Dr. Janice M. Spangenburg began her working career in the Navy where she spent 5 honorable years on active duty. During that time, she began to appreciate management and leadership studies as well as an academic angle to her portfolio. Dr. Spangenburg transitioned from the Navy to the Department of Defense in a federal service position and at the 5 year mark began to teach as an adjunct professor of business. Teaching and supporting students became her light and passion. Dr. Spangenburg would handle her duties supervising a navy supply department and teach courses in business, management, human resources and organizational behavior. This love for teaching led her to go forward with her education and research in the area of management and leadership.

Dr. Spangenburg’s prior positions include: Management and supervision of a supply and logistics department, program management and budgeting for the navy and marine corps, serving as an Undersecretary of the Navy Acquisition Intern and a contracts administrator. She had a very accomplished government career that enabled her to see many angles of acquisition, leadership and what the needs for the future might bring. She also has had two successful management consulting practices where she has worked with the government and the United States Postal Service and traveled throughout the United States. She has also served on the Board of Directors for a Va Credit Union and serves as a mentor and advisor to government organizations.

For the past eighteen years, Dr. Spangenburg has held various positions in higher education, both administrative and teaching. She has been very involved with both graduate and undergraduate courses both teaching and mentoring, and has led the way for transformative and innovative educational products for academic institutions in degree programs- MBA, Human Resource Management, Masters in Management and Organizational Leadership. She has developed curriculum, recruited and hired faculty, developed business partnerships, recruited learners, and managed an undergrad HR/OB program as an Academic Department Chair.

Dr Spangenburg holds a PhD in Business with specialization in organizational leadership from Regent University; a M.A. in Organizational Development from the Fielding Graduate School; a MS in Management from Troy University and a BA in Business Administration from St Leo University.