Faculty Members

Full-time faculty member at the University of Sorbonne in Paris.Part-time professor at Horizons University in French Language and Literature, History and Political Science.

Edgard Dayan graduated from the Institut National des Techniques Economiques et Comptables (Paris) and holds a DESS in Strategic and Business Management (Institut Français de Gestion, Paris). Between 1972 and 1995 he was in charge of missions for the Conseil National de la Comptabilité (Ministry of Finance, Paris), intervened as an auditor (accounting and finance… Read more >>

Barbara Hogue holds a Ph.D. candidate in Education. The focus of her dissertation is the impact that a sense of belonging has on college students’ self-efficacy beliefs majoring in math-based sciences. While pursuing her doctorate, she presented and published two publications at the 2011 International Technology. Education, and Development Conference held in Valencia, Spain; in… Read more >>

Laurie has taught 28 years in higher education, middle and elementary school and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Spanish with two Masters Degrees in Education and Spanish. In addition, Laurie received certificates in the Teaching of English as a Second Language and Community College Instruction from UC Berkeley. Laurie recently completed her Ph.D. in Education/Teaching… Read more >>

Kimberleigh Kopp holds a master of arts in Education in Curriculum and Instruction from University of Phoenix and a Bachelor of Science in liberal studies from National University. She started her career as a school librarian and she is now the Program Manager of Curriculum and Instruction at National University Virtual High School, located in… Read more >>

After more than 20 years of experience at the head of functional positions (Watchkeeping, R&D, Marketing, Business, HR) as well as operational positions in various French and international corporations, Mr. Eric Pallier has taken the lead of medium-small companies. He is a Doctor in biological sciences (IAE, ISSEC/ESSEC and Institut de Gestion Sociale) who has… Read more >>

Silvia has been teaching English as a foreign language and Italian as a foreign language to adults and young learners since she graduated in 2002, cooperating with several schools and educational organizations. She studied in Italy first, then in Wales (UK), where she obtained her CPE (Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English) and took a… Read more >>

Mark A. Quintin has an MBA. Currently, he is pursuing his Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership major in Educational Technology with the University of Phoenix in Arizona, USA. At present, he works as a consultant for Kaizen Consultancy based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He is also a part-time faculty member of the University of… Read more >>

Katrina Way received a Masters in Business Administration from the University of California. She has owned and operated a service business since 1988 which supports small businesses in their financial and strategic operations.

Ms. Winn holds a BS in English from Columbia University, New York, M.A. in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University, Los Angeles, an Adult Education Teaching Credential, and is a California State Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. For 12 years she directed the Antioch University School Based counseling program, supervising interns who provided on-site therapy in… Read more >>

Wayne is the Program Director and teaches directing, producing and screenwriting in the new film program. During his long film and television career, he has written, produced or directed more than twenty feature films and three television series. Wayne is a voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. His executive experience… Read more >>

Dr. Dimitrios P. Kamsaris is a Professor of Organizational Behavior at Monarch University in Switzerland and Visiting Professor of Management and Marketing at University Business Schools in UK, Denmark, Cyprus, and Greece. Dr. Kamsaris has completed postdoctoral education at Harvard University. He held CEO and managerial positions at: Coca-Cola, Sherwin Williams, Athens 2004, Shell /Saracakis… Read more >>

Mrs. Ghaus-Kelley, known as “Mrs. K” by her students, holds a BA in Political Science from the University of North Florida in 1995.  She went on to earn a Master’s degree from New York University in the fields of humanities and social thought, with a concentration in global and liberal studies. Mrs. Kelley is enrolled… Read more >>

Tony Kashani holds a Ph.D. in Humanities from California Institute of Integral Studies, a Master’s Degree in Cinema Studies and a Bachelor’s in Media Studies from San Francisco State University. He teaches at Brandman University/Chapman University System in the Liberal Arts department and he is also a faculty member at Kaplan University, where he teaches… Read more >>

Dr Caroline Strobbe received her Ph.D. in French Literature at Indiana University Bloomington. She is currently a visiting scholar at the University of Northern Iowa, and she has an extensive teaching experience from Indiana University and Gettysburg College.

