Stephen A. Kolenda

• Licensed Certified Public Accountant (NY).
• Member of American, New York, and Connecticut Societies of CPAs.
• Member Institute of Management Accountants.
• Member of Sigma Beta Delta (national business Honor Society).
• Member of American Accounting Association.

Publications and professional presentations include the following areas:

• Information systems integration in post-merger situations.
• Economic regional development issues in China, Burma, Laos, and Thailand.
• Management leadership theory explored through East Asian literature and philosophy (Confucius, Lao Tzu, and Sun Tzu).

• Active ice hockey and softball player.
• Harley-Davidson rider.
• International travel including living in China and Thailand.
• Music appreciation - Jazz, blues, jam bands, bluegrass and rock.
• Renovating a 160-year old home and managing a 100-acre timber forest.

Courses recently taught:  Advanced Accounting; Intermediate Accounting I and II; Principles of Accounting I and II

Education:  MBA University of Connecticut, 1983; BS Villanova University (Accounting), 1976;  BS Hartwick College (Information Management), 1992

Experience:   Corporate:  In New York and Connecticut, worked for three Public Accounting firms and in top management of an AMEX-listed company.  Also worked for the Hurricane Island Outward Bound School (Maine & Florida), the Securities & Exchange Commission (Washington, DC), and the World Trade Center of New Orleans.   Teaching:  At Hartwick since 1983, also have taught for Binghamton University and various universities in Thailand and China.

Contact Information:  Department of Business Administration & Accounting, Golisano Hall, Hartwick College, Oneonta, New York 13820.  607-431-4951
kolendas@hartwick.edu.