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Associate Professor
Accounting (Academic)
Center for Teaching and Innovation
Office
R.C. Vance Academic Center
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Biography

Decorti Rodgers-Tonge, DBA, is an associate professor of accounting in the School of Business at Central Connecticut State University. Dr. Rodgers-Tonge earned her DBA from Temple, Fox School of Business, MBA from Western New England University, MSAT from the University of Hartford, and Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Massachusetts (Amherst). Before pursuing her academic career, Dr. Rodgers-Tonge worked in accounting for over a decade. She started her career in public accounting at PricewaterhouseCoopers and moved into the private accounting sector shortly after that. She managed auditing of operational, compliance, and financial functions at large corporations such as CIGNA Healthcare, Travelers Insurance, and Voya Financial. During her tenure at CIGNA, she was a prominent contributor to building the newly required Sarbanes-Oxley program and was distinguished for her contributions. She has also facilitated training sessions on productive organizational collaborations, time management, operational efficiencies, and building professional habits to improve career success. She has also been recognized throughout her career for the various training and coaching methodologies employed within Audit. This background allows Dr. Rodgers-Tonge to share her perceptiveness and experiences on different organizational risk and accounting requisites that will enable students to correlate their studies to real-life experiences.

 

Dr. Rodgers-Tonge's teaching interests include Principles of Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, and Intermediate Accounting. Dr. Rodgers-Tonge's research focuses on (1) curriculum and programs that may impact the retention of students in higher education and (2) the impact and role of accounting in society.

Dr. Rodgers-Tonge serves on various task forces and committees at Central and in the community. Her areas of community engagement include Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Teaching in Excellence, and Assurance Of Learning. 

Dr. Rodgers-Tonge is passionate about educating individuals on the life-changing benefits of obtaining an education. She also enjoys traveling, hosting cooking events for friends and family, and doing home improvement projects.

Education
Student Retention
Fox School of Business, Temple University
2021
Accounting
Western New England University
2009
Accounting and Taxation
University of Hartford
2002
Accounting
University of Massachusetts at Amherst
2001
Accounting
Springfield Technical Community College
1999
Areas of Expertise

Accounting Principles & Practices, Student Retention, Assurance of Learning (AoL) Assessment, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), Policy Development, Academic Advising, and Mentoring 

Memberships & Affiliations

NorthEast Regional Council~ IMA 

American Accounting Association

American Association of Certified Public Accountants