Dr. Laura Manyweather, Ed.D., MBA
With 29 years of experience with private corporations and 12 years in academia, Laura brings systems, processes and organizational structure to small and micro businesses.
Instructors
From a Harvard educated doctor who works with Doctors Without Borders to a business instructor who is Founder and Principal of Silicon Valley Institute, students will hear firsthand from experts in their field.
Summer Springboard courses are taught by accomplished and passionate faculty recruited from many area colleges, universities and professional forums. Each faculty member is selected for their subject area expertise and proven ability to both challenge and captivate students.
UC Berkeley
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Ex: Trial Law – Jack McMahon, JD, MA
Former Assistant Attorney General for the state of Rhode Island, and has taught law at Roger Williams University.
Yale University
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Ex: Finance & Investing, Peter Mombaur, MBA
Former Managing Director of a private equity investment firm and consultant with McKinsey & Co.
Georgetown University
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Ex: Architecture – Phil Muse, M.Arch
Leads an architecture firm and has worked on major projects such as Washington National Airport and Yongjin Light Rail System in Seoul.
Boston
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Ex: Genetics – Summer Morrill and John Replogle, Ph.D. candidates
Ph.D. candidates at MIT in the department of Biology. They will team teach the course on the campus of MIT.
San Diego
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Ex: Drone Cinematography – Brandon Murphy, MBA
Leads drone operations for San Diego-based video production company and worked with Fortune 50 companies.
All Instructors
Dr. Ramin Ramezani, UCLA
Dr. Ramin Ramezani is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Computer Science and a Research Scientist at the Center for Smart Health, UCLA.
Dr. Benjamin Supat, UC San Diego
Dr. Benjamin Supat is a Stanford educated emergency medicine physician, currently working as a senior resident in the Department of Emergency Medicine at UC San Diego.
Artem Joukov, University of Southern California
Artem Joukov has worked as a felony prosecutor in Florida and Alabama, where he tried over 100 bench and jury trials and handled a wide variety of cases.
George Mansfield, MSME
George Mansfield is a university professor and for the past 50+ years he has also maintained an active engineering consulting practice in diverse disciplines for many companies.
Dr. Kingson Man, University of Southern California
Dr. Kingson Man earned his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from University of Southern California and was previously a research intern at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Lena Choudhary, JD, MSN, RN
Lena Choudhary has been a professor of nursing for over 10 years at various colleges and universities in the Washington D.C. area.
Violet Bagni, UCLA
Violet Bagni is an EMT Clinical Instructor at UCLA with over 20 years of experience teaching the fundamentals of emergency medicine.
Matt Miller, BA
Matt Miller is an adventure photographer and videographer from Tennessee, currently working in San Diego and LA.
Cheryl Burke, DNP, RN
Cheryl Burke is an Assistant Clinical Professor at Northeastern University, School of Nursing with over 20 years of experience.
Artin Davidian, MS
Artin Davidian is an engineering professor with over 15 years of teaching experience in the Greater Los Angeles area.
Krista McCutcheon, M.Sc.
Krista McCutcheon has been working as a professional drug hunter for over 20 years, and is a co-inventor on multiple drug patents.
Rob Cortes, Georgetown University
Rob Cortes is a Ph.D. candidate in Cognitive Neuroscience at Georgetown as well as a National Science Foundation and Patrick Healy fellow.
Dr. Tina Klein, UC San Diego
Dr. Tina Klein has taught at top business schools: UCLA’s Anderson Graduate School of Management, USC’s Marshall School of Business, MIT’s Sloan School of Management, and UC San Diego's Rady School of Management.
Dr. Vicki Nienaber-Meadows, Ph.D.
Dr. Nienaber has over 30 years’ experience at large companies, mid-sized biotech, and her own biotech, Zenobia Therapeutics.
Dr. Anton Theunissen, Ph.D.
Dr. Anton Theunissen is the Executive Director of the MS in Mathematical Finance program at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business.
Karen Markowitz, MA
Karen Markowitz has been a psychology instructor for over 20 years at various colleges and universities in the coastal San Diego area.
Brandon Murphy, MBA
Brandon Murphy has worked with small businesses and Fortune 8 companies for over 13 years, bringing a wide range of expertise to RJ Films.
Dr. Christopher Faraone, Ed.D
Christopher Faraone has over 13 years of experience in the field of education. Currently, he is a history teacher in New Jersey where he successfully conceptualized, authored and presented curriculum for new AP Comparative Politics class.
Darren Gibson, Ed.D., MBA
Dr. Gibson is a professor of Business at Trinity Washington University, holds a doctorate degree in Organizational Management and Leadership, and is certified in Six Sigma.
Paula Matei-Grysiak, MS
Paula Matei-Grysiak is a skilled and enthusiastic teacher with extensive experience teaching Physics and Mathematics.
Dr. Moreen Donahue, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Dr. Donahue served as the Chief Nursing Officer for the Western Connecticut Health Network, the region's premier, patient-centered health care organization serving residents of Western Connecticut and adjacent New York.
Dr. Lisa Acerbo, Ed.D.
Dr. Lisa Acerbo is a university professor and published author of five young adult and new adult novels.
Steve Bevins, MBA, MAT
Steve Bevins has a variety of teaching and training experience in education and business.
Jack McMahon, JD, MA
Jack McMahon is an attorney and legal advisor with over 30 years of experience.
Dr. Enrique Valdespino, Doctors Without Borders
Dr. Valdespino, a Harvard trained instructor, has been recruited by Doctors Without Borders to provide medical care where it is most needed, and is awaiting mission placement.
Dr. Sean Choi, Facebook
Sean Choi completed a Ph.D. in electrical engineering and a M.S. degree in computer science at Stanford University and B.S. degree in computer science and business economics and management at California Institute of Technology.
Dr. Reza Alam, UC Berkeley
Dr. Reza Alam is an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley as well as the American Bureau of Shipping Chair in Ocean Engineering.
Phil Muse, former University of Houston
Philip Muse is a licensed architect with over 40 years of extensive experience in architectural design and project management.
John Keszler, MIT
John Keszler is a Ph.D. candidate in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS) at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
George Muksian, Wesleyan University
George Muksian combines a lifetime of courtroom experience with teaching experience at some of the nation's top universities
Cathy Chang, Silicon Valley Insitute
Cathy Chang is the Founder and Principal of Silicon Valley Institute.
Peter Mombaur, former McKinsey & Co. consultant
Peter Mombaur has global experience ranges from being a management consultant with McKinsey & Co., an investor, and entrepreneur.
Dr. Michellana Jester, MIT
Dr. Michellana Jester is a Lecturer and GLab Course Manager at the MIT Sloan School of Management.
Dr. Jessica André, Yale University
Dr. Jessica André is a professor at Quinnipiac University in nearby Hamden, CT in the Psychology department.
Adam Morris, Harvard University
Adam Morris is a Ph.D. candidate and instructor in psychology at Harvard University.
Dr. Craig Kutz, UC San Diego
Dr. Craig Kutz is a physician-scientist, currently working as a senior resident in the Department of Emergency Medicine at UC-San Diego Health.