A Who's Who of Columbia Pacific University Alumni
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Dr. David YoungDavid Young is Graduate Research Professor of Theatre and Dance at the University of Florida.For over 15 years he was the Producing Director of the American College Theatre Festival (ACTF) at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC. ACTF programs involve more than 450 colleges and universities in its network with an audience numbering more than a million annually. The recipient of the American Association of Community Theatre National Patrons Award, Dr. Young directed almost 100 productions, including many musicals. As a professional actor he has appeared on TV shows and in Broadway productions. The author of How to Direct a Musical (Routledge Books, 1995), Prof. Young has taught classes in directing, acting and musical theatre in the US, as well as in Brazil, China, Senegal and Greece. He is a graduate of the New School for Social Research in New York and earned his PhD from Columbia Pacific University.
Dr. Jerome Workman
Director of Research in the Department of Molecular Spectroscopy and Microanalysis at the Thermo-Electron Corporation, Dr. Jerome Workman, Jr., received numerous awards for outstanding achievements in science. He is also a senior research fellow at Kimberly-Clark Corporation. The author of hundreds of published scientific papers, technical reports and book chapters, Dr. Workman is the Editor of the Handbook of Organic Compounds (Academic press). He has served on faculty at St. Mary's University and the University of Washington. Dr. Workman is featured in Who's Who in America and Who's Who in the World. He received his BA cum laude in the natural sciences and MA in biology from St. Mary's University. He earned his PhD in biological chemistry from Columbia Pacific University, as well as an Executive Management Certificate from Columbia University, New York.
Prof. Lucille Gambardella
Dr. Gambardella is Professor of Nursing at Wesley College in Dover, Delaware. She is also Chair and Director of the Graduate Program in Nursing. She earned her PhD degree from Columbia Pacific University, her MSN from Boston University and her BSN from Villanova University. A clinical specialist in psychiatric/mental health, she is certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, www.wesley.edu/academics/nursing/faculty.html .
Prof. Thomas M. Brinker Jr, JD, LL M
Professor of Accounting and Coordinator of the Accounting Program, Prof Brinker is a full-time member of the distinguished business faculty at Arcadia University's MBA Program in Philadelphia. He is also affiliated
with the American College, with William Howard Taft University and is an advisory faculty member of the Washington School of Law. Prof. Brinker has received several awards for excellence in teaching. He earned his J.D. at Columbia Pacific University while his LL.M degree is from Regent University School of Law. He also holds academic degrees from Widener University and from St. Joseph's University.
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Charles Gant, MD, PHDA registered naturopath in Washington, DC, Dr. Gant is involved with several Integrative and Orthomolecular Medicine research initiatives.He received his MD degree from the University of Virginia Medical School and his PhD in psychology from Columbia Pacific University in San Rafael, California. Dr. Gant is the author of ADD and ADHD: Complementary/Alternative Medicine (CAM) Solutions (1999) and End Your Addictions Now (2002, Warner Books).
Captain Karen Kahn
A pilot for Continental Airlines for many years, Karen Kahn is a captain on the B757/767 and runs Aviation Career Counselling www.aviationcareercounseling.com .She is also the author of Flight Guide for Success: Tips and Tactics for the Aspiring Airline Pilot.
Karen Kahn is a graduate of Verde Valley School, www.vvsaz.org/trustees.asp , attended Reed College and obtained a degree in aviation from Columbia Pacific University.