Center for Adult and Professional Studies

Email: gclifford@apu.edu

Gary Clifford’s professional experience includes a wide range of occupations: business, government, law enforcement, and education. Clifford, M.A., is the vice president and general manager of an entertainment manufacturing company, mayor of Glendora, and has been a city council member for two terms. Clifford has taught at Azusa Pacific University for six years in the School of Business and Management and the Center for Adult and Professional Studies. He has a passion for adult students and admires their enthusiasm while pursuing graduate and undergraduate degrees. His instructional and academic interests revolve around attributes versus experience in the marketplace, and the human dynamics involved with organizational culture. His immediate goal is to enter and pursue a doctoral program dealing with these topics.

M.A. - Organizational Management, Azusa Pacific University
B.S. - Applied Management, Azusa Pacific University
A.S. - Administration of Justice, Pasadena City College

Private Pilot's License
Private Investigative License (State of California)
P.O.S.T (Police Officers Standards and Training) Advanced Certificate
Christian Business Executive of the Year 2003 (Azusa Pacific University School of Business and Management)
Centennial Alumni Award, Azusa Pacific University

Dynamics of Group Behavior (BMGT 301)
Adult Development and Learning Assessment (BMGT 302)
Introduction to Research Methodology (BMGT 303)
Organizational Analysis (BMGT 304)
Managerial Communication (BMGT 307)
Introduction to Data Analysis and Presentation (BMGT 408)
Cultural Influences in the Workplace (BMGT 409)
Principles of Management and Supervision (BMGT 410)
Integrating Managerial Principles with Practice (BMGT 412)
Leadership and Change (BMGT 413)
Strategic Marketing Management/Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) (MKTG 465)