Educational Advisors Inc. - Accreditation and Compliance Guidance

KRISTINA STROM

FINANCIAL AID

The owner of Choice Consulting & Training Services, Inc., located in Cleveland, Ohio, Kristina Strom has worked in financial aid for more than 20 years. She has worked with all types of institutions across the United States, including for-profit, private and public institutions with varied educational offerings, from cosmetology to computer to flight schools, to graduate level institutions. She works with clock hour, non-term, non-standard term and term programs, and has provided consulting to many institutions initially seeking accreditation and Title IV participation. Choice Consulting specializes in training, file review, and ongoing policy and procedure evaluation and development. Ms. Strom has also served as a volunteer on-site team evaluator for ACCET accreditation visits, and has been a consultant to the ACCET Accrediting Commission for 12 years.back to top

PAUL BOTT, Ed.D.

ACCREDITATION, DISTANCE EDUCATION

Dr. Bott recently retired as a professor and Professional Studies Department chair at California State University, Long Beach, where he was a faculty member for 31 years. Prior to his tenure at California State, he taught in secondary and community college programs and served as a combat engineer in the U.S. Army. Dr. Bott is the author of two texts which are widely used in occupational education teacher preparation, “Teaching Your Occupation to Others: A Guide to Surviving the First Year” and “Testing and Assessment in Occupational and Technical Education.” He has served on three statewide task forces to determine standards for teacher preparation in California and serves on the board of several Long Beach community-based organizations. He has also been active in professional and fraternal organizations including membership in the Association of Career and Technical Education since 1969 and the National Association of Industrial and Technical Teacher Educators since 1976. He is a life member of Phi Kappa Phi, the higher education honors society. Dr. Bott is serving a second term as a public commissioner for ACCSCT, and he has volunteered as an ACCSCT education specialist on numerous on-site evaluations at member schools. He holds an Ed.D. from UCLA, an M.A. from UCLA, a B.V.E. from California State University, Los Angeles, an A.A. from Santa Monica College and has pursued teacher training at UCLA. Dr. Bott serves as editorial board member of several journals, including the Journal of Industrial Technical Teacher Education and Journal of Emergency Management. His interests include teacher education, research methods, educational policy, and cultural issues. back to top

SUSANNA HANCOCK

ABHES & ACICS ACCREDITATION, ALLIED HEALTH PROGRAMS

Susanna Hancock joins the Educational Advisors Inc. EXPERTeam™ of consultants with twenty-four years of medical experience behind her. Recently retired from American Institute of Health Technology (AIHT) in Boise, Idaho, as the Associate Campus Director, she found that she still had “more to give” and enjoys a good challenge. Susanna held many positions at AIHT such as: instructor, medical assistant program director, admissions representative, admissions director, and medical programs director. She received her Associate Degree in Medical Office Management in the evening while managing her students and faculty. Susanna has a desire to use her expertise to better the medical education system, represent medical professionals through certification and accreditation organizations and assist students in becoming the best in their field. She is a medical program evaluator for two accrediting agencies: Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) and Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS). Susanna was recently re-elected to her second three-year term as a Board Director of a 40,000 membership certification organization known as American Medical Technologists (AMT). She serves as Northwest State Society’s Secretary, AMT’s Proctor Examination Chair, AMT’s Position Paper Writing Committee and the Education, Qualification, and Standard Committee for Certified Office Laboratory Technicians (COLT). She writes quarterly articles for the AMT Events Publication. She holds several credentials through AMT which include: a certified Registered Medical Assistant (RMA), Registered Phlebotomy Technologist (RPT) and Certified Office Laboratory Technician (COLT) and one credential with American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) which is a Certified Medical Assistant (CMA). She also reviews manuscripts for three publishing companies: Elseveir, Delmar and Lippincott and is called upon to give lecture presentations at seminars, workshops, conventions and schools. Susanna is honored to be a part of EAI's EXPERTeam™ of consultants. back to top

DR. INNA LISKER

DISTANCE EDUCATION, ONLINE TEACHING & LEARNING

Dr. Inna Lisker has ten years of administrative, management, consulting and teaching experience in e-Learning, Distance Education and Online Teaching and Learning. She is a former Distance Learning Program Administrator with California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) and is currently a full-time lecturer with CSULB’s Professional Studies Department where she develops and teaches online courses for the department’s distance learning and international programs. Dr. Lisker is also a part-time faculty with University of Phoenix where she teaches face-to-face and hybrid undergraduate and graduate courses.

