Faculty Members

Jessica Anderson

Jessica Anderson

Jessica Anderson has been an educator for 13 years having started her career in brick and mortar schools as an English teacher at the secondary level. After eight years in the classroom she moved into administration and has been a high school principal for five years. Currently, she has turned her attention to working exclusively in online education. She is an alumnus of University of the Pacific where she earned a BA in English and Pre-Law and an MA in English with an emphasis in film theory.

Olivier Buirette

Olivier Buirette

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.

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Edgard Dayan

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 >>

Mark Fernando

Mark Fernando

Dr Mark Fernando holds postdoctoral qualifications from Harvard University, University of Kent and University of Oxford. He is Executive Director, Humanitarian Healthcare Global Group Inc., and a Consultant to Fernando Consultancy Inc., an Invited Guest Speaker at St.John’s College, Oxford University, UK, an Invited Adviser at the G20 London Summit Conference, an Invited Adviser for… Read more >>

Barbara Hogue

Barbara Hogue

Barbara Hogue is a Ph.D. candidate in Education. She holds a Master’s degree in Biology and a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry. She started a career as a Research Chemist for the National Institutes of Health (N.I.H.), U.S.A. While at N.I.H. she co-authored 18 scientific publications. She then moved into the education field. In 2007 she… Read more >>

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Laurie Huffman

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 >>

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Charna Iommetti

Charna Iommetti has a master’s degree in Sociology from Temple University and a master’s degree in Reading from Beaver College. She has a bachelor’s degree in Education. She has been teaching post secondary students for 30 years at many different universities such as Temple University, Penn State University and Everest University.

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Kishan Komaravolu

Kishan Komaravolu earned his Bachelor of Science in Computer and Information Sciences with a Specialization in Information Technology from the University of S Alabama, USA. He is currently enrolled in an Master Of Business Administration at the Edinburgh Business School (UK). His education was further enriched by the many courses he followed, among which a… Read more >>

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Kimberleigh Kopp

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 >>

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Terry McLean

Terry McLean earned his Msc in Speech sciences from the Leeds University and his M.A. French at the Université de Montpellier. His professional experience ranges from conference hosting to marketing and executive training with special focus on consulting in leadership, management and communication skills.

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Virpi de Oliveira

Professor in Communication, International Management, and Human Resources. With a Master’s degree in Speech Communication and doctoral studies in Education. Fluent in five languages she also manages two companies in Portugal where she is based. Her nationality is Finnish. Virpi is also a trainer and consultant in multinational corporations around the world.

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Eric Pallier

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 >>

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Deana Plaskon

Deana Plaskon is a PhD candidate in Education. She holds a Master in Education (MEd) degree and Bachelor degrees in Management and History. She started her career in consulting, and moved into the Education field. She is an Assistant Professor at Mercer College where she teaches critical thinking and English courses. She also teaches online… Read more >>

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Silvia Purpuri

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 >>

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Mark Quintin

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 >>

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William Wardrope

Dr. Wardrope teaches courses in Communication and Management at the master’s and doctoral level. He holds a PhD and an MA in Communication and is at the head of the Oklahoma Central University Management chair. He is the author of numerous articles and books and is in charge of advising our university on accreditation procedures.

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Katrina Way

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.

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Rick Williams

Rick Williams is a composer, playwright, author, illustrator, professor and consultant. He has over 30 years experience helping global corporations develop their employees, improve performance and create and execute strategies. Additionally, he has 10 years experience as a popular professor—focusing on strategic planning, organizational behavior and executive leadership. He received his MBA from the University… Read more >>

Ginny Winn

Ginny Winn

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 >>

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Wayne Crawford

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 >>

Dimitris Kamsaris

Dimitris Kamsaris

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 >>

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Hawa Ghaus-Kelley

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 >>

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Robert Bedasse

Robert Bedasse, has 20 years of experience at the senior management level in finance, accounting and operations, supporting multinational organizations primarily in the telecommunications and financial services industries.  Robert has a keen interest in developing others and participated in training while in the audit field and served as an adjunct professor in accounting and budgeting… Read more >>

Tony Kashani, PhD

Tony Kashani

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 >>

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(Français) Caroline Strobbe

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.