
• “An Ongian Perspective: The rhetoric of technology and the practice of integrated marketing communication”, Presented at the 97th Annual National Communication Association Conference, New Orleans, LA, November 2011
• “ Buber: An Ethic born out of Responsibility”, Presented at Duquesne University′s Communication Ethics Conference,  Pittsburgh, PA, June 2012
• “ Business Communication: The Emergence of Two Disciplines as a Communicative Orientation for Graduating Seniors into Their Professional Lives”, Short Course Co-Presented at Eastern Communication Association Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, April 2013
• Eudiamonia: Using Aristotle to Inform Organizational Communication to Reimagine Human Resource Management, Northeastern Association of Business, Economics and Technology Conference, Days Inn, State College, PA, October 2014
• Business as the “Good Life” , Northeastern Association of Business, Economics and Technology Conference, Days Inn, State College, PA, October 2015
• Concurrent Session Co-Facilitated: Eliminating Division in the Academy: A discussion of  Hugh Whelchel's book "How then Should we Work: Rediscovering the Biblical Doctrine of Work.", Christian Business Faculty Conference, Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA, October 2015
• An Aristotelean Workplace, Northeastern Association of Business, Economics and Technology Conference, Days Inn, State College, PA, October 2016
• “Reciprocity as the New (Old) Paradigm in Business” , Northeastern Association of Business, Economics and Technology Conference, Days Inn, State College, PA, October 2017
• Concurrent Session Co-Facilitated:  The Value of the Introductory Business Course, Christian Business Faculty Conference, Covenant College, Chattanooga, TN, October 2018
• " Influencer Based Marketing; The New IBM", Northeastern Association of Business, Economics and Technology Conference, Days Inn, State College, PA, November 2018
• “HR by the Numbers”, Northeastern Association of Business, Economics and Technology Conference, Days Inn, State College, PA, November 2019

Professional Experience

Prior to joining the faculty at Geneva I spent over 13 years working as a professional in the Human Resource and Management fields. I started out at a small trucking company as their very first HR Manager. This provided me with invaluable experience doing everything as a department of one. Following trucking I moved to financial services where I was the Site HR Manager for an operations center in downtown Pittsburgh with of over 850 employees where I managed a staff of 4 HR professionals. I ended my professional career as a Territory HR Manager in the telecommunications industry with responsibility for 5 operations centers in 3 different states. I have worked in both union and non-union environments. My areas of specialty include employee relations, management consulting, employment law compliance and conflict resolution.

Awards & Distinctions Received

• Awarded Membership in Golden Key National Honor Society, 2009
• Honorary Member Delta Mu Delta Honor Society, 2012
• Club Advisor of the Year (SHRM Club), 2014-15
• PHR certified professional, 2002-2008
• SPHR Certified Professional, 2011-2021
• SHRM–Senior Certified Professional 2015-2021

Affiliations, e.g., membership in professional organizations, etc.

• Faculty Advisor, Society for Human Resource Management Club
• Member Society of Human Resource Management 2011-Present
• Member Christian Business Faculty Association 2011-Present
• Faculty advisor, Firearms Safety Club

Miscellaneous, e.g., hobbies, sports, personal info, etc.

• My hobbies include all things outdoors including camping, hiking, boating, hunting & fishing. I am a firearms enthusiast, a NRA certified handgun instructor, a PA State Hunter Safety instructor, and an amateur gun collector.
• Married (Chelle) with 2 children (Zane & Logan)
• We reside in Grove City