Dwayne Roark
Adjunct Professor @American Intercontinental University
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WORK HISTORY
Adjunct Professor @American Intercontinental University
Schaumburg, IL, US
Serve as a senior educator and mentor, leveraging expertise in marketing, communications, and business strategy to develop future leaders while applying enterprise-level skills in brand building, customer engagement, and organizational transformation. Partner with academic leadership to design and deliver integrated curricula that mirror real-world commercial challenges, ensuring alignment with institutional priorities and student success.• Execution Leadership: Design and deliver integrated business and marketing courses across multiple disciplines (Marketing, Communications, Advertising, Public Relations, Ethics, and Management), ensuring operational excellence and measurable student outcomes. Apply advanced instructional methodologies across traditional and digital platforms (Blackboard/Anthology) to optimize engagement and retention.• Strategic Vision & Partnership: Translate evolving market and industry trends into course content and case studies, aligning academic programs with business realities such as demand generation, brand positioning, and customer-centric strategy.• Brand, Content & Communication: Champion the university’s brand by serving as a respected spokesperson and mentor, fostering a consistent voice and message across student, faculty, and professional communities.• Demand Generation & Insights: Apply data-driven teaching methods and analytics to track student performance, optimize learning experiences, and improve program ROI.• Leadership & Impact: Mentor hundreds of students and professionals, building high-performing talent pipelines for careers in marketing, communications, and business.• Key Achievement: Elevate the university’s business program reputation by embedding real-world marketing strategy, demand generation, and brand-building principles into curricula, preparing graduates to deliver measurable impact across the customer journey in competitive industries.
EDUCATION
Roosevelt University
MS Integrated Marketing Communications, Graduated January 2003, Integrated Marketing Communications
University of St. Francis
BA, Journalism / Mass Communications with Advertising / Public Relations Concentration & Marketing Minor
Trident University International
PhD in Business Administration (PHDBA), Marketing
SKILLS
ABOUT DWAYNE ROARK
Dr. Dwayne J. Roark is the Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Marketing, and Communications at Univar Solutions. In this critical executive role, Dr. Roark leads the overall strategy, planning and execution for the marketing, communication and engagement of influential stakeholders that include government and industry user groups to build relationships important for the growth and reputation of the company. Leading a global team of experts, Dr. Roark collaborates directly with the CEO and across internal functions to form and successfully advance the company’s marketing, communications and public policy agendas along with its overall mission to influence legislative matters as well as the political environment. Dr. Roark works directly with the most senior leaders of the company and external stakeholders, including government entities and non-government organizations, to align the global corporate affairs and marketing strategy through all sides of the company.Prior to joining Univar Solutions, Dr. Roark was the Director of Corporate Communications for FMC where he managed the corporation’s communications strategies, operations, and initiatives to promote and protect the company’s reputation and brand. He previously held public affairs, communications and marketing leadership positions with Dow, MISUMI, and Danaher.Dr. Roark also serves on the Board of Directors for the Chemical Industry Council of Illinois, is Chair of the Government Policy & Advocacy Committee at the Alliance for Chemical Distribution, is Chair of the Government Affairs Committee at the Private Railcar Food and Beverage Association and is an Adjunct Professor for American InterContinental University as well as an accomplished author and speaker for PR News. With years of experience in education at the college level, Dr. Roark has a well-documented history of management experience in an educational setting and has a proven ability to function as a member of a team within an accredited University. He frequently engages in communications conversations through various stakeholder networks and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism / Mass Communications with an Advertising / Public Relations Concentration and a Marketing Minor from the University of St. Francis, a Master of Science degree in Integrated Marketing Communications from Roosevelt University, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration (PHDBA) from Trident University International.
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