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Jimmy has served as President and CEO of Global Financial Aid Services, Inc. since founding the company in 1996. He has over 25 years of operational experience in the Career College sector, including 16 years in top-level management with a large college chain. Under Jimmy's direction and emphasis on becoming a "Strategic Partner" with the client, Global has grown to annually process more than 250,000 students for over a Billion Dollars in Title IV funds at 250+ colleges and universities nationwide.
Jimmy graduated with a degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern Mississippi and immediately began working in the Career College sector. He is associated with several professional organizations including the Career College Association (CCA). Jimmy has delivered training presentations to the CCA Leadership Conference, numerous State Associations of Private Postsecondary Schools and State Associations of Student Financial Aid Administrators throughout the country.
Chyrl is a founding partner and Vice President/Chief Operating Officer of Global Financial Aid Services, Inc., one of the nation's largest financial aid service providers. She has specialized in the administration of Title IV Programs in the post-secondary education industry for the past 18 years. Chyrl started in the Career College field as Director of Financial Aid for a chain of ten colleges and moved up through the corporation, ultimately serving as Corporate Director of Financial Aid. Prior to Global, Chyrl served as Director of College Operations for the Student Finance Service Center at Philips Colleges, Inc.
Chyrl is a highly respected member of the financial aid community and her approach to the administration of Title IV funds has and always will be to make sure the student comes first. She has served as co-chairman of the Program Committee for the Mississippi Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators and has presented topics on Title IV Administration for several State Associations of Private Postsecondary Schools and State Associations of Student Financial Aid Administrators.
Susan serves as President of Integrated Enrollment Solutions and is one of the founding partners. She has held administrative and senior level management roles in higher education for 16 years including positions as Associate Dean for Enrollment, Campus Dean, and Vice President for Enrollment and Student Services at both single location and multi-campus entities. Prior to founding Integrated Enrollment Solutions, Susan oversaw all recruiting, retention and student service functions for a 15,000 student, 30-campus university offering both in-seat and online classes.
Susan has experience with for-profit career schools, private non-profit institutions as well as Masters level universities. Her professional experiences include front-line roles such as high school recruiting, inside admissions, advising, job placement and corporate relations. Susan holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Davenport College and a Master of Science in Administration from Central Michigan University.
Jeffrey is the Chairman and CEO of Embanet Corporation, one of the pioneering companies in the e-learning industry. With expertise in technology, education, marketing and operations, Jeffrey has had the privilege of planning and launching some of the nation's most successful online programs. He co-founded Embanet in 1995 to develop and offer highly reliable e-learning solutions. Today, Embanet offers e-learning services to over 350 organizations worldwide and supports nearly half a million yearly enrollments.
Jeffery's previous entrepreneurial ventures include a successful video production company. He has an MBA from the University of Toronto and is associated with numerous professional organizations. Jeffrey's personal mission is to coach, mentor and guide those around him to help them reach and exceed their goals. His desire to make a difference in people's lives has made him particularly eager in using his expertise to support career education institutions. Jeffrey's philosophy is to always add more value than is ever expected and to do whatever it takes to successfully complete the task.
Don is the Vice President of LDF Publishing Inc., internationally known for the retention strategy bestseller, Making your Mark, which has sold over 600,000 copies and is used in over 1,000 educational institutions. He is also the co-author of Cornerstone, the Canadian edition of a student success textbook published by Prentice Hall Canada Inc. Don is a leading expert on student retention strategies and has delivered training seminars to over 6,000 college staff at various conferences and onsite at school campuses.
Don has received an award for his work on student success and retention from the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD), a consortium of colleges and universities who share a philosophical commitment to support excellence in teaching, learning, and leadership. His retention model - The Right Start to College - has been adopted by hundreds of career colleges and universities around the world. Don has been a member of the Ontario government's task force on student retention and has also served as a professor at Durham College for the past 29 years.
Paul is the Vice President of The Source for Training, Inc., an admissions training and consulting firm that works exclusively with private career schools. As a nationally known expert in educational sales, he travels all over the country consulting and training admissions departments. He has over 15 years of experience in the career education industry and has been an accomplished Admissions Representative, Director of Admissions, and School Director.
Paul has been successful in countless admissions departments in many schools in North America and Canada. He has a well-documented track record of proven excellence in furthering the effectiveness of admissions departments. His experience as a former social worker has given him a unique perspective on the importance of education in the lives of all individuals.
