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Rashada Houston

INSTRUCTOR
EMAIL
PHONE
850-412-7736
OFFICE
Div Of Management Services
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Office Hours

SBI West #412

Wednesdays • 10:00am-2:00pm

Office Hours

  • MAN 4720-301 Business Policy & Strategic Management      T/R 2:00-3:15pm
  • MAN 4720-302 Business Policy & Strategic Management     T/R 3:30-4:45pm

About Me

Professor Houston Turner is an alumna of and instructor in Florida A&M University’s School of Business and Industry (SBI). She began teaching at FAMU in 2007 as an adjunct and became a full-time instructor in 2011. Her teaching portfolio includes Business Ethics, Human Resource Management, and Business Strategy.

She has served as a case competition coach and corporate coordinator for over 10 years and has coached teams to win over $300,000 in the last three years. Her

Through her commitment, teaching, and service, she was among the first cohort of faculty promoted to Associate Instructors.

She serves a business consultant and regularly conducts seminars and keynotes on business strategy, ethics, corporate culture, leadership, management, teamwork, entrepreneurship, conflict resolution, and financial literacy.

Professor Houston Turner began her career with The Florida Legislature’s research office in 2000. She and her teams served as trusted consultants to many Senators and Representatives. She broke historical barriers to become the office’s first and only African-American and youngest manager. During her 11-year tenure, she helped create positive change in a vast range of areas, was awarded for saving millions of public funds, and was lauded for proposing enacted laws that reduced the incarceration of non-violent offenders.

Areas of Interest

  • Business Strategy
  • Business Coaching
  • Case Competitions and Analysis
  • Photography

Education

 
  • Business Administration, B.S. • 2000
    Florida A&M University
  • MBA • 2000
    Florida A&M University

Work History

  • Associate Instructor • 2022 - Present
    Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL
  • Instructor • 2011 - 2022
    Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL
  • Adjunct Instructor • 2007 - 2010
    Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL
  • Chief Legislative Analyst • 2007 - 2011
    Florida Legislature, Tallahassee, FL
  • Senior Legislative Analyst • 2004 - 2007
    Florida Legislature, Tallahassee, FL
  • Legislative Policy Analyst • 2000 - 2004
    Florida Legislature, Tallahassee, FL

Academic Accomplishments

 

  • Leadership, customer service, and teamwork workshops for FAMU Athletics; trainer (2022-2023)
  • Professional Development 3-month Program FAMU Federal Credit Union; curriculum designer and trainer (2022)
  • “Brand Yourself” professional development workshops for Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc and MANRRS (Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences); trainer (2019)
  • FAMU Supervisory Bootcamp, trainer (2016-2023)
  • Veterans Florida Entrepreneurship Program at FAMU; co-lead and trainer (2017)
  • “Bring Your A-Game” professional development and internship seminars; trainer (2016)
  • “Etiquette & Effective Business Communication” dinner presentation sponsored Alpha Kappa Psi Business Fraternity; trainer (2016)
  • Professional development workshop and conflict resolution for Kappa Psi Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity, Inc.; facilitator (2015)
  • Annual Media Sales Institute hosted by FAMU’s School of Journalism & Graphic Communication; speaker (2012-2016)
  • Multicultural Talent Pipeline, Publicis Groupe, student advisor; New York; (2016-2017)
  • Professional Development Seminar (resumes, interviewing, and professionalism) for Florida State University Master of Public Administration class; speaker (2016)
  • “Life After Retirement” Management Series for the National Basketball Retired Players Association; trainer (2016)
  • “Bring Your A-Game” professional development workshops for FAMU DRS and Rickards High School Girls Basketball teams; curriculum designer and trainer (2015)
  • “How to Earn your White Collar” series workshop for the Black Retail Action Group (BRAG), Florida State University; speaker (2015)

 

Courses Taught At FAMU

  • MAN 4720  Business Policy and Strategic Management
  • MAN 3701   Personnel Management (Human Resource Management)
  • MAN 4301   Business Ethics
  • MAN 3025   Principles of Management
  • MAN 4240   Organizational Behavior

More Information

  • Professor Houston Turner serves the university in several impactful positions.
    Global Leadership Conference at Walt Disney World Resorts, Chair (2023)
    Lemonade Day Tallahassee, City Director (2023)
    Interdisciplinary Center for Creativity and Innovation’s Mobley-Thompson Summer Academy, Co-Director (2014-2023)
    Strategic Plan Workgroup, Committee Member (2017)
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) Audit Response Team; Internal Consultant (2012-2014)
  • Professor Houston Turner has coached case competition teams to success for over ten years.
    Loreal HBCU Hackathon (2023)
    National African American Insurance Association (NAAIA) Talent Development Competitions; 3rd place (2017), 1st place (2022), 2nd place (2023)
    Procter & Gamble Case Competition; 2nd place (2020)
    Black Ambition Initiative (2021)
    HP HBCU Challenge (2020)
    National Diversity Case Competition at Indiana University; 2nd in flight (2014-2018)
    National Basketball Association Case Competition (2017)
    Nielsen Case Competition (2016)
    Yum! Brands Case Competition, 1st place and 2nd place (2016)
    “Globe-Without-Borders” Business Case Competition at Savannah State University; 1st place and 2nd place (2012)
  • She has also served as the corporate coordinator for the School of Business and Industry and advisor for several competitions.
    Dow Case Competition (2023)
    84.51° Case Competition (2023)
    KIND Perfect Pitch Competition (2021-2023)
    Estee Lauder Case Competition (2022-2023)
    Wakati Student Challenge (2021-2023)
    Allergan Aesthetics Case Competition (2021)
    Eli Lilly and Company Case Competition (2016-2019)