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Currently Scheduled Symposium
December 27 - 31, 2011
Nassau, Bahamas
Investments & Research In The Business of
Intellectual Property & Capital Development
Faculty
Faculty Profiles in Brief
In addition to teaching and participation in HRI academic symposia,
faculty members also serve as research faculty on various research
projects affiliated with the institute. Although headquartered in
the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, HRI's global and collaborative
approach to research has affiliated the Institute with operations,
research activities, and faculty in various locations. The following
is a listing of Hannaian Research Institute faculty profiles.
Ingrid Bachelor B.A., M.A., C.P.A.
Ingrid Bachelor graduated from York University in 1984 with a
Bachelor of Arts in Economics/Accounting. She received her Master of
Accounting in 1996 from Nova University in Fort Lauderdale. She
served in the capacity of the controller for twelve years in a
prominent law firm in Ft. Lauderdale. Ingrid is a Certified Public
Accountant licensed to practice in the State of Florida. She is
currently the owner and president of Bachelor & Associates, Inc. an
accounting firm in Coral Springs, Florida. Bachelor & Associates has
a specialty in entertainment and sports accounting and represents
several NFL and NBA players among its clientele. She can be reached
at (954) 752- 2758, Fax (954) 752-4183, 10235 W. Sample Rd., Suite
205, Coral Springs FL 33065.
Helen Bartlett-Hanna, B.A. Honors, M.A., CCC-SLP, J.D.
Helen Bartlett-Hanna serves as President of The Hannaian Research
Institute, with additional responsibilities as Director of Academic
Affairs, & Education Productivity Research. She has graduate
training in Law , Speech Pathology, and Education. Her professional
education and experiences began in Canada where she earned an Honors
Bachelor's degree in English at the University of Windsor. She then
received training in Speech Pathology at the University of Memphis,
obtaining a Master's degree, and national and state certifications
as a Speech & Language Pathologist. She also holds certifications as
a Teacher, from the University of Memphis. She later received a
Doctorate in Jurisprudence at the University of Memphis, Cecil C.
Humphreys School of Law. She has practiced Speech Pathology in the
Memphis/Shelby County School System, and the Palm Beach and Martin
County School Systems. She has a special interest in early childhood
speech & language development & research, and in furthering the
processes that afford children legal & educational access to proper
care within school systems. She can be reached at hbh@hannaian.com.
Carolyn Bell, B.S., M.S., M.S.PH
Ms. Bell received her undergraduate degree from Tougaloo College, a masters
degree in Biological Sciences from Purdue University, and a masters degree in
Environmental Sciences from The School of Public Health at Harvard University.
She is C.E.O. of the Bell Connection, a health and environmental research and
consulting firm. In addition, she is an author and a health and environmental
consultant providing such services to various government and private agencies,
institutions, and organizations. She is a frequent presenter on environmental
and toxic issues around the country, and is widely known for her unique
expertise in this area. She has researched and defined unique and groundbreaking
analysis and opinions on the environmental impact and concerns of recent
technologies in the health delivery, and environmental fields.
Clifford Black, B.S.
Clifford Black is an author and private educator in West Tennessee
and the Mid-South specializing in private and self instruction
education systems. He has been described as having the extraordinary
ability to bring forth the talents of both the very young and the
older student. His unique approach to teaching and learning has
brought him recognition as one of the Mid-South's finest reading and
cognitive teachers. He is frequently described as "a master
facilitator of self education", and a great motivational speaker. He
brings years of experience in disciplines as diverse as
Epistemology, Etymology and Ontology to this science. He has bridged
the gap between education and the information superhighway. He is
also a media personality, bringing his special brand of thought
provoking dialogue to his Mid-South audience. His unique teaching
methodology has produced some of the Mid-South's leading young
intellectuals and top rated students. Old and young alike have been
the beneficiaries of his unique instruction techniques. His
education productivity tools and strategies are currently being
utilized as the basis for the development of a new self instruction
system focused on innovative cognition.
Michael J. Brennen, B.S., M.S.
Michael J. Brennen is a senior water chemist and scientist with the City of
Boca Raton, Florida, supervising the operation and associated training facility
for the largest membrane softening reverse osmosis water plant of its type in
the world at the time of its opening. He received his training in Chemistry and
in Agriculture from the University of Texas at El Paso, Pennsylvania State
University, and Florida Atlantic University. He received his training in
Theology at The Episcopal
Diocesan
School for Christian Education - Ft.
