GLOBAL EXECUTIVE Ed.D.

STUDENT PROFILES






Fawzi Ali Al-
Ajji
Fawzi is Head of
Qatarization at
Maersk Oil Qatar,
where he
leverages his
combined
engineering and
business backgrounds to recruit and retain
Qatari employees. Previously, he served as
Associate Director of Admission for Carnegie
Mellon Qatar in Doha. Mr. Al-Ajji has an
extensive background in petroleum engineering,
and is a graduate of Texas A&M University,
Kingsville, with a B.S. in Natural Gas
Engineering and a M.S. in Mechanical
Engineering.


Mary Marjorie
Bethea
Mary Marjorie is
Chaplain and Chair
of the Religion
Department at St.
Margaret's
Episcopal School in
San Juan
Capistrano,
California. As Episcopal Priest, she has
extensive experience in pastoral work in
secondary and higher education settings. Mary
Marjorie earned a B.A. from Pepperdine
University and a M.Div. and Masters of Cross-
Cultural Studies from Fuller Theological
Seminary. She also studied in Ecuador, Bolivia,
Cuba, and Germany.








Russell
Brodie
Russell is Director
of Global and
Study Abroad
Programs at Saint
Augustines
University in
Raleigh, North
Carolina, where he
is also the Director
of the Confucius Classroom and Director of
Quality Enhancement Plan Development.
Earlier in his career, Russell worked in
information technology consulting. Russell
graduated from the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill (B.A.) and Duke University (M.A.).





Iris Chang
Iris is a Trustee of
Chinese Culture
University and a
Board member at
Hwa Kang Arts
School, in Taipei,
Taiwan. Her senior
leadership roles in
education
complement her
experience in business, which spans
accounting, banking, manufacturing and
distribution. Iris earned a Bachelors of
Business Administration from the University of
Hawaii and M.B.A. from the USC Marshall
School of Business.







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Leeanne
Dunsmore
Leeanne is
Associate Dean
for Program
Development and
Enrollment
Management for
the School of
International
Service, at
American University in Washington, DC, where
she also serves as an Adjunct Professor. Her
work focuses on strategic partnership building
and developing new program initiatives for the
University. Ms. Dunsmore is a graduate of the
College of Wooster (B.A.) and American
University (M.A.).




Rakin Hall
Rakin is Associate
Director of
Admissions at the
University of
Southern California.
His career as an
admission officer
began at Humboldt
State University,
which is also his
alma mater having earned a B.A. at the
university prior to his professional career. Rakin
also served as Assistant Director of Admission
at William Patterson University in New Jersey,
and after joining the staff at USC he earned a
M.Ed. from the USC Rossier School of
Education.











Sheikh
Lukman
Hamid
Luke is now the
Principal of
Mechanical
Training Centre
College in Brunei
Darussalam. He
was the Deputy
Principal of Saiful
Rijal Technical College in Brunei for 3 years
where he previously served as a Department
Head and lecturer, Luke earned his Bachelor's
Degree in Mechanical Engineering from
Leicester University in the United Kingdom,
Postgraduate Certificates in Engineering from
Loughborough University in the UK and the
University of Brunei Darussalam, and a Diploma
in Leadership and Management from the
National Institute of Education in Singapore.

Chio Heng
Kenneth
Iong
Ken is Executive
Vice President of
Jwaii Group, LLC,
a real estate
development and
property
management
company in Honolulu, Hawaii, whose business
includes student housing for higher education.
Previously he served as Chairman & CEO of
ICH Group, Inc., a company engaged in a
diverse range of retail services including tutoring
and test preparation. Ken is a dual graduate of
the University of Hawaii at Manoa, having
earned a BBA and Masters of Accounting.








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Kenneth Ito
Ken is a State
Representative
and Majority Whip
in the Hawaii
House of
Representatives.
His service as a
Legislator includes
numerous
committee
memberships and chairmanships, including
service as Chair of the Education Committee.
Prior to public service, Ken spent over two
decades as a public school teacher. Ken is a
graduate of the University of Hawaii at Manoa,
where he earned a B.Ed. and a Professional
Diploma in Education.



Abdulhannan
Kareem
Abdulhannan is
Business
Development
Manager for
Professional and
Continuing
Education at the
Higher Colleges of
Technology, in the
United Arab Emirates. Previously he served as
Student Support Services Supervisor and as
Media Relations Executive. Abdulhannan also
earned two degrees at HCT: an Executive
M.B.A. in Strategic Management and a
Bachelors of Applied Science from Abu Dhabi
Mens College.















Dulcie
Kermah
Dulcie is a faculty
member in the
College of
Medicine at
Charles R. Drew
University of
Medicine and
Science in Los
Angeles, California. In addition to teaching, her
work as a Biostatistician involves extensive
research in Public Health. Dulcie earned a B.S.
in Mathematics from Howard University and a
Masters of Public Health-Biostatistics from the
University of California, Los Angeles.




Patrick Liew
Patrick is
previously the
Chief Executive
Officer of HSR
Global Limited, a
Singapore-based
real estate
company. He is
also Founder and
Chairman of
Success Resources, a multi-national
professional training and seminar company
whose programs have featured speakers such
as Bill Clinton, Sir Richard Branson, and Tony
Blair. Patrick earned his B.S. from Hariot-Watt
University in Scotland and his M.B.A. from
Henley Management College, Brunel University
and the Singapore Institute of Management.









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Arturo
Michael
Lozano
Michael is the
Director of English
Programs at a
network of schools
in Shenzhen,
China. Previously,
he served as the Supervising Master Teacher,
College Counselor and Head of the Science
Department at Kinglee High School in
Zhengzhou, China. Before moving to China,
Michael was a Special Education teacher in
Californiawhere he earned his B.A. with the
highest honors from the University of California,
Berkeley, and a M.S. from National University.



Kathryn
McFarland
Kathryn is Vice
President for
Enrollment and
Online Programs at
Saint Leo University
in Saint Leo,
Florida. Previously,
she served as Vice
President of Student Affairs and Vice President
of Admissions and Academic Advising at Kaplan
University. A graduate from the University of
Minnesota (B.A.), Kathryn also earned an M.F.A.
from Sarah Lawrence College.















Rhonda
Parks
Rhonda is an
Adjunct Professor
of Education,
Concordia
University in
Irvine, California,
and Vice President
of So Cal
Properties, which
is located in Redlands. Previously, she served
as a primary school teacher in Tustin, California,
where she was honored as Tustin U.S.D. and
Orange County Teacher of the Year. Rhonda
earned her B.A. and M.Ed. from the University of
San Diego.





Ing
Phansavath
Ing is the Program
Director at the
University of
California, Los
Angeles
Extension, and
former Director of
Programs at the
Asian Pacific
American Dispute Resolution Center in Los
Angeles, California. After receiving a B.A. from
UCLA, Ing earned a Graduate Certificate in Asia
Pacific Leadership Studies from the East-West
Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, and a M.A. in
International Development from Clark University
in Massachusetts.







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Brenda
Sinclair
Brenda is a Global
Education, Gender
and Evaluation
Consultant for
Global Education
Advisors, based in
San Francisco, CA.
Brenda works with
international non-profit organizations based in
Washington, DC, international donors (World
Bank, UNICEF, USAID, DFID), government
ministries, and local organizations in Africa,
Asia, Latin America and the Middle East to
design, implement and evaluate education
development projects. Brenda earned her B.A.
in Spanish from San Diego State University and
her M.S. in International Development Education
from Florida International University.
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