GLOBAL EXECUTIVE Ed.D.

STUDENT PROFILES

Kiley Adolph

Kiley is the Director of

Engagement for Project
Lead the Way. Prior to
her current position,
Kiley was an Adjunct
Assistant Professor at
the University of
Southern California
Rossier School of
Education. Kiley
received a Bachelor of Science in Business
Administration from Trine University. She is also
a graduate of the University of Southern
California, having earned a Master of Arts in
Teaching. Kiley also earned an Executive
Certificate in Nonprofit Management from
Georgetown University.

Pamela Albonni

Pamela is the Program

Director for special
education at New Vista
School in Laguna Hills
California. Previously
she was a Transition
Teacher for the Tustin
Unified School District in
Tustin, California.
Pamela earned her
Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Science from
National University and her Master of Science in
Special Education from Chapman University.

Ruth Black

Ruth is the Executive

Director of Online
Innovation and Online
Education for the
California State University
system. Prior to joining
the California State
University Ruth spent ten
years at Chapman and
Brandman Universities as
the Dean of Online Education and the Associate
Vice Chancellor of Military Education. Ruth
earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
with minors in History and English from the
University of California Irvine. Ruth also has a
Doctor of Jurisprudence from the Vanderbilt
University School of Law.

Eric Canny

Eric is Dean of Global

Education at Augsburg
College. Previously he
served as Executive
Director of International
Learning at Stetson
University and, before
that, as Director of
International Initiatives at
the University of North
Texas. Eric received a Bachelor of Fine Arts and
a Master of Arts in Education from New York
University.

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Elizabeth Chan

Elizabeth is a counsel
attorney at the Law
Offices of David F. Day
and General Counsel for
Millies Concept Inc.
Elizabeth earned a
Bachelor of Arts in
Chinese from
Georgetown University, a
Juris Doctor with
Certificate in Pacific Asian Legal Studies from
William S. Richardson School of Law, University
of Hawaii at Manoa, and a Master of Laws from
the Faculty of Law at the University of Hong
Kong.

Daniel Chatham

Daniel is Dean of
American Advisors in
Ankara, Turkey. His
work entails creating and
implementing
development education
and early career
programs with
individuals, universities,
and high schools. Prior
to his current position, Daniel served as Dean of
Admissions and Financial Aid at the Keck
Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences.
Daniel is a graduate of The Fox School of
Business at Temple University with Bachelors
and Masters degrees in Business.

Adrian Donato

Adrian is the Dean of

The Cornerstone
Seminary and Regional
Leader of Academic
Deans of the Americas
at The Masters
Academy International.
He holds faculty
positions at Seminario
Berea, The Cornerstone
Seminary and The Seminary for Expository
Preaching. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in
Biblical Studies, Master of Divinity and Master of
Theology at the Masters College & Seminary.

Dayne Francois

Dayne is an Alderman in
the Trinidad & Tobago
Government. He also
owns Eirene Company
Limited, providing on the
job training for students in
their related disciplines. He
earned a Bachelor of Arts
in Theology with a Health
Emphasis from Andrews
University and a Master of Arts in Criminal
Justice from Boston University.

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Maryam
Hassooni

Maryam is the Head of

College Services at
Fujairah Colleges in the
United Arab Emirates,
which is part of the
Higher Colleges of
Technology, where she
oversees student and
IT support services.
Prior to her current position, Maryam was the
Supervisor of Marketing, Outreach and
Enrollment Management and Continuing
Education Coordinator at Ras Al Khaimah
Colleges. She earned a Bachelor in IT
Education and a Masters in Innovation and
Entrepreneurship from the Higher Colleges of
Technology.

Ameena Hussain

Ameena is the Director

of the Hamad Bin
Khalifa University
Student Center at Qatar
Foundation, overseeing
operations and
programs for Education
Citys Branch campuses
and centers. In the past,
Ameena was a Human
Relations Associate at Maersk Oil Qatar and a
Teacher at Zainab Preparatory School and AlBayan Educational Complex for Girls. Ameena
received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education
and Literature at University of Qatar and a
Certificate in Human Resources Professional at
the Chartered Institute of Personnel &
Development.