Kellee is the Auditing and Quality Control Manager for Champion College Solutions, LLC (formerly Hands On, Inc.), a leading consulting company providing "hands on" default prevention, education debt recovery, job placement verification and skip tracing services. Kellee has over eight years of experience in the student loan industry. Her early background as a loan counselor, advising borrowers on repayment and deferment options, has been very valuable to Kellee in training and developing new members of her team. Throughout her career, Kellee has enjoyed the opportunity to travel and meet with clients and financial aid professionals, assisting school personnel with all aspects of student loan default prevention.
Holding herself and her coworkers to the highest standards of accuracy and quality customer service, Kellee has spearheaded ongoing training and quality control initiatives at Champion College Solutions. As an experienced auditor, Kellee has successfully worked with schools, loan servicers and guarantors to investigate, correct and prevent enrollment discrepancies. Kellee intimately understands the needs and concerns of students and student loan borrowers, and uses this knowledge to assist her coworkers and business partners to develop comprehensive, successful default prevention initiatives.
Mary Lyn is the President and CEO of Champion College Solutions, LLC, formerly Hands On, Inc. She founded Hands On in 1989 to provide default management services based on essential "Hands On" techniques that prevent student loan defaults. Since then numerous career colleges have experienced dramatic results by implementing her innovative default prevention programs. Mary Lyn has conducted training sessions and workshops for state, provincial, regional, national, and private associations in both the U.S. and Canada in a continued effort to share her experiences and knowledge of default prevention techniques and cohort appeal procedures. She has served on the Board of Directors for the Career College Association (CCA) and received CCA's National Achievement Award in 2005 for the Allied Member of the Year.
Mary Lyn has actively worked with the U.S. Congress and the Department of Education on every "Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act" from 1988 to date. She has helped to write the regulatory criteria for schools' default prevention programs and her work has been recognized by the Department of Education for its remarkable results. She served as a negotiator in the 1999/2000 Department of Education Negotiated Rulemaking sessions as a representative of CCA and its 1200 member schools. Mary Lyn's belief that education is the vehicle for making dreams come true has led her in a passionate fight for identifying problems in the higher education industry and finding solutions to insure future participation for all students.
Jay is the Training Manager at MaxKnowledge. He has over 25 years of experience in the career education and corporate training fields. Jay has worked in the career college sector in various faculty, staff and management positions with an emphasis on curriculum design, faculty development, student retention and placement. He has also worked as independent trainer and consultant. As a certified trainer, Jay has delivered over 1800 hours of corporate and educational training throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and North Africa. He has also served as a career education consultant for Houghton Mifflin Publishing and Harvard Business School Publishing.
Jay has developed and facilitated workshops for numerous career education associations as well as career schools across the country. He currently serves on the regional employer advisory committee for the Virginia Employment Commission. He is also a facilitator for the National Institute for Leaders and participates annually as a guest speaker for the Global Village for Future Leaders of Business and Industry at the Iacocca Institute, Lehigh University. Internationally, he has lectured at the University of Greenwich in London and at the International Conference on Creativity and Innovation at the University of Algarve in Portugal. Jay holds a degree in Business Administration from the College of William and Mary and has completed graduate work in management and education.
Mary is Vice President of Education Excellence, a consulting firm that works exclusively with career schools. With over 25 years business management experience, her career education experience spans over 10 years and includes Instructor, Program Chair, Dean/Faculty Manager, Director of Student Records, Director of Education, and Campus Director. She routinely achieved above 90% student satisfaction ratings which helped in achieving high retention and completion rates. Mary's experience includes school populations from 100 to 2400 in both single and multi-campus settings.
Mary's consulting work includes start-up schools, operations management, faculty hiring and development, student retention strategies, and regulatory compliance. She has served as the Financial Aid and Management expert for reaccreditation evaluations. Her career training background includes acting as a management development coordinator for NASA. Mary has a B.A. in English from Colorado State University and completed coursework for an M.A. in Organizational Management from the University of Phoenix. She has also completed Education Therapy courses at the University of California-Berkeley.
Tracy is the Chief Marketing Officer at PlattForm Advertising, Inc. In her role at PlattForm, Tracy manages the advertising and marketing programs for proprietary schools in markets of various sizes with a broad range of programs and start goals. Her work includes budget development and planning, reporting, setting goals and accountability measures and creative development. Tracy and her team of 14 Account Executives develop and implement highly successful and cost-effective advertising plans for a client base of over 100 school campus locations across the United States and Canada.
