About

Our people

The leadership, staff and faculty of Maestro College. Instructors review final assessments, respond in course discussions and answer students’ academic questions.

Leadership

  • Shakeitha Sims

    Shakeitha Sims

    Campus President

    ssims@maestrocollege.edu
  • Carli Strength

    CFO and Strategic CEO

  • David Price

    VP of Business Operations and Corporate Registrar

  • Kori Thomas

    Associate Director of Financial Aid

  • Suzann McDowell

    Compliance

Faculty

Business

Rebecca NataleCourse Instructor, Academic Support
Rebecca Natale

Business

  • Ed.D. in Higher Education Leadership, Trident University
Samuel ThomasCourse Instructor, Student Success Instructor
Samuel Thomas

Business

  • MBA in Human Resource Management, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
  • B.S. in Business Administration (Human Resource Management), Southern New Hampshire University
Meredith Young-AyersCourse Instructor, Student Success Instructor
Meredith Young-Ayers

Business

  • M.B.A., Nova Southeastern University
  • J.D., Nova Southeastern University
Flavius AkereleCourse Instructor
FA

Business

  • MBA in International Business, National University
  • Ed.D. in Higher Educational Leadership, Argosy University
Ronda BeamanCourse Instructor
RB

Business

  • Doctorate in Leadership & Policy Studies, Arizona State University
Michael George BerryCourse Instructor
MB

Business, General education

  • DBA in International Business, Liberty University
Maryann BohnenstiehlCourse Instructor
MB

Business

  • DBA in Business Administration & Finance, Liberty University
Michael BoothmanCourse Instructor
MB

Business, General education

  • M.A. in Psychology (Health Psychology), Northcentral University
  • Graduate Certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis, Arizona State University
Teresa BuehlerCourse Instructor
TB

Business

  • MBA, University of Phoenix
Bari CourtsCourse Instructor
BC

Business

  • Ph.D. in Organization & Management, Capella University
Robert Dawkins JrCourse Instructor
RJ

Business

  • Master of Business Administration (MBA)
  • Master of Public Administration (MPA)
Chandler GarrisonCourse Instructor
CG

Business

  • MBA in Business Administration, Purdue University
James HaiglerCourse Instructor
JH

Business

  • M.S. in Management & Leadership, Southern Wesleyan University
Michael HavertyCourse Instructor
MH

Business

  • MBA in Business Administration, Keller Graduate School (DeVry)
Nancy HeCourse Instructor
NH

Business

  • Ph.D. in Information Systems (minor Business Analytics), University of Texas at Arlington
Antony Alex IrunguCourse Instructor
AI

Business

  • DBA in Business Administration (Leadership), Liberty University
Lisa JamesCourse Instructor
LJ

Business

  • M.S.W. in Social Work, University of Missouri - Kansas City
Dr. Ann Marie KappelCourse Instructor
AK

Business

  • MBA in Business Management, Regis University
  • Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology, Walden University
Mike KellyCourse Instructor
MK

Business

  • Master of Business Education, University of New Haven
Jennifer KimpanCourse Instructor
JK

Business, General education

  • M.S. in Counseling, Wright State University
Melissa BrooksAdjunct Professor
MB

Business

  • DBA in Business Administration & Human Resource Management, Northcentral University
Amie KajzerCourse Instructor
AK

Business, General education

  • MBA in Business Administration, Western Governors University
Ernie MayhornCourse Instructor
EM

Business

  • B.A. in Business Management, St. Mary's College
Jeffrey D MillerCourse Instructor
JM

Business, General education

  • MBA in Business Administration, University of St. Francis
Kionna MylesCourse Instructor, Faculty Lead
KM

Business

  • DHA in Healthcare Administration, Virginia University of Lynchburg
Carrie PedersenCourse Instructor
CP

Business, General education

  • MBA in Business Administration, University of Colorado
  • B.S. in Business Education, Central Washington University
Shariem SaterfieldCourse Instructor
SS

Business

  • MBA in Marketing & International Business, University of Miami
Thomas SavageCourse Instructor
TS

