David Thomas, BA, MBA
Executive Vice-President, Academic Planning & Quality Assurance

Mr. Thomas completed a distinguished 20 year career in the United States Air Force as a Management Research Analyst, responsible for evaluating and producing statistical analysis for organizational and production efficiencies.

Further career experiences include 18 years in the higher education sector, working as a manager as well as a teaching faculty member at a number of educational institutions in the United States, China and Singapore. Mr. Thomas has served as a research staff member at the University of Texas at San Antonio, assembled to analyze trade data for NAFTA research prior to its implementation. He was also Director of Trade for the World Trade Center located in San Antonio, Texas. Mr. Thomas, a former Associate Vice President for City University in Seattle, has been responsible for the development of university programs and joint-ventures in several countries around the world. Mr. Thomas is currently an Assistant Professor of Marketing and International Management at Doane College in Crete, Nebraska.

Mr. Thomas graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Maryland with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Asian Studies. He holds a Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio, and is currently completing his Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration at Northcentral University.