Olena teaches the Technical Tutorial sections in the filmmaking program and will make sure that you will be well-versed in using the camera as well as the editing, sound, and screenwriting software necessary for your productions.  Olena started her career in film and television as an interpreter/ director’s assistant in Kiev working on the international… Read more >>

Adam teaches film analysis in Producing 1 and 2. He received his BFA from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and his MA from the University of Texas at Austin. His film credits include the short DR. UNDEAD’S FRIGHTFEST (Riverrun International Film Festival 2007, Worldfest Houston 2007), ROSS MACKENZIE’S REDEMPTION ON THE… Read more >>

Dr. K.E.Supriya received her Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She worked as Associate Professor in Intercultural, International, and Global Communication and Media at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Supriya is the author of two books on Indian diaspora and postcolonial India. Both books focus on the construction of identity in the contexts of… Read more >>

Prof. (Dr.) Manish Verma is working as Director at JICM (Jagran Institute of Communication and Management) Bhopal, India’s first practice school for communication management .Prof. Verma was heading the School of Communication at Amity University India before  joining JICM as Director in 2011. He was awarded Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) by UGC in Media Studies… Read more >>

Mohamed M. Mostafa has received his PhD from the University of Manchester, UK. He has also earned an MS in Applied Statistics from the University of Northern Colorado, USA, an MSc in Functional Neuroimaging from Brunel University, UK, an MBA and a BSc at Port Said/Suez Canal University, Egypt. He was employed at universities in… Read more >>

Dr. Hipsher has previously worked in the private sector, the US military, NGOs and in academia. He has lived and worked in Thailand, Japan, Vietnam, The USA, Canada and China. He currently mostly splits his time between China and Thailand. He has taught a wide variety of courses including Strategic Management, Global Business, Managing in… Read more >>

Dr. Anita Vestal teaches in BBA and MBA areas of Intercultural Management, Leadership and Conflict Resolution.  Her education includes a  Ph.D in Conflict  Analysis & Resolution from Nova Southeastern University, MBA in Management from Texas Tech University, and BS in Child and Family Development from Virginia Tech. In addition to teaching online graduate programs, Anita… Read more >>

Dr. Gould Harper teaches Human Resources and Organizational Management courses at the master’s and doctoral level.  She holds a PhD in Organization and Management from Capella University, a MS degree in Instructional Systems from Penn State University, and a BA degree in Psychology from Wellesley College. She has served as the Faculty Chair and Program… Read more >>

Jesse Owen Hearns Branaman holds a PhD  from the University of Leeds’ Institute of Communications and   has over eight years of experience teaching communications, linguistics, media, and cultural studies classes at various universities in the UK and China. He was lead lecturer and seminar leader for the ‘Cross-Cultural Communication’ and ‘British Culture and Media’… Read more >>

Cyril is the Director of our Martial Arts degree programs (MA and MBA). With nearly 45 years of experience in martial arts as a practitioner, trainer, and coach he manages multiple-site dojos and has built over the years a unique background blending practice, philosophy, history and the other many aspects of the world of martial arts…. Read more >>

Bekki Turner earned her Master of Science in Kinesiology with a specialization in Sports Psychology from California State University, Fullerton. She is currently working to complete a PhD in Higher Education at Walden University, with an emphasis in Administration and Leadership. She began her career teaching in the Exercise and Sports Science program at Vanguard… Read more >>

Dr. Qudrat’s qualifications are very interdisciplinary and international in nature including Ph. D. in Management from NUS Business School (accredited by AACSB), National University of Singapore, M. Phil. in System Dynamics from University of Bergen, Norway, and M. Sc. in Applied Mathematics from B.Z. University, Pakistan. At Horizons University, he is sharing an experience of… Read more >>

I have been teaching for over 25 years as a professor with instruction that has included undergraduate and graduate courses in Statistics/Mathematics, Business Administration, and Education Research  including: Decision Sciences , research Education in Quantitative and Qualitative methodology, Statistics, Operation Management, Business Forecasting and Econometrics, Strategic Planning and Management, all levels of Mathematics (Algebra-Differential Equations),… Read more >>