Faculty
James W. Altschuld
(1999) B.S. Case Western Reserve University; M.S., Ph.D.,
Ohio State University.
Dr. Altschuld is a Senior Faculty Advisor. His areas of interest and expertise are in research and evaluation. For the past two decades, Dr. Altschuld has served on the faculty of Ohio State University in the School of Educational Policy and Leadership where he teaches doctoral level courses in educational evaluation and research methods. He has published extensively in the areas of program evaluation and needs assessment and is a charter member of the American Evaluation Association. In addition to his teaching and research, Dr. Altschuld has had active roles in a number of organizations including The Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education and the National Center for Science Teaching and Learning. He is the author of two graduate level textbooks,
Planning and Conducting Needs Assessments: A Practical Guide and From Needs Assessment to Action: Transforming Needs into Solution Strategies.
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Peggy Anatol
Doctor of Education (University of Southern California).
Dr. Anatol brings nearly 30 years of experience in education to the University. She is presently the Director of K-12 Assessment for the Newport-Mesa Unified School District.
In addition to her full-time position as Director of Literacy Instruction for the Newport-Mesa Unified School District, Dr. Chan has taught at the graduate level numerous institutions including California State University Fullerton, the University of California Irvine, and Concordia University.
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Irene
C. Basdakis
Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor
of Science in Business Administration (with a major in
Accounting)
Salem
State University
Juris
Doctor
Western
State University, College of Law
Other
Information:
Dr. Basdakis has been employed in the legal education field for over a decade as an executive with a national bar review program, private tutor of law students and graduates, and law school faculty member.
Trade
and Professional Associations:
Member
of the State Bar of California
American
Bar Association
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Narbeh Bagdasarian
Postsecondary Education:
Juris Doctor
Southwestern University, School of Law
Medical Degree
Teheran University
Other Information:
Dr. Bagdasarian is a litigator with special experience in Medical Malpractice and Health Care Litigation. He has been involved with several special projects on Health Care reform and regulations, and has trial experience as both first chair and second chair in Medical Malpractice trials.
He has given numerous continuing legal education lectures in the field of Legal Theories of Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress, and Medical Malpractice Litigation.
He has been published both in the American Journal of Law and Medicine and in the Journal of Consumer Attorneys Association for Southern California.
He is fluent in several languages and familiarity in others. He has special musical interests and has played the violin in various orchestras and string ensembles both overseas and in the United States.
He has also taught biology, human anatomy and physiology.
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C. Robert Boyd
Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of
Science in Business Administration
California
State University, Long Beach
Master of
Business Administration
University
of Southern California
Other Information:
Mr. Boyd
is a Leveraged Loan Trader and Senior Structure Analyst
in PIMCO's Portfolio Management Group. PIMCO manages
more than $5 billion in leveraged loans and $10 billion
in leveraged Structured Products. Overall, PIMCO is one
of the largest fixed income asset managers in the United
States with assets of more than $500 billion.
While
at PIMCO he has worked on the structuring, modeling and client servicing
of numerous asset-backed transactions which require extensive financial
modeling and application of financial concepts. He has served as training
coordinator within PIMCO's Account Associate group and as a researcher and
presenter in PIMCO's Economic Forum as a member of the Japan team.
Trade and Professional
Associations:
National
Association of Securities Dealers (NASD)
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David L. Boyd
Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of
Science in Business Administration
California
State University, Long Beach
Juris Doctor
Western
State University, College of Law
Professional Licenses:
Member of
the State Bar of California
Certified
Public Accountant (California)
Other Information:
Dr. Boyd
devoted the first five years of his professional career to the
international accounting/consulting firm of Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and
Company (now KPMG Peat Marwick) advancing to the position of Tax
Supervisor. During this period he was responsible for coordinating
continuing education and staff development programs in addition to his
audit and tax consulting responsibilities.
Upon
his resignation from KPMG Peat Marwick, he accepted the newly established
position of Vice President and Controller of Teachers Management &
Investment Corporation, a major California real estate syndicator. As the
highest ranking financial officer, his responsibilities included chief
accounting responsibilities for three corporations and over thirty limited
partnerships having from 300 to over 1,500 partners each.
In
addition to his responsibilities as President of William Howard Taft
University, over the past two decades Dr. Boyd has served as legal counsel
and financial advisor to dozens of privately-held and publicly-held
companies.
Memberships:
American Bar
Association
American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants
California
Society of Certified Public Accountants
Arbitrator,
American Arbitration Association
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Kelly E. Boyd
Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of
Arts in Business Economics (with an Emphasis in Accounting)
University
of California, Santa Barbara
Other Information:
Mrs. Boyd's professional career includes employment at the accounting/consulting firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers in San Diego, California. As one of the largest professional firms, PwC employs over 146,000 individuals in 150 countries around the world.
