Dr. Joseph A. Pica is CEO of Educational Benchmarking, Inc. (EBI). Dr. Pica received his Ed.D. in Higher Education Administration from Indiana University, an M.Ed. in Counselor Education, Student Personnel Services and a B.S. in Community Development from Pennsylvania State University.

1983- Joined the MBA Program staff at the Kelley School of Business

1986- Became the first Director of the MBA Program

1990- Assumed a newly created Assistant Dean position

1994- Co-founded Educational Benchmarking, Inc.

1994 to 1998- Served as a member of the Board of Directors for the Graduate Management Admission Council. As a member of the Board he served on the Diversity Project Advisory committee, Research Advisory committee, Computer Adaptive Testing Advisory committee and chaired the Membership committee and the Research Task Force. Prior to joining the Board of Directors, he served as the chairperson of the Professional Development Advisory Committee and a member of the Strategic Planning Task Force. He has also served on the Board of Trustees for the Consortium for Graduate Study in Management, an eleven university organization, to recruit minority students.

Prior to his career in management education, Dr. Pica was a Student Affairs professional at Western Illinois University. He departed as the Assistant Director for Residential Programs and Facilities.

Dr. Pica is currently, in addition to his CEO position, a guest lecturer at the Kelley School of Business. He has conducted presentations in the areas of team building, presentation skills, marketing of MBA programs, and the challenges of personal and professional growth.

Joanne P. Zinski, Ed. S is Vice President of Operations for Educational Benchmarking, Inc. Ms Zinski received her Ed.S. with Highest Distinction in School Psychology from University of South Florida, an M.A. in Diagnosis and Assessment in the College of Social and Behavioral Science from University of South Florida, and a B.S. in the Education of Exceptional Children from Pennsylvania State University.

Ms Zinski joined EBI in January 2003 and is primarily involved in the supervision of marketing, human resources and financial management. She previously worked in elementary and secondary education in both the public and private sector in the area of assessment, diagnosis, curriculum design, and treatment and therapy for students with learning differences and special needs. She has presented numerous workshops for teachers and parents on topics such as understanding and interpreting assessment, functional analysis, behavior management, social skills training and designing treatment plans.

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