EdD

Dr. Denver J. Fowler currently serves as Dean of the California School of Education and Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies.  Prior to his Dean appointment at Alliant International University (AIU), spanning over a decade, Dr. Fowler served in numerous leadership roles within the higher education setting including service as an Interim Dean, Associate Dean, Department Chair, Doctoral Program Chair, and Graduate Program Coordinator.  Prior to his appointment of Professor (full Professor rank granted in 2025) at AIU, as a faculty member, also spanning over a decade, Dr. Fowler served as an Adjunct, Assistant, and Associate Professor (Tenure granted in 2020) of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies.  Prior to matriculating into the higher education setting, Dr. Fowler served for over a decade in the PreK-12 educational setting as a School Administrator, Technology Coordinator, Athletic Director, Teacher (Tenure granted in 2010), and Coach.  During his tenure in the PreK-12 educational setting, Dr. Fowler was named the Ohio Association of Secondary School Administrators and National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) Assistant Principal of the Year (APOY) in the state of Ohio and nominated for the NASSP APOY in the United States.  To this day, Dr. Fowler remains a licensed superintendent, principal, and teacher in the states of California, Ohio, Connecticut, and Florida. 

With over 18 years of experience working in education, Dr. Jenny Tellez serves as an Assistant Professor within the Educational Leadership and Management department. She also serves administratively as the Program Director of ELM & ASC, and as the CalAPA Coordinator. Dr. Tellez teaches courses on school administration, doctoral studies, and dissertation plan, preparation, and proposal.

Dr. Jenny Tellez earned her Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership from the University of La Verne. She has served teams and organizations in various leadership capacities and enjoys mentoring students in following their own educational endeavors and passions. Her goal is to foster an environment that values diversity, learning, and professionalism, while maintaining a dedicated focus on organizational effectiveness and student success.

Dr. Ken Kelch is a professor and program director of the TESOL programs.  He has worked at Alliant for over 25 years.  At Alliant, Dr. Kelch has been an instructor in and director of the ESL program. He has been a professor in the TESOL program for over 15 years and became the program director in 2014.  Dr. Kelch has published and given presentations on many areas of language teaching and learning, and he is the co-editor of a textbook on computer assisted language learning.  His areas of specialization are curriculum development, research methods, language program administration, and qualitative research.  Dr. Kelch enjoys supervising in-service and pre-service teachers, in particular guiding his doctoral candidates through the dissertation process.  He is fond of traveling and teaching in Asia, which he has done in Japan, Taiwan, Thailand,  Korea, and China.