Lauderdale, About Learning - Chicago Illinois, and Palm Beach Atlantic
University. The Reverend Michael J. Brennen is an ordained Methodist Minister
and Senior Pastor of St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Miami Florida. He is a
prominent community activist championing social causes and assisting the needy
in the South Florida area. He has also been a member of the Faculty of Palm
Beach State College for more than a decade.
Sir Arlington G. Butler, B.A., LL.B.
Sir Arlington's distinguished private career as an educator and
Barrister at Law, led into an equally distinguished public career in
politics and government service. He served for years as the
president of the Bahamas Olympic Committee and as a member of
several official international Olympic initiatives. His
extraordinary experience and insight in global business, politics,
and government has produced some interesting opinions about many of
the new issues in the fields of International Investments and
Foreign Trade. Prior to his appointment as Ambassador to the United
States, Sir Arlington was a Member of Parliament in both modern
Governments of the Bahamas during the past 35 years. His career as a
statesman included posts as Government Minister of several strategic
ministries, and included historic service as the last speaker of
Parliament in the colonial era, and the first speaker in an
independent Bahamas. Sir Arlington who was knighted by Queen
Elizabeth II in 1996 completed his term as ambassador to the United
States in early 2000.
Keith B. Campbell, B.S., D.V.M.
Dr Keith Campbell is a graduate of Tuskegee University and the first Bahamian
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Campbell is president of the Bahamas
Agriculture and Producers Association, and is the author of several
agri-business initiatives including the recent "Blueprint for the development of
a Bahamian agricultural middle class and a vertically integrated textile light
manufacturing industry." He has pioneered several innovations in the Bahamian
agricultural industry.
Keith G. Cooper, B.S.
Keith Cooper is 29-year veteran of the hospitality industry and an avid scuba
diver, nature enthusiast, and sport fisherman. Raised, educated and initially
established in his professional career in Florida, Mr. Cooper also served in the
U.S. Army as an enlisted soldier and the U.S Air Force Reserve. Mr. Cooper is
the former sales and marketing director at UNEXSO where he coordinated two first
ever dive group events to Grand Bahama in 2009 – The International Legends of
Diving and the National Association of Black Scuba Divers Summit. He has held
key management positions at several leading luxury properties in the Bahamas and
Orlando, Florida handling the corporate, group and leisure market segments for
the Adams’ Mark Hotel and Sheraton World Resort & Spa. Mr. Cooper’s hotel
experience also includes director of resort sales at Old Bahama Bay, general
manager at the Fortune Place Resort in Kissimmee, Florida, sales manager at the
Historic Gulfstream Hotel, and analysis and training manager at PGA National
Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. He founded Island Hoppers Bahamas,
creating the original “island hopping” vacation packages for the islands of the
Bahamas. He was a Cacique Award (Bahamas) finalist in 2005. As an expert in
the hospitality industry he has lectured and presented on numerous topics
concerning the industry and its effects on community economic development.
Mr. Cooper is an avid protector of the environment, and supporter of the
entrepreneurial development of his community. He has worked with residents of
West End, Grand Bahama and U.S. based organizations to provide educational
outreach programs for the community and school age children. In 2004 Mr. Cooper
started the West End Youth Entrepreneur Leadership Program. which focuses on the
personal development of youth as they mature through adolescence. Mr. Cooper
along with his wife Linda and community volunteers assist the Royal Bahamas
Police Force in managing the Neighborhood Policing Initiative. The program
conducts educational programs which encourages children to consider careers in
the marine sciences, nature and fishing guides, scuba diving instructors and
aquaculture. Now in its fourth year, the Coopers also founded the West End
Eco-Fishing Camp Association (WEEFCA) to establish a formal organization
dedicated to teaching children about their role as caretakers of the earth and
living seas. Mr. Cooper serves on the board of directors of the West End Boating
Association and is an active member of the West Grand Bahama Tourism Committee
created by the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism to promote tourism related business
programs within the local settlements. He is a graduate of Northwood University
(Florida) with a B.S. degree in Business Management.
Steve Deveaux, B.S.
