Accounting and Finance Staff
Department of Accounting and Finance
Minnesota State University, Mankato
150 Morris Hall
Mankato, MN 56001
Phone: 507-389-2966
Chairperson: Leon Chen
Yilin (Leon) Chen
Professor of Finance, Department Chair | College of Business | Finance
MH 246
(507) 389-5336
yilin.chen@mnsu.edu
Yuhao Chen
Assistant Professor of Finance | College of Business | Finance
MH 248
(507) 389-6531
yuhao.chen@mnsu.edu
Sean Fingland
Associate Professor of Accounting | College of Business | Accounting
MH 225
(507) 389-5388
sean.fingland@mnsu.edu
Abo-El-Yazeed T. Habib
Professor of Accounting | College of Business | Accounting
MH 234
(507) 389-5408
abo-el-yazeed.habib@mnsu.edu
Daniel Hiebert
Associate Professor of Financial Planning | Director of Financial Planning Program | College of Business | Finance
MH 259
(507) 389-5406
daniel.hiebert@mnsu.edu
Puneet Jaiprakash
Associate Professor of Finance | College of Business | Finance
MH 150
(507) 389-1826
puneet.jaiprakash@mnsu.edu
Steven Johnson
Professor of Accounting | College of Business | Accounting | MAcc | Business Law
Morris Hall 237
(507) 389-2760
steven.johnson@mnsu.edu
Oksana Kim
Ph.D., FCCA
Professor of Accounting (On Sabbatical AY2025-2026) | College of Business | Accounting | Business Law
MH 227
(507) 389-5411
oksana.kim@mnsu.edu
Nguyen Nguyen
Assistant Professor of Finance | College of Business | Finance
MH 247
(507) 389-5090
nguyen.nguyen.2@mnsu.edu
Byron Pike
Professor of Accounting in the Department of Accounting and Finance | College of Business | Finance | Accounting
Morris Hall 120
(507) 389-6909
byron.pike@mnsu.edu
Joe Reising
Professor of Finance | College of Business | Finance
MH 238
(507) 389-5344
joseph.reising@mnsu.edu
Kris Rosacker
Ph.D., CPA
Professor of Accounting, Master of Accounting (MAcc) Director in the Department of Accounting and Finance | College of Business | Finance | Accounting | MAcc
Morris Hall 150
(507) 389-5413
kirsten.rosacker@mnsu.edu
Ferdinand Siagian
Professor of Accounting in the Department of Accounting and Finance | College of Business | Finance | Accounting | MAcc
Morris Hall 251
(507) 389-5407
ferdinand.siagian@mnsu.edu
Ishuan Li Simonson
Professor of Finance | College of Business | Finance
MH 235
(507) 389-5753
ishuan.li@mnsu.edu
Jidong Zhang
Ph.D. CMA, CIA, CISA, CISSP, CISM, CGAP, CHFP, MCSE
Assistant Professor of Accounting in the Department of Accounting and Finance | College of Business | Finance | Accounting
Morris Hall 231
(507) 389-5415
jidong.zhang@mnsu.edu
Katheryn Zielinski
Associate Professor of Accounting | College of Business | Accounting
Morris Hall 236
(507) 389-5412
katheryn.zielinski@mnsu.edu