In addition to her experience in Distance Learning and Adult Education, Dr. Lisker has years of professional experience in private postsecondary career and technical education. She formerly held such positions as Regional Director of Career Development and Placement, Executive Campus Director and VP of Marketing with a private postsecondary vocational school in California.

Dr. Lisker serves on the Information Technology Committee with CSULB’s College of Health and Human Services and she is a Distance Education Specialist with the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology. Dr. Lisker is also a member of the International Coach Federation; she is the founder of a private coaching practice-- Lifelong Learning & Career Coach, Inc.

Dr. Lisker received her BS in Psychology from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; her M.B.A. from University of California, Irvine; and her Ph.D. in Adult Education from Capella University in Minnesota. back to top

DEBRA VON BERNUTH

ULTRASOUND EDUCATION

Debra von Bernuth is the founder and director of Ultrasound Educational Services located in southern California. UES specializes in the creation of standardized learning systems for Diagnostic Medical Sonography and Echocardiography programs. UES provides private postsecondary institutions and colleges with a customized program design, program curriculum and approval documents, and highly specific teaching materials.

Debra von Bernuth’s knowledge of diagnostic medical ultrasound spans a period of over 15 years, beginning with training as an ultrasound technologist in 1991. Her experience includes a wide range of responsibilities and a number of positions in the private postsecondary sector, including diagnostic medical ultrasound instructor, ultrasound program director, director of compliance, and director of education. She currently serves as the ultrasound program advisor and instructor for Santa Barbara City College.

Debra received her Bachelors Degree from the University of Tennessee and is a Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer, with specialties in abdomen, OB/GYN, and breast ultrasound, and is a Registered Vascular Technologist. Her professional memberships include the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers. back to top

TERRY GUTHRIE

ACICS, ABHES & ACCSC ACCREDITATION

Terry Guthrie retired as Vice President of Accreditation of Kaplan Higher Education Corporation in 2006 after 36 years of experience in the proprietary school field. During this period, he worked with eight different regional and national accrediting agencies as well as numerous state licensing agencies. He spent 23 years as major owner and president of a school in Dayton, OH. On selling the school he joined the predecessor company to Kaplan Higher Education Corporation where he spent 13 years in charge of accreditation and state compliance. During his time in the proprietary school field, he spent six years as a commissioner for ACCSC, served on numerous school evaluation visits for ACICS, ABHES and ACCSC, served on appeals panels for ABHES and ACCSC and served on various accreditation committees. Terry possesses a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Ohio University and a Masters of Business Administration Degree with management and accounting specialties from Wright State University. back to top

JACK BROZMAN

STRATEGIC PLANNING, SCHOOL EXPANSIONS

Jack Brozman possesses over 35 years of business experience with 25 years in CEO and Corporate President leadership in educational institutions. In 1983, Mr. Brozman was appointed President, CEO and Treasurer of La Petite Academy, Inc., a $300 million national company providing services in child care and pre-school education in 750 locations and 36 states. Mr. Brozman was named Chairman of the Board of La Petite Academy in 1991, in addition to his other positions. Beginning in June 1991, Mr. Brozman held the position of President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board for Concorde Career Colleges, Inc. From 1991 through 1999, he also held the position of Chairman of the Board and CEO of CenCor, Inc. a personal service corporation. His distinguished career also includes owning and operating a chain of music stores and a video distribution company with annual sales of $275M; he founded this business while attending college. Since 1994, Mr. Brozman has held the position of Chairman of the Board at First State Bank of Kansas City, Kansas, and was Chairman of the Board of Lawrence Bank, in Lawrence, Kansas from August of 2000 until January 2006. Mr. Brozman received a Bachelor of Science in Business in 1972 and an MBA in 1974 from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. back to top

DR. LOUISE TIMMER

CCNE (Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education) ACCREDITATION

Louise Timmer has over 30 years of experience as a registered nurse and nursing educator. From 2004 through 2009 Dr. Timmer served as President of the American Nurses Association of California and she currently holds faculty positions at California State University Sacramento, Samuel Merritt University, and the University of Phoenix. After completing her BA in Sociology/Social Work at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Dr. Timmer joined the Peace Corps as a Public Health Coordinator in Panama.  Dr. Timmer went on to earn a Master of Science degree with a major in Maternal Child Nursing from the Catholic University of America, and a Doctorate of Education from the University of San Francisco. In addition to her comprehensive experience in the nursing and education fields, Dr. Timmer has been a speaker at numerous conferences, published articles in a wide variety of journals, and received awards from the American Nurses Association/California.  She is a member of the American Nurses Association, ADCIS (Association for the Development of Computer-based Instructional Systems), and NEA (National Education Association). back to top