Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of Arts
University of West Florida
Master of Education
Loyola Marymount University
Doctor of Education
University of San Francisco

Other Information:
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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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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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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Donna K. Harris

Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of Science
University of Phoenix
Juris Doctor
William Howard Taft University

Other Information:
Dr. Harris has spent over 25 years in the construction industry, serving in a variety of administrative positions. She worked her way from Accounting and Office Manager to Project Manager to Vice President of Finance and Administration. She has over 10 years of entrepreneurial experience with broad-based achievements in business creation and development. Her work as a Court Appointed Special Advocate encouraged her to attend law school. Since completing her legal education, she has applied her skills in several business ventures.

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Kenneth L. Horner

Postsecondary Education:
Associate of Arts
Illinois Central College
Bachelor of Science
Illinois State University
Master of Arts
California State University, Long Beach

Other Information:
Mr. Horner holds a Bachelor of Sciences in Elementary Education from Illinois State University and a Masters of Arts in Education Administration from California State University, Long Beach. He is a member of the Association of California Administrators (ACSA), Computer Using Educators (CUE), is an avid reader, and enjoys time with his family and friends.

Ken Horner is Principal of Alderwood Basics Plus Elementary School in Irvine, California. Mr. Horner has over thirty years experience as an educator. He is well known in education circles as a superior teacher and very successful administrator. He has been involved in all aspects of education from curriculum design to budget development to personnel issues. As both a teacher and administrator at a high performing “alternative” elementary school, Mr. Horner’s expertise in choice/magnet/alternative education is extensive from both a strategic and conceptual framework.

Mr. Horner has taught at all levels from kindergarten, third, fourth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades to graduate level education courses to staff development seminars in consensus building. As principal of an elementary school he is responsible for over 75 employees and the delivery of the educational program to 820 students. Mr. Horner’s current school opened in September 2005 and he has been intimately involved in all aspects of the design, construction, staffing, and programmatic decisions. As the on-site administrator Mr. Horner is familiar with and responsible for all requisite laws and regulations dealing with education along with meeting facilitation, conflict management, dealing with diversity, continuous change, and time management. As an administrator in a district with a decentralized decision making philosophy he is well versed in problem solving, participatory management, consensus building and strategic decision making.

In addition, Mr. Horner served as the Director of Business Services for the Irvine Unified School District for ten years. His responsibilities included the direction and day-to-day operations of the accounts payable department, payroll department, information systems department, maintenance

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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

Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of Science
University of Florida
Master of Education
University of Florida
Doctor of Education
Arizona State University

Other Information:
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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Ryan A. Jacobsen

Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
University of Utah
Juris Doctor
Chapman University School of Law

Other Information:
Professor Jacobsen is an attorney licensed to practice in the State of California. He is also an experienced law tutor, specializing in all subjects tested on the California General Bar Examination. Prior to law school, he taught history and geography as a middle school teacher. Further, he spent two years in Croatia as an English teacher and missionary.
Professor Jacobsen focuses on family law, corporate law, and major tort cases.
In addition to practicing and teaching law, Professor Jacobsen plays chess and tennis, hikes, and enjoys reality T.V. and science fiction movies.

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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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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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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

Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of Arts
Indiana University
Master of Science
Indiana University
Doctor of Education
Washington State University

Other Information:
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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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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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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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

Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of Science
Agra University
Master of Education
Gorakhpur University
Doctor of Psychology
Ohio State University

Other Information:
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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Maple Melder Crozier

Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of Arts
California State University, Hayward
Master of Science
California State University, Hayward
Doctor of Education
William Howard Taft University

Other Information:
Dr. Melder Crozier has been a faculty member of the University of the Fraser Valley since 1993, in the School of Child Youth and Family Studies. During her years there, she has developed and taught all levels of courses, focusing on 3rd and 4th year curriculum primarily. She helped develop the Teacher Education Program at UFV and taught in it as well. She has been Chair of her department and has had the opportunity to write Provincially designated curriculum for two other programs. She has facilitated Federal projects on diversity and has received grants to do research for both the Federal and Provincial governments. She has also led students on lecture tours in Japan and Korea.

Dr. Melder Crozier speaks regularly for community groups and at conferences. Her latest presentation was in Corfu, Greece in July 2008 and was about the value of a hybrid (online and on campus) course delivery model for 4th year university stats courses.

