Dr. Tara Lanni is the Academic Director of Online Business Programs at CUNY School of Professional Studies (SPS). She began teaching at SPS in 2010. During her time with SPS, Dr. Lanni has served as Assistant Director of Online Business Programs, Consortial Faculty, Academic Community Leader, Governing Council Faculty Representative (Division of the Sciences), Prior Learning Assessment Faculty Assessor, Online Teaching Essentials Workshop Facilitator, Course Developer, and CUNY BA Faculty Mentor. Dr. Lanni holds a Ph.D. in Management with a specialization in Leadership and Organizational Change as well as an MPhil in Management from Walden University, an MBA in Human Resource Management from the University of Phoenix, and a BA in Philosophy, Politics, and Law from SUNY Binghamton.