Advisory Board

With multiple properties across the US, including a number of Embassy Suites, WCG is a hotel management and development company.

Neil has a Bachelor of Business Administration from the School of Business at the University of Texas in Austin. Neil has a daughter who works at The Help Group, parent organization of STEM³ Academy.

Recently, Ben hosted STEM³ Academy students at VNTANA for a super-fun augmented reality tour for students.

Ben holds a BS in entrepreneurship and administration from USC’s Marshall School of Business.  Based in Chicago, he runs VNTANA’s newest office.

His background includes working as a commercial fisherman, a bus driver, a film and video editor, and teacher (preschool, middle school, and university level). His work has received press in NPR, the Wall Street Journal, Village Voice, PC Magazine, CNN, Rolling Stone, and the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, and Comedy Central.

He has a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Arts, Computation and Engineering program at UC Irvine. He is capable of building anything out of paperclips.

He also serves Kaiser at the at the national level as Executive Vice President and Chief Quality Officer. Michael is also Associate Dean of Quality Science at the newly-founded Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine.

In Southern California, he oversees quality of clinical analysis and clinical practice guidelines, utilization of drugs, medical imaging and laboratory services.  He also oversees health education, patient safety, physician education, research and evaluation, innovation, residency programs and physician education, purchaser engagement and marketing, as well as measurement of access and service.

Michael received a B.S. in Cybernetics from UCLA and M.D. from UCSF. He has authored more than 80 articles published in peer review journals including the New England Journal of Medicine, the Journal of the American Medical Association, and the Harvard Business Review, and authored chapters in 5 books. Most notably, he is a frequent speaker for the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), National Patient Safety Foundation and other major organizations.

Prior to joining the Northrop Grumman Corporation he was employed by AlliedSignal Government Systems. There he held various engineering positions as a developer of software for airborne sonar systems and software process improvement activities.  Peter joined the Northrop Grumman Corporation through the acquisition of Litton Industries, in 1997, as a member of an Engineering Process Group.  Since then, he has worked in various Engineering and Mission Assurance areas.  In 2014, Peter was named to his current position as Manager Process Assurance & Systems, Software Quality Assurance.

Peter has a Bachelor Degree in Computer Science from California State University Northridge in Northridge, California.

He leads a team of Associate Deans, Program Chairs and faculty in the development and assessment of curriculum for associate’s and bachelor’s degree programs (General Education, Business, Criminal Justice, Information Technology, Liberal Studies and Psychology).

Stuart is responsible for seamless delivery of face-to-face, online and blended educational formats and ensuring that courses of study are effective across delivery platforms. Current innovations include the redesign of a first-semester experience to heighten engagement and adoption of self-paced instructional modules. Stuart spearheads strategic planning for enrollment growth in selected markets.

Previously, Stuart was Provost of American Jewish University and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. There he led the development of a new vision for the College of Arts and Sciences. This including an updated curriculum that fosters students’ preparedness for careers, advanced study, and engagement in the community.

Stuart has a Ph.D. in Communication from the University of Pennsylvania, and an M.A. from UPenn’s Annenberg School. His B.A. is with Honors, across Communication, Linguistics and Theater.

He is an author of textbooks and scholarly articles in the field of communication theory. A grant recipient, including Title III funding from the U.S. Depart of Education.  Also, he is a former professor with keen interest in the role communication and culture play in interpersonal relationships.