Meet Your Mentors
CECIL BATTISTE
Education
- Bachelor's and Master’s degrees in Accounting
Courses Taught
Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Cost Accounting, and a class that covers using QuickBooks in accounting
Professional Experience
- Certified Public Accountant from 1990 to 2001
- Worked in public and private accounting
- Volunteer Income Tax Assistance participant
- Areas of expertise include accounting, taxation and stock markets
BONNIE OLIVER
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in management, marketing, anthropology & international affairs
- Master’s degree in Applied Economics, Business Administration and Sociology
- Doctorate Degree in International Business
Courses Taught
Microeconomics, Macroeconomics and Introduction to the African American Experience
Professional Experience
- Worked for government for 6 years prior to working for Valencia College
- Conducted international research
- Areas of expertise include international business, economic integration & development, socioeconomic inequality & poverty
LEE H. MCCAIN
Professor, Business; Co-Program Chair
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Business
- MBA in Management
Courses Taught
Currently teaching Introduction to Business, Principles of Management, Principles of Marketing and AS Business Capstone
Professional Experience
- Over 20 years of business marketing, management and advertising experience including stints in account service at advertising agencies in New York, Boston and Orlando along with direct sales experience at AT&T, Lucent Technologies and Avaya
- Areas of expertise include marketing, advertising and management.
STORM RUSSO
Professor, Business; Co-Program Chair
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Business
- Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
- MBA – Management
Courses Taught
Currently teaching Introduction to Business, Principles of Management and Business Problems Analysis
Professional Experience
- Over 10 years of small business management experience including the creation, formation and management of a sole-proprietorship and two LLC’s in the construction and entertainment industries. Over 24 years of teaching experience at Valencia College.
- Areas of expertise are small business management, entrepreneurship and management.
TOM BASELICE
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration
- Master’s degree in Taxation
Courses Taught
Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, and Cost Accounting
Professional Experience
- Florida Certified Public Accountant since 2011.
- Over 12 years of Business Consulting, Finance, and Accounting experience with PeopleSoft, Oracle, Intertek Caleb Brett, and Walt Disney Parks and Resorts.
- Volunteer Income Tax Assistance participant.
- Areas of expertise include accounting, taxation, and personal finance.