Katherine Squires Pang, J.D., LL.M., M.Ed
Founder/President and Chief Knowledge Officer, EdWay Online
Dr. Pang received her B.A. in 1980 from Clark University, her J.D. from the University of Dayton Law School in 1982, her LL.M in Taxation from Georgetown University Law School in 1983 and her M.Ed from the University of Texas in 2001. She has practiced law with national law firms since 1983, ran for the United States Senate in California in 1994 and was appointed by Governor Wilson as a Commissioner to the WCAB from 1994 to 1996. Dr. Pang has served as an adjunct faculty member in the Graduate School of Management at the University of Texas, Dallas and has been an adjunct faculty member in the law and business/ schools of many universities including the Stern School of Business at New York University, Pepperdine University, USC, Golden Gate University and the University of California, Irvine.
Dr. Pang has not only over 20 years of law firm experience but in 1989 founded several companies including, LawPrep, Inc./ LawPrep Press, Inc., Legal EdNet.com and EdWay Online. From 1989 to 1996 Dr. Pang authored over six books, videos and interactive CD-ROMs. Dr. Pang was also the Manager, Firmwide Practice Section Development, Training and Forms for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P.
Dr. Pang also has experience providing multimedia, interactive distributed learning to working professions, as well as adult learners in law and business, via a variety of technologies including video streaming and on line-conferencing (Webcasts, synchronous and asynchronous threaded discussion boards and chat rooms) via the Internet, satellite, ISDN-based videoconferencing an CD-ROM. Dr. Pang has been a speaker at the MEC 2001 Conference: Turning a New Page in Educational Technologies sponsored by Arizona State University, the 2001 Conference on Training and Knowledge Management: Moving Beyond Training sponsored by Generation 21 Learning Management Systems and a speaker at various other e-learning conferences. She has design, development, implementation and managerial experience in educational multimedia course design and development including experience with instructional design and educational technologies. She has been responsible for the course design and delivery using Macromedia Director, Windows Media Player, FrontPage, PowerPoint, Blackboard, Prometheus, WebCT, Webboard and a host of other proprietary platforms. She also has experience with digital video, MPEG, MOV and AVI Files.
Katrina McBride
Katrina McBride’s career reflects extensive experience in organizational leadership, marketing strategies, and market development in multi-national corporate environments and as an independent consultant. Her leadership abilities have been utilized by employers and clients to develop new programs and functional areas and in the re-organization of resources with aggressive deadlines. She has positively impacted revenue and customer satisfaction for large, global organizations as well as small to mid-sized businesses that are experiencing changes due to rapid growth or restructuring to maintain their competitive position.
In director level positions for Nortel Networks, Katrina was engaged to develop, define, and implement strategies for competitive intelligence, sales support, emerging markets, lead generation, and customer relationship management. Sought after as trainer, speaker, and facilitator, Katrina develops and presents professional education courses in leadership development, team strategies, strategic marketing, organizational leadership, and change planning.
She is an active member of the American Marketing Association, the American Management Association, Society for Human Resources Management, the Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association, and served on the Board of Directors of the Dallas Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners.
Katrina holds a MA in organizational management and a BS in psychology and an as well as certifications in mid-management/leadership and marketing. She is a trained dispute mediator.
Kelley Burgess
With a bachelor’s degree in Paralegal Studies from the University of Maryland, Kelley started her career as a legal assistant in law firms in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and finally Texas. After serving as a college speech tournament judge on the side for three years, Kelley switched to a teaching career in communications. She became a certified educator in Texas and spent five years teaching speech, debate and mediation at the high school level being named in the Who’s Who of America's Best Teachers in 2003, 2004 and 2005. She now freelances as a public speaking coach and is the author and presenter of the half day seminar "Serving with Maximum Effectiveness" (a seminar specifically tailored for ministers). She travels to various states across the U.S. assisting ministers in their public speaking skills. Kelley Burgess resides in Carrollton, Texas with her husband, Tom, where they are joyfully anticipating the arrival of their first child.
Karen Thompson
Karen Thompson graduated from USL in Lafayette, LA in 1983 with a BSBA in Economics. She is currently the Vice President of Amegy Bank - Government Guaranteed Lending. Most of her career has been in the banking and finance industry with the exception of a six year “very educational” period during which she helped manage a small business.
Her education, work experience, hands on business management, and passion for helping small business owners led to her current position with Amegy Bank as an SBA loan officer. She is also the recipient of the 2007 Financial Services Champion of the Year awarded by the U.S. Small Business Administration - Dallas/Fort Worth District Office.