Dr. Melder Crozier’s latest publication is in the area of program suitability for university student admission. She is currently the lead researcher on a 2 year project with her local school district to find educational supports for youth in the foster care system.

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Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of Arts
California State University, Long Beach
Master of Education
University of La Verne
Doctor of Education
University of La Verne

Other Information:
Dr. D'liese Melendrez is currently the principal of Edison High School. Previously Dr. Melendrez was the Assistant Principal of Curriculum at Ocean View High School. She has served for more than twenty years in Los Angeles County as Assistant Principal of the LA County High School of the Arts and in the Division of Alternative Education. She has taught drama, English and stagecraft.

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Kathleen Miller

Postsecondary Education:
Doctor of Education
University of LaVerne

Other Information:
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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Faith Morris

Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of Arts
Smith College
Master of Arts
California State University, Northridge
Doctor of Education
University of California, Los Angeles

Other Information:
Dr. Morris has been in the field of Education for over 30 years. She is currently an Elementary Principal with the Capistrano Unified School District. She taught, developed curriculum and provided staff development at Corinne A. Seeds Elementary School, the laboratory school associated with the Graduate School of Education at UCLA for ten years.

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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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Anthony J. Nitko

Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of Arts
Seton Hall University
Masters of Education
Rutgers -- The State University
Doctor of Philosophy
The University of Iowa

Other Information:
Dr. Nitko is a Senior Faculty Advisor. Dr. Nitko is an adjunct professor, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Arizona, and professor emeritus and former chairperson of the Department of Psychology in Education at the University of Pittsburgh. His research interests include curriculum-based criterion-referenced testing, integration of testing and instruction, classroom assessment, and the assessment of knowledge and higher-order thinking skills. His publications include the chapter "Designing Tests That Are Integrated with Instruction" in the third edition of Educational Measurement. He co-authored (with C. M. Lindvall) Measuring Pupil Achievement and Aptitude, (with T. C. Hsu) Pitt Educational Testing Aids (PETA, a package of computer programs for classroom teachers), and (with R. Glaser) the chapter "Measurement in Learning and Instruction" in the second edition of Educational Measurement.

Dr. Nitko has been the editor of the journal Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice and also d'News, the AERA Division D newsletter. Some of the journals in which his research has appeared are American Educational Research Journal, Applied Measurement in Education, Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, Educational Technology, Journal of Educational Measurement, and Research in Developmental Disabilities.

Dr. Nitko has been a member of several committees of the American Educational Research Association, was elected secretary of AERA Division D, served on committees of the National Council on Measurement in Education, and was elected to the board of directors and as president of the latter. He received Fulbright awards to Malawi and Barbados and has served as a consultant to various government and private agencies in the United States, and around the world.

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Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of Elected Studies in Business Administration
Thomas More College
Master of Education
Xavier University
Master of Arts 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 Institute

Other 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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Peter F. Oliva

Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of Arts
Cornell University
Master of Arts
Harvard University
Doctor of Education
Teachers College, Columbia University

Other Information:
Dr. Oliva is a Senior Faculty Advisor. He is former chairperson and professor of education at Southern Illinois University, Florida International University, and Georgia Southern University. He has served as professor of education at the University of Mississippi, University of Florida, and Indiana State University. He has also served as visiting professor at the University of Hawaii, Portland State University (Oregon), and Miami University (Ohio), and as Adjunct Instructor at the University of Central Florida. He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in administration, curriculum, and supervision and has directed doctoral dissertations.

Dr. Oliva was formerly a high school teacher and guidance counselor. He has served on a number of high school and college accreditation teams. He has had numerous articles published in leading education journals and is author of five textbooks including Developing the Curriculum (2009), in its seventh edition and co-author of Supervision for Today’s Schools (2008), in its eighth edition.

Dr. Oliva is a member of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Phi Delta Kappa, Professors of Curriculum, the Council of Professors of Instructional Supervision, and the National Education Association. He has participated in a number of international programs in Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East.

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Theresa Pavone

Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of Science
Eastern Michigan University
Master of Arts
University of Phoenix
Doctor of Philosophy
Capella University

Other Information:
Dr. Theresa Pavone has over 15 years of operations, marketing and business development experience in the retail, financial and educational industries.

Dr. Pavone is experienced and proficient in teaching the following subjects: Introduction to Business, Conflict Management and Management and Supervision; Introduction to Management, Human Resource Management, Operations Management, Conflict Resolution, Research and Presentations. Achieving exceptional student evaluations at Baker College Online and Kaplan University Online.

