I went to Stonehill College and received a BSBA degree with a Major in Accounting.

I went to Suffolk University for my MBA and my concentration was Management Information Systems.

I grew up in the Riverdale section of Dedham and went to high school at Catholic Memorial in West Roxbury.

I have a son named Joey.

I’ve been at MBCC since January, 1999.

Edward J. Derba, MBA
Adjunct Professor of Business
MassBay Community College

I dropped out of high school at age 16 and didn't know what I wanted to do with my life. Everybody says that you have to go straight to university after high school, but most people aren't sure what they want to pursue at that age.

MassBay Community College graduate, Emma Laurie, expected to be in and out of MassBay in two years, just keeping her head down, getting her work done, and then transferring.

Roger Pao, JD, is an attorney and educator with extensive experience in online education and a passion for helping students be successful in the online environment. A graduate of Harvard Law School, magna cum laude, and Duke University, summa cum laude, he worked as a transactional attorney with prominent law firms — an international law firm and a Boston-based law firm. He has served as a subject matter expert for and taught a variety of online undergraduate and graduate-level courses.

What’s the connection between accounting and Hindu Studies? At Massachusetts Bay Community College, it is veteran educator, Dr. Mona Khaitan.

Since 1993, Dr. Khaitan has been teaching accounting at MassBay to both business and accounting majors and in 2006, started double duty by opening minds and educating students in Hindu Studies as well.

Recent MassBay Community College graduate, Shatki Katheria, was born and raised in India.

Degrees

B.A. Boston College Sociology with a minor in Criminology
M.Ed. Suffolk University

Licenses and Certifications

Certified Prevention Specialist, Commonwealth of MA
Licensed Social Worker, Commonwealth of MA
Certified Domestic Violence Counselor, National Association of Forensic Counselors
Clinically Certified Forensic Counselor, National Association of Forensic Counselors
Certified Critical Incident Stress Management School/Community Based Responder
Instructor Trainer, radKIDS, Inc.

Due to his grades, he wasn’t able to go to college right away, so he worked full-time as a restaurant server, then moved to the Midwest to work as a lab technician. He soon discovered that the move was a bad personal decision for him and returned to Boston.
   
He met a MassBay chemistry professor who worked with him. 
   
Because Brian loved science and making people smile, he was able to identify nursing as his top choice.