Steve Deveaux is a financial planner, a NASD registered
representative, licensed insurance consultant, and Former Executive
Director of the Council for the Advancement of Minority Business
Internationally (C.A.M.B.I.), a non-profit corporation dedicated to
enhancing minority economic development by promoting the success of
minority owned businesses in the international trade arena. He holds
degrees in finance and business administration and has had
significant experience as a business entrepreneur in the area of
agro-economics and large-scale commercial agriculture. He can be
reached at: (305) 621-6286
Joe C. Greer, B.S., D.D.S., M.S.
Dr. Greer is a practicing Dental Surgeon and the Founder and C.E.O.
of the Good Health Institute in Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. Greer has
held teaching and preceptor appointments at the University of
Tennessee Health Sciences Center. The Good Health Institute (GHI) is
a full service preventive health care and rehabilitation center in
response to the industry's need to curtail costs yet maintain and
improve health services. GHI is positioned to improve the quality of
life for its patient-clients by providing both the facilities and
the programs for which optimal health can be attained and
maintained. GHI is a corporation committed to developing and
maintaining healthy patient-clients. Our commitment is achieved
through a dual mission of providing a comprehensive health promotion
facility that consists of the major disciplines in healthcare
delivery; and aided by a computer-assisted health-tracking program,
PreImp. In addition to its team of doctors and service
practitioners, The Good Health Institute serves as the information
services gatekeeper for its Prelmp Medical Plan. Developed with the
assistance of Price-Waterhouse Coopers (Atlanta Office), PreImp is a
computerized health maintenance evaluation tool that tracks the
health outcome of individuals.
Vertamae Grosvernor, Ph.D.
Vertamae Smart Grosvenor (born 1938 in
Hampton County, South
Carolina) is a Culinary Anthopologist / Griot
food writer and
broadcaster, raised in the
South Carolina
low country.
Grosvenor has been a long-time contributor to
National Public Radio (NPR) and
Public broadcasting in the United States. She has a long history of literary
and broadcast accomplishments. Vertamae has appeared as an actress in several
movies including "Beloved", "Daughters of the Dust", and "Personal Problems".
She has also been the host of two television series,
The Meaning of Food &
Americas' Family Kitchen with
Vertamae Grosvenor. She is a regular contributor to
NPR's Cultural Desk.
She is also the host of Seasonings, a series of holiday specials on food
and culture. From 1988 to 1995 she was the host of NPR's documentary series
Horizons. In 1990 she won a DuPont-Columbia Award for "AIDS and Black
America: Breaking the Silence". In 1992 the National Association of Black
Journalists issued her an award for her segment "South Africa and the
African-American Experience". Grosvenor is the author of Vibration Cooking,
also known as The Travel Notes of a Geechee Girl. The cookbook,
originally published in 1970, is an autobiographical culinary cookbook, and
documents her accession from the dusty roads of South Carolina to the bright
lights of Paris, Italy, and other European countries, and later, to the Black
Arts Movement of New York City. Through her experiences, Vertamae uses the
universal palate of adventure to introduce the reader to people, places,
rituals, and international culinary delights. Vibration Cooking focuses on
low country cooking and
Geechee (or
Gullah) cooking. The book emphasizes spontaneity in the kitchen. Grosvenor
shows the reader how to cook by "vibration," rather than precisely measuring
ingredients, and how to "make do" with ingredients on hand. She captures the
essence of traditional
African American techniques. Her book uses the hearty, simple, healthful,
basic ingredients of low country cuisine, including
shrimp,
oysters, crab,
fresh produce, rice,
and
sweet potatoes. The first edition is now a classic cookbook collectors' must
have, and a new edition was recently commissioned to be released in 2011. In
addition to Vibration Cooking, Grosvenor is the author of "Thursdays and
Every Other Sunday Off: A Domestic Rap". She has been a contributing editor to
Elan Magazine and
Essence Magazine, and has written for
Village Voice,
The New York Times, and
The Washington Post.
Harlington L. Hanna Jr., B.S., M.Ed., O.D., J.D.
Dr. Hanna holds professional degrees in Optometry, Law, and
Educational Psychology. He is a former Professor of Pediatric and
Neuro Optometry and has held both academic and administrative
positions in the academic arena. He has practiced privately as an
optometric eye physician, and conducted and published clinical
research in several areas. He has presented widely both nationally
and internationally on various medical and legal topics, and
particularly in the area of neuro-ophthalmic disorders. As a lawyer
he has practiced in the areas of Intellectual Property, Music &
Entertainment, International Trade, and Corporate law. He is a
member of the Florida Bar, and the Tennessee Bar. He is currently
the C.E.O. of Hannaian U.S.A. Corp., an Intellectual Property
Acquisitions Company, and Vice President for Research & Academic
Affairs at the Hannaian Research Institute. He can be reached at:
P.O. Box 588, Indiantown, FL 34956, Tel. (772) 985-9121, E-Mail
hlaw@hannaian.com
Kristen A. Hanna, B.S., J.D.
