Our Team
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Jacob Moss serves as the Director of the Office of Continuing and Professional Education at Butler University. In this role, Jacob oversees the development and delivery of innovative non-credit programs, professional certifications, and career-focused pathways. He leads the Continuing and Professional Education team in designing and implementing educational solutions that meet the needs of individuals and organizations, while advancing Butler’s mission to foster lifelong learning and community engagement. Jacob collaborates with industry leaders and academic partners to create opportunities that drive professional success and workforce development.
Prior to joining Butler University, Jacob held key leadership roles in education and workforce development. His experience includes directing large-scale initiatives aimed at enhancing adult education, building employer partnerships, and expanding access to professional growth opportunities. Jacob has successfully led teams in achieving transformative outcomes by aligning educational programs with the evolving needs of diverse industries.
Jacob holds an MBA from Ashland University and a Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management and Business Management, also from Ashland University. He is passionate about creating accessible learning experiences that empower individuals and strengthen communities.
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Chad Spann serves as the Associate Director of Marketing at Butler University. In this role, Chad drives strategic marketing initiatives to elevate the University’s brand and foster engagement with students, alumni, and industry partners. His expertise in relationship-building, campaign development, and storytelling supports Butler’s mission to create impactful educational experiences. Chad combines his leadership experience in sports, education, and business to craft innovative approaches to marketing that inspire action and deliver measurable results.
An Indianapolis native, Chad’s journey has been shaped by hard work and perseverance. He earned a B.A. in English from Northern Illinois University. Following college, Chad played professionally in the NFL as a running back for teams including the Colts, Jets, Steelers, Texans, and Buccaneers.
After his NFL career, Chad transitioned to education, becoming an English teacher and Offensive Coordinator at Warren Central High School, where he led the football team to a state championship in 2018. As the Director of the Indy Select Academy, he has mentored student-athletes, helping over 120 players secure college scholarships and guiding multiple athletes to the NFL.
Chad’s professional journey also includes experience in SaaS sales with Zylo, where he built meaningful client relationships while developing expertise in the industry. He is passionate about mentoring, teamwork, and empowering others to achieve their goals.
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William Gulley is the Executive Director of Butler University’s Executive Education—the organizational learning and professional development arm at Butler University. In this role, William develops key relationships and alliances with industry leaders. William also teaches New Product Development in Butler’s Lacy School of Business MBA Program.
Prior to joining Butler, William held executive and strategic leadership positions for over 25 years in engineering, finance, and operations with companies such as Navistar, Ford Motor Company, and Brightpoint (now Ingram Micro). He was also the co-founder in a private equity backed start-up, leader of operations and finance for a high-growth, bio-hazardous waste start-up, and was a senior executive of a medical device company. William has raised over $20 million investment capital in equity and debt to fuel the growth of companies as well as conducted the negotiations, due diligence, and post-transaction integration efforts for acquisitions and divestitures across multiple industries.
William received an MBA in Finance from the Eli Broad School of Management at Michigan State University, a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University, and an Executive Education Leadership Certificate from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.
Professional Education Faculty
Craig Caldwell works with organizations to develop strategic direction, link implementation steps to strategy, identify organizational culture, and develop processes to bring about organizational change. Since 2007, Craig has served as an Associate Professor of Management in the Lacy School of Business at Butler University. He is currently the Associate Dean of Graduate and Professional Programs. He teaches MBA and undergraduate courses in Strategy, Leadership, and Organizational Change. Craig has won six teaching awards and two advising awards. He is the Chair of Graduate Council and his past roles include the Faculty Annual Evaluation Committee and Department Chair for Marketing and Management.
Craig’s consulting and executive education activities focus on strategy development, leadership, and organizational change. He has worked with client firms in logistics, manufacturing, food service, life-sciences, and architecture. In addition to strategy development, Craig’s leadership works include human capital strategy, employee engagement, and building high-performance teams. Craig’s research includes academic articles in Business and Society, Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, The Monitor, Business and Society Review, Management Accounting Quarterly, and Journal of Corporate Citizenship.
Craig holds a doctorate from University of Pittsburgh, an MBA from Virginia Tech, and a bachelor’s degree from Anderson University.
Tom Faulconer is a 1985 graduate of Butler University and a 1988 graduate of the Indiana University School of Law at Indianapolis.
He began his career at Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance as Advanced Sales Counsel, was promoted to Manager of Agent Training, Director of Agent Development, and was named Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer in 2010. Among other notable achievements during Tom’s tenure as SVP and CMO was the creation of the “Stop Knocking on Wood” branding campaign as well as securing the rights to the classic television commercials Farm Bureau ran during Indiana University and Purdue University basketball games featuring the singing janitor (IU) and the tuba player (PU).
While at Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, in addition to continuing his legal work and education, Tom earned several professional designations including the Certified Financial Planner®, Chartered Life Underwriter, Chartered Financial Consultant, Chartered Advisor for Senior Living, and the Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter. He also earned Series 6, 7, 63 and 26 securities registrations, served as the Office of Supervisory Jurisdiction in Indiana for EquiTrust Marketing Services (Broker-dealer), and introduced variable products to the company’s field force.
He is also the author of several training courses marketed through Lessonly nationwide and a contributing author for StartUS, on online magazine based in Europe aimed at the startup community there.
Tom is the author of In The Eyes of the Law, a book chronicling one of Indiana’s most famous murder trials involving the killing of Eli Lilly executive Forrest Teel in the late 1950s, a trial presided over by his late father, Judge Thomas J. Faulconer, III. His second book, Surviving and Thriving in the Job Search was released in October of 2018.
Tom is currently a member of the Risk Management and Insurance faculty at Butler University and has served as a Personal Financial Counselor for active military personnel through Zeiders Enterprises, a large military contractor. He is also the owner of Transitions Financial LLC, a financial planning and advisory company primarily helping those who are in job transition, divorce, or moving into retirement.
Kathy has served as the Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies at Butler University, managing all aspects of the MBA and MPA programs including admission, advising, and curriculum development. She has championed the Lacy School’s experiential learning “Real Life, Real Business” initiatives at the graduate level, including the Gateway Experience, the Integrated Capstone Experience, the Board Fellows Program, and the international study trips. She currently continues to teach in the MBA core, using a case-based approach which emphasizes strategic thinking.
Kathy has published articles on a variety of topics, such as workplace incentives, product innovation, and key performance indicators. Her cross-disciplinary research has allowed her to work with academics from accounting, operations management, and organizational behavior. Her work has appeared in outlets such as Managerial and Decision Economics, Management Science, Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, Journal of Labor Economics, and Management Accounting Quarterly.
Kathy’s academic credentials include a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Emory University and both a master’s and doctoral degree in Economics from Purdue University. She has over 20 years of teaching experience in both the undergraduate and graduate levels, serving on the faculty at the State University of New York at Stony Brook and Butler University.