Jamie Juarez

Jamie is the Founder and

CEO of Hope, Inc, a nonprofit special education
school and clinical
counseling provider. At
Hope, Inc, she provides
psychotherapy,
supervision and
educational services to
children with disabilities
in addition to consultation to local agencies,
private organizations and public school systems
regarding childhood disorders. In the past, she
also counseled and taught at Montebello Unified
School District. Jamie is a graduate of California
State University Los Angeles, where she earned
a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work and a Master
of Science in Counseling.

Victor Koong

Victor is the Founder and

Managing Director of
ArtsPlus, an early
childhood education
company in Hong Kong
and Shanghai. While
managing ArtsPlus, he
was also Senior Counsel
at Hong Kong
Exchanges and Clearing
Limited (HKEx), where he provided legal
support, advised on statutory and regulatory
requirements and negotiated licenses for HKEx
and its subsidiaries. Victor earned a Bachelor of
Arts in Economics and Political Science at
Dickinson College and a Juris Doctor at Rutgers
University School of Law.

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Gada Korayim

Gada is currently
serving as the Assistant
Dean at the College of
Science and the
University Preparatory
Program at Alfaisal
University in Saudi
Arabia. Previously she
was appointed as the
Director of Educational
Programs at English Gate Academy in Saudi
Arabia. Prior to that, she served as the
University Registrar at Al Yamamah University in
Saudi Arabia. Gada studied at St. Johns
University in New York where she earned a
Bachelor of Science in Management. She holds
a Master of Arts in Education and is currently
pursuing her Master of Business Administration
from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell.

Hannah Lee

Hannah has extensive

experience as an
instructional designer
and learning consultant
for higher education
institutions in Seoul,
Korea. She is also a
former English teacher
for both children and
adults. She earned a
Bachelor of Arts in English Language and
Literature and a Bachelor of Science from
Sahmyook University, Seoul, and a Masters in
Educational Leadership in Instructional Systems
Technology from the University of North
Carolina at Charlotte.

Cassidy D.D.
Nguyen

Cassidy is Assistant
Director of the
Department of
Curriculum and Policy,
Extracurricular Activity
Coordinator for K-12,
and a Career Counselor
for the High School
Division at Van Lang
Private School in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Prior to that, she was the Community Outreach
Coordinator at Van Lang Private School.
Cassidy earned a Bachelor of Science in
Biological Science from the University of
California, Irvine and a Master of Business
Administration with a concentration in Dispute
Resolution from Pepperdine University.

Abdul Latif
Roshan
Roshan

Abdul Latif Roshan

Roshan is the
Founder and
Chancellor of
Bakhtar University,
the first private
university in
Afghanistan. He
earned a Bachelor of Business Administration
with a major in finance, marketing & general
management from Preston University in
Pakistan. He then earned a Master of Arts in
English literature from Peshawar University
before returning to Preston University for a
Master of Business Administration in finance
and accounting. He also earned a Master of
Public Administration from Indira Gandhi
National Open University in India.

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Sean K. S. Shin

Sean is the Associate

Dean for International
Initiative and Executive
Director of Global
Education Center at
NAMSEOUL University in
the Republic of Korea.
He is also a Visiting
Instructor at Sejong
University in Seoul.
Previously, he was Director of International
,
Student Recruitment & ESL at the University of
Minnesota, Crookston. He earned a Bachelor of
Arts in Economics from SeJong University and a
Master of Business Administration from SeJong/Syracuse University in Seoul.

Aaron Smith

Aaron is President and

Chief Executive Officer
of the National
Association of Peer
College Advisors. Aaron
is also the founder of
this college counseling
provider serving
students and their
parents across the
United States. Aaron earned a Bachelor of Arts
from the University of California, Berkeley. He
then earned a Master of Education at the
University of Southern California Rossier School
of Education and a Master of Business
Administration from the University of Phoenix.

Matthew Weaver

Matthew is a Captain
and Flight Commander
in the U.S. Air Force.
He is also an Assistant
Professor of Aerospace
Studies at San Diego
State University. Matt
earned a Bachelor of
Arts from the University
of Michigan and a
Master of Arts in Management at Troy
University.

Alexandra
Wilcox

Alexandra is an
attorney, education
entrepreneur, and
adjunct faculty
member. She
previously owned a
Tutor Doctors Systems
franchise. Ali earned a
Bachelor of Arts from Washington University and
a Juris Doctor from Chapman University. She
also recently earned a Master of Fine Arts in
Creative Writing from the University of
California, Riverside.