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Dr. Tilokie Depoo: Biography
Dr. Tilokie Depoo has over twenty five years of corporate experience, including a diversified professional background in international and domestic business. While working in the corporate world he maintained close contact with academia and has over 18 years experience in higher education in both teaching and administration. Currently he is Professor and Program Director at Metropolitan College of New York. Dr. Depoo has outstanding multi-task abilities and strong leadership skills to work with faculty, students, staff and on projects in the strategic academic arena with significant experience in enrollment and retention management.
As a teacher and academic administrator, Dr. Depoo has focused on developing curriculum that aligns with real world practices to better prepare students for successful careers. His teaching experience includes both on-line and on-site courses and he has pioneered numerous innovative, career-focused programs for students.
Born in Guyana, Dr. Depoo attended junior high school in Manhattan and F.K. Lane High School in Brooklyn, completed his undergraduate work in economics at LIU Brooklyn, and earned a master’s degree in economics at NYU. He received his Ph.D. in Global Leadership/Strategic Management from Lynn University in Florida.
Prior to his full-time move to academia from corporate, Dr. Depoo worked in strategic planning, venture development, financial analysis, market research, business development and product development for international and domestic companies including Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, Lever Brothers, the New York Daily News, HKCL, NexxtHealth and Fidelis Care New York. In his most recent corporate position he served as Director of Strategic Planning at Fidelis Care, the New York State Catholic Health Plan, which provides affordable health coverage to children and adults throughout New York State. In addition, he has served as a Management Advisor in a United Nations Development Program (UNDP) funded position.
His collaborative efforts working with faculty at Metropolitan College included the following major accomplishments:
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New degree programs:
o Lead the development and approval by NYSED of the college’s first healthcare administration degree: BBA in Healthcare Systems Management. Enrollment exceeded goal.
o Global Management Certificate program - The program was approved by NYSED. This program will serve as our bridge program as well as to attract international students to compete one year of undergraduate study at MCNY.
· Redesign of MBA Curricula: MBA in Media Management, MBA in Financial Services and MBA in General Management to make relevant and marketable.
· Developed assessment plan for Business Programs working with the faculty to assess student learning outcomes.
· Work with faculty to secure accreditation from Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).
· Redesign and implement new BBA curriculum
Prior to Metropolitan College, he was Professor and Chairperson of the Business Administration program at Monroe College, with an enrollment of 1,600 students. His accomplishments at Monroe included the development of the MBA curriculum which resulted in the NYS Department of Education approval of the College’s first graduate program. Additionally, with his student-centered approach, his work with students secured the first National Academic Championship for the College – Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) Championship – 2005 and won every consecutive Regional Championship: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and special competition in business ethics, entrepreneurship, and success skills.
Complementing his management and administrative accomplishments, Dr. Depoo maintains research interests in the area of international labor migration and the brain drain in third world countries. He has co-authored two books:
A practical Guide to Microeconomics (2007) and the
East Indian Diaspora (1993). Additionally, he has published several articles on the brain drain including
Guyana’s Brain Drain and Implications for Economics Development (2007). His most recent, 2011, publication was on the ethical dilemma of sustainable development: Guyana, published in Emerald’s,
Journal of Global Responsibility.
He serves on the National Faculty Advisory Committee of Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) and is a SIFE Sam Walton Fellow. Additionally, his service include: Faculty Mentor – University of Maryland University College, Middle States Accreditation Committee, Strategic Planning for Monroe College, and Distance Learning Committee. His professional affiliations include, not limited to the
American Economic Association, American Management Association, Omicron Delta Epsilon, Sigma Beta Delta, and Alpha Beta Gamma.