Norris (Rashe) Dorsey
Department of Accounting and Information Systems
California State University Northridge
Juniper Hall, Office 4212
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8372
Business Cell Phone (818) 402-5050
Office Phone (818) 677-4892, Office Fax (818) 363-6761
Email address
Website address www.csun.edu/~nrd36607
EDUCATION:
Ed.D., Doctorate of Education in Organizational Leadership (University of La Verne – September 2005) Dissertation: The Study on Career Success of African American Males Who Lead Select Nonprofit Organizations in Los Angeles County: A Descriptive Multiple Case Study
MBA, Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Information Technology (University of La Verne –May 2001) Thesis: A Complete Business Plan, Marketing Plan, and Strategic Plan for Credit Services
BS, Bachelor of Science in Organizational Management (University of La Verne – May 1999)
AA, Associate of Art in Social Science (College of the Canyons –Dec 1994)
CERTIFACATION IN PROCESS:
Award in Accounting (UCLA Extension) – Complete in spring 2007
Certified Management Accountant (CMA) – Passed Part 1 Jan 2006, Taking Part 2, 3, and 4 in winter 2006
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) – Testing in winter 2006 PUBLISHED BOOKS:
Dorsey, N.R. (May, 2006). Accounting Workbook-Introduction to Financial Accounting. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2006
Dorsey, N.R. (February, 2006). The Art of Inclusion: Success Stories of African Americans in The Nonprofit Sector. Thomson, 2006
Dorsey, N. R., David Wilson (February, 2006). The Reach More Foundation: The Basketball Player Guide. Sherman Oaks, CA: The Reach More Foundation Press, Print on Demand
Book Chapters/Contributions/Introductions/Foreword:
Contribution:
Brounstein, M(September, 2006). Business Communication (Instructional Resource Manual). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Foreword:
Hamilton, J.P. (September, 2005). Vainglorious: Reasons Why Some African American Males Graduate from College . Los Angeles, CA: Tenacious Books.
ARTICLE PUBLISHED IN REFEREED PROCEEDINGS:
(Under Review)
Dorsey, N.R., The Art of Inclusion: A Study on Leadership and Career Success of Minority Males in Nonprofit Organizations. Journal of Business and Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching, pp.
ARTICLE PUBLISHED:
(Working Paper)
Dorsey, N.R., Diversity: The Next Generation Accountant: ABO Reporter, Summer 2007, pp.
Dorsey, N.R., David Figueroa, Where Are The Los Angeles Black CPA’s. National Association ofBlackAccountant, Newsletter, Volume 2, 2nd edition, November 2006, p4.
Dorsey, N.R., The Art of Inclusion: A Study on Leadership and Career Success of Minority Males in Nonprofit Organizations. Brother of the Academy, Think Tank Proceedings, October 2006, p85.
