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Moore School of Business

Administrator Profile

Christine LaCola

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Assistant Dean and
Director, Graduate Division

Contact Information
Phone: 803-777- 2730
Fax: 803-777-7819
christine.lacola@moore.sc.edu

Biography

Christine LaCola
is Assistant Dean and Director, Graduate Division at the Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina.  

Previously, she was the Assistant Dean of Professional Programs and Services at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland.  Her accomplishments include obtaining the largest financial executive-level leadership development contract in the Smith school's history, establishing and managing Smith's Advisory and Collaborative Services unit (including the MBA Consulting Program and faculty consultative services arm), and leading all degree, nondegree, and executive education programming.  

Prior to entering higher education, Ms. LaCola spent over nine years at the IBM Corporation and PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP.  At PwC Consulting, she managed the national sales operations team and focused on strategic business development initiatives, such as improving the firm's CRM tool usage and rebuilding the compensation/incentive programs for business development executives.  Her focus at IBM was on operational excellence at the contract level.  She was recognized by senior management for her client service improvements.

Education

  • MBA, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
  • B.A. Cum Laude, in Economics and Business Administration, Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, MI