CAPPS Board of Directors

Executive Committee

President
Mason Myers
President
National Holistic Institute - Emeryville
5900 Hollis Street, Suite Q
Emeryville, CA 94608
PH: (510) 547-6442
FX: (510) 547-6621
myersm@nhi.edu

Immediate Past President
Frederick Holland
President
West Coast University - Ontario
3130 E. Sedona Court
Ontario, CA 91764
PH: (909) 218-3329
fholland@westcoastuniversity.edu

Vice President
Rick Wood
Vice President of Compliance
Brightstar Education Group
8601 Turnpike Drive, Suite 100
Westminster, CO 80031
PH: (559) 392-0987
FX: (559) 297-5822
rwood@brightstareducation.com

Secretary
Jeff Akens
President
Carrington College California
7801 Folsom Blvd., Suite 210
Sacramento, CA 95826
PH: (916) 388-2800
FX: (916) 388-1609
jeffakens@westerncollege.com

Treasurer
Lynelle Lynch
President
Bellus Academy, The Academy of Beauty & Spa
13266 Poway Road
Poway, CA 92064
PH: (858) 748-1490
FX: (858) 748-7169
llynch@sandiegobeautyacademy.com

Board Members
William Brown
Director
Brownson Technical School
1110 Technology Circle, Suite D
Anaheim, CA 92805
PH: (714) 774-9443
FX: (714) 774-5025
bill.brownsontech@sbcglobal.net

Jim Buffington
President
CNI College
702 W. Town and Country Road Bldg. D
Costa Mesa, CA 92868
PH: (714) 437-9697
FX: (714) 437-5260
jbuffington@cnicollege.edu

Kim Esquerre
Executive Director
U.S. Colleges - Riverside
2023 Chicago Avenue, Suite B-1
Riverside, CA 92507
PH: (951) 784-4466
FX: (951) 680-4151
kim@uscmed.com

Mitchell Fuerst
Vice President
North-West College - West Covina
2121 West Garvey Avenue North
West Covina, CA 91790
PH: (626) 960-5046
FX: (626) 962-1573
mfuerstnwc@aol.com

John Hanson
Regional Vice President
Westwood College - Los Angeles
1901 Camino Vida Roble, Suite 105
Carlsbad, CA 92008
PH: (760) 271-1269
FX: (213) 739-9979
jhanson@westwood.edu

Dan Levinson
Chief Executive Officer
Ex'pression College for Digital Arts
6601 Shellmound Street
Emeryville, CA 94608
PH: (510) 654-2934
FX: (510) 658-3414
dlevinson@expression.edu

Charles Mugrdechian
Director of Operations
National Polytechnic College
6630 Telegraph Road
Commerce, CA 90040
cmugrdechian@npcollege.edu
(323) 728-9636
(323) 728-0952 - Fax

Laura Soloff
President
Art Institute of California - Los Angeles
2900 31st Street
Santa Monica, CA 90405
PH: (310) 314-6021
FX: (310) 752-4708
lsoloff@aii.edu

David Vice
President
TechSkills of Sacramento
1215 Howe Ave., Ste. 101
Sacramento, CA 95825
PH: (916) 649-9600
FX: (916) 649-9700
dvice@techskills-sac.com

Executive Director:
Robert W. Johnson
555 Capitol Mall, Suite 705
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916-447-5500 or
888-92-CAPPS (888-922-2777)
Fax: 916-440-8970
robert@cappsonline.org

General Counsel:
Keith Zakarin
Duane Morris LLP
PH: 619-744-2200
FX: 619-744-2201
kzakarin@duanemorris.com

Legislative Advocate:
Ackler & Associates
Joseph Ackler
Matt Back
1415 L Street, Suite 410
Sacramento, CA 95814
PH: (916) 556-1234
FX: (916) 556-1233
jackler@acklerassociates.com
mback@acklerassociates.com