Tracey Abell

Ms. Tracey Abell is the President of American College of Healthcare Sciences (ACHS). She has more than 20 years of experience in online higher education management. Her career has focused on managing complex projects, including institutional eligibility and administration of Title IV student financial aid programs, program development, and navigating multi-state finance, HR, and academic […]
Robert Allison

Dr. Robert Allison has served as the chief financial officer/chief business officer of a number of different educational institutions, participated numerous accreditation visits, and consulted with many institutions regarding their financial health and ways to attain financial sustainability. He began his educational career, after a six year stint with the US Army, as the Controller […]
Charles (Chip) Baldwin
Dr. Marcia Ditmyer

Marcia Ditmyer is dean of the College for Health and Human Services at Saginaw Valley University (SVSU) in Saginaw, Michigan. She came to SVSU after serving as the associate dean for education and professor in residence with Emerita at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), School of Dental Medicine, where she provided leadership and […]
Dr. Robert Frankel

Robert Frankel is CAO of Genesis University and President of National Tax Training School. His interest in distance education stretches back over 20 years, when he began to mix in correspondence and eventually online courses as he pursued his college education. Eventually, he started developing distance learning courses and teaching. Robert’s fascination with distance education […]
Dr. Michael “Myk” Garn

Myk Garn is an academic innovator and strategist. He focuses on the New Learning Models that occur in the opportunity spaces where teaching and learning are catalyzed by technology including competency-based learning, learning analytics, and artificial intelligence. In his career, Dr. Garn has worked at colleges, state systems, regional collaboratives, and an Internet start-up. He […]
Stephen Haas

Mr. Stephen Haas, Esq., has been running the educational operations for National Paralegal College since its inception in 2003, and has served as Chief Academic Officer since 2009. Stephen has enjoyed working with DEAC (a relationship that dates back to 2005) as an evaluator and workshop presenter, and brings his love of all things related […]
Amanda Harrison

Amanda Harrison, M.Ed is the Chief Operating Officer for the Cummings Graduate Institute for Behavioral Health Studies (CGI), where she oversees institutional operations, institutional finances, human resources, IT operations, compliance, and student services. Her passion for higher education stems from its potential to positively change the trajectory of students’ lives. She views accreditation as higher […]
Lissette D. Hubbard
Ebony Lawrence

Ebony Lawrence, CPTD has served in various roles in higher education for over 15 years. She has demonstrated expertise in instructional design, course facilitation/instruction, curriculum development, and accreditation in both traditional and distance education models. Ebony served as the Associate Dean of Curriculum Instructional Design and Technology for Ultimate Medical Academy, an online allied health […]