- University Department Entrepreneurship
- Location Plato Wilson 309
- Phone Number 336-841-9121
- Email [email protected]
Flanders-Stec oversees the launch of the new entrepreneurship school in her role as dean and professor of the practice. She served as an assistant professor and director of HPU’s Center for Entrepreneurship from 2010-14. The number of students majoring in entrepreneurship grew significantly under her guidance.
Flanders-Stec earned her BSBA in business administration with a minor in political science at Ouachita Baptist University and her MBA at the University of North Texas. She most recently served as the vice president of strategic initiatives at Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina. She has real-world business experience, including stints as a fund executive in the Piedmont Triad and working as the chief financial officer at Signature Capital in New York. As executive vice president of entrepreneurship for Launch Greensboro from 2016-2023, she was responsible for programming for early-stage entrepreneurs.
During her previous time at HPU, Flanders-Stec created the university’s annual Business Plan Competition, where students compete for venture capital for their business plans and present their ideas to a panel of local business leaders for feedback. She also managed HPU’s Entrepreneurship Club, elevator pitch programs and speaker series.