Mr. Leonard has more than 20 years of experience in banking, business management, business development, domestic and international sales, financial aid, enrollment management, academic faculty leadership, student services, curriculum development, and higher education instruction. Since 2018, Mr. Leonard has served as Academic Dean of Distance Education, Academic Dean of Residential Campus, Director of Student Success, Academic Support Coordinator, and Learning Management Systems Administrator.
Key career expertise includes faculty management; student services; student success; enrollment and financial aid management; C-suite executive and business owner sales; call center development; account management; curriculum development; customer service; learning management system development (Canvas); international sales; national account management; payroll; human resource sales; instructor of business studies and college success; property management sales; and marketing development.
Mr. Leonard earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Arizona Christian University (2001); Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Ottawa University (2004); and is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Business Administration in Strategic Management from Liberty University.
Education
2000–2001
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration
Southwestern College (Now Arizona Christian University)
2002–2004
M.B.A.
Ottawa University
2018–Present
Doctor of Business Administration, Strategic Management
Liberty University
Experience
1997–2000
Operations Manager
Branch Banking & Trust
2001–2005
Director of Enrollment Management & Financial Aid
Arizona Christian University
2005–2009
Senior Client Relations Manager
EdFund
2005–2012
Professor of Business Studies
Arizona Christian University
2009–2012
Director of Customer Service & Financial Literacy
Grand Canyon University
2009–2014
Professor of Business Studies
Everest College and Everest University Online
2013–2016
North American Sales Manager
Westport Fuel Systems, Inc.
2018–Present
Learning Management Administrator, Academic Dean, & Director of Student Success
California Aeronautical University
2023–Present
Vice-President
Six Forty Corporation
