Leadership
Melody Jolly, Taft Law School Dean.
Dean Melody Jolly has over 25 years of experience in teaching law. Since joining Taft Law School, Dean Jolly has spent 10 years as a professor and was the Associate Dean. She has contributed and overseen the revision of the school's curriculum, created lectures and course materials, and worked directly with students to insure their success. In addition, she has developed the electronic classroom series a live lecture program, in which she reviews essays and multistate questions with students to help them further develop and hone their issue spotting skills.
Prior to coming to Taft Law School, Dean Jolly was an owner-operator and instructor/tutor for a law/bar review business. Further, before operating her own business, Dean Jolly was an instructor and tutor for another, well-known law/bar review business.
As a legal instructor, she has taught essay writing and multistate question techniques, as well as issue recognition and exam approaches. Moreover, Dean Jolly created a tutorial program and was lead tutor, teaching students in one-on-one and group settings. She has also authored and co-authored various law study materials, including essay writing and multistate workbooks.
Dr. Neil Johnson, WHTU President and Chief Academic Officer.
Dr. Johnson brings over four decades of training, academic and business experience to the institution. He earned his Ph.D. degree from Colorado State University in Experimental Psychology, holds a Master's degree in Organizational Psychology and completed a two-year post-doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Denver University School of Professional Psychology.
He has served as Chief Academic Officer, instructor, course developer, and professor at nationally and regionally accredited colleges, and as a corporate director of training. He is internationally recognized for his published research on aviation safety and training of commercial and military flight crews, is a former member of the International Space Station Advisory Committee, and has extensive international business experience in Europe, Russia, the Middle East and South America. Dr. Johnson is a DEAC site visit evaluator.
