Faculty

Gloria J. Alkire

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

Other Information:
Dr. Alkire has been a teacher, assistant principal, assistant superintendent, and superintendent. She has worked in urban, rural and suburban school districts as an administrator and teacher. Her experience ranges from districts as small as 700 to 40,000 in student attendance.

She is currently vice president of an education foundation, which grants scholarships to students to enter the teaching profession.

Trade and Professional Associations:
Phi Delta Kappa
Association of School Administrators

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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 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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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