John Tucker Chancellor and Chief Operating Officer
John Tucker has over 25 years of management experience in large complex teaching institutions, both in medical schools and higher education administration. He has worked in both patient care and medical administration at Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York Hospital/Cornell Medical Center in New York City, and at the City of Hope in Los Angeles. Most recently John worked in senior management positions for 16 years at three major University of California campuses, including UC San Francisco; UC Santa Barbara, where he served as Assistant Chancellor; and UCLA, where he served as Chief Administrative Officer for the Academic Senate, the governing body for over 3,000 tenured and non-tenured faculty. John holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Sciences from Virginia Tech, and a Master of Business Administration degree in Marketing and Finance from Pace University, New York City. Email: jtucker@ssu.edu
Carmen Tepper Development Director
Pontificia Universidade Catolica: Bachelor of Mathematics-Sao Paulo Uniban: Teaching Certificate Mathematics Other languages: Portuguese, Spanish, Italian Email: ctepper@ssu.edu
Denise Mastro Administrative Director
Universidade De Mogi Das Cruzes: Bachelors in Physical Education-Sao Paulo Universidade Santana E Sao Paulo: Master in Physical Education-Sao Paulo Other languages: Portuguese, Spanish
Sarah Granby is an experienced ESL teacher with over 10 years of teaching experience. She studied Economics at NorthwesternUniversity in Evanston, IL and spent the year after graduation in Spain teaching English. She has also worked for multiple non-profit organizations and at one time owned her own small business teaching English and Spanish at local companies in San Diego. She enjoys salsa dancing, traveling and corny jokes.
Dawn Shackelford has over 20 years of professional experience working as the Head Teller and Vault Teller in the banking industry and Administrative Assistant, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Payroll, Purchasing Agent, Vendor Relations Director and Office Manager in the professional realm. Dawn has been with the International Academy of English since April 2010. She came to us to help in the bookkeeping department, and has since been promoted to Director of Student Services and Designated School Official. Her responsibilities have included student records management, student counseling and advising, immigration advising and providing assistant to all of the campus teachers as well as providing leadership and management for a variety of administrative operations. Ms. Shackelford is currently enrolled in Grossmont Community College and studying a Business Administration Degree.
