ADMINISTRATION

Lisa P. H. Lin, EMBA, Lic.Ac.
PRESIDENT
Ming Chuan University, Taiwan
EMBA, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, China, PRC.
After graduating from Taiwan’s Ming Chuan University, majoring in accounting and statistics, Ms. Lin completed a four-year internship under Dr. P. R. Sun, a well- known Traditional Chinese Medicine doctor in Taiwan. Since arriving inTexas, Ms. Lin has distinguished herself as a pioneer in the successful effort to pass acupuncture legislation in Texas; in her position as the first Chair of the Education Committee of the Texas State Board of Acupuncture Examiners; and in her work to set the high TCM standards that now exist in Texas. In 1993, then-governor Anne Richards appointed her to the first Texas State Board of Acupuncture Examiners, on which she served until 1999. Ms. Lin has practiced Traditional Chinese Medicine in Texas for more than 25 years.

Alan Preston, MHA, Sc.D.
VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS, RESEARCH & ASSESSMENT
Sc.D., Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University
M. A., Healthcare Administration, Tulane University
Dr. Preston has over 20 years of experience in the multi-site healthcare services field.  Prior to founding Synergyst Research (a clinical drug management program for physicians) in 2003, Dr. Preston was CEO of four different Managed Care Payors, CEO of a large Multi-Specialty Physician Group with primary care clinics, an outpatient surgery center, physical therapy, occupational medicine, radiology, and urgent care.  In addition, Dr. Preston was CEO of a Radiation Oncology Physician Group with over 8 locations.  In addition to assisting TCTCM in numerous management and acacademic areas, Dr. Preston periodically teaches and is adjunct professor at Tulane University for the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, and adjunct for the University of the Incarnate World and Texas A&M - San Antonio.  He also serves on the Advisory Board for St. Mary's University and the University of Texas San Antonio, College of Science, UIW MHA program, and the UTSA College of Business Healthcare program.  At TCTCM, Dr. Preston is working on academics, assessment, research, and long range planning for the college.

Maoyi Cai, M.D., M.S., R.Ac. (Canada)
ACADEMIC DEAN / BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE DIRECTOR
Registered Acupuncturist, Alberta, Canada, 1999 - Present
M.D., Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), USA,
Medical Council of Canada (MCC), Canada
Master of Science, Biomedical Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso
Bachelor of Medicine, Clinical Medicine, Fu Dan University (formerly Shanghai Medical
University)

Dr. Maoyi Cai has served as a board member of the Acupuncture Committee of Alberta, Canada, since 2003. He was also the Dean of Academic Affairs at Alberta College of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine, between 1997 and 2005. Dr. Cai passed the American and Canadian medical licensing examinations, and was certified as an M.D. in 1997 and 1999, respectively. Between 1990 and 1996, Dr. Cai taught a variety of biomedical science courses at colleges and universities in Texas and New Mexico. Dr. Cai practiced medicine, in the Shanghai Medical University, