INTERIOR DESIGN
FACULTY BIOGRAPHIES

Dr. Tim DosemagenProvost
B.A. in East-Asian Studies from the University of Maryland, Masters of Science in Human Services from Murray State University, Ed.D. in Child & Youth Studies, Management of Programs from Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Founder and Chairman of the American Dream Party of the United States of America. Served in the United States Air Force for 7 years during the Carter and Reagan Administrations as a Cryptologic Analyst, while reporting to the National Security Agency. Dosemagen was decorated with the Air Force Achievement Medal, the Joint Service Achievement Medal, and the Air Force Commendation Medal.

Instructor of Chinese Mandarin in the Kenosha Wisconsin Unified School District. Executive with the professional service of the Boy Scouts of America where he worked for 11 years, finishing as Director of Field Service with the Northeast Illinois Council, based in Highland Park, Illinois. Served La Leche League International's world operations in Schaumburg, Illinois as Director of Operations. Later, as Director of Marketing and Funding for the California-based IEF International Education Foundation, Dosemagen traveled extensively throughout East Asia, bridging the gap between U.S. educational opportunities and students from China, Taiwan and Korea. As Executive Director of ABC Child Development, Inc., an El Monte, California based youth-serving human service agency, Dosemagen led a staff of 250 with a budget of $14 million in efforts to increase Project Head Start outreach to the immigrant communities of eastern Los-Angeles County.

Introduced the Dr. Peter F. Drucker E-MBA to China, working as a consultant for the Beijing Bright China Management Institute, and then served as Director of Academic Affairs for the University of Phoenix's Southern Arizona Campus, where he is now in his sixth year as a Faculty member, instructing courses in 53 disciplines across 5 Colleges. Dosemagen presently serves as Provost of Collins College, with locations in Phoenix and Tempe, Arizona.

While serving as the Director of Academic Affairs for the University of Phoenix's Southern Arizona Campus for 2.5 years, Dosemagen developed online course introduction modules for newly matriculating students, introducing learners to the world of possibilities in distance education, and a day in the life of the online student. Dr. Dosemagen also serves as a member of the Greater Arizona E-Learning Association (GAZEL), where he has served as a conference speaker. He is an online Faculty Member of both the University of Phoenix and Western International University. He also served as an Instructional Designer with Central Michigan University’s College of Extended Learning, Distance and Distributed Learning Department, developing courses for this institution's 'Lesson Zero' distance education modules.

In 2002, Dosemagen lectu red to Chinese educational community consumers in Shanghai and Nanjing, on policy changes in United States immigration procedures and post secondary educational administration, as a result of the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001. In 2004, he lectured in Beijing on leadership and organizational culture. In 2007 he lectured in Japan on Leadership and Business. Dosemagen is the author of five books: 'Prodigies – A Warring Species and the Human Heart', (1st Books, 2003); 'The Impossible' (AuthorHouse, 2004); 'The Trigger', a spy-thriller set in East Asia in the year 2010, (AuthorHouse, 2006); 'Rediscovering the American Dream' (AuthorHouse, 2007); and 'Human Engineering' (AuthorHouse, 2008).

Gary SalazarDirector of Education
MS, Information Systems, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA. BS, Journalism, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO. 28 years naval service working with small and large organizations in the military and public sectors. Executive VP for Naval Technical Training Center, servicing 5,000-7,000 students annually. Directed squadron operations for 150 aircrew and twelve aircraft in support of operational and administrative requirements in Western Pacific and Middle/Far East. Managed peninsula WAN in South Korea. Developed Navy’s Physical Training Instructor course. Developed first all-military-service Physical Training Symposium. Education Director at Universal Technical Institute in Avondale, AZ, directing 130 instructors and staff.

Catherine Pliess, ASID, IIDA, IDECDepartment Chair / Interior Design
B.S., Interior Design, The Art Institute of Philadelphia; NCIDQ. Ms. Pliess is the owner of CPInterior Design established in 1999, she owned Touche’ Interiors, a retail store in Haddonfield, NJ form 1989 to 1999. She sits on the Board of Directors for the Arizona chapter of ASID and also juries the NCIDQ exam. Ms. Pliess has participated in many designers’ show houses in NJ and has won the People’s Choice Award in 1997, 1999, 2000, and 2002. She has appeared on HGTV’s Designers’ Challenge in 2006. Ms. Pliess is currently working on her M. S. in Design.

Jay DennistonB.A., Architecture, Arizona State University; principal, Architectural Consulting, Phoenix 2002–present; president/building contractor, Denniston & Company 1978–2002; builder of 1996 Best In American Living Award, “Home of the Year”; VP development, Mark Hancock Development; construction coordinator, JW Hancock Enterprises/Camelot Homes; project manager, Charles Pope Jr.& Associates, Architects; recipient “Outstanding Achievement” by Construction Specifications Institute as ASU student.

Roberto HernandezM.A., Architecture, Iowa State University; B.A., Education/History, University of Puerto Rico; senior intern architect with BSB Architects & Planners, Scottsdale, AZ, May 2000 – current; architecture internship, BSB Architects & Planners, Des Moines, IA; teaching assistant, Department of Architecture, Iowa State University; extensive experience in diverse areas of AutoCAD. Proficient in Windows XP, Photoshop. Associate member of the American Institute of Architects.

Aileen ManalastasBachelor’s Degree in Interior Design, Cum Laude, University of the Philippines; certified by the Professional Regulation Commission of the Philippines Interior Design Board in October 1997; Associate Member, IIDA; began teaching career at Harrington College of Design (then, Harrington Institute of Interior Design) in Chicago, IL in 2003; joined Collins College in 2005.

Matthew G. TrzebiatowskiRegistered Architect, AIA
M.A., Architecture; B.S., Architectural Studies, high honors, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; NCARB certified; independent design studio owner of Blank Studio, Inc., for over 5 years, in addition to working closely as senior architect with prominent architects in the Phoenix Area; professional expertise: architectural design (residential and public building design) and project management, architectural digital visualization (3-D Studio), computer-aided design (CAD), desktop publishing (Adobe® Suite). Mr. Trzebiatowski, is also the owner of blank studios and has been awarded Project of the Year by residential architect magazine in 2008.

Trudy TaddeoB.F.A., Interior Design, New York Institute of Technology. NCIDQ Certified. Ms. Taddeo worked in New York for 6 years until relocating to Arizona where she continues to practice interior design as the owner of TKC Interior Design. 2008 - Awarded “Instructor of the Year” by the Arizona Private School Association.

Anthony ZehB.F.A., Sculpture, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; Architectural Technologies certification, Scottsdale Community College, Scottsdale, AZ; Zeh Design, Interior & Furniture design and Fabrication Studio, Mesa, AZ, Work for private residences and private and public spaces, including the Arizona State University Museum; Zeh Photo, Photography, Mesa, AZ. Work in New America Painting Magazine, Java Magazine, 944, GetOut, The Rep, Sonik Magazine; Professional Artist, hundreds of works in private collections across the United States and Europe. Mesa, AZ; Michael Kelly Architects, Project Manager and Cad Specialist, Tempe, AZ; J.W. Harris Interiors, Project Manager, Scottsdale, AZ.