Ghazzawi, Issam: - Issam Ghazzawi is a Professor of Management at the University of La Verne. He received his Ph.D. from The University of Pittsburgh, his Masters in Labor and Human Resources (M.L.H.R.) from The Ohio State University, and his Master's in Business Administration (MBA) from Sul Ross State University. Additionally, he has more than 20 years of executive management and served on several organizations' advisory boards.

Over the years, he received numerous national and international academic awards. He also received numerous community, State of California Assembly, State of California Senate, United States Congress, and the United States Senate awards and recognitions for his service to the community.

He serves on the editorial review board of several academic journals. He started publishing children's stories in a foreign language at the age of 17.