Attorney Hanna holds professional degrees in Journalism and Law. She
was a Platinum Scholar at the University of Florida and completed
her Journalism training at the University's School of Journalism.
She received her Doctorate in Jurisprudence from the Florida State
University College of Law where she was a Ladd Scholar. She also
received a Certificate of Concentration in International Law with
Honors from The Florida State University College of Law, and
completed a portion of her International Law and European Law
training at Oxford University. She is a practicing member of the
Florida Bar. She is the host of a new media show "The Kristen Hanna
Show" scheduled to begin in the latter half of 2011.
Lauren A. Hanna, B.S., M.D.
Dr. Hanna holds degrees in Anthropology, Linguistics, and Medicine.
She received her undergraduate degrees in Anthropology and
Linguistics from the University of Florida as a National Achievement
Scholar. She completed her Doctor of Medicine Degree at the
University of South Florida College of Medicine. Dr. Hanna is a
Medical House Officer at the Zucker Hillside Hospital and the North
Shore-Long Island Jewish Medical Center and Health System, the
largest integrated health system in New York State, and the
second-largest, nonprofit, secular healthcare system in the United
States. She is completing an Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Research Residency in Psychiatry.
Samuel Heastie, B.A., M.A., Ed.D.
Dr. Heastie is Assistant Professor in the department of Educational
Leadership at Fayetteville State University in Fayetteville North Carolina.
He often consults and draws on his academic preparation and his experiences to
design, develop, and conduct training programs in customer care, management,
leadership and education. These custom-built workshops are well-suited for
businesses, schools, community organizations, and churches. To date, he
has trained professionals and lay persons in the Bahamas and the United States
in both private and public sectors. Dr. Heastie manages a counseling
center through his church which offers a professional service, free-of-charge,
to affiliates and community members. Because of his ability to speak to
numerous issues and to motivate people, Dr. Heastie is often invited by
companies and organizations to give motivational speeches and keynote addresses
on a wide variety of topics. He has trained and spoken nationally and
internationally. A trained Psychologist, Dr. Heastie is a graduate of West
Virginia University in Morgantown West Virginia. He holds the doctorate
degree in Educational Psychology, with additional training in Clinical,
Counseling, and Human Services Psychology. He is one of the professors involved
with the North Carolina State University System China Initiative and teaches
Chinese University Students in the special program.
Felicia Hogan, B.A., J.D.
Judge Felicia Hogan serves as Special Referee within the Juvenile
Courts of Memphis Tennessee. She is a member of the Tennessee Bar
and before her appointment to the Juvenile Court was in the private
practice of law in Memphis since 1986. She has current and/or former
faculty & teaching appointments at the University of Memphis,
University of Phoenix, and Southwest Technical College.
Roosevelt Jackson, B.S., M.D.
Dr. Jackson is an Ophthalmic Surgeon in private practice in South
Florida. He was educated and trained at University of Colorado, Ohio
State, and Columbia Universities. He has practiced ophthalmology in
Ft Lauderdale for many years and has maintained a prominent role in
the area while pursuing various other business and professional
interests. Dr Jackson has developed special expertise in the certain
leading edge computer technologies, particularly in relation to the
activity of online securities trading.
Stephen A. Matthews, B.S., M.S.
Stephen A. Matthews is a Senior Operations
Administrator with years of grants and contracts administration, staff
development, training, budgeting, accounting and finance, program design,
planning and implementation. He has in depth experience and knowledge of
non-profit management and administration including economic development
initiatives, program design and development coupled with contract compliance in
culturally relevant community diversified programs. He has worked and interacted
effectively with all levels of staff including senior management and board of
directors and has had significant experience in
Board and Staff Training in corporate and non-profit organizations. His
past professional affiliations include: President – Meyerhoff Scholars
Parent Association (U. of Md. Baltimore County); Board Member, Accountants
for the Public Interest (National), Washington, D.C.; Member, Organization of
Caribbean Business-Persons, Washington, D.C.. President, Takoma Park Symphony
Orchestra Society, Inc., Takoma Park, Maryland; Board Member, Coalition of
Economic Development Organizations, Washington, D.C.; Treasurer, D.C. Youth
Orchestra Programs; Treasurer, Barney Senior Citizen Center, Washington, D.C.;
Member, D.C. Mayor's Task Force on self-sufficiency; Board Member, Arkansas
Delta Housing Development Corp.; Advisory Council - Business and Secretarial
Sciences, East Arkansas Community College, Forrest City, Arkansas; National
Association of Black Social Workers, Arkansas; Governor's Task Force on Small
Business, Arkansas; National Association of Purchasing Managers, Arkansas and
Illinois Chapters; National Association of Accountants, Chicago, Illinois;
and, American Management Association, Chicago, Illinois.