She has also served as a Senior Accountant/Senior Financial Analyst for over 5 years in the healthcare industry at both Scripps Health in San Diego, CA and Pacificare/UnitedHealth Group in Orange County, CA. Her experience includes both Corporate Accounting and Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis. Scripps Health is a not-for-profit, community-based health care delivery network in San Diego, California, that includes four acute-care hospitals on five campuses, more than 2,300 affiliated physicians, an extensive ambulatory care network, home health care and associated support services. UnitedHealth Group is a Fortune 25 publicly traded healthcare insurance company with over $70 billion in annual revenues
Currently, she is employed by the Capital Group Companies as a Senior Accountant/Analyst in Orange County, CA. The Capital Group Companies employ over 9,000 associates in 19 offices worldwide. The Capital Group manages the investments of individuals and large institutions through mutual funds, specifically the American Funds, as well as separately managed accounts and pooled investment funds.
Professional Licenses:
Certified
Public Accountant (California)
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Thomas M.
Brinker, Jr.
Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of
Science, Accounting
Saint
Joseph University
Master of
Science in Taxation
Widener
University
Chartered
Financial Consultant (ChFC)
The
American College
Master of Laws in Taxation
Regent University
Other Information:
In addition to his position as a faculty member at William Howard Taft University, Thomas M. Brinker, Jr., CPA/PFS, ChFC, CFE, AEP is Professor of Accounting at Arcadia University (formerly Beaver College) in Glenside, Pennsylvania. He also serves as Coordinator for the Accounting Program in the Department of Business/Health Administration and Economics. He is a graduate of Saint Joseph’s University, where he graduated cum laude. He also holds Masters degrees in Taxation (M.S.T.) and Accounting (M.S.A.) from Widener University, and an LL.M. in International Taxation from Regent University School of Law, where he received the distinction of “Outstanding Graduate” in his class. In addition, Mr. Brinker completed coursework in the University of Sarasota’s Doctor of Business Administration in Accounting program. He has published articles in numerous journals, including
The Journal of International Taxation, The Tax
Adviser, The CPA Journal, and The Journal of Financial Services
Professionals. He is currently a Tax Consultant at a suburban Philadelphia CPA firm. His practice concentrates in tax planning and compliance for individuals and businesses.
In addition, Mr. Brinker is an Adjunct Professor of Taxation in the graduate and professional programs of both The American College and Philadelphia University. Prior to receiving his appointment at Arcadia University, Mr. Brinker served as an Adjunct Professor of Accounting and Taxation throughout the Philadelphia area. He has taught in the undergraduate and graduate programs of Saint Joseph’s University, West Chester University, and Widener University. He has received awards for teaching excellence, including the Lindback Foundation Award for Distinguished Teaching, and lectures primarily in the financial accounting and individual tax areas. Prior to co-founding his CPA firm, Mr. Brinker was a member of both the audit and tax departments of Coopers & Lybrand and Arthur Young & Company.
Trade and Professional
Associations:
Certified
Public Accountant-Pennsylvania
Registered
Financial Consultant
Accredited
Estate Planner
Certified
Fraud Examiner
Personal
Financial Specialist Consultant
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Barry J. Brock
(2000) B.S., University of Alabama, 1976; M.P.A., University of West Florida, 1982; Ed.D., University of Central Florida, 1994.
Dr. Brock has served on the faculty of Barry University's (Miami Shores, Florida) School of Adult and Continuing Education since 1993, as Academic Coordinator and Assistant Professor of Professional Administration and Health Services Administration. In addition, he has served on the faculty of the University of Central Florida, Nova Southeastern University, Seminole Community College, and The Center for Health Studies. Prior to his tenure with Barry University, Dr. Brock worked for over twenty years in the health and human resources administration field. Dr. Brock is currently a Commander with the U.S. Naval Reserves where he is credentialed in the Medical Service Corps, and he has provided assistance to the Naval War College during the past two years. He also serves on the board of Healthcare Research & Resources.
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Carol P. Brunett
Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of
Science in Elementary Education and History
College
of Saint Teresa
Master of
Science in Special Education
California
State University, Fullerton
Doctor of
Education in Educational Administration
United
States International University
Other Information:
Dr. Brunett
is completing her 45th year in education. She has served as a General
Education Teacher, a Special Education Teacher, a Program Specialist in
Special Education and an Administrator of Special Programs. She has also
served on numerous Task Forces for the State of California.
Dr.
Brunett has served on the faculty at California State University,
Fullerton, United States International University, Chapman University and
National University.
Trade and Professional
Associations:
Association
of California School Administrators
California
Association for Program Specialists
Orange County
Administrators in Special Education
Council for
Exceptional Children California
Association
for Neurologically Handicapped Children
Teacher of
the Year, Orange County, 1975
Credentials Held:
General
Administration, Ryan Learning Handicapped, General Elementary, Resource
Specialist
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John A. Ciavarella
Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of Arts
University of Texas at El Paso
Bachelor of Business Administration
University of Texas at El Paso
Other Information:
Mr. Ciavarella is a member of Financial Consulting Group (FCG). FCG is a prestigious consulting organization specializing in business valuation and litigation consulting.