Tracy holds a degree in Communication Studies with an Emphasis in Public Relations from the University of Nebraska Lincoln. She has been a member of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) since 1998 and currently serves as a board member. Tracy's passion for traveling and her social nature have translated into her work as she focuses much of her time visiting schools to better meet their needs.
Loren is the Co-Founder and President of Corvus, LLC, a company committed to improving student success rates at career colleges. Prior to Corvus, he was the President/CEO of Bradley Academy, a school that he owned and operated for 15 years and successfully sold to Education Management Corporation (Art Institutes). Utilizing his 25 years experience in the proprietary school business, Loren has developed a unique student retention intervention system (GradMax) in collaboration with a team of organizational development experts. The GradMax system continues to help Bradley Academy to achieve 92-95% quarter-to-quarter retention rates.
Loren serves on the Board of Directors of several career colleges and has served on the Small College Advisory Council of the Career College Association. He is frequently invited to speak at proprietary school association meetings and has been active in community work, serving as the Chair of the York County Chamber of Commerce and as a board member for the York County Economic Development Corporation and the York County Alliance for Learning. Loren holds an MBA degree from the University of Chicago and a bachelor's degree in Economics from Bucknell University.
Traci currently serves as the Director of Business Analytics for Bridgepoint Education. In her present role, she provides guidance to the company's ground based and online colleges to optimize their performance while staying within regulatory guidelines. Traci has over 20 years of experience in the education industry. Her experience encompasses virtually all aspects of the education business, including admissions, financial aid, academics, career services, and management of multi-campus operations. She has held senior level management positions at Career Education Corporation, MedVance Institute and the University of Phoenix (Apollo Group) as well as providing consulting services to a multitude of colleges and universities during her tenure with Campus Management Corporation.
Traci's focus has been on campus start ups, regulatory compliance, and operational oversight of multiple campus colleges, including international campuses. She recognizes the challenges of working in a highly regulated environment that has grown more complex as companies have expanded operations, either organically or through acquisition, to include multiple regulatory bodies and governing oversight entities. Traci was approved as an evaluator for the Accrediting Commission of Independent Colleges and Schools. She holds a B.S. degree in Business from Arizona State University and an M.A. degree in Organizational Management from the University of Phoenix. She has completed the Apollo Group's Executive Development Program and the Career College Association's Leadership Institute.
Satrohan, the President of Innovative E-Learning Solutions, has over twenty-five years experience in applying state-of-the art instructional systems design methodologies to define, design, develop, evaluate, and implement multi-media education and training solutions in business, computer, communication, retail and pharmaceutical industries, the military, universities and community colleges.
Satrohan hold a Bachelors degree with specialization in Educational Psychology, and a Masters degree in Educational Technology. He specializes in providing e-learning as well as instructional design consulting to colleges and universities, among which are Metropolitan College, Sargent College of Boston University, Massachusetts College of Pharmacology and Health Sciences, the Art Institute Online, Vanderbilt University, George Washington University, Northeastern University, Abilene Christian University, Bowling Green State University, Kentucky Virtual University, New England College, New England Culinary Institute, and OntarioLearn (a consortium of over forty community colleges) in Ontario, Canada.
Mike is the Vice President of Interactive Marketing at PlattForm, a full service enrollment company for the school industry. Mike manages PlattForm's interactive marketing team and supervises their venture to drive leads to career colleges. He specializes in developing marketing plans, implementing creative advertising techniques, and analyzing the results. With proven excellence in marketing campaign development, Mike has supported numerous schools across the country in achieving their goals.
Mike earned his B.S. degree in Business with an emphasis in Marketing from Emporia State University and began his career as a Media Analyst/Buyer. His well-rounded background in the advertising industry and his focus on customer service has allowed him to better serve his clients. Mike is truly passionate about helping schools accomplish their objectives through the application of innovative marketing strategies. He can often be found wearing the apparel of the schools he works with, and he is driven by the success he helps each campus create.
David is Executive Director of the Training & Consulting Division of Global Financial Aid Services, Inc., a financial aid service provider recognized for its leading position in the development of practices and procedures for the efficient administration of Title IV programs. David has been a part of the postsecondary education industry for over 17 years and previously served as Global's Director of Operations. Prior to joining Global, he served as Operations Manager of the Student Finance Service Center for a large Career College chain.