Business

  • M.B.A., University of San Diego
Rachel Joan SchlachtaCourse Instructor
RS

Business

  • M.S. in Management, Thomas Edison State College
Dr. Michelle SchwarzCourse Instructor
MS

Business

  • M.A. in Management, American Military University
  • Ed.D. in Instructional Design & Technology, Liberty University
Karly SegraveCourse Instructor
KS

Business, General education

  • MBA in Healthcare Management, Western Governors University
Shalu SethiCourse Instructor
SS

Business

  • B.A. in Social Science & Psychology, Washington State University
  • Graduate Certificate in Bioethics, Washington State University
  • Counseling Consultant Certificate/Graduate Level in Philosophy, National Philosophical Counseling Association
Matt SiegerCourse Instructor
MS

Business

  • M.S. in Leadership, South University
David SippioCourse Instructor
DS

Business

  • M.S. in Psychology, University of Phoenix
  • Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
Mollie SmithCourse Instructor
MS

Business

  • M.S. in Strategic Leadership & Business Analytics, Athens State University
Kimberly StakerCourse Instructor
KS

Business

  • M.S. in Management Information Systems, Colorado Technical University
Jarvis ThomasCourse Instructor
JT

Business

  • Ph.D. in Leadership Studies, Our Lady of the Lake University
Unsal I TirbanCourse Instructor
UT

Business

  • BBA in Marketing & International Business, Florida Atlantic University
Preston TurnerCourse Instructor
PT

Business

  • B.A. in Business Administration, North Carolina A&T State University
Dr. Nyrobi WheelerCourse Instructor
NW

Business

  • Ph.D. in Christian Ethics & Management, Divine Christian University
Jane WilliamsCourse Instructor
JW

Business

  • Doctor of Management in Organizational Leadership / Information Systems, University of Phoenix

Software engineering

John S. BertaCourse Instructor, Faculty Lead
John S. Berta

Software engineering

  • M.A. in Classroom Technology, Wilkes University
  • Certificate in Applied Computational Thinking, University of Pennsylvania
Ty DananCourse Instructor, Student Success Instructor
Ty Danan

Software engineering

  • B.S. in Computer Science, Northern Illinois University
Ray RaaschCourse Instructor, Student Success Instructor
Ray Raasch

Software engineering

  • A.A.S. in Software Engineering, Fox Valley Technical College
  • B.A. in History, UW-Oshkosh
David VotawCourse Instructor, Academic Support
David Votaw

Software engineering

  • DCS in Computer Science (Information Assurance), Colorado Technical University
Shannon AlvarezCourse Instructor
SA

Software engineering

  • B.S. in Computer Engineering, University of Notre Dame
  • M.S. in Teaching, Learning & Curriculum, Drexel University
Vlad BlantonCourse Instructor
VB

Software engineering

  • B.A., Reed College
Angela CookCourse Instructor
AC

Software engineering

  • B.S. in Computer Software Development, Western Governors University
Michelle FerreiraeCourse Instructor
MF

Software engineering

  • B.A. in Computer Science, Wellesley College
John S. GallianoCourse Instructor
JG

Software engineering

  • Doctorate (DIA) in Information Assurance, University of Fairfax
David GilesCourse Instructor
DG

Software engineering

  • M.S. in Information Technology Management, Western Governors University
David GrossCourse Instructor
DG

Software engineering

  • M.S. in Computer Engineering, University of Central Florida
Kris JamsaCourse Instructor
KJ

Software engineering

  • Ph.D. in Computer Science, Arizona State University
Neil KalinowskiCourse Instructor
NK

Software engineering

  • M.S. in Computer Science, University of Texas at San Antonio
Gregory KeeneyCourse Instructor
GK

Software engineering

  • B.S. in Computer Science, Northwest Missouri State University
Douglas LaneyCourse Instructor
DL

Software engineering

  • B.S. in Software Engineering & Business Administration, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Gabriel LorenzoCourse Instructor
GL

Software engineering

  • B.S. in Computer Science, Dickinson College
Molly MaGuireCourse Instructor
MM

Software engineering

  • B.S. in Computer Science, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  • M.S. in International Relations, Troy University
Shourav MandalCourse Instructor
SM

