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Elmwood Institute

A Division of Patten University

ABOUT ELMWOOD INSTITUTE, A DIVISION OF PATTEN UNIVERSITY

Faculty, Staff, and Administration

Patten Educational Foundation Board of Trustees

  • Tobey Montgomery, D.D., Chairman

  • Gary Moncher, Ph.D., President

  • Sharon Anderson, Ph.D., Trustee

  • Larry Walker, MBA, Trustee

Board of Managers

  • J. Eric Wright, MBA

  • Andrew Powell, MBA

  • William R. Cockayne, Ph.D.

  • Eugene V. Wade, MBA, J.D.

  • Jennifer Henry, MBA

Leadership and Staff

  • Eugene V. Wade, MBA, J.D., President of Patten University

  • Jennifer Henry, MBA, Executive Director, Elmwood Institute

  • Nathan Breitling, D.M.A., Chief Compliance Office, Elmwood Insitute; Chief Academic Officer, Patten University

  • Keith Wade, Ph.D., Director of Education & Chief Academic Officer, Elmwood Institute; Director of Business & Management Studies, Patten University

  • Cathy Diaz, MBA, VP of Operations and Registrar

  • Laurie Tarlos, Director of Admissions and Student Achievement

Board of Advisors

  • By​ron Chung, MBA

  • Anthony Duran, MBA

  • Vishal Shah, Ph.D.

Faculty

  • Benjamin Perez, B.A., National University, M.S., National University, D.B.A., California Southern University – Professor, Devry Inc. & University of Phoenix.

  • Rob Shah, CPA, B.S., Arizona State University, M.B.A., Keller Graduate School of Management, PH.D., Northcentral University.

  • Geoffrey VanderPal, B.S., Columbia College, M.B.A., Webster University, D.B.A., Nova Southeastern University, CFP®, CTP®, PMP®, SHRM-CP, CHRM-SCP – Professor, Author, and Entrepreneur.​

  • Keith Wade, B.A., Oakland University, M.B.A., University of Detroit-Mercy, Ph.D., Northcentral University – Consultant.

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