He received a Bachelors degree in Human Services from the School
of Human Services, Southern New Hampshire University, and a
Masters degree in Community Economic Development from the
Graduate School of Business, Southern New Hampshire University,
Manchester, New Hampshire. He completed additional studies
at the District of Columbia Department of Human Services Advanced Training in
Procurement Methods, Practices and Contracting Laws ‑ Washington, D.C., the
Institute of Politics and Government ‑ Arkansas, the
Office of Personnel Management ‑ Texas, and the
Arkansas Training and Leadership Development Institute. He has lectured at
several institutions including being a Guest Lecturer at Catholic University of
America ‑ "Budgeting Techniques for Non‑profits",
University of the District of Columbia ‑ "Land Use and Community Economic
Development" and
Neighborhoods USA ‑ "Strategies for Community Economic Development".
He can be reached at
8403 Potomac Valley Court,
Fort Washington, Maryland 20744,Phone: 301-567-4967; Mobile:
240-463-7717.
Estelle Mayhue-Greer, B.A., M.A.
Estelle Mayhue-Greer is currently President & C.E.O., Mid-South Food Bank,
Memphis, Tennessee. She is an elected member of the Feeding America National
Council (NAC), the representative body of Feeding America’s member food banks.
She previously served on the Feeding America National Council's
County-Level Compliance Task Force, which helped determine national policies in
how food banks calculate the amount of food they distribute to each county in
their approved service area. Before
joining the Food Bank, Mayhue-Greer was a lecturer at Christian Brothers
University while maintaining her own public relations and marketing firm.
Previous to that, she was an adjunct instructor at the University of
Memphis. She was a partner in JEL Communications, and worked in marketing and
public relations with the City of Memphis, Methodist Health Systems and the
Regional Medical Center. She holds
Bachelor of Arts and Master's degrees in communication from the University of
Memphis.
Samuel Perkins, B.S., J.D.
Samuel Perkins is the senior partner in
the Law firm of Perkins & Associates in Memphis, Tennessee. He is a
member of several professional legal societies, a member of the
Tennessee bar and has practiced in the State of Tennessee since
1986. He has been involved in the teaching of trial lawyers in the
art & science of trial techniques & strategies for over 20 years,
and has had extensive experience in the area of criminal law. He has
been a faculty member of the
nationally acclaimed Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College
founded by noted trial attorney Gerry Spence and dedicated to
training and educating lawyers and judges who are committed to the
jury system and to representing and obtaining justice for
individuals. He has been featured on television programs such
as Court TV. He can be reached at (901) 522-8900.
Tommie M. Richardson, B.S., M.S., M.D.
Tommie M. Richardson, M.D., C.A.S. has over 20 years of experience in
identifying, diagnosing and treating chemical dependence and psychiatric
illness. Serving as Medical Director for both in and out patient facilities at
Accelerated Recovery Centers, Dr. Richardson has organized and implemented
Healthcare Delivery Systems that have enhanced the lives of thousands of
citizens. He takes a holistic approach to delivering healthcare, through
individual and family counseling; he treats addictive, psychiatric and medical
disorders. Dr. Richardson has also implemented culturally diverse treatment
programs. Dr. Richardson received his Doctor of Medicine from University of
Tennessee Medical Units, winner of the Verstandig Award. His Medicine Internship
was with City of Memphis Hospital and his Family Practice Residency with Howard
University Hospital. He is certified with the American Board of Family Practice,
American Society of Addiction Medicine, American Academy of Healthcare Providers
in Addiction Disorders and Georgia Addiction Counselors Association, Certified
Addiction Counselor, Level 1. Dr. Richardson is a professional member of
American Society of Addiction Medicine, American Academy of Providers in
Addictive Diseases, American Medical Association, Atlanta Medical Society,
Medical Association of Georgia, Georgia Addiction Counselors Association,
National Association of Alcohol and Drug Counselors, Georgia ASAM and Medical
Association of Atlanta. Dr. Richardson served as Medical Director of the Memphis
Health Center, and served on the Faculties of the Southern College of Optometry,
and the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center. He has held several
important medical leadership positions in Tennessee and Georgia, and in sports
medicine. For the past dozen years he has served as a special physician for the
National Football Association (NFL) Players Association Program for Substance
Abuse. He is also on the medical staff for the National Basketball Association's
NBA/NBPA Player Assistance/Anti-Drug Program. He is currently involved
with the development of the Sacred Body line of nutritional supplements
specially designed to provide a more natural approach to the treatment of
Diabetes, Hypertension and other systemic diseases.
