William Venable
william.venable@park.edu
Interim Chair, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance and

Assistant Professor of Business/Management
McAfee Memorial Library Room 416H
(816) 584-6851

Early this year I was promoted to Assistant Dean in the School of Business. We have more than 5,000 undergraduate majors and over 300 students in the MBA Program. My major focus will be the management of our effort to achieve accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).

Prior to joining Park, I spent more than 20 years in marketing and finance, in positions with divisions of Merrill Lynch, Dean Witter Discover & Co., 20th Century-Fox Film Corporation, AMC Entertainment, Western Resources, Rockhurst University, Hallmark Cards, UMB Bank, and Sprint. I also served as an adjunct instructor in the marketing departments at Rockhurst University and Avila University

Throughout my career I have remained very active in the small business community, serving on the boards of several startups and workouts. I retain my professional ties with involvement in my own marketing research firm. Not only involved in the Kansas City community; I am also concerned with international trade and have participated in three economic missions to Mexico since 1996. In that capacity I served as a consultant, helping Mexican firms to identify target markets in the United States.

During the past 5 years I have been active in the development of small business in the Kansas City Urban Core, as wel as the Hispanic Community.

A recent project of note has been my work in the development of the Third Age Navigator (www.3ANavigator.org), an online resource designed to provide users with a clear, objective perspective for navigation of the important questions and decisions associated with aging in our society. This tool is designed for those navigating their own journey, and for those helping a family member or friend.

The Bickford Education Center on Aging (BECA) has developed Third Age Navigator as a key initiative in support of our objective of becoming “the most trusted comprehensive resource for objective information and learning for and about seniors.”

BECA is dedicated to helping both personas identify and utilize the important information required to make prudent life-stage decisions.

This resource is a collaborative effort that involves public, private, and philanthropic resources in the creation of a viable portal for objective information on the questions of aging. Partners in the project include Insight Management Consulting, University of Missouri - Kansas City Libraries, Wichita State University, and MARKETsolutions.

Graduate Programs:
MBA695—Business Policy and Strategy

Venable, W.R. & Mayer, R. D. (2009). Your First Look at Commercial Real Estate. A 30 minute video presentation introducing students to the current climate in the commercial real estate sector. The School of Business, Park University, Parkville, Missouri.

Paskelian, J. G. & Venable, W.R. (2008). An Analysis of the Progress of Tax Increment Financing Programs In the Northland Area of Kansas City. The School of Business and Management, Park University, Parkville, Missouri.

Kansas City Barbeque: From the Kansas City Barbeque Inner Circle by Bill Venable, Rick Welch, and Bruce Daniel. Hyperion Books; 1st edition, May, 1996.

Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning’s (CETL) - 2010 Instructional Innovation Grant Award.
Arthur Mag Ph.D. Fellowship, University of Missouri - Kansas City
Marjorie Powell Allen Graduate Fellowship - University of Missouri - Kansas City

Vice President – Faculty Senate
Program Coordinator - Undergraduate Marketing
Park University Undergraduate Research Advisory Committee
Park University Symposium for Undergraduate Research Steering Group
Park Chapter of the American Marketing Association, Founder

Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce Centurion Alumni, Past President
The O.E. Ellis Society, Founder
The Eighth Rung Foundation – Board Member
Kansas City - Guadalajara Sister City Committee, Secretary