Her teaching emphasizes learning through synthesis, interpretation and application of knowledge in building solid methods of instruction to help “non-traditional students” achieve their learning goals. Qualified and experienced instructor: Online, Business, Management, and I/O Psychology.

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June Schmieder-Ramirez

Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of Arts
San Jose State University
Master of Business Administration
St. Mary's University
Master of Arts
Stanford University
Doctor of Psychology
Stanford University

Other Information:
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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Terry W. Shorey

Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of Arts in Government
California State University, Sacramento
Master of Science in Instructional Leadership
National University

Other Information:
Mr. Shorey is presently an Education Program Consultant for the California Department of Education, in which he works directly with school districts and classroom teachers. He delivers high-quality professional staff development, provides technical assistance to schools and partnerships, and provides online and onsite intervention assistance.

Mr. Shorey has also been on faculty with National University San Diego (Online) and Chapman University College (Online).

Mr. Shorey is an experienced K-12 field practitioner with success as a classroom teacher, curriculum specialist and school administrator.

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Edward J. Romano

Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of Arts in European and American History
Boston University
Juris Doctor
Suffolk University Law School
Master of Intellectual Property
Franklin Pierce Law Center

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

Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of Arts
Mount Holyoke College
Juris Doctor
Northeastern University of Law
Master of Laws
Harvard University Law School

Other Information:
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 national conference, summer courses, and two education law degree programs. Before joining the faculty at Franklin Pierce, Doctor Redfield was a Deputy Commissioner and Assistant Attorney General in the State of Maine, where she represented, among other clients, the Maine Human Rights Commission.

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Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of Arts (with a major in Sociology)
California State University, Long Beach
Juris Doctor
Western State University, College of Law

Other Information:
Dr. Slavin serves as Director of Student Services for the University. She has served as a faculty member for the past eighteen years.

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Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of Science
Fitchburg State College
Master of Science
University of Southern Maine
Doctor of Education
William Howard Taft University

Other Information:
Dr. Smith has worked for over 30 years in education. Her work experience includes 23 years as a special education teacher.

Since 1997 Dr. Smith has been the Director of Special Education for Maine Administrative District #35. In this position, she provides supervision of programs that provide services to students requiring special education, students with gifts and talents and to students for whom English is a Second Language.

Dr. Smith also serves as the district liaison for homeless youth.

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Sam Stewart

Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of Arts
Harding University
Master of Science
Arkansas State University
Doctor of Education
William Howard Taft University

Other Information:
Dr. Stewart served as a public school teacher, counselor, building administrator and district administrator for 29 years. During his public school service in Alaska, he served on several state committees developing the state's standards-based assessments and the Alaska High School Graduation Qualifying Exam. One of his greatest successes as a district administrator was serving on a team which developed a performance-based high school in his local school district.

In addition to his teaching duties, Dr. Stewart presents at state and national conferences and co-sponsors teacher education students who teach in a summer English program in Beijing, China.

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Duane E. Stiff

Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of Science
Eastern Oregon College
Master of Arts
California State University, Sacramento
Doctor of Philosophy
United States International University

Other Information:
Dr. Duane Stiff brings over 30 years of experience to the University. Dr. Stiff is currently on the Board of Trustees for the Capistrano School District. He is a retired Superintendent with over twenty years of experience, and was also on faculty with California State University, Fullerton for three years.

Dr. Stiff is also currently serving on a planning commission for K-12 for the State of California.

Dr. Stiff has been involved with many California community service programs such as Chamber of Commerce, Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs.

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Robert K. Strouse

Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
University of California, Riverside
Juris Doctor
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law

Other Information:
Mr. Strouse is currently the Chief Operating Officer of William Howard Taft University and Dean of the University’s Bernard Witkin School of Law. Mr. Strouse has over two decades of experience in private postsecondary education having previously held executive positions in two institutions and has provided legal and consulting services to numerous others. Mr. Strouse is responsible for regulatory compliance and new program development at Taft.

Since 1989, Mr. Strouse has been a primary resource for the drafting and implementation of statutes and regulations related to postsecondary education in California. During the last 15 years, Mr. Strouse has served on several state committees, which have drafted regulations related to the California Education Code. He has also drafted legislation, position papers and testified before the legislature regarding numerous statutes and regulations in California on behalf of the school industry. Mr. Strouse was the Chief Legislative Counsel for the California Association of Private Postsecondary Schools.