PUBLISHED BOOK REVIEW:
Fundamentals of Taxation by Cruz, Deschamps, Niswander, Predergast, Schisler, and Trone, McGraw Hill Irwin, 2007
Financial Accounting by Dyckman, Easton, and Pheiffer. Cambridge Business Publishers, March 2006
Business Communication by Brounstein, Bell, Smith, and Isbell, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., January 2006
Business Math (Author unknown), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., December 2005
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Nonprofit Organizations
African Americans in Accounting Careers The Business of Higher Education
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Visiting Professor and FT Lecturer, Accounting and Information Systems Department California State University Northridge, California, 2005- present
Associate Adjunct Professor, Business Department, Los Angeles Mission College,
California 2001-present
Associate Adjunct Professor, Business Department, Los Angeles Pierce College,
California 2006-present
Adjunct Professor, Business Department, University of Phoenix, California 2003-present
CLASSES TAUGHT:
Course Year
Analysis of Contemporary Organizations Fall 2006
Graduate MBA Class
Gateway Experience Spring 2006-present
Upper Division Class
Financial Accounting Fall 2005-present
Retail Merchandising Fall 2005
Small Business Entrepreneurship Summer 2005
Principles of Marketing Summer 2005
Introduction to Business Spring 2003-present
Business Computation Spring 2005
Elements of Supervision Spring 2002
Labor Relations Fall 2001
Management: theory, practice, and application Summer 2004-present
Organizational Behavior Spring 2005
Financial Planning Summer 2001
Intercollegiate Sports (Basketball) Summer 1999-2006
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Vice President of Student Services, The Reach & More Foundation, Sherman Oaks,
California, 1998-2005
Territory Manager, Printing Sales Department, McBee Systems, Granada Hills,
California, 2001-2004
District Manager, Payroll Sales Department, Automatic Data Processing, Woodland
Hills, California, 2000-2001
Senior Staff Accountant, Accounting Department, Protocol Agency, Pasadena,
California, 1999-2000
Accounting Department Manager, Accounting Department, Old Republic Title, Glendale, California, 1997-1999
Accounts Payable Clerk, Accounting Department, Chicago Title Company, Westlake Village, California, 1995-1997
Senior Night Auditor, Accounting Department, Hilton Hotel Woodland Hills, California, 1989-2001 (Various Positions)
ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE:
President and CEO, Future Solutions Consulting, Granada Hills, California, 2004-President and CEO, AllNetShoes, Sherman Oaks, California, 2003-2005
President and CEO, Credit Services, Los Angeles, California, 1992-2000
PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES:
Visualizing the Future of Accounting Education, New Jersey, November 2006 Wiley plus Users’ Conference, New York, November 2006
Academic Community Day, Institution of Management Accountants (IMA), Las Vegas, June 2006
Visualizing the Future of Accounting Education, Newport Beach, March 2006 Thomson Accounting National Event, Las Vegas, February 2006
Wiley Plus Users’ Conference, New York, November 2005
National Association of Black Accountants Regional conference, Los Angeles, November 2005
American Accounting Association-Diversity Section, Atlanta, October 2005 National Conference on Black Philanthropy, Minnesota, June 2005
PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES:
National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) Los Angeles, November 2006 Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU), Miami, October 2006 The Institute of Collaborative Scholarship (BOTA Think Tank), Atlanta, October
2006
OTHER PROJECTS IN PREPARATION:
The Brothers Speaker Series Accounting Minority Outreach Program
INVITED PRESENTATIONS:
Keynote speaker, National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) “Student Conference,” Los Angeles, California, October 2006
Santa Clarita Valley Resource Center, Make a Difference Day, Brainstorming Workshop, October 2005
Keynote speaker, “African Man-Child Workshop”, Inglewood, California, July 2005.
Panel Chair, “African Americans Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations,” Los Angeles, California, January 2005
Panel Member, “Open Space,” La Verne, California, July 2004
Project Grad Los Angeles, “Connections Outreach,” July, 2004
Various Basketball Camps, “Motivating student-athletes on life after sports,” 2001-2005 Youth Organization, “How to build an effective board of directors,” 2003
Community Program, “How to lead, the role of managers and supervisors,” 2003
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS:
“How to Refer Business” Wells Fargo Bank, Los Angeles, California, May, 2004 “How to Refer Business” Citibank, Los Angeles, California, June, 2003
“How to Refer Business” Washington Mutual Bank, Los Angeles, California, October,
2003
“How to Refer Business” Bank of America, Los Angeles, California, August, 2001
“How to Refer Business” Santa Clarita Chamber of Commerce, Los Angeles, California, December, 2002
“How to Refer Business” Simi Valley Chamber of Commerce, Los Angeles, California, January, 2001
“How to Refer Business” Northridge Chamber of Commerce, Los Angeles, California, April, 2003
PUBLIC SERVICE:
Public Service Announcement, Time Warner Cable, 2004, Principal Speaker, The Reach More Foundation
Public Service Announcement, Time Warner Cable, 2005, Principal Speaker, The Reach More Foundation
Public Service Announcement, Access Cable, 2003, Interviewee, The ISH
ACHIEVEMENTS:
Implemented a Skills Award Certificate program for the Los Angeles Mission College Business department, 2002
Coordinated road map (cell program) for Mc Bee Systems in the San Fernando and Santa Clarita Valley’s, 2002
Introduced and initiated a high-level Sales Commission Report for Old Republic Title Company to the Senior-level management, 1998
Designed, developed, and standardized various reports for Quoquam Technologies in the Operations area, including Underwriting, Field Sales, Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Training, and MIS, 2000
Successfully oversaw Golf tournament event planning for The Reach More Foundation, 2002-2006
All Western State conference men’s basketball, 1995
FUNDED GRANTS:
