Core Faculty
Ahmad Chaudhry
D.B.A. in Corporate Leadership & Management, California Southern University, CA, 2015
M.B.A. in Management, California Coast University, CA 2010
Ramin Cooper Mayasmi
P.h.D in Economics, Iowa State University, Iowa, 1992
M.S. in Economics, Iowa State University, Iowa, 1988
Giovanni Esti
P.h.D. in Philosophy of Religion, Claremont Graduate University, CA, 2007
MS and BS, Catholic Theological Union, 1991
Smith Oh
Ph.D in Computer Engineering, Chungnam National University, 2015
B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering, Chungnam National University, 2009
Iyad Afalqa
Masters in Business Administration, University of California Irvine, 2012
Bachelor of Science, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 2003
Townsend, Leon
DBA (Candidate) in Finance and Non-Profit Management, Walden University, Minneapolis, 2011-
MBA in Financial Planning, California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, CA, 2010
BS in Business Administration, California Lutheran University, 2008
Adjunct Faculty
Bryan Han
Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, USC, 2007
Master of Science (MS), Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California, 2003.
Bachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering, Hong-Ik University (Seoul, Korea), 1999.
Tae Seok “Ted” Namgoong
Professor of Theology and Ministry
Ph.D. Candidate School of Intercultural Studies, Biola University, California, 2006
M. Div., Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, 1999
B.A. in Biblical Studies, Seoul Theological University, 1991
Kim, Sung Chan
Adjunct Professor of Biology
Ph.D in Food Science with Emphasis on Nutrition, University of Missouri, 1993
MS in Biology with Emphasis on Biochemistry, Western Kentuchy University, 1985
BS in Dairy Science, Kon-Kuk University, Seoul, Korea, 1975
Lee, Martin
Adjunct Professor of Computer Science
MS in Cyber Security and Information Assurance, National Uniersity, LA, CA, 2017
BS in Computer Information Systems, Seongkonghoe University, Seoul, Korea, 2006
Joseph Kim Paxton
Assistant Professor of Theology, Pastoral Care and Counseling
Doctoral Studies in Practical Theology, Claremont School of Theology
M.Div., George Fox Evangelical Seminary, 2014
M.S. in Clinical Psychology, California Lutheran University, 2011
B.S. in Psychology; Sociology, California Lutheran University, 2008
Mark Yoon
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Master of Accounting, University of Southern California, 1997
B.S. in Business Administration, University Of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1996
Michael Kahler
Adjunct Professor of Business Administration
Ed.D. in Education, Argosy University, 2013
M.A. in International Affairs (Political Science), CSU Sacramento, 1995
B.S. in International Business, Babson College, 1992
Kathy Koupai
Adjunct Professor of English and Communication Arts
Doctorate of Philosophy in Education, A.B.D., Claremont Graduate University
Master of Arts in Journalism and Near Eastern Studies, New York University, 2001
Bachelor of Arts in English and Women’s Studies, University Of California, Irvine, 1998
Eunji Koh
Adjunct Professor of Biology
Ph.D. in Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul, 2009
B.S., Biotechnology, Konkuk University, South Korea, 2003
Benjamin Taufoua Laie
Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies
Doctorate of Philosophy in Hebrew Bible, A.B.D., Claremont School of Theology
Master of Arts in Hebrew Bible, Claremont School of Theology, 2011
Bachelor of Divinity, Kanana Fou Theological Seminary, 2008
Diploma in Theology, Kanana Fou Theological Seminary, 2007