Software engineering

  • M.S. in Computer Science (AI & Machine Learning), Colorado State University
Neil ChapmanCourse Instructor
NC

Software engineering

Chris EspositoCourse Instructor
CE

Software engineering

  • Ph.D. in Computer Science, New Mexico State University
Paul NguyenCourse Instructor
PN

Software engineering

  • B.S. in Computer Science, UC San Diego
  • MBA, San Diego State University
Xuan Dung James NguyenCourse Instructor
XN

Software engineering

  • Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Virginia Tech
  • Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics, Virginia Tech
Clifford OsburnCourse Instructor
CO

Software engineering

  • A.A.S. in CIS Software Systems & Networking, Amarillo College
Dunieski OtanoAdjunct Professor
DO

Software engineering

  • M.S. in Computer Science, Nova Southeastern University
Kellon PetzakCourse Instructor
KP

Software engineering, General education

  • M.S. in Cybersecurity & Information Assurance, Western Governors University
Trevor PresgraveCourse Instructor
TP

Software engineering

  • Ph.D. in Information Systems, University of Cincinnati
Shoshana SimonsCourse Instructor
SS

Software engineering

  • B.S. in Mathematics & Computer Science, Brown University
  • M.A. in Filmmaking, Catalyst Institute
Bradley R. SmithCourse Instructor
BS

Software engineering

  • M.S. in Statistics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • Ph.D. in Psychological Studies in Education, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Mark SmithersCourse Instructor
MS

Software engineering

  • M.S. in Computer Science, University of Houston Clear Lake

General education

Emerald ArtistCourse Instructor, Academic Operations Director
Emerald Artist

Software engineering, Business, General education

  • M.A. in History, Grand Canyon University
Margeaux Gerdeman (Baskin)Course Instructor, Academic Support
Margeaux Gerdeman (Baskin)

General education

  • M.S. in Biology (Higher Education emphasis), Texas A&M University-Commerce
Kevan KeaneCourse Instructor, Student Success Instructor
Kevan Keane

General education

  • Ph.D. in History, Liberty University
Dr. Peta-ann CoombsCourse Instructor
PC

General education

  • M.S. in Psychology, Purdue University
  • Ph.D. in Educational Leadership & Management, Keiser University
Jewels DawsonCourse Instructor
JD

General education

  • M.A. in English (Creative Writing), Southern New Hampshire University
Cody DunningCourse Instructor
CD

General education

  • M.S. in Geoscience
Michael FarinaCourse Instructor
MF

General education

  • M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Southern New Hampshire University
Robin FiedlerCourse Instructor
RF

General education

Sahag GureghianCourse Instructor
SG

General education

Jeremy W. HubbellCourse Instructor
JH

General education

  • Ph.D. in History, SUNY Stony Brook
Renata IlitskyCourse Instructor
RI

General education

  • M.A. in Communication Studies, Cal State University, Northridge
Walkiris De JesusCourse Instructor
WJ

General education

  • M.A. in Mental Health Counseling, Manhattan College
Joshua KercsmarCourse Instructor
JK

General education

  • Ph.D. in U.S. History, University of Notre Dame
Courtney MayerCourse Instructor
CM

General education

  • Ed.S. in Mental Health Counseling, University of Florida
MdMahfujur RahmanCourse Instructor
MR

General education

  • M.S. in Environmental Science & Policy, University of South Florida
Tanya C RoseCourse Instructor
TR

General education

  • M.A. in English & Creative Writing, Southern New Hampshire University
Ben RothschildCourse Instructor
BR

General education

  • M.A. in History, Northeastern Illinois University
Anthony SilvaCourse Instructor
AS

General education

  • M.S. in Forensic Psychology, Walden University
Jacqueline Kate SmithCourse Instructor
JS

General education

  • Master of Liberal Arts in English, University of St. Thomas
Laneka SmithCourse Instructor
LS

General education

  • M.Phil. in Forensic Psychology, Walden University
Chandra V ThorntonCourse Instructor
CT

General education

  • Ph.D. in Public Policy