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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President
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Treasurer
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Douglass Capogrossi, Ph.D.
President
Dr. Capogrossi has established and administered a variety of formal and non-formal education programs including distance learning colleges, trade apprenticeships, correctional education programs, work experience projects, on-the-job training ventures within industry and the human services, cross-border university affiliations, distance learning training programs for industry, and adult job training through center-based programs. He holds permanent teaching credentials in the United States in commerce and social studies and lifetime certification as a counseling teacher for the emotionally disturbed. Dr. Capogrossi has ten years experience developing and delivering successful correctional education programs for adult inmates in Hawaii prison facilities with emphasis in parenting, cognitive development, transition to work and community, and adult basic education skills. Dr. Capogrossi is an experienced community service administrator, where his expertise rests primarily with creation of NGO corporate structures, program funding, excellence of Board operation, and implementation of a wide spectrum of government and nonprofit training programs and emergency services projects. Dr. Capogrossi has held top management positions in industry, serving as General Manager of Micrographic Systems, a medical camera-manufacturing firm in Silicon Valley California for a brief period in the early 1980s and he owned and operated America Builders, a successful licensed general contracting firm. Dr. Capogrossi has extensive community service experience on NGO boards and is highly experienced with founding activities for new nonprofit ventures, especially with antipoverty programs. He presently serves as a member of the Board of the International Distance Education Accreditation League, Philippines, and Communities United, USA. Dr. Capogrossi earned his Bachelors in Business Administration, his Master’s in Curriculum and Instruction, and his Ph.D. in Adult and Continuing Education from Cornell University, USA, where he completed an extensive dissertation investigating the effectiveness of the American education system. Among his more recent published scholarly papers, The Assurance of Academic Excellence among Nontraditional Universities was published in the Journal of Higher Education in Europe. Dr. Capogrossi has dedicated his career in service to humanity, through his efforts to improve the human condition.

Anthony Maranto, Ph.D.
Vice President
Dr. Maranto currently serves as a senior environmental consultant and program manager for numerous clients at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration where he supports a wide range of projects across the National Geodetic Survey, the Coast Survey Development Laboratory, the Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, and the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, among others. Prior to his work with NOAA, Dr. Maranto provided scientific and program support to numerous organizations across the Department of Defense and the U.S. Army. In his twelve years of consulting for DoD, he oversaw research, management, and policy projects related to Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) defense; environmental compliance and health; natural and cultural resource management; land use management; and pollution prevention technologies. Dr. Maranto received his BA in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County; his MA in Environmental Science from Goddard College; and his Ph.D. in Environmental Science from the Union Institute. As a researcher and educator, Dr. Maranto has a wide range of experiences and interests. He was formerly the Director of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources' Radioecology Laboratory. Additionally, he has held posts in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and in the Department of Biology at Essex Community College in Baltimore. He currently serves as a member of the Planning Advisory Committee at Morgan State University and sits on the board of directors for two non-profit organizations; Kupenda for the Children (a charity that supports physically and mentally handicapped children in the developing work) and LEEK Mountain Preserve (an organization which provides conservation support and outdoor recreation opportunities to wounded US service members). Dr. Maranto is the founder and Chief Editor of the Pacific Journal of Science and Technology, presently in its twelfth year of publication. He has authored or co-authored over 50 publications and presentations on numerous topics including carcinogenic risk assessment, environmental management, radioecology, health physics, data quality control, and neurological receptor modeling.

