Dr. Sharon Lightner has been named the dean of the College of Business Administration at California State University San Marcos.
The College of Business Administration is comprised of the departments of Accounting and Finance; Information Systems and Operations Management; and Management and Marketing. An MBA Program was founded in 1995. Signature programs include Senior Experience, In the Executive's Chair and the Student VIP. The College is also home to the Center for Leadership Innovation and Mentorship Building.
"Dr. Lightner brings a strong record of administrative experience, teaching excellence and innovation, and fundraising success to Cal State San Marcos," commented Dr. Emily Cutrer, provost and vice president of academic affairs. "She has an enthusiasm and passion for business and for serving students which will be an asset to the College, the University and the region."
She will assume her new role July 1.
Lightner is currently the William E. Cole director of the Charles W. Lamden School of Accountancy at San Diego State University (SDSU). Previously, she taught financial accounting at the graduate and undergraduate level. During her teaching career, she won numerous teaching awards both at SDSU and at the national level. In fact, her effort to bridge business practice and academics led to her receiving a prestigious American Institute of CPAs/American Accounting Association Collaboration Award.
NCTD has named Deborah Castillo, previously the agency's interim marketing manager, as its new public information officer.
Castillo, who brings extensive public sector experience, replaces Alex Wiggins, NCTD's chief of administration, who served as the agency's PIO for about 2 years. Wiggins is leaving NCTD in April to take an executive position at another public transit system.
A San Diego native, Castillo brings 23 years of experience in marketing, communications, and consultation throughout the area's public sector. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from Carleton College in Minnesota and a Master of Arts in Journalism from the University of Arizona in Tucson.
Since beginning her career 1989 with the County of San Diego's Office of Public Works, she has developed communication efforts as a manager and consultant for well-known area initiatives, including the San Diego County Health and Human Services Housing Matters' campaign, and the City of San Diego's Think Blue campaign to prevent storm water pollution.
Castillo came to NCTD in September as a specialist in business development responsible for increasing revenues through advertising enterprise contracts.
The Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP has announced the launch of its Aviation Practice Group.
Sandra L. Shippey, a Partner at Procopio and cofounder of the group, said the group, "brings to each aircraft acquisition and sale transaction a multi-disciplinary approach that combines aviation regulatory, financing and tax planning expertise to provide clients with a complete end to end solution for their specific needs."
The group consists of an experienced team of attorneys from multiple practice areas, including business, finance, regulatory, intellectual property, litigation, real estate and tax and estate planning.
Eli W. Mansour, a Partner at Procopio and cofounder of the Aviation Practice Group, and Shippey have each done hundreds of aircraft transactions and have extensive experience with of all different types including finance transaction, purchase and sale transactions, fractional ownership transactions, foreclosure transactions and FBO deals. Rounding out the core group are real estate attorney Dana R. Bessenecker, tax attorney Jon P. Schimmer and litigator Edward C. Walton, who bring their respective areas of expertise to aviation transactions.
The College of Business Administration is comprised of the departments of Accounting and Finance; Information Systems and Operations Management; and Management and Marketing. An MBA Program was founded in 1995. Signature programs include Senior Experience, In the Executive's Chair and the Student VIP. The College is also home to the Center for Leadership Innovation and Mentorship Building.
"Dr. Lightner brings a strong record of administrative experience, teaching excellence and innovation, and fundraising success to Cal State San Marcos," commented Dr. Emily Cutrer, provost and vice president of academic affairs. "She has an enthusiasm and passion for business and for serving students which will be an asset to the College, the University and the region."
She will assume her new role July 1.
Lightner is currently the William E. Cole director of the Charles W. Lamden School of Accountancy at San Diego State University (SDSU). Previously, she taught financial accounting at the graduate and undergraduate level. During her teaching career, she won numerous teaching awards both at SDSU and at the national level. In fact, her effort to bridge business practice and academics led to her receiving a prestigious American Institute of CPAs/American Accounting Association Collaboration Award.
NCTD has named Deborah Castillo, previously the agency's interim marketing manager, as its new public information officer.
Castillo, who brings extensive public sector experience, replaces Alex Wiggins, NCTD's chief of administration, who served as the agency's PIO for about 2 years. Wiggins is leaving NCTD in April to take an executive position at another public transit system.
A San Diego native, Castillo brings 23 years of experience in marketing, communications, and consultation throughout the area's public sector. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from Carleton College in Minnesota and a Master of Arts in Journalism from the University of Arizona in Tucson.
Since beginning her career 1989 with the County of San Diego's Office of Public Works, she has developed communication efforts as a manager and consultant for well-known area initiatives, including the San Diego County Health and Human Services Housing Matters' campaign, and the City of San Diego's Think Blue campaign to prevent storm water pollution.
Castillo came to NCTD in September as a specialist in business development responsible for increasing revenues through advertising enterprise contracts.
The Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP has announced the launch of its Aviation Practice Group.
Sandra L. Shippey, a Partner at Procopio and cofounder of the group, said the group, "brings to each aircraft acquisition and sale transaction a multi-disciplinary approach that combines aviation regulatory, financing and tax planning expertise to provide clients with a complete end to end solution for their specific needs."
The group consists of an experienced team of attorneys from multiple practice areas, including business, finance, regulatory, intellectual property, litigation, real estate and tax and estate planning.
Eli W. Mansour, a Partner at Procopio and cofounder of the Aviation Practice Group, and Shippey have each done hundreds of aircraft transactions and have extensive experience with of all different types including finance transaction, purchase and sale transactions, fractional ownership transactions, foreclosure transactions and FBO deals. Rounding out the core group are real estate attorney Dana R. Bessenecker, tax attorney Jon P. Schimmer and litigator Edward C. Walton, who bring their respective areas of expertise to aviation transactions.