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Julie
M.T. Chan
Postsecondary Education:
Doctor of
Education in Administration
University of Colorado
Other Information:
In addition to her full-time position as Director of Literacy Instruction for the Newport-Mesa Unified School District, Dr. Chan has taught at the graduate level numerous institutions including California State University Fullerton, the University of California Irvine, and Concordia University.
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Robert L. Conn
Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of
Arts (with a major in Economics & Business/Political Science)
Westmont
College
Juris Doctor
Loyola
Law School
Other Information:
Dr. Conn has
been in private law practice for over 20 years with an emphasis in
contract law and civil litigation.
Trade and Professional
Associations:
Member of the
Orange County Bar Association
Member of the
State Bar of California
American
Trial Lawyers Association
Christian
Legal Society
Mediator for
Attorney/Client Fee Disputes
Professional
Soccer Coach
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Paul B. Donzis
Postsecondary Education:
A.B.
Princeton
University
M.D.
Washington
University
M.B.A.
William
Howard Taft University
Other Information:
Dr. Donzis
has been a physician for over 20 years. He is also a member of the State
Bar of California having qualified for the bar examination through law
office study. He is presently the Director of the Eye Institute of Marina
Del Rey. He has also served on various committees involved with quality
care issues, legal issues including physician discipline, documentation,
and hospital bylaws for several hospitals.
He is presently serving on the Medical Executive Committee at Daniel
Freeman Marina Hospital which deals with most every issue involving the
hospital and the care it provides. His broad education in the area of
medicine and law as it applies to medicine and his real world application
of this knowledge makes him a perfect candidate for this course.
As
an Associate Clinical Professor at the UCLA School of Medicine, Jules
Stein Eye Institute he has an awareness of the educational medical world.
He was the recipient of the Residents and Fellows Day Award for
outstanding Clinical Research at the Jules Stein Eye Institute.
Dr.
Donzis has in excess of 37 publications and has been a contributor to five
books written on the diseases of the eye. Dr. Donzis is the recipient of
many awards and honors for his work in the field of medicine.
Trade and Professional
Associations:
Fellow of the
American Academy of Ophthalmology
Association
of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
American
Board of Ophthalmology
International
Society of Refractive Surgery
State Bar of
California
American Bar
Association
Federal Bar
Association
Member of the
Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles
Member of
Consumer Attorneys of California
American
Trial Lawyers Association
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Thomas L. Driver
Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of
Science in Management
Park
College
Master of
Public Administration, Health Service Management.
Golden
Gate University
Master of
Arts in Religion
Liberty
University
Doctorate of
Philosophy in Administration and Management
Walden
University
Other Information:
Dr. Driver is presently a Commander in the United States Navy. He is currently assigned at Officer Training Command Newport, RI. He is the Director of Academics for all accessions programs for newly commissioned officers in the Navy.
He
is the founder and President of a non-profit organization and has written
articles of incorporation, bylaws, strategic plans, and marketing plans.
With
two terminal degrees, Dr. Driver has experience in the research and
writing of a thesis. He has taken several courses on thesis and
dissertation development. As a faculty mentor, he served as the chair of
dissertation committees.
He
has taught college courses in management and business administration for
12 years. These courses include organizational behavior, principles of
management, business policy, marketing, ethics, leadership, human resource
management and strategic planning.
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Roger J. Duthoy
Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of
Science in Biology and Mathematics
Mankato
State University
Master of
Science in Education (School Administration)
California
State University, Fullerton
Doctor of
Education in Administration
United States International University
Other Information:
Dr. Duthoy
has devoted his entire professional career to teaching and educational
administration. Dr. Duthoy recently served as the interim assistant
superintendent, instructional and personnel, in the La Habra City School
District. Dr. Duthoy began his education career in the classroom and rose
through the administrative ranks from principal to director to assistant
superintendent of the secondary division in one of California's largest
school districts.
Dr. Duthoy's expertise is in secondary education where he has served as
chief instructional officer for a K-12 school district and has also had
the responsibility of overseeing a host of auxiliary programs such as the
gifted programs, child welfare and attendance, bi-lingual, drug education,
and health services.
Dr.
Duthoy has served as an adjunct faculty member at National University,
Whittier College, California State University at Fullerton and Pepperdine
University.
He
was a major contributor to the University's Assessment Plan.
Trade and Professional
Associations:
California
Administrative Services Credential
Standard
Designated Services Credential
General
Elementary Life Diploma
Standard
Teaching Credential
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Ronnette B. Earle
Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of
Science, Industrial Engineering
Morgan
State University
Master of
Science, Technology Management
University
of Maryland
Other Information:
Ms. Earle
has previously taught at Hawaii Pacific University and Bowie State
University. She has been involved in Public Relations/Marketing/Business
Development with a strong record in strategic planning and the detailed
execution of marketing programs to support business growth and
organizational goals.
