Meet Our Faculty
Toni Banks
Assistant Professor of Business
Division of Business
Assistant Provost for Institutional Effectiveness and Research
Education
- MBA, Valdosta State University
- BBA, Valdosta State University
Biography
Originally from Waycross, Georgia, Mrs. Banks earned a Master of Business Administration from Valdosta State University and a Master of Teaching from Middle Georgia State University. She also recently became a graduating Fellow from the NWCCU’s Data Equity Fellowship. Mrs. Banks has worked at BPC for over 7 years. She says, “As cliche as it may sound, God brought me to BPC.” She says that God’s timing was perfect when she was hired, and that’s how she knows God had a plan for her at BPC.
Her favorite things about working at BPC are being able to speak passionately about her subject (business), connect it to Biblical principles, and have honest discussions with students about the world’s way versus God’s way. She also loves the friendships she has developed with her co-workers, stating “people who have the love of God in them would drop everything to help you if you needed it – you don’t get those kinds of coworkers just anywhere you go.”
Mrs. Banks’s husband is Brett Banks. She has a son, Cason, a stepson, Jaden, and a daughter-in-law, Emma. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, animals, playing games, and playing guitar and singing.
Interesting Facts About Me
- I once sang the National Anthem at an Atlanta Falcons game for a crowd of 70,000 people.
Research Interests
- Assessment in education
- Strategies for individualized educational practices in the classroom
Professional Organizations/Memberships
- Beta Gamma Sigma International Business Honor Society
- Alpha Chi National Honor Society
Favorite Classes Taught at BPC
- ECON 205 – Principles of Macroeconomics
- ECON 206 – Principles of Microeconomics
- BUS 357 – International Business
- MGT 377 – Project Management
- BPC 100 – Student Success
Favorite Bible Verse
"But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves."
James 1:22