Michael Barendse |
Michael Barendse, instructor of Accounting, earned an MBA from UCLA. He is also a
licensed CPA in the state of California. As an adjunct instructor, Michael taught
graduate and undergraduate business and accounting classes at Cerritos College, Marymount
College and Webster University. |
Brian Keliher Department Chair |
Brian Keliher is a full-time instructor at Grossmont College where he teaches Business
Communication and Business Law. His academic background includes a BBA degree from
Eastern Michigan University and a J.D. from Thomas Jefferson School of Law. Brian
brings significant real-life business experience to the classroom including work as
a freelance journalist for San Diego Lawyer Magazine that resulted in a San Diego
Press Club Award for a published interview with novelist Scott Turow. Many years of
his pre-teaching career were spent as owner of a boutique PR agency where clients
received exposure in media including The New York Times, Los Angles Times, and NPR. His law practice focused on entertainment/publishing law where he negotiated
contracts with major media companies such as Disney, 20th Century Fox, Simon & Schuster and Penguin Publishing. |