While
at Hawaii Pacific University, Ms. Earle was responsible for instructing
students in the field of public relations, techniques to creating and
managing information aimed at one or more target audiences in the hope of
influencing opinions and decisions, and the importance of using effective
channels of communication to accomplish marketing objectives.
Ms.
Earle presently owns her own public relations consulting firm.
Trade and Professional
Associations:
American
Advertising Federation (AAF) -Member
American
Marketing Association (AMA)
Board
of Directors-Vice President of Programs
Association
of Information Technology Professionals (AITP)-Member
Public
Relations Society of America (PRSA)
Board of Directors-Chairman of Networking
Sales &
Marketing Executives (SME)-Member
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Gail N. Egan
Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of
Science in Business Administration
California
State University, Dominguez Hills
Juris Doctor
William Howard Taft University
Other Information:
Dr. Egan is
a Certified Valuation Analyst. As a CVA she has completed the course
requirements to earn this certification and the continuing education
required to maintain the certificate. She has performed valuation
assignments to value "family-owned" businesses for the purpose
of estate planning and sale of the business for other planning and
litigation matters.
She
is a partner in firm of Egan & Egan, a full service accounting firm.
The firm provides audit, tax and consulting services, including litigation
support services and business valuation services, to clients in industries
which include member-owned entities, insurance companies, distributors,
manufacturers and professional services.
Prior
to the formation of Egan & Egan, Dr. Egan was a partner in the firm of
Pannell Kerr Forster and a Senior Manager at KPMG Peat Marwick.
Trade and Professional
Associations:
Certified
Public Accountant - California
Member of the
State Bar of California
National
Association of Certified Valuation Analysts
San Fernando
Bar Association
California
Society of Certified Public Accountants
American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants
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A. Edwin Fahlen
Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of
Science in Law
The
Simon Greenleaf School of Law
Juris Doctor
The Simon Greenleaf School of Law
Other Information:
Dr. Fahlen
began to practice law in 1987 with litigation support for personal injury
cases. His practice transformed into a successful real property litigation
firm. With a real estate background as a California Real Estate Broker,
sellers, buyers escrow companies, brokers and loan agents flowed to the
firm for representation involving all aspects of transactional real
property.
With
his background in real estate law, he then incorporated family law into
his practice as couples sought legal advise on real property involved in
the dissolution process. Currently his practice includes Real Property,
Family Law, Contracts and Personal Injury.
Trade and Professional
Associations:
Member of the
State Bar of California
Member of the
Orange County Bar Association
Arbitrator-Orange
County Bar Association
Arbitrator
for the Association of Realtors, Division of Ethics and
Professional Standards
Licensed Real
Estate Broker (California)
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Constance
J. Fontaine
Constance J. Fontaine, JD, LLM, CLU, ChFC, holds the Larry R. Pike Chair in Insurance and Investments at The American College, where she is an associate professor of taxation. Her responsibilities include development of texts and courses in estate planning in the College's designation and graduate programs. These courses include Fundamentals of Estate Planning, for which she played a major role in developing the course's video review, the first in the College's history.
Professor Fontaine also has participated in examination development for numerous courses at the College, and is a contributing author to The Financial Services Guide to The State of the Art, Financial Planning 2000, and Financial Planning: The New Century.
Professor Fontaine received her BS degree from Beaver College; her JD degree, cum laude, from Widener University School of Law; and her LLM in taxation from Villanova University School of Law. She holds the Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) and Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) designations.
Professor Fontaine is also an adjunct associate professor at St. Joseph's University teaching tort law, corporation law, and wills, trusts, and estate administration and fundamentals of estate planning. She also has taught business law as an adjunct professor at Widener University and appeared on segments of "Money Matters," a financial planning feature of Nation's Business Today.
Professor Fontaine is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, Tax, Real Property and Probate Sections; the honor society of Phi Kappa Phi; and The International Legal Fraternity of Phi Delta Phi.
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J. L. Fortson
(2000), B.A., University of West Florida; M.Ed., Loyola Marymount University; Ed.D. University of San Francisco.
Dr. Fortson is recognized at the state and national levels as an expert in professional urban education preparation programs. This expertise is based on classroom level experience in the public schools of Miami and Los Angeles as well as experience in higher education with both masters and doctoral level students at Loyola Marymount University and Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology. Her research and writing interests include the pedagogy of instruction, urban curriculum development, multicultural education, and educational legislation and litigation.
Dr. Fortson, was named to the California Teacher Performance Assessment System Focus Review Group in Fall 2001. During her two-year commitment she will be participating in the creation, review and refinement of the performance assessment criteria, which will be a major part of the new preliminary education credential. The Focus Review Group was established by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC) and the Educational Testing Service
(ETS).
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Dennis R. Galloway
Mr. Galloway is the first, and to date only, faculty member retained by the University based solely on his outstanding professional experience. Mr. Galloway is one of the foremost experts in the United States in the field of franchising.
Over
a franchising career spanning in excess of thirty years, Mr. Galloway has
experience as a franchisee, master area franchisor, and national
franchisor. Mr. Galloway was first exposed to the concepts of franchising
as one of the early franchisees of Century 21 Real Estate in the early
1970's. Century 21 pioneered the concept of service industry franchising.
This experience lead to regional management responsibilities and ultimately the National Vice President of Franchise Development position of Realty World Corporation. In 1981, he was appointed Executive Vice President and Director of Franchise Sales, Marketing and Development of Coldwell Banker Residential Affiliates. During Mr. Galloway's 6 year term with Coldwell Banker, the franchise organization grew from zero franchisees to over 1,100 generating annual royalty fees of over $30 million.
In 1987, Mr. Galloway assumed similar responsibilities as co-founder and Director of The Prudential Real Estate Affiliates with equally impressive results. Within four years he helped establish Prudential as a real estate industry leader with over 1,000 franchises and over 28,000 sales associates.
Mr. Galloway's experience in franchising is not limited to the real estate industry. He has also served in executive or consulting capacities for franchising organizations in the travel industry, property services (President and CEO of Dial One, Inc.) and as President of DRG Consulting, Inc. DRG has provided business development, marketing and strategic planning consulting services to clients such as Bank of America, Yahoo, Granite Loan Management, Homes and Land Magazine, Telesis Technologies, Homes.com, BeHere.com, The School Report.com, Live Training, Inc., World Inspection Network, Integra Realty Resources and IRR-Residential, LLC to name a few.
In 1996, Mr. Galloway was honored by the American Association of Franchisees and Dealers receiving their annual Fair Franchising Award. He has also been a member of the International Franchising Association.
In his non-business life, Mr. Galloway has served as an advisor to the American Security Council, a special bi-partisan coalition of members of the United States Congress. He has served as a volunteer for the Inter-City Games, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, Habitat for the Humanities and is a decorated Vietnam veteran, recipient of the Purple Heart.
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Cynthia M. Geter
Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of
Science in Health Science
California
State University, Long Beach
Master of
Business Administration
University of Phoenix
Management
Development Program in Health Care Center of
Excellence
in Health Care Management
University of Southern California
Other Information:
Ms. Geter
has been employed in the health care field for 15 years. She presently
holds the position of Director of Managed Care for a corporation that owns
three hospitals, a hospice center and a health care equipment center. In
this position she is responsible for negotiating all payor contracts with
health plans and physician groups that utilize their facilities. She is
responsible for ensuring that all contracts can be administered
operationally within the organization.
She
previously served as Regional Manager for a healthcare delivery network
providing services for 70,000 health care clients. She has functioned as a
Principal Contract Administrator for a large health care facility.
Ms.
Geter has management experience in the areas of supervision, department
budgets, financial impact reports, forecasting, strategic planning,
process improvement, utilization management, regulatory compliance,
contract negotiations and operations.
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Michael
A.S. Guth
Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of
Arts in Economics
Rice
University
Master of
Science in Social Science
California Institute of Technology
Doctor of
Philosophy in Economics
The University of Tennessee
Doctor of
Jurisprudence in Law
The University of Tennessee
Other Information:
Dr. Michael
Guth has conducted extensive tax research as part of both his law practice
and his risk management consulting practice. Through both his law and
management consulting practice, Dr. Guth has obtained an in-depth study of
tax research methodology. His work includes identifying tax questions,
locating and assessing potential authority and communicating research
results.
Dr.
Guth has extensively advised individual clients on federal tax issues. One
major aspect of his tax law practice concerns explaining to corporations
the tax advantages to the individual of being employed as an independent
contractor instead of an employee. Dr. Guth examines tax research from two
different aspects: the legal side and the economic perspective.
As
an attorney he has advised clients on conventional negotiated
acquisitions, leveraged buyout techniques, and legal issues involved in
the principal defensive strategies. As a management consultant he provides
a combination of strategic planning and corporate financial advisory
services.
Dr. Guth, graduated Summa Cum Laude, University of Tennessee, College of
Law, December 1997, and was awarded Order of the Coif, ranking 2nd
out of a class of 139. He is a licensed attorney in the State of
Tennessee.
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Stanley A. Hutchinson
Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of
Arts in Business Education
California
State University, Los Angeles
Master of
Business Administration
California
State University, Los Angeles
Juris Doctor
La Verne College Law Center
Other Information:
Dr.
Hutchinson has been in private practice for over 20 years. He specializes
in estate planning, (drafting wills, a variety of trusts and powers of
attorney) and estate administration (probate, trust administration, and
conservatorships).
He
served as a full time college instructor at California State University in
Los Angeles. He also taught Business Law at Pasadena City College for 14
years as a full time professor.
Trade and Professional
Associations:
Member of the
State Bar of California
Member of the
Orange County Bar Association
Member of the
Elder Law Section of the California and
Orange County Bar Association
Past
President of Pasadena City College Chapter of the
California Teachers Association
Past
President of Pacific Southwest Business Law Association
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David A. Jacobsen
(2000) B.S., M.Ed., University of Florida; Ed.D., Arizona State University.
Dr. Jacobsen is a Senior Faculty Advisor. Currently he is Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Teacher Education at Adams State College, Alamosa, Colorado. A recognized scholar in a number of disciplines, Dr. Jacobsen has authored four books in the fields of applied educational philosophy, learning methods and mediated instruction and has made numerous presentations at national conferences. His work has also appeared in a dozen professional journals.
Previously, Dr. Jacobsen has served at the University of North Florida for over 25 years in numerous capacities including Assistant Chair of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Acting Chair of the Division of Curriculum and Instruction, Acting Associate Dean of the College of Education and as a full professor. He has also been on the faculty at Auburn University, the University of Georgia and has served as a Visiting Scholar at the University of Wyoming.
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Michael R. James
Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of
Science in Business Administration
Central
Missouri State University
Master of
Business Administration
Central
Missouri State University
Master's of
Accounting & Financial Management
Keller Graduate School of Management
Other Information:
Mr. James is
presently a Senior Management Consultant for the international consulting
firm of BearingPoint, Inc. (Formerly KPMG Consulting.) He has extensive
knowledge and experience working with start-up businesses. These functions
include the drafting of business plans, sales forecasts, venture capital
establishment, stock issuance, and other start-up related functions.
While
in the corporate accounting field he was involved with mergers and
acquisitions to aid in determining fair asset valuation and attracting
merger candidates.
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Melody L. Jolly
Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of
Arts in Business Administration (Finance)
California
State University, Fullerton
Juris Doctor
Western State University, College of Law
Other Information:
Dr. Jolly both lectures and conducts tutorials in all subjects tested on the California General Bar Examination and has over a decade of experience in the field of legal education. She has also represented Taft Law School at bar examination calibration sessions conducted by the California Committee of Bar Examiners.
Prior to entering the legal education field, she was in private practice. Her main emphasis in her law practice was real estate and family law.
Trade and Professional
Associations:
Member of the
State Bar of California
Member of the
Orange County Bar Association
International
Thespian Society
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Louie S. Joseph
Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of
Arts in Physical Education
University
of Nevada
Master of
Science in Education
University of Southern California
Master of
Education
University of Southern California
Doctor of
Education in Educational Leadership
Nova-Southeastern
University
Other Information:
Dr. Joseph
is currently employed by the California State Department of Education as a
Visiting Educator and Consultant to the Los Angeles Unified School
District to assist in the building of eighty schools to house the growing
enrollment of Los Angeles. He has over 15 years of experience at the
superintendent level in two large urban K-12 school districts. Dr. Joseph
began his administrative career as a founding principal of a large
inner-city high school and spent the next two decades as principal of
three suburban high schools with enrollments over 2500 students. For over
thirteen years, Dr. Joseph served as superintendent of the Antelope Valley
(California) Union High School District and the South Pasadena Unified
School District.
For
the past eight years, Dr. Joseph has served as an administrator in the
School of Education at Chapman University. As an active member of the
American Association of School Administrators, and the Association of
California School Administrators, Dr. Joseph has been recognized with a
number of awards for his work in the educational community.
Trade and Professional
Associations:
American
Association of School Administrators
Association
of California School Administrators
Western
Association of Schools & Colleges-Chairperson
I.D.E.A.
Fellow Kettering Foundation 1980-1993
President,
Orange and Lancaster Toastmasters' Club
President,
Antelope Valley Superintendent's Association
President,
California Interscholastic Federation, Southern Section
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Donald P. Kauchak
(1999) B.A., M.S., Indiana University; Ed.D., Washington State University.
Dr. Kauchak is a Senior Faculty Advisor. He has been with the Department of Teaching and Learning at the University of Utah for over 20 years. He has served in a variety of faculty and administration positions including Head of Graduate Programs and Certification, and Chair for Program Development. Since 1995, Dr. Kauchak has held the position of full professor within the Department of Educational Studies. An authority on instruction and teacher education, Dr. Kauchak has authored over a half-dozen textbooks in the fields of educational psychology, research and learning methods. Additionally, he has authored and made scholarly presentations on over 100 different educational related topics. Dr. Kauchak is a member of the American Educational Research Association.
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Kirk G. Koehler
(2000), B.A., Capuchin Seminary of Saint Mary, 1963; M.A., California State University, Los Angeles, 1975; Ed.D., Brigham Young University, 1981.
Dr. Koehler has spent twenty-four years in public education administration positions - ten years as an elementary and middle school principal and fourteen years as a central office district administrator serving as Director of Personnel, Pupil Services, Labor Relations and Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources. His areas of responsibility included personnel services, contract administration, supervision of special education, and health services. Dr. Koehler also has experience as chief District negotiator for certificated and classified personnel and has been a guest lecturer for the Teacher Education Department of Whittier College.
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Ellen Larkin
Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and History
University of California, Riverside
Juris Doctor
Southwestern University School of Law
Other Information:
Dr. Larkin has been a practicing attorney for over fifteen (15) years. Her main interest of practice is civil litigation. In addition to practicing law, Dr. Larkin is a co-author of legal instruction workbooks for law students and candidates for the California Bar Exam. She is also an executive and co-owner of a national bar review program.
Trade and Professional
Associations:
Member of the State Bar of California
American Bar Association
Orange County Women Lawyers Association
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Keith J. LaSota
Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of
Arts in English and History
St.
Bonaventure University
Master of
Business Administration (with a concentration in
Accounting
and Finance)
Northeastern University
Other Information:
Mr. LaSota
is an innovative and entrepreneurial-spirited professional with over 20
years of broad based achievements in international organizations, business
development/startups, strategic businesses, partnerships and higher
education.
He
has spearheaded the creation of an e-business devoted to management and
personal development training for individuals and organizations. He built
an on-site and Internet-based training program for telecommunications
sales and operations personnel. These initiatives were later merged with
another training company to form the current day company known as FasTrack
Training, LLC., where he assumed the position of president. He also was
employed by Ernst & Young and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Mr.
LaSota's teaching experience includes teaching assignments at the
Rochester Institute of Technology, the University of Phoenix Online,
Medaille College and the State University of New York.
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Arthur S. Leahy
Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of
Arts in Economics
State
University College, Oneonta, N.Y.
Master of
Arts in Economics
State University of New York at Binghamton
Doctor of
Philosophy in Economics
State University of New York at Binghamton
Other Information:
Dr. Leahy presently is employed as a Senior Industry Economist with the U.S. Department of the Treasury. He previously was a Senior Economist with the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, and a Senior Industry Economist and Industry Economist with the Federal Communications Commission.
Dr. Leahy has taught both for the SUNY system in the State of New York and for the Keller Graduate School of Management. He has many publications to his name, and has also written book reviews for various scholarly publications.
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Phyllis Lerner
Master of Arts, Education (Chapman University)
Ms. Lerner has assisted state, local and other educational and social justice agencies in the design, coordination and performance of staff development programs in over 40 states. She has previously served on the faculty of Kendall College and American University.
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Donna M. McGovern
Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
York College of Pennsylvania
Master of Business Administration
University of Southern California
Juris Doctor
William Howard Taft University
Other Information:
Ms. McGovern started her career as a financial analyst. After moving to California she became the controller of a company and completed her MBA at USC. Thereafter, she began to attend William Howard Taft University where she earned her J.D. Ms. McGovern was admitted to the California Bar in 2003.
Ms. McGovern teaches part-time for Golden West College. She is the founder and President of Custom Business Results, Inc., a consulting firm providing a variety of services to businesses.
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Chandra M. Mehrotra
(1999) B.S., Agra University; M.Ed., Gorakhpur University; Ph.D., Ohio State University.
Dr. Mehrotra is a Senior Faculty Advisor. He has served as the Dean of Graduate Studies and Professor of Psychology at The College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minnesota for the past decade. An expert in the field of assessment, Dr. Mehrotra has also held research related positions with the Educational Testing Service and The Ohio State University. Since 1990, Dr. Mehrotra has made over two dozen presentations on the field of measurement, evaluation and assessment. He is also the author of numerous publications within the field and is called upon frequently by major colleges and universities to consult on issues of assessment within curriculum. Dr. Mehrotra is a fellow of the American Psychological Association
(APA).
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Kathleen Miller
Doctor of Education (University of LaVerne)
Dr. Miller recently retired as the Assistant Superintendent, Certificated Personnel for the Huntington Union High School District. She has held various administrative and teaching positions over her career including Principal at Westminster High School.
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Nupur Nagar
Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of
Science
Birla
Institute of Technology
Masters in
Business Administration, Finance and Accounting
University of Texas
Juris
Doctorate
University of West Los Angeles, School of Law
Master of
Laws in Taxation
Golden Gate University
Other Information:
Dr. Nagar's
main emphasis is in wealth preservation and asset protection, estate
planning and the structuring of real estate holdings in conjunction with
estate planning. She has completed transactional work with securities
compliance, Reg. D exemption work (504/505/506 offerings) and tax
planning. Her legal studies included a clerkship in the Law and Motion
Department of the Los Angeles Superior Courthouse, researching applicable
law and reviewing motions before the court and the drafting of rulings.
Her
tax experience includes general compliance, research, special projects
including the planning of Mergers and Acquisitions matters including due
diligence related to merger and acquisition activity, structuring deals
within the reorganization tax code sections, and divestitures planning and
structuring.
