Turner School of Accountancy

Kristin Roland

Clinical Professor
Turner School of Accountancy

Dr. Roland is a Clinical Professor of Accounting in the Turner School of Accountancy in the Belk College of Business at UNC Charlotte. She originally joined the Belk College of Business faculty in 2012 and returned to UNC Charlotte in 2023. Before entering the doctoral program at the University of Colorado, she worked in public […]

Ashley Samaroo

Lecturer, part-time
Turner School of Accountancy

Ashley Samaroo is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and adjunct professor of accounting in the Turner School of Accountancy at UNC Charlotte’s Belk College of Business. She also works in corporate accounting at Nuveen, where she serves as a subject-matter expert in areas including consolidation accounting, acquisition accounting, asset management analysis, and cash forecasting. Samaroo […]

Bill Sofsky

Clinical Associate Professor
Turner School of Accountancy

Dr. William (Bill) Sofsky is a Clinical Associate Professor of Accounting in the Belk College of Business at UNC Charlotte. Dr. Sofsky joined the Belk College faculty as a Lecturer in 2015. Dr. Sofsky has over 30 years of accounting and industry experience. Prior to joining UNC Charlotte, Dr. Sofsky served as the chief accounting […]

Paul Tanyi 

 Associate Professor
Turner School of Accountancy

Paul Tanyi is an associate professor in the Department of Accounting in the Belk College of Business at UNC Charlotte. Prior to joining UNC Charlotte, Dr. Tanyi was an assistant professor at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln where he taught auditing and assurance for four years. Dr. Tanyi’s academic and research interests include auditing […]

Scott Vandervelde

Chair and Professor
Turner School of Accountancy

Melissa Walton-Jones

Professor, adjunct
Turner School of Accountancy

Melissa I. Walton-Jones is an Adjunct Professor of Accounting Information Systems in the Turner School of Accountancy at UNC Charlotte’s Belk College of Business. A finance and governance leader with more than 20 years of experience, she has worked across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors in corporate finance, internal audit, and enterprise risk management. […]

Denise Y. Wynn

Lecturer, part-time
Turner School of Accountancy

Dr. Denise Y. Wynn is a seasoned research administration professional, consultant, and adjunct instructor with more than 25 years of experience in higher education and nonprofit settings. She holds a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA), a Master of Business Administration (MBA), and dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Accounting and Computer Information Systems. Her expertise […]