Glenn W. Hunter has diverse experiences concerning education and community development. Glenn currently works as a Counselor for Fair Housing Council of Riverside County in Southern California. In this role he works with individuals and families who seek viable alternatives to remedy assorted housing challenges.

Glenn has also taught Entrepreneurship, Marketing and Economics, at the collegiate level. Glenn has published two books: “Storytelling Wins The Best Engagements” and “A Word From The Voice” in both the business and fiction genres.

Glenn has earned a BA in Social Science from UC Berkeley and an MBA in Entrepreneurship from UCLA. Also, Glenn is a founding member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Epsilon Mu Chapter at UC Berkeley.

Alyssa Burlingame joined the Cumberland family in Fall 2024 as a professor of Business Communications.

She is the founder and CEO of Daisy & Dahlia Branding Co., where she helps businesses talk to their ideal customers in the right place, at the right time, in the right way.

Prior to having her own business, Alyssa gained wide-range experience in copywriting, real estate, business, marketing, journalism, and more. She has studied in Washington, D.C., which is where she fell in love with marketing, content strategy, and helping people do business well.

When she’s not teaching or working, Alyssa can be found spending time with her loved ones in Columbia, Tennessee. Her favorite things are iced coffee, books, and all things bee-themed.

Ethan is a Lebanon native and recent Cumberland University graduate. Having spent the better part of five years attaining his undergraduate degree in Business Administration, and his master’s degree in the same, he has returned to Cumberland University as an adjunct instructor. A silly goose at heart, Ethan is excited to be able to give back to the place that gave him so much, and to help give new students as positive an experience as he had when he was in their shoes.

As of August 2024, Ethan works primarily at Best Buy in Mount Juliet, where he helps many people, yes possibly including you, find the computer they need to succeed.

Bruno Padovani is a manufacturing and engineering professional, and is currently the President of ANCONATEK, Inc., a manufacturing productivity consultancy. Born in Brooklyn, NY and raised mostly in New Jersey, he has a diverse industry background, primarily in food processing, having held jobs in engineering, maintenance, R&D and manufacturing management. In his younger years, Bruno Padovani was an active duty naval officer who served on a nuclear powered cruiser and on an amphibious assault ship, and then transitioned to the Naval Reserve where he eventually retired as a commander in 1996. In his civilian life he worked at Kraft, the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company and at the Ferrara Candy Company, eventually transitioning into private consulting work in 2017. Bruno Padovani received an engineering BS from the US Naval Academy, a Technology Management MS from the Stevens Institute of Technology, a Six Sigma Black Belt from Villanova University, and a professional engineering license from the State of New Jersey.

Bruno lives with June, his wife of 35 years, in Mount Juliet. They have one child, Philip, who lives with his wife Susan, also in Mt. Juliet. Bruno is active with the Middle Tennessee Boy Scout Council helping them develop a STEM focused scouting program, and is involved with his local American Legion chapter, most recently running their HS Oratorical scholarship program.