Trade and Professional
Associations:
Recipient of
American Jurisprudence Award of Excellence
Recipient of
Witkin Award of Legal Excellence
Member of the State Bar of California
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Edward G. Oestreicher
Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of
Elected Studies in Business Administration
Thomas
More College
Master of
Education
Xavier University
M.A. in Leadership
and Management
Webster University
Doctor of
Naturopathy
Clayton College of Natural Healing
Doctor of
Philosophy (with a specialization in Management
of
Organizations)
The Union InstituteOther Information:
Dr.
Oestreicher is currently the Lean Six Sigma Advisor for the Assistant
Secretary of the Navy, Manpower and Reserve Affairs.
In
his career, Dr. Oestreicher has started and operated four businesses. He
has prepared and edited over 20 business plans and has taught courses in
this subject area. The topic of his dissertation was Assessment of a
Quality Management Initiative in a Health and Fitness Organization.
Trade and Professional
Associations:
Member of the
International Who's Who Association
Member of the
American College of Health Care Executives Association
Member of the
National Management Association
Member of the
American Management Association
Member of the
American Society of Quality
Member of the
Naval Reserves
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Jane E. Rabb
(2002) B.A., B.P.E., McMaster University; B.Ed., Queen's University; M.H.K., University of Windsor; Ph.D., University of Ottawa.
Dr. Rabb has over twenty-five years of progressively responsible leadership and teaching experience at the secondary and college level. She is a tenured professor at Heritage College in Gatineau, Quebec where, in addition to her teaching responsibilities in psychology, she conceptualized and started the Early Childhood Care and Education program which she has coordinated for over a decade. Dr. Rabb has designed several college level courses reflecting her interest in optimizing the learning environment, personal growth and professionalism. Additionally, Dr. Rabb has extensive experience in conducting workshops, which focus on communication, establishing ability based curricula and teaching/assessing life-long skills.
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June
Schmieder-Ramirez
(2000) B.A., B.S., San Jose State University, M.B.A., St. Mary¹s University, M.A., Ph.D., Stanford University.
Dr. Schmieder-Ramirez is a Senior Faulty Advisor. Her areas of expertise are research design and dissertation advisement. For the past 10 years Dr. Schmieder-Ramirez has served on the faculty of the Pepperdine University's Graduate School of Education and Psychology where she teaches doctoral level courses in law and finance. She has also served on over 50 dissertation committees and chaired to completion over one dozen dissertations. Dr. Schmieder-Ramirez has published extensively in the areas of finance, law and evaluation. Her text,
School Finance, which she co-authored with Senior Faculty Advisor Dr. Arthur Townley, is now in its sixth edition. A second text, School Law is also now available. Dr. Schmieder-Ramirez is active in a number of professional education organizations including the California Association of Professors of Education, the Andersen Consulting Group and Phi Delta Kappa.
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Edward J. Romano
Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of Arts in European and American History
Boston University (1978)
Juris Doctor
Suffolk University Law School (1982)
Master of Intellectual Property
Franklin Pierce Law Center (2003)
Other Information:
Mr. Romano graduated from Boston University with a degree in European and American History, graduating Magna Cum Laude. He was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa honor society after his junior year. He was the recipient of several academic scholarships, namely, the Augustus Howe Buck Scholarship, and was the University nominee for a New York City Urban Fellowship. After completing his Juris Doctor from Suffolk University Law School, he attended Franklin Pierce Law Center and earned a Masters in Intellectual Property. Franklin Pierce Law Center is one of the nation’s leading institutions for the study of Intellectual Property. In addition to its renown master’s program, Franklin Pierce Law Center sponsors the Intellectual Property Summer Institute, the Advanced Licensing Institute, and IP programs in China and Ireland.
Mr. Romano is a seasoned civil litigation attorney in the Rhode Island State and Federal Courts. Mr. Romano’s most extensive areas of expertise are in the federal law areas of intellectual property and bankruptcy. He has argued and briefed more than 50 cases in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First and Second Circuits. He has also briefed and argued numerous cases in the Rhode Island Supreme Court and the Massachusetts Appeals Court. Most recently, served as co-counsel in the landmark case of United States vs. Vincent A. Cianci, Jr., et al. (the former Mayor of Providence) in the United States District Court for Rhode Island.
He has teaching experience in Business Law, Government and Business Regulations; he also holds a state Real Estate Brokers license.
Trade and Professional
Associations:
State Bar of Rhode Island
Rhode Island Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Justinian Law Society of Rhode Island
St. Tomas More Society
Phi Beta Kappa
Augustus Howe Buck Scholarship
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Sarah E. Redfield
(2000) B.A., Mount Holyoke College, 1970; J.D., Northeastern University of Law, 1974, LL.M., Harvard University Law School, 1983.
Doctor Redfield is a Sr. Faculty Advisor. Currently she serves as Director of the Education Law Institute, Franklin Pierce Law Center, Concord, New Hampshire. Dr. Redfield teaches primarily in the areas of education law, administrative law, and dispute resolution. She founded the Education Law Institute eight years ago and has watched it grow to include a natio
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