Life as a Distance Learning Student
December 29, 2020
Our Leadership
Great leaders inspire with their vision, integrity, and empathy. They empower teams, foster innovation and lead by example, cultivating a positive and motivating environment where everyone excels.
Prof. Ashu Marasinghe
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Professor Ashu Marasinghe is a distinguished academic and visionary leader serving as the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Global Skills Agency. He previously served as a Distinguished Professor at Nagaoka University of Technology and as a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.
Specializing in Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science Engineering, Prof. Marasinghe completed his higher education in Japan and has contributed to several international research initiatives. Through his leadership, GSA continues to create global career opportunities and skill development pathways for Sri Lankan youth, especially under Japan’s Specified Skilled Worker (SSW) program.
Senior Staff
Dakshika Nonis
Director of International Employment
Saliya Sadaruwan
Senior Manager of International Employment
Supuni Gunarathne
Manager of International Employment
After graduating from Kempbelle University with a MA in Communications, Harriet Erickson served as the director of Freshman and Transfer Programs before becoming the Vice President for Student Affairs. Holding both a BA and MA degree in Communications from Kempbelle University, Harriet Erikson has spent much of her professional life at the College.
Contacts:
Harriet Erickson
Vice President, Student Affairs
Wesley Clark was named Senior Advisor to the President in May 2018. An expert in corporate law, he teaches a wide range of courses including Contracts, Sales, Closely Held Business Organizations, Publicly Traded Corporations, Mergers & Acquisitions, International Law and International Securities Regulation.
Contacts:
Wesley Clarke
Senior Advisor to the President
Betty Bowman joined the faculty in 2002, and received tenure there in 2007. Before joining the faculty, she was a visiting assistant professor at Syracuse University College of Law. Prior to that, she was a legal consultant with JPMorgan Chase; a contract attorney for Cravath, Swaine & Moore; and an assistant prosecutor for the Ministry of the Attorney General in Toronto, Canada.
Contacts:
Betty Bowman
Acting Vice President for Finance
With over four decades of law teaching experience, Johnny Jones is a nationally-recognized constitutionalist who has received numerous awards for his teaching, including the first-ever Pioneer Award for his commitment and dedication to students from the FIU Student Bar Association in 2004. Since then, students have voted him “Professor of the Year” multiple times.
Contacts:
Johnny Jones
Dean, Diversity and Compliance
Dennis Ruiz was a member of the faculty at Texas Tech University School of Law, where she held the Alvin R. Allison Distinguished Professorship and received every teaching award the law school and the University conferred. She was the Distinguished Fulbright Professor of American Constitutional Law at the National and Kapodistrian University of Greece in 1992.
Contacts:
Dennis Ruiz
Acting Vice President of Administration
Vernon Lowe first joined the University in 2006 as Assistant Dean for Academic Support Programs. He served as Assistant Dean until 2013, when he became a full time lecturer at the College. He teaches classes relating to legal theory and reasoning, race and law, gender and law, and in the area of commercial transactions.
Contacts:
Vernon Lowe
Assistant Vice President for Communications