Preston Shannon
Preston Shannon is a five time Grammy nominated artist. His hit song "Honky Tonk"
is the first Blues song to hit the world dance market with a number one ranked
dance "Shuffle Boogie Soul" (SBS). Shannon, billed as “The King of Beale Street”
is the latest great guitarist and Blues singer to emerge from Beale Street and
the historic Memphis, and Mississippi Delta music region.
Beale Street, Memphis, and the Mississippi Delta became a mecca for Blues,
Rhythm and Blues, and Rock and Roll producing artists such as Elvis Presley, Al
Green, Otis Redding, B.B. King, Albert King, Bobby Blue Bland, Isaac Hayes,
David Porter, The Staple Singers, Steve Crocker, Booker T and the MGs, Memphis
Slim, Jerry Lee Lewis, Sam and Dave, Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas, Little Milton,
W.C. Handy, Robert Johnson, Charlie Patton, John Lee Hooker, Howling Wolf, Muddy
Waters and many more top artists associated with Stax, Sam Phillips Sun Records,
and Willie Mitchell Studio operations.
Blessed with a raspy Bobby Womack like voice and able guitar fingers, he was
born in Olive Branch, Mississippi. Shannon's family moved to Memphis when he was
eight. He cut his teeth with a local bar band called Amnesty, followed by other
Memphis area bands while working days at a hardware company. But he became a
full time musician when he scored a spot in Soul great Shirley Brown's band. It
wasn't until 1991 that he put together his own band and began playing the clubs
on Beale Street and other hot spots. In the early 1990s, he was discovered
playing a blues club by producer Ron Levy who brought Shannon to Rounder
Records. "Break The Ice" came in 1994 featuring the Memphis Horns and it made
certain the live magic of Shannon's show carried over to the studio. Next
Shannon was fitted with legendary Hi Records producer Willie Mitchell (Al Green,
Otis Clay) and delivered one of the best Soul Blues records of the past 25
years. In fact it is ranked #8 on Blues Critic's "Greatest 100 Soul Blues &
Southern Soul Albums 1980-2005". The record was nominated for a Grammy Award. In
1999 came "All In Time", again with Mitchell, and further accolades were heaped
upon this new artist as the next big thing. His brand new CD "Be With Me
Tonight", has picked up right where his former Grammy nominated efforts left
off.
Robert W. Taylor, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Robert W. Taylor is a Professor of Soil & Environmental Chemistry, and Dean of
the School of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, Alabama A&M University. Dr.
Taylor received his undergraduate degree from the Tuskegee Institute and his
masters and doctorate degrees from Michigan State University.
