Executive Leadership
Cathleen Raffaeli – Chief Executive Officer
MBA, New York University
Currently serves as UBIS CEO; Has served as CEO and/or Board member of various universities and colleges since 2003.
Brent Passey – Chief Operating Officer/Chief Marketing Officer
BS Philosophy, Utah State University; MBA/MKT, University of Phoenix
19 years in higher education leadership roles. Marketing, operations, admissions, student services, and enrollment.
Denon DeWalt – Vice President of Global Admissions
Master’s of Science in International Business, BA Modern Languages, SU Stoke, UK
Over the past two decades he has built successful international start-ups for several colleges and universities throughout the US and abroad.
Dr. Antonina Santalova – Director of UBIS Research Institute
Ph.D. in Social Policy and a MPhil in Comparative Social Policy from the University of Oxford, UK. MA in Marketing and a BA in Linguistics from the National State University, Kyrgyzstan.
Over 20 years of experience in governmental and non-governmental agencies, along with a firm grounding in research and teaching.