1. The California Endowment, 2002, Awarded $12,000, Written for The Reach More Foundation.
2. Wells Fargo Bank, 2002-2004, Awarded $10,000, Written for The Reach More Foundation.
3. The Water Buffalos, 2000, Awarded $7,500, Written for The Reach More Foundation.
4. Los Angeles Lakers, 2003, Awarded $1,500, Written for The Reach More Foundation.
5. Coke-Cola, 2004, Awarded $2,500, Written for The Reach More Foundation.
6. LA Gear, 2004, Awarded $25,000, Written for The Reach More Foundation.
7. Victory Athletes, 2002-2004, Awarded $7,500, Written for The Reach More Foundation.
8. Double Tree Hotel, 2002-2005, Awarded $6,000, Written for The Reach More Foundation.
9. The Home Depot, 2003-2005, Awarded $5,000, Written for The Reach More Foundation.
10. Grubb & Ellis, 2003, Awarded $1,500, Written for The Reach More Foundation.
11. K-Swiss, 2002-2005, Awarded $15,000, Written for The Reach More Foundation.
NATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILATIONS:
The American Institute of Certified Public Accounting (AICPA) Institution of Management Accountants (IMA)
National Black MBA Association
American Accounting Association (AAA)
National Center for Black Philanthropy
Brothers of the Academy (BOTA)
National Association of Black Accountants (NABA)
Leader-to-Leader Institute
BOARD MEMBERSHIPS:
Inner City Industry (ICI), Board Member, 2006
The Reach More Foundation- Board member, 1999-2005 Mid Valley Youth Program-Board member, 2000-2003
Just Rite Community Programs-Board member, 2003-2004
HIGHLIGHT OF QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Ability to communicate complex information clearly in written and oral format to a variety of audiences
2. Ability to work under pressure and stay calm in the face of competing demands
3. Detail-oriented and able to effectively manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines
4. Professional and pleasant attitude in dealing with people in person or on the phone
5. Superior interpersonal and communication skills
6. Training includes: Foundation 1,2,3, Selling Skills, Team Building, and Organizational Development
TECHNICAL APTITUDE/COMPUTER SKILLS:
· Data analysis, design, and requirements gathering are areas of expert knowledge.
· Excellent oral and written communication skills.
· Ability to gather information and write business plans, marketing plans, evaluations and grants.
· Computer literacy: Microsoft Project, Outlook, Excel, Word, Power Point, Access, and Palm.
· Blackboard, WebCT, Etudes, Wiley plus, and Homework Manager.
· Understanding of university administrative practices, policies, and procedures.
· Ability to multi-task, and learn new or existing technologies with ease.
· Bamtrac, Micro Wire, AreoQuote, Effective Management Systems, Vantage, CLS, and TEAM.
· Experience/Sensitivity with working with all ethnicities and socioeconomic backgrounds.
· Great Plains, Human Resource, Dbase, QuickBooks, ACCPAC, DacEasy, MYOB, Peachtree, One-write plus.
· Publisher, Corel, Adobe, Outlook, Internet, Sales Logic, Advantage, NCR, and 10-key (by touch).
· The ability to organize, research, analyze, think critically, conceptualize, and innovate.
· Knowledge and use of qualitative/quantitative research.
· Able to work independently or in a collaborative setting.