Detria is a believer, wife to one, mother of two, college professor, intercessor, community servant, writer, speaker, and volunteer of all things. Above all else, she is enamored with her Savior. Her main goal is to serve the Lord, walk in a manner worthy of her calling, and bring glory to her Savior. If, along the way, she can pray with and encourage other women to grow in their own faith, or keep them encouraged to walk with Christ, then mission accomplished! Detria writes and podcasts at detriamoore.com and she enjoys reading and teaching the Bible, praying for others, walking the Lynchburg trails.

Jennifer is a Faculty Member/Course Mentor at Western Governors University since February 2016.

JoDee received her Ph.D. in Organization and Management from Capella University; her Master of Science from Central Michigan University; and her Bachelor of Business Administration from Western Michigan University. She has spent the past ten years consulting for small businesses in start-up operations, growth strategies, and turn-around planning; human resource compliance; and payroll operations. Prior to WGU, she has seventeen years of higher education experience serving in a multitude of positions from faculty to administrative leadership, where she led a team of 11 deans formulating strategy for the business college, developing new programs, monitoring assessment and curriculum, and developing faculty. Prior to that she was in corporate training and advertising. Her recent journey to WGU as a course instructor combines two of her favorite professional activities: mentoring and development of competencies among professionals.

Ted is the Associate Dean of Innovation in the Business School at Western Governors University. Previously, Cross was a Clinical Assistant Professor of Leadership and Management, as well as the Director of Online Programs at the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University. Cross holds a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University, an MA from Arizona State University, an MSed from The University of Pennsylvania, a Doctorate from Pepperdine University, and a Post Graduate Certificate from The Wharton School of Business.

Ashley began her career in higher education leadership and has since focused in operational leadership and human resource management. Ashley holds a Doctorate of Business Administration with a focus in management, as well as her SHRM-CP certification. She joined WGU as the Program Chair for the HR Management degree in 2019, and currently serves as the Associate Dean and Director for HR programs in the College of Business at WGU. She also has extensive experience as a faculty member at both the graduate and undergraduate levels and has focused her faculty work primarily with adult learners in online education. Ashley has presented for organizations such as ACBSP, Online Learning Consortium, SHRM, and CUPA-HR. Her work has been published with HR Professionals Magazine, Talent Management, and Higher Ed HR Magazine.