He has been a member of the California Bar since 1980. He has been admitted to practice in the Federal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, Southern, Central and Northern Federal District Courts in California. He received honors in law school for his participation with the National Moot Court Honors Board, Trial Advocacy Team and as a Community Legal Services Team Leader.

Trade and Professional Associations:
State Bar of California
American Bar Association
Served four years as a member of the Board of Directors of the
California Association of Private Postsecondary Schools
Serves as the pro bono legal counsel of nonprofit groups that
support children’s charities in Orange County

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Sue C. Swisher

Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of Arts – Business Administration
California State University, Fullerton
Juris Doctor
William Howard Taft University

Other Information:
Ms. Swisher has been in the legal field for over 12 years. She began her career as a legal assistant at a business litigation firm and quickly moved up to a position as a paralegal. Her work in the field fueled her desire to attend law school. Upon her graduation from William Howard Taft University she took and passed the California Bar Exam on her first attempt. Ms. Swisher currently holds a position as an attorney with a law firm specializing in business litigation, family law and transactional work.

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William J. Tetu

Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of Science
United States Military Academy at West Point
Master of Business Administration
Boston University
Master of Education
University of Kansas
Doctor of Education
Argosy University

Other Information:
Dr. Tetu's doctorate degree is in Educational Leadership with major coursework in quantitative and qualitative research design and theoretical and applied statistics. His dissertation was a research study that investigated the relationships between mathematics anxiety, test anxiety, and mathematics performance in adult college students.

Dr. Tetu spent almost thirty years in the US Army and served many years commanding military organizations in the United States, Asia, and Europe. Prior to studying for his doctorate, he worked for Honeywell Corporation as a business manager in South Florida. Most recently he worked at the United States Special Operations Command at MacDill Air Force Base applying statistical analysis and processes to evaluate military programs designed to combat global terrorism.

Trade and Professional Associations:
American Statistical Association

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Arthur J. Townley

Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of Arts
California State University, Los Angeles
Master of Arts
California State University, Los Angeles
Doctor of Education
University of Southern California

Other Information:
Dr. Townley is a Senior Faculty Advisor. He has held a variety of secondary and higher education positions from classroom teacher to superintendent of schools. Most recently, he has served as a full professor in the Educational Administration Department of California State University at San Bernardino and currently holds the title of Professor Emeritus. During his tenure at CSUSB, Dr. Townley served as coordinator of the University's Educational Administration Program. A recognized expert in both school finance and school personnel administration, Dr. Townley has written numerous articles on these subjects. His two textbooks, School Finance and School Personnel have been used for years in graduate programs throughout the country. A third text, School Law, is also now available. In addition to his recognized expertise in these areas, Dr. Townley has a special research interest in the study of the superintendency and school boards.

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Richard T. Vacca

Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts
State University of New York at Albany
Doctor of Education
Syracuse University

Other Information:
Dr. Richard T. Vacca is a Senior Faculty Advisor in the School of Education. He began his college teaching career as an Assistant Professor of Education at Northern Illinois University (1973-1976) and then as an Associate Professor of Education at the University of Connecticut (1976-1980). From 1980-2003, he was a Professor of Education at Kent State, where he directed the Reading and Writing Center and coordinated the Masters of Arts in Teaching program. He currently works with school districts and universities throughout the United States on issues related to literacy and learning.

Dr. Vacca is a co-author of Content Area Reading: Literacy and Learning Across the Curriculum, first published in 1981 and currently in its 9th edition, and Reading and Learning to Read, now in its 7th edition. Dr. Vacca has written numerous chapters and articles and has been an author of literature and language arts books for students in grades 6 through 12. He has made scholarly presentations through the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia.

Dr. Vacca was a member of the Board of Directors of the College Reading Association and the International Reading Association. He served as the 42nd President of the International Reading Association (IRA) in 1996-97. As president of IRA, he founded the Adolescent Literacy Commission and served as its first co-chair from 1998-2000. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Professor Garfield Foundation dedicated to providing a world-class, free use educational website for students and teachers.

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Peter Vander Haeghen

Peter Vander Haeghen is the Department Chair for the School of Business. Dr. Vander Haeghen holds a Master of Arts degree from Central Missouri State University and a Doctor of Education degree from Nova University.