See more bio
information at http://www.aamu.edu/saes/Docs/Dean_Taylors_Resume.pdf
James I. Dawson Building, Room 300
4900 Meridian Street
Post Office Box 1087
Alabama A&M University
Normal, Alabama 35762
Tel: 256-372-5783
Fax: 256-372-5906
Robert.Taylor@aamu.edu
Ira Weisburd
Ira Weisburd is an award winning, internationally renowned choreographer. He has
choreographed dances for recreational Folk and Line Dancers for more than 30
years. His unique background in all kinds of music from around the world has
enabled him to create an amazingly wide variety of circle and line dances, many
of which have become instant classics on the must do playlists of hundreds of
professional dance instructors, dance groups and enthusiasts. His work has
generated an impressive following throughout the U.S., ASIA, EUROPE,
and ISRAEL. He made his mark on the
world of Israeli folk dancing with BOI MALKA back in 1985. Since then he has
co-choreographed dances with legendary choreographers from ISRAEL
including Yoav Ashriel (Hassapico Sympatico), Gadi Bitton (Touch the Floor) and
Eli Ronen (Hassapico Mozart). Ira was the first non-ISRAELI to be recognized as
an Israeli Choreographer. His dance SHUJ SHUJ ZEMER took 6th place out of more
than 200 dances in the RIKUD HASHANA (2005 Dance of the Year Competition). In
2006, his dance SONATA took 1st place in the same competition. His line dance
CUMBIA SEMANA hit the top of the charts when it was first introduced and
continues to be a favorite to this day. SEDUCED is another dance that hit the
top of the charts and is still one of the most played, taught and danced line
dances. He is especially well known for his Latin Style Line dances and some of
his most popular ones are: LINDA EH, CHACHANELA, LOLA, CUMBIA AMORE, MALA, MOJO
MAMBO, BALLANDO and more. He also won the prestigious "Dancer's Choice Award"
for Dancer's Friend of the Year 2010 in
Las Vegas.
His dance "SBS Shuffle Boogie Soul" started a World Wide Dance Craze in late
2010 and continues to fuel a Worldwide SBS Flash Mob Tour. More than 35
countries participated in the "SBS Worldwide Flash Mob Project" viewed at
http://www.hannaian.com/sbsvideos
where more than 500 original videos were submitted of groups doing the dance in
public venues all over the world. He enjoys a YouTube following of close to
1,000 subscribers:
http://www.youtube.com/user/iraweisburd?feature=mhee and a Facebook
following of several thousand friends:
http://www.facebook.com/dancewithira. He has conducted dance and
choreography workshops around the world, and on the heels of his historic "SBS
Shuffle Boogie Soul" dance craze recently completed his latest Asian tour of
Taiwan,
Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia.
Betty Williams, B.A.
Mrs. Williams formerly an educator entered the profession of
Opticianry in 1977 and has been the owner of successful optical
practices in Louisiana and Nevada since then. She has been a part of
several private business ventures and owned and operated other
businesses including being one of the first women to own a patient
transportation and facilitation company in the United States. During
the past few years she has developed a business focus in the area of
aggressive investments and trading in the public securities markets.
Celestine C. Williams, B.A.
Spanish , M.A. Spanish, M.S. Education, Ed.D. Educational Leadership.
Dr. Williams received her undergraduate degree in Spanish from Fisk
University in 1970 and a masters degree in Spanish from The University of
Pittsburgh in 1974. She also received a Master of Science degree in Modern
Educational Systems from Nova Southeastern University in 1980, and in 1991 she
graduated from the University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida with an Ed.D.
in Educational Leadership.
An educator for nearly 40 years, Dr. Williams held a variety of posts at The
College of the Bahamas between 1975 and 1991 – Lecturer, Assistant Chairperson
Humanities Division, Chairperson Humanities Division, Acting Assistant
Registrar. While studying at the University of Miami, she was offered a
position as Registrar of Florida Memorial College/University, a post she held
for three years (1991-1993). Upon her return to The Bahamas in fall 1993, she
was appointed Assistant Manager, The Bahamas Technical & Vocational Institute
(BTVI). A few years later, she was appointed Manager of BTVI (1993-2003). In
2003 she was appointed Academic Dean of The Bahamas Baptist Community College
(BBCC). She was appointed Acting President (2005), then President in 2008.
She retired in July 2010.
She can be reached at tinawill48@yahoo.com.
Grady Williams B.S., M.S., O.D.
Dr. Williams is a practicing optometric eye physician specializing
in primary eye care & anterior segment disease with practices in Las
Vegas, Nevada and in Louisiana. He received his undergraduate and
masters degrees at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and his
Doctor of Optometry degree from the College of Optometry at the
University of Houston. He was a founding member of the American
College of Optometric Physicians. He has had significant experience
in Medical Laboratory Technologies, and in the area of real
estate investments. He is the C.E.O. of Nevada Optical of Nevada,
Nevada Optical Co., and founder of Iberia Optical, Louisiana. He is
a former chairman of the Iberia Parish Chamber of Commerce. Dr.
Williams has participated in several important clinical research
studies and is the inventor of the OptiPod a clinical care
examination module for several types of medical practices. Dr.
Williams can be reached at: 2400 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas NV
89102, (702) 437-3937.
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