
Meet the Expert: Dr Cecilia Diaz Ordonez
Dr Cecila Diaz Ordonez has always been a curious person. After 15 years of working in casinos, she became fascinated by the relationship between digital brand engagement and consumer behaviour.
Dr Cecila Diaz Ordonez has always been a curious person. After 15 years of working in casinos, she became fascinated by the relationship between digital brand engagement and consumer behaviour.
Whilst travelling the world working for an international bank, Sandra Donnelly realised her true ambition was to help inspire the next generation of ethically conscious business leaders. After spending several years teaching in a secondary school, she returned to university to further her own research and hasn’t looked back since.
Salford Business School’s Law Lecturer, Sean Ell, has enjoyed a highly successful legal career. Specialising in immigration law, he headed the immigration team at Keoghs, Nicholls, Lindsell & Harris Solicitors before progressing to become a barrister at Garden Court North Chambers in Manchester.
Meet Paul Walters, Lecturer in Business Management with Sport here at Salford Business School, as well as a seasoned events consultant who has worked across the globe covering many world-renowned, large-scale events.
Salford alumnus, Gabi Round, left university and entered the hectic world of international events management where she spent her days catching flights, managing large teams of people and working on high-profile events, including the Ryder Cup.
Meet Dr Vicki Harvey, Senior Lecturer in People Management and Programme Leader for MSc Human Resource Management, here at Salford Business School. Vicki spent over a decade working on the expansion of the National DNA Database for The Forensic Science Service, where she acquired her expertise in project management and stakeholder engagement.
Professor Mandy Parkinson, Chair of Business Innovation here at Salford Business School, has a long history of advancing entrepreneurship within Greater Manchester, developing innovation clusters that span digital and sustainable ecosystems in the region. Her vast experience in the enterprise and innovation spaces has had a lasting impact on the regional economy, helping to drive growth and productivity across many now successful businesses.
Meet Dave Lowe, Lecturer in Management and Sport at Salford Business School. From developing and executing marketing strategies at multiple major sports clubs, including St Helens RFC and Bolton Wanderers Football Club, to becoming a Business Management with Sports Lecturer, Dave’s career is multi-faceted and interesting to say the least.
Meet Dr Maria Paola Rana, an Economics and Finance Lecturer here at Salford Business School. We recently caught up with Maria to discuss her dynamic career path, while delving into her expert knowledge which covers a wide range of specialties, such as the economics of crime, as well as the economic impact and recovery of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mirage Islam is a Senior Lecturer in Digital Marketing here at the University of Salford’s Business School, as well as the School’s Innovation Lead. Mirage is a seasoned senior strategic digital marketer, who has worked with several leading brands in the industry including, Sky, TalkTalk, Channel 4, Microsoft, British Council, and Saatchi & Saatchi North Americas, to name a few.