Entrepreneurship: Start-Up and Business Owner Management
GES 401 -- 360 hours
Instructor Bio
Katherine Squires Pang, J.D., LL.M., M.Ed
Founder/President and Chief Knowledge Officer, EdWay Online
Dr. Pang received her B.A. in 1980 from Clark University, her J.D. from the University of Dayton Law School in 1982, her LL.M in Taxation from Georgetown University Law School in 1983 and her M.Ed from the University of Texas in 2001. She has practiced law with national law firms since 1983, ran for the United States Senate in California in 1994 and was appointed by Governor Wilson as a Commissioner to the WCAB from 1994 to 1996. Dr. Pang has served as an adjunct faculty member in the Graduate School of Management at the University of Texas, Dallas and has been an adjunct faculty member in the law and business/ schools of many universities including the Stern School of Business at New York University, Pepperdine University, USC, Golden Gate University and the University of California, Irvine.
Dr. Pang has not only over 20 years of law firm experience but in 1989 founded several companies including, LawPrep, Inc./ LawPrep Press, Inc., Legal EdNet.com and EdWay Online. From 1989 to 1996 Dr. Pang authored over six books, videos and interactive CD-ROMs. Dr. Pang was also the Manager, Firmwide Practice Section Development, Training and Forms for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P.
Dr. Pang also has experience providing multimedia, interactive distributed learning to working professions, as well as adult learners in law and business, via a variety of technologies including video streaming and on line-conferencing (Webcasts, synchronous and asynchronous threaded discussion boards and chat rooms) via the Internet, satellite, ISDN-based videoconferencing an CD-ROM. Dr. Pang has been a speaker at the MEC 2001 Conference: Turning a New Page in Educational Technologies sponsored by Arizona State University, the 2001 Conference on Training and Knowledge Management: Moving Beyond Training sponsored by Generation 21 Learning Management Systems and a speaker at various other e-learning conferences. She has design, development, implementation and managerial experience in educational multimedia course design and development including experience with instructional design and educational technologies. She has been responsible for the course design and delivery using Macromedia Director, Windows Media Player, FrontPage, PowerPoint, Blackboard, Prometheus, WebCT, Webboard and a host of other proprietary platforms. She also has experience with digital video, MPEG, MOV and AVI Files.
Katrina McBride
Katrina McBride’s career reflects extensive experience in organizational leadership, marketing strategies, and market development in multi-national corporate environments and as an independent consultant. Her leadership abilities have been utilized by employers and clients to develop new programs and functional areas and in the re-organization of resources with aggressive deadlines. She has positively impacted revenue and customer satisfaction for large, global organizations as well as small to mid-sized businesses that are experiencing changes due to rapid growth or restructuring to maintain their competitive position.
In director level positions for Nortel Networks, Katrina was engaged to develop, define, and implement strategies for competitive intelligence, sales support, emerging markets, lead generation, and customer relationship management. Sought after as trainer, speaker, and facilitator, Katrina develops and presents professional education courses in leadership development, team strategies, strategic marketing, organizational leadership, and change planning.
She is an active member of the American Marketing Association, the American Management Association, Society for Human Resources Management, the Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association, and served on the Board of Directors of the Dallas Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners.
Katrina holds a MA in organizational management and a BS in psychology and an as well as certifications in mid-management/leadership and marketing. She is a trained dispute mediator.
Kelley Burgess
With a bachelor’s degree in Paralegal Studies from the University of Maryland, Kelley started her career as a legal assistant in law firms in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and finally Texas. After serving as a college speech tournament judge on the side for three years, Kelley switched to a teaching career in communications. She became a certified educator in Texas and spent five years teaching speech, debate and mediation at the high school level being named in the Who’s Who of America's Best Teachers in 2003, 2004 and 2005. She now freelances as a public speaking coach and is the author and presenter of the half day seminar "Serving with Maximum Effectiveness" (a seminar specifically tailored for ministers). She travels to various states across the U.S. assisting ministers in their public speaking skills. Kelley Burgess resides in Carrollton, Texas with her husband, Tom, where they are joyfully anticipating the arrival of their first child.
Karen Thompson
Karen Thompson graduated from USL in Lafayette, LA in 1983 with a BSBA in Economics. She is currently the Vice President of Amegy Bank - Government Guaranteed Lending. Most of her career has been in the banking and finance industry with the exception of a six year “very educational” period during which she helped manage a small business.
Her education, work experience, hands on business management, and passion for helping small business owners led to her current position with Amegy Bank as an SBA loan officer. She is also the recipient of the 2007 Financial Services Champion of the Year awarded by the U.S. Small Business Administration - Dallas/Fort Worth District Office.
