Bea Bourne is a full-time faculty member at Purdue University Global. She currently teaches graduate marketing courses online, serves as a faculty evaluator for the portfolio development and assessment program, and is a member of the multicultural and diversity professional competency committee. The majority of Bourne’s professional career was spent with AT &T, where she held a variety of leadership positions in departments that included sales, marketing, training and development, and human resources.   

Bourne earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Maryville University, a master’s degree in marketing and in HR development from Webster University, and a doctorate in management and organizational leadership from the University of Phoenix.