Dr. Zabian R. Crosby, D.H.Ed.

Dr. Zabian Crosby began his academic career in the applied sciences, graduating in 1996 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Information Systems from DeVry University. Dr. Crosby has 20 years of experience in Database Management Systems (DBMS) and related information systems technologies, culminating in the Los Angeles County South Bay Workforce Investment Board (SBWIB) Phase II project, where Dr. Crosby developed the information system for PrimeApp Profiles On Demand Legacy Database System as the MIS Director for QuickApp Employment Services, which is available for use throughout Los Angeles County to over 300,000 job seekers as part of the South Bay Workforce Investment Board WIA Initiative.

Upon honorable discharge from the United States Navy, Dr. Crosby went on to pursue graduate studies in education, graduating in 2008 from American InterContinental University with a Master of Education degree in Leadership of Educational Organizations. Two years later, Dr. Crosby began his doctoral studies in health care education at A.T. Still University of Health Sciences, graduating in 2013 with a Doctor of Health Education degree in Health Science Management. Dr. Crosby served on the education advisory board for two major universities, was a health education consultant for a medical equipment provider specializing in health services for disabled and historically disadvantaged populations, and is a founding member and advisor to the California Office Of Federal Insurance Advocacy, a regional collaborative that seeks to preserve the rights of the disabled in applying for and receiving federal insurance benefits as a result of disability.