He was previously employed by Coastline Community College for over twenty years as a Professor of Business and Communications, Associate Dean responsible for distance learning development, and lastly, as Administration Dean for instructional development. He has also taught courses at Fort Hays State University, Loyola Marymount University and the University of the Pacific.

Dr. Vander Haeghen has taught and/or contributed to the development of courses in entrepreneurship, marketing, personal finance, management, customer relations, and employee selection.

He also serves on the Board of Governors of The Taft University System, Inc. and maintains a private consulting practice.

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Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of Science in Accounting
Brooklyn College
Master of Science in Taxation
Fordham University

Other Information:
Mr. Vitale is presently employed by the international accounting firm of Ernst & Young. He is a senior manager in the firm's tax consulting practice. His duties include research and preparation of technical memoranda regarding questions from tax professionals and clients in the area of partnership taxation.

He is currently engaged in domestic and international tax research and planning, including drafting memoranda regarding various corporate and partnership transactions, including corporate formation, liquidation, reorganization as well as partnership formation, liquidation and allocations. He also conducts tax research to respond to tax inquiries from clients concerning issues with respect to the tax treatment of various transactions, income and expense recognition issues, capitalization or deductibility of expense items and various other federal and state income tax issues. Mr. Vitale also coordinates the provision of tax services to his clients, which range in size from entrepreneurial type companies to Fortune 500 companies. He has lectured before professional associations on partnership tax issues. Mr. Vitale is currently pursuing a Juris Doctor degree from Taft University and is a candidate for graduation in January 2004.

Trade and Professional Associations:
Certified Public Accountant - New York
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants

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Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of Science (with a major in Political Science and History)
University of North Alabama
Master of Public Administration
Golden Gate University

Other Information:
Mr. Webber has been a Director of City and County Economic Development and Redevelopment (real estate development), including supervision of small business development center programs (Small Business Administration sponsored), for over 25 years. He has extensive business planning experience, including lease negotiation with more than 100 business tenants. Many of the projects were mixed-use developments in which the project required executed leases to establish the marketability/bankability of the project. The cumulative value of these projects exceeds $750,000,000.

Mr. Webber has completed coursework in business research methods at the masters and doctoral levels. He has given over 50 presentations to national and state elected bodies and professional organizations and has co-authored books and articles on various subjects related to business development and economic development.

Trade and Professional Associations:
American Society for Public Administration
National Association of Installation Developers
Board of Directors, American Association of Economic Developers
National Council for Urban Economic Development
National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials
State Redevelopment Associations in California, Nevada and Pennsylvania

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Lydia M.T. Wells

Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of Arts
California State University Long Beach
Master of Arts
California State University Long Beach
Doctorate of Education
University of La Verne

Other Information:
Dr. Wells has been in the field of education for over 38 years serving as a teacher, principal, district office administrator, consultant and university faculty member. Her experiences range in districts from 10,000 to larger districts of over 50,000 in student attendance. Dr. Wells loves children and has spent her entire career dedicated to the enrichment of their lives.

Dr. Wells is retired for the K-12 public school system and has her own educational consulting firm. She is currently a consultant for the Nevada State Department of Education and a field supervisor for student teachers at Chapman University.

Credentials:
Cross Cultural Language and Academic Development Credential – CLAD
Management and Supervision Development Certificate
Administrative Service Credential
Elementary Teaching Credential
Early Childhood Specialization Credential

Trade and Professional Associations:
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Association of California School Administrators
Kappa Delta PI

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Eileen L. Yantz

Postsecondary Education:
Bachelor of Science
Nova Southeastern University
Master of Science
Nova Southeastern University
Doctor of Education
William Howard Taft University

Other Information:
Dr. Eileen Yantz has taught in various capacities for over twelve years; kindergarten through college, exceptional education and regular education tracks. During those times, she has also been a literacy and math curriculum specialist, character education coordinator, demonstration teacher, and finally an assistant principal. She has won numerous awards, including teacher of the year twice and demonstration teaching excellence.

For the past three years, she has been a full-time faculty member at a community college and this past year was promoted to Program Coordinator for Early Childhood Education and Lateral Entry Teaching. Dr. Yantz also serves on the North Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children Board of Directors; having completed a term on the Curriculum Improvement Project for the State of North Carolina.

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