Faculty
Thomas Monks, JD, LLM, CPA, CFE
Professor, Chair
Office: WS 386
Email: MonksT@wcsu.edu
Phone: (203) 837-8886
Teaching Areas:
Business law, Fraud Examination and Auditing, Financial Accounting
and Consolidation Accounting, Taxation
Research Interests:
Fraud and White Collar Crime, Taxation, Law
Professor Monks was born and raised in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He attended Notre Dame
Catholic High School, Fairfield. He earned his BS in Accounting from Central Connecticut
State University, passing his CPA exam shortly after graduation.
After several years working in the accounting industry, he entered the University
of Bridgeport School of Law (now Quinnipiac University Law School). There, he earned
his Juris Doctorate degree, and subsequently his LL.M. degree in Taxation. He interned
for the United States Department of Justice.
Professor Monks practiced law and public accounting in the Fairfield and New Haven County areas.
He was employed by several public accounting and law firms, and also operated a solo law practice.
Although having practiced in many areas, he primarily focused on tax, probate, estate planning,
fraud investigation and business law matters. Professor Monks is admitted to and has litigated cases
before the Connecticut Bar, the United States District Court (Connecticut) and the United States Tax
Court. He is a Connecticut CPA (Inactive) and a Certified Fraud Examiner.
In 1992, while in solo practice, Mr. Monks began teaching as an adjunct professor in the
Justice and Law Administration program at WCSU. There, he discovered his love of teaching.
In 2004, he accepted a full-time position in WCSU’s Accounting Department. He was promoted
to full-professor in 2012 and became chair of the Accounting Department in 2015.
In addition to teaching, Mr. Monks also serves as a Magistrate for the Connecticut Judicial Branch.
There, he hears, presides over and decides small claims, motor vehicle and infraction trials.
Mr. Monks lives in Trumbull with his wife and children. He enjoys golf, motorcycle riding,
running, gardening and cooking. He is a Connecticut Certified Firefighter. He served as fireman
for the Long Hill Volunteer Fire Company in Trumbull, where he currently is a post-service member.
He is also a past corporate officer and director of the department. He currently serves an officer for
the Knights of Columbus, St. Theresa Council in Trumbull. He is also active in the Sons of St. Joseph
Men’s Group at St. Theresa’s RC Church, Trumbull. He is a member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians,
John F. Kennedy Chapter, Bridgeport.
Jim Donegan, Ph.D., CPA, CMA, CFE
Professor
Office: WS 139
Email: DoneganJ@wcsu.edu
Phone: (203) 837-9035
Current Teaching Areas: Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting
Research Interests: Financial Statement Fraud, White-Collar Crime
Michele Ganon, Ph.D. CPA, CGMA
Professor
Office: WS 303
Email: GanonM@wcsu.edu
Phone: (203) 837-8742
Current Teaching Areas: Managerial Accounting, Taxation
Research Interests: Tax fraud, White-Collar Crime, Ethics
Xiaowen Jiang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Office: WS 138
Email: JiangX@wcsu.edu
Phone: (203) 837-9291
Current Teaching Areas: Financial Accounting
Guy Rotondo, MBA, CPA
Instructor
Office: WS 135
Email: RotondoG@wcsu.edu
Phone: (203) 837-8696
Current Teaching Areas: Financial Accounting
Gary Skiba, MBA, CPA
Associate Professor
Office: WS 137
Email: SkibaG@wcsu.edu
Phone: (203) 837-8696
Current Teaching Areas: Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting
Research Interests: Financial Accounting, Tax Policy, Financial Reporting