David has extensive experience in training and evaluation of financial aid administrators, supporting on-site DOE/OIG Program Reviews and yearly SFA Audits, performing Due Diligence Audits, and assisting in the completion of Applications for Approval to Participate in Title IV Programs. He has been a presenter for Title IV workshops for several State Associations of Private Postsecondary Schools and State Associations of Student Financial Aid Administrators. David holds a degree in Business from Western Illinois University.
Dr. Meers is the Vice President of Education at MaxKnowledge, providing leadership for the development and delivery of our training programs for career college instructors. His extensive background in career education includes research, consulting and training in the areas of instructor performance, curriculum development, classroom management, student motivation, learning and assessment. He has authored over 100 articles and conducted over 500 workshops on instructional improvement and professional development. Dr. Meers earned his Ed.D. from the University of Missouri with an emphasis on Vocational Education, Adult and Higher Education, and Instructional Media.
Dr. Meers started his educational career as a vocational instructor, progressing to become a professor of education and human sciences at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Dr. Meers has served as the president of the Association for Career and Technical Education, and as a commissioner of the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology. He has also chaired the Employment Preparation Committee of the President's Committee for the Employment of People with Disabilities.
Dr. Pace currently serves as the Managing Partner of the Higher Education Initiative for The Pacific Institute. A psychologist and former college president, Dr. Pace has over 36 years of experience in the career college sector and is a nationally recognized speaker, author, and educator. In his current role, Dr. Pace created a comprehensive enrollment management program for career schools and colleges based on proven performance improvement solutions developed by The Pacific Institute. Dr. Pace's "Success Strategies for Effective Colleges and Schools" has been implemented at over 300 career colleges nationwide. Dr. Pace has also conducted a variety of seminars and workshops throughout the country on such topics as school management, faculty development, student retention, psychology, and motivation.
Dr. Pace was appointed by the Governor of Florida to the Florida State Department of Education's licensing commission for private schools, serving on the commission for ten years. Additionally, he is the former president of the Florida Association of Postsecondary Schools and Colleges. On a national level, Dr. Pace served as Commissioner of the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools. He has also served on the Board of Directors of the Career College Association. Dr. Pace holds a doctorate in education, a master's degree in psychological counseling, and a bachelor's degree in business administration. He is known for his warmth, enthusiasm, humor, and his "intelligent heart." His audiences enjoy his genuine spirit and heartwarming stories.
Sean is the Vice-President of Sales for PlattForm Advertising, Inc. He manages PlattForm's sales team and leads them in providing solution-based sales to hundreds of school clients throughout the USA and Canada. As an accomplished professional, Sean travels all over the country visiting school representatives to offer consultation in both advertising and admissions training. With a well-known ability to provide admission assessments and propose solutions, Sean works hands-on with the schools to improve troubled areas.
Sean graduated from Friends University with a degree in Human Resources Management. He has worked in the student recruitment field for over 12 years in a variety of positions, including Admissions Representative, Sales Manager, and Vice President of Sales. He has been responsible for growing a number of companies through training, managing, and leading sales and recruiting staff. Sean's diverse background in advertising and admissions has endowed him with unique insight and prospective into the inner workings of a successful recruitment team. This has enabled him to develop compact and powerful training programs that deliver results.
Michael is the Owner and CEO of PlattForm, one of the largest full-service enrollment companies in the career education industry. In 1989, he began operating his advertising business from the basement of his home. Since then, the company has grown into a multi-million dollar success servicing nearly 1000 school campus locations with over 200 employees. As an expert in marketing and business operations, he has led his company to provide all aspects of media planning/buying, creative production, and web marketing in-house. Michael also specializes in empowering and increasing productivity of admissions staff. He has over a decade of proven excellence in admissions training, management, and consulting.
Michael's reputation lies in his visual imagination and enticing ability to enrich a sales message. He has authored numerous articles on effective advertising methods and student recruitment strategies. Prior to launching PlattForm, he was ordained as a minister, hosted a sports talk-show, and owned a professional wrestling organization. Michael's diverse background translates into what his business philosophy is today - if you have the courage to take risks, then you have the courage to succeed. Michael strongly believes in doing everything with integrity and personal accountability, and he has a true passion for making a difference in the school industry. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Career College Foundation.
Susan is the Coordinator of Training and Development at Pittsburgh Technical Institute (PTI). In this role, she manages continuing education and training programs for over 300 employees, including faculty, staff and administrators. Susan is also the president of a non-profit association that provides training opportunities to the employees of its member organizations in the Pittsburgh area. Her previous experience includes career education positions such as assistant dean for adult and corporate admissions, adult education specialist and academic advisor.