James Ferrell, MS
Board Treasurer
Director Representing Community in Environmental Concerns Mr. Ferrell earned his Master of Science in Agriculture and Natural Resource Education at Oregon State University (1978) and his Bachelor of Science in Plant Science and Horticulture from Utah State University (1975). He pursued post-Master's training and research in Tropical Agriculture from University of Hawaii, and Agricultural Studies from South China Agriculture University, Beijing Agriculture University, Peking University, Eurotechnical Research University, Mauna Loa Research Institute, and Australian Center for Minesite Research. Mr. Ferrell is currently a Teaching Professor with the University of Hawaii Forestry Department and Office of Continuing Education. He presently serves as a consultant in Tropical Forest Restoration and Resource Management, Sustainable Agriculture, Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Agronomy, Greenhouse and Nursery Management, Hydroponics, and Re-vegetation and Reclamation. His current areas of research include Chemical, Nutrient, Waste Cycling for Sustainable Reclamation Management, and Techniques for Adaptation of Site Specific Plant Materials. Mr. Ferrell holds National Teacher Certification through the Department of Education and Agricultural Extension Service, Certified Pesticide Application Trainer with USDA, and Certified Organic Farm Inspector with the Hawaii Organic Farmers Association. Mr. Ferrell's prior professional achievements include positions with US Department of Agriculture, Hawaii Department of Public Safety Office of Education, Hawaii Community College and Freeport Mining Company, Irian Jaya, Indonesia.

Dale James McSherry, DC.
Board Secretary
Dr. McSherry has been a practicing Chiropractic physician for over 15 years on the Island of Hawaii, maintaining a successful practice in the community of Hilo. Dr. McSherry’s private practice has specialized in automobile and work injury cases. He is among the first Chiropractic doctors in Hilo to integrate a staff of massage therapists, physical therapists, and medical doctors. Widely recognized as a patient advocate, Dr. McSherry is the first and only Chiropractic doctor in the State of Hawaii to have won the Ho’oulu Award (2000) for fastest growing business in the State. As patient advocate, he appears as expert witness (treating physician) at trials, depositions and hearings. Dr. McSherry earned the Certificate in Urban Studies in city planning and Bachelor of Science in psychology from Portland State University (1970); completed the massage therapy program at Southwestern Washington School of Massage, Vancouver, Washington (1989); and earned the Doctorate of Chiropractic Western States Chiropractic College, Portland, Oregon (1990). He was awarded the honor of Best Chiropractor in East Hawaii in 2007 by Hawaii-Tribune newspaper. Dr. McSherry served with the Oregon National Guard (1964 to 1970), and trained as an Army Medic at Ft. Sam Houston, Texas. Dr. McSherry is an amateur film maker. He worked for the BBC on a film project under famous British director, Mark Brownlow, He had his debut as a direct of a short documentary film titled The Book Binder - www.outbackmanpictures.com on You Tube. He is preparing for n independent film project in Hawaii in 2011; a funny full feature entitled "Hard Times". He has held top administrative positions in the banking industry in the State of California, advancing from Operations Officer to Comptroller with Fremont Bank in Fremont, California. He served with the Medicaid Department in the State of Oregon, moving from Budget Analyst to Program Executive specializing in program and policy development and implementation. Dr. McSherry is a published author: The Primate Priest, his first novel, and is now working on the sequel, his second novel, Peking Primate. Interestingly, Dr. McSherry was an Eagle Scout and earned the Order of the Arrow award. He was born in Melbourne, Australia.

Deryl Gulliford, Ph.D.,
Dr. Gulliford is currently a public health consultant and the elected State Director for the American Academy of Medical Administrators in Oklahoma. He most recently served as CEO of Seiling Hospital, located near Oklahoma City. He holds an adjunct faculty appointment in the Ohio State University College of Medicine and was National Chairman of the Small and Rural Healthcare Section, American Academy of Medical Administrators. He has authored or co-authored over 30 journal publications and four medical textbooks. His article, Surviving the Financial Restructuring of Health Care, won the 1986 Travenol Literary Award as best health care management paper in a national journal. Dr. Gulliford earned his BS in Allied Medicine at Ohio State University, his MS in Health Administration and Health Planning from the University of Cincinnati, a Ph.D. in Health Services Administration from Clayton University, a Ph.D. from Greenwich University in Health Services Administration, and a JD from the University of Honolulu. Dr. Gulliford has been admitted as an Associate Member of the American Bar Association as a educator in Medical Law. He is also a member of the American Bar Association - Health Law Section and the American Health Lawyers Association.
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