Cenquest Adds VPs Sharon Galos, Jerry Kissler, Anton Leof and Mary Skiba to Growing Management Team.Business Editors PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2000 Cenquest, a leading e-learning company delivering Web-based accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. business degrees, courses and content, today announced the addition of four vice presidents to its management team. Cenquest has expanded its management team with Sharon Galos, Ed. D., as vice president of learning systems, Jerry Kissler, Ph. D., as vice president of university relations and strategies, Anton Leof, J.D. as vice president of business development, and Mary Skiba, as vice president of recruiting and human resources. In addition to their specific department responsibilities, Galos, Kissler, Leof and Skiba will all play key roles in providing input on overall company management and corporate direction. In her role as VP of learning systems, Sharon Galos, Ed. D. will put her academic and information technology background to work leading the course development process. Most recently, Galos served as Associate Dean at Lake Forest Graduate School of Management Lake Forest Graduate School of Management is a business school located in Lake Forest, Illinois. It opened in 1946 and has satellite campuses in Schaumburg, Illinois and Chicago. Until 2004, the school was located near, but unaffiliated with, Lake Forest College. in Illinois where she was chair and project manager of several curricula councils and headed the Institutional Technology Task Force. Galos holds bachelor's degrees in English and Education from Lake Forest College The College's current Chair of the Board of Trustees is financier Peter G. Schiff, a graduate with the class of 1974. [2] Lake Forest College is located at 555 North Sheridan Road, Lake Forest, IL 60045. U.S.A. , an M.B.A. from DePaul University, and an Ed.D. in Instructional Technology (Adult Education and Computer Science Cognate cognate describes two biomolecules that normally interact such as an enzyme and its normal substrate or a receptor and its normal ligand. cognate cooperation Areas) from Northern Illinois University . &uot;Sharon's doctoral dissertation envisioned a future for e-learning that we are rolling out,&uot; said LaVonne Reimer Young, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and president of Cenquest. &uot;Her knowledge of how to stretch the limits of academic programs to capture the essence of the Web gives us a huge competitive advantage.&uot; Jerry Kissler will draw upon his vast experience in universities, government and the private sector in his role as vice-president of university relations and strategies. In this role Kissler will be responsible for developing and maintaining long-term strategic alliances with Cenquest's university partners. He has consulted on strategy, leadership and organizational change at Fortune 500 companies and startups prior to joining Cenquest. Kissler has previously held vice provost positions at UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX and University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. . Kissler earned his Ph.D. at Washington State University Washington State University, at Pullman; land-grant and state supported; chartered 1890, opened 1892 as an agriculture college. From 1905 to 1959 it was the State College of Washington. in Experimental Psychology (Human Learning and Memory). Anton Leof comes to Cenquest with a broad background in law and finance. As vice president of business development, Leof's primary responsibilities are to identify sources of industry-responsive, high-demand content to ensure Cenquest offers an innovative e-learning experience. Most recently, Leof was vice president of corporate finance at Pacific Crest Securities. Prior to that, he was a principal at Sterling Payot Company in San Francisco, a boutique investment-banking firm focused on early-stage Internet companies. In addition to his finance experience, Leof served as an associate in the litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. department at Latham and Watkins. Leof holds a B.A. degree in History from Yale College and a J.D. from Stanford Law School  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . . &uot;Jerry and Anton will round out our team dedicated to developing and maintaining our university relationships and securing innovative strategic relationships to help us grow faster,&uot; Young said. &uot;They will be instrumental in successfully identifying and obtaining the best content Cenquest can deliver over the Web to meet the needs of students.&uot; Mary Skiba joins Cenquest with twenty years TWENTY YEARS. The lapse of twenty years raises a presumption of certain facts, and after such a time, the party against whom the presumption has been raised, will be required to prove a negative to establish his rights. 2. of human resource experience in consulting and senior management positions. Most recently, Skiba founded HR Advantage, a consulting firm that specializes in recruiting, retention and performance management strategies for high growth businesses. During her tenure in the human resources field, she has guided high tech organizations including RadiSys, Kronos and PassEdge through periods of rapid growth. In addition to high tech, she has worked with companies in a variety of industries, including banking, law, hospitality, nonprofit, and the gaming industry. Skiba is a certified associate of Lee Hecht Harrison and a licensed trainer in Competency Based Interviewing. Skiba earned a B.S. in English from the University of New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). and an M.A. in English from the University of Connecticut The University of Connecticut is the State of Connecticut's land-grant university. It was founded in 1881 and serves more than 27,000 students on its six campuses, including more than 9,000 graduate students in multiple programs. UConn's main campus is in Storrs, Connecticut. . &uot;The addition of Mary to our team makes it possible for us to preserve a solid corporate culture, while growing our workforce on Internet time,&uot; said Young. About Cenquest Cenquest sets the standard for graduate-level online business education by providing a high-quality e-learning experience that is true to the spirit of the Internet. The company has been delivering graduate-level courses, certificate programs and full master's degrees via the Internet for more than a year. Busy professionals require the most relevant and useful content, and Cenquest's courses meet this need by offering a rich mix of classic content, industry-specific programs and &uot;hot&uot; topics that have been validated and accredited by respected academic institutions. More than an education provider, Cenquest is dedicated to working with corporations to ensure tangible and visible results from their educational investments. For more information on Cenquest visit www.cenquest.com. Editor's Note: Photos available in print and electronic formats. |
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