Susan earned her MA degree in Educational Technology Leadership through an online program offered by the George Washington University. She is actively involved with the Center for Teaching and Learning at PTI, where instructors are trained in learning theory, classroom management and the use of educational technology. Susan is a member of the American Society for Training and Development and serves as the president of the Continuing Education Association of Pennsylvania.
Danny Pumpelly is the Associate Media Director for PlattForm Advertising, a full-service agency specializing in direct-response advertising within the career school sector. He co-leads the Media Department, which works with dozens of clients across the United States. Danny works with over 15 media placement specialists to provide low cost, high yield campaigns in television, print, and radio. Staying on top of advertising trends in an ever-changing industry keeps Danny motivated to provide the highest levels of service on a daily basis.
After earning a Bachelor's degree in Journalism from the University of Kansas, Danny went on to a media-focused career. With over eight years experience in sales and media placement, Danny continues to work in both traditional media and new media. Joining PlattForm in 2005, Danny has worked as a Media Analyst, Media Buyer, Senior Media Buyer, Media Planner, and now Associate Media Director. In his current role as a department manager, Danny is tasked with ensuring his team is well-versed in the best practices for establishing and maintaining effective media schedules.
Dr. Read is currently a consultant for Susan F. Schulz & Associates, Inc., a training and consulting company serving career schools worldwide. Formerly, she served as an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Armstrong Atlantic State University. Dr. Read's area of specialization is Human Factors Psychology with a focus on workplace issues such as job stress, time management, human-technology interaction, and learning.
Dedicated to teaching, Dr. Read has spent her career studying how students learn and retain course material and how teachers can best serve the needs of their students. She has developed methods to enhance the learning environment and has presented these methods at national conferences such as the Conference on 21st Century Teaching Technologies. Dr. Read holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of South Florida.
Dr. Roehrich is currently the System Vice President of the Enhanced Learning Solutions Group at National American University. His previous management positions include: executive vice president of the Colorado School of Professional Psychology, president/chancellor of Colorado Technical University, president/CEO of Concorde Career Colleges, Inc., and vice-president of academic affairs for DeVry, Inc. His contract positions include serving as the director of corporate training for Corinthian Colleges, Inc., and as an adjunct faculty member for the Center for Creative Leadership in Colorado Springs.
Dr. Roehrich earned his Ph.D. in Vocational-Technical Education with an emphasis on Two-Year Institutions and Higher Education Administration from The Ohio State University, Columbus. His M.S. and B.A. degrees are in Industrial Arts and Technology and Industrial Education respectively. He started his educational career as a college instructor and has 28 years of experience in the field. Dr. Roehrich has a strong passion for improving the performance of career school operations through the application of quality assurance and a focus on customer service.
Nancy is the President of The Source for Training, Inc., an admissions training and consulting firm that works exclusively with private career schools. She is a highly acclaimed educational sales trainer and enrollment management consultant. Her career education experience spans over 25 years and includes Admissions Representative, Director of Admissions, School Director, Regional Marketing Specialist, and Vice President of Student Services.
Nancy has presented hundreds of admissions seminars, training thousands of career school professionals. She has won many educational sales contests and awards and her accomplishments have been recognized in Who's Who Worldwide in Business. Her expertise includes the adult market, high school recruiting, foreign student recruitment, contract training, customer service, team building, and sales management.
Lou Russell is the President and CEO of Russell Martin & Associates, a consulting company serving the corporate training and career college markets. Lou has taught educators and trainers how to "Teach Less, Learn More" based on her book The Accelerated Learning Fieldbook. In the career college sector, she has presented her training workshops for attendees from Capella University, ITT Educational Services and Devry University. She has published articles in The Link and the Career Education Review.
Lou is also the author of Leadership Training, Project Management for Trainers, 10 Steps to Successful Project Management and IT Leadership Alchemy. She holds a computer science degree from Purdue University, where she taught database and programming classes, and a Masters in Instructional Technology from Indiana University. A popular speaker, Lou addresses national and international conferences such as the Project Management Institute, Project World, ASTD and CCA. Lou's personal mission is to ignite, affirm and sustain learning.
Patricia is a seasoned, award winning career college instructor. She was named the "Career College Association National Teacher of the Year" in 2001. Patricia has been a career educator for over 18 years. She currently serves as the Academic Coordinator for Brookstone College of Business and continues to be active in the classroom as a Business Instructor. In 2007, Patricia received the Brookstone President's Award. She is known for her strong expertise in effective classroom management, building student-teacher rapport, and student retention.
Patricia has a bachelor's degree in Business Education from North Carolina A&T State University and a master's degree in Business Education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She is an active member of the North Carolina Business Education Association and the National Business Education Association. Patricia's favorite motto is, "A student doesn't care how much you know, until they know how much you care."
Dr. Schulz is the President of Susan F. Schulz & Associates, Inc., a training and consulting firm serving proprietary schools worldwide. She has over 20 years of experience in career education and her expertise includes proprietary school development, operations and program needs assessment, licensing, accreditation, student services and marketing. Dr. Schulz completed her doctoral research and dissertation on "Program Completion in Proprietary Schools" and earned her Ed.D. degree in Educational Leadership at Florida Atlantic University.
Dr. Schulz is the publisher of Career School Solutions, a monthly online newsletter offering innovative tips on school development strategies. She is also the author of The Publicity Workbook for Career Schools, a 200-page workbook that provides effective methods and detailed procedures for gaining free and low-cost publicity. Dr. Schulz trained as a certified educational standards evaluator for the Distance Education and Training Council and as a site visitor for the Commission on Occupational Education.
Katie Tomlinson is the Director of Media Resources for PlattForm Advertising, a full-service agency specializing in direct-response advertising within the career education sector. Katie co-leads the media department and oversees the coordination of more than 90 full-service accounts in the United States and Canada. She has been with the company since 2002. Within her department, Katie leads and develops the analyst and assistant team comprised of 18 individuals. She is responsible for their training and development as well as keeping them on the cutting edge of reporting and analysis through the integration of technology, and the evaluation and development of new media resources.
Katie holds a degree in Business Administration and Psychology with an Emphasis in Information Systems. Utilizing her experience in programming and her technical communication ability, she helped build PlattForm’s proprietary buying and analyzing software in 2005, and currently works closely with the programming team for updates and efficiency initiatives. Katie is passionate about her clients, her team and improving technology to better meet the needs of PlattForm’s employees and the industry.
Cory is the Director of Website Marketing at PlattForm, a full-service agency exclusively dedicated to direct response advertising in the career education industry. He trains and manages PlattForm's full-service web marketing team and leads their efforts to improve web site exposure and traffic. With proficiency in website analysis and marketing techniques, Cory has provided online marketing solutions for hundreds of web sites. He has developed partnerships with over 700 sites since he joined PlattForm.
Cory has a wealth of experience in online media buying and specializes in web site development to improve search engine positioning, traffic flow, and conversion into sales or leads. His expertise in balancing online paid advertising with organic marketing has proven successful for the many clients that he has serviced over the years. Cory received his B.A. degree from The University of Kansas. He serves as a volunteer editor for the Open Directory Project (ODP), the largest comprehensive human-edited directory on the web.
John currently serves as the Director of Operations of Global Financial Aid Services, Inc., a financial aid service provider recognized for its leading position in the development of practices and procedures for the efficient administration of Title IV programs. John has worked in the career college industry for 23 years and has held progressively responsible financial aid positions, including Director of Financial Aid for a chain of 24 schools.
John has extensive experience in resolving Department of Education Program Review and SFA Audit noncompliance issues. He has been a successful trainer of financial aid personnel and has held Title IV workshops across the country. John earned his BS degree in Business Administration from the College of Charleston, SC. He has spent almost half of his life in the career college field because of his passion to help students achieve their goals.
Barry is an award winning educator and health practitioner. He has over 35 years experience practicing and teaching in the medical sciences. For the past 25 years he has served as Dean and Administrative Director for Respiratory Care Education at San Joaquin Valley College (SJVC). Barry was instrumental in writing SJVC's first A.S. degree program, developing its online Respiratory Therapy degree program, and creating the college's study skills seminar for at-risk youth ("Positive Perspectives"). He has been the recipient of numerous professional and educational awards, including the Career College Association (CCA) Teacher of the Year award in 2003.
Barry has specialized teaching credentials in adult and vocational education. He is a licensed trainer for the Coaching for PROformance management training program. He has been an active textbook reviewer and professional credentialing examination writer since 1994. Besides associate degrees in Respiratory Therapy and Business Administration, Barry has a B.S. degree in Vocational Education from California State University Stanislaus and an M.S. degree in Educational Administration and Leadership from the University of LaVerne. He has also completed graduate course work in Business Organizational Management.
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