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Licensed City of Walnut, California
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In Business Since 1999
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**College/University Professor**
California State Polytechnic University Pomona
2007-Now
Marketing
Department Adjunct Faculty
Marketing & International Management Department professor teaching marketing principles
College of the Canyons
2005-Now
Business Department Associate Faculty
Business Department professor teaching conflict management; entrepreneurship; business writing; interpreting financial statements; diversity; management principles; business overview; advertising, marketing, communications, sales, conflict management, personnel selling, international business and leadership classes.
**Business Consultant**
Small Business Development Center
2006-Now Business Consultant
Small Business Administration independent business consultant assisting small businesses become more successful
Business Development Entrepreneurship Center
1983-Now
Founder/Executive Director
This non-profit organization offers individual, small group and seminar based marketing, advertising, strategic planning, business development and organizational management consulting services. BDEC is a sub-specialist in healthcare businesses. BDEC also works with businesses ranging from stand up comedians to multi-national corporations.
**Business Owner/Entrepreneur**
MedicalDiscounts.com, Inc.
2004-Now
Founder/CEO/Owner
MedicalDiscounts.com, Inc. (MD.com) assists Americans with getting lower cost surgery and medical procedures in India, Thailand and Argentina.
Medical Discounts International, Inc
1999-Now
Founder/CEO/Owner
Medical Discounts International, Inc. (MDI) helps Americans obtain affordable dental care and diagnostic procedures.
Health Industries of America (HIA)
1998-99 CEO/Board
Member
Responsible for corporate marketing, operations, JCAHO accreditation, training, and strategic planning - HIA was a fifty million dollar corporation with nearly a thousand employees, three hospitals, two outpatient programs, and six Medicare day treatment programs located in California and Florida.
California Healthcare Management Services (CHMS)
1987-98 Senior Vice President/Board Member
Reporting to the owners, I was responsible for strategic planning and marketing. Additionally, I was the acting CEO for hospitals and skilled nursing facilities for three to six months after they were acquired. CHMS was a hundred million dollar business with several thousand employees.
Lawson Multi-Specialty Medical Group (LMMG)
1986-94
Founder/CEO/Owner
My wife, a board certified family physician, and I started the business with one employee and no patients. Eight years later, we sold LMMG. At the time of sale, the business was a multi-million dollar enterprise with 5,000 active patients, ten staff and four physicians.
Behavioral Mental Health Services (BMHS)
1982-87
Founder/CEO/Owner
Over five years, BMHS became the largest independent psychiatric referral and information program in the country. BMHS had a staff of 10. I sold the business to CHMS in 1987.
**Education**
College Degrees
2005
D.P.A. - Doctor of Public Administration
University of La Verne School of Public Administration
1994 M.A.O.M. - Masters in Organizational Management
University of Phoenix
1983 B.A. – Bachelor of Arts in Communications
Cal State University Fullerton
College Teaching Certificates
2007 TSW
– Teaching Skills Workshop - Associate Professor Certificate Program –
Completed April 21, 2007
2007 Certificate - Online Teaching College Certificate
February 2007. Currently writing curriculum for Fall
online Marketing & International Marketing Certificate classes.
**Philanthropist**
Lawson Health Foundation
2002-Now
Co-Founder/Executive Director
Lawson Healthcare Foundation is a 501 (c ) 3 non-profit organization consisting of the following three programs: (1) free medication program; (2) consumer health advocacy (ie research, speaking, consulting): (3) hospital volunteer program for high school students who are considering becoming physicians.
**Miscellaneous Experience**
Family… Married
- 24 years to Diamond Bar physician Yvonne R. Lawson, M.D., FAFP. Three
daughters Lauren (23) Graduated Cal State Fullerton 2006; Kathy (21) Graduated
Cal State Fullerton 2007; Christina (17) attending Fullerton College
Community…Member EV Free Church, Board Member Diamond Bar Toastmasters,
Member West Covina Elks, Member American Legion, Former Board Member Walnut
Valley American Heart Association; Board Member Pomona Red Cross; Board Member
Pomona Tri-City Mental Health; Chairperson Diamond Bar Grand Avenue Committee;
Member Diamond Bar Improvement Association; Coach Diamond Bar AYSO Soccer;
Volunteer DBHS PTA; DBHS Show Choir Parent Volunteer for fundraising and
promotion.
Veteran…
1975-79 Honorable Discharge U.S. Navy OS3
1979-82 Honorable Discharge California National Guard E5
Author… “Marketing Guide for Entrepreneurs” (2007);”Lawson’s Guide To Healthcare Marketing” (1996); “HMO’s Are Not The Answer to Today’s Healthcare Crisis” (1994); “Impact of User Fees on the FDA” (2005); Multiple magazine and journal publications, and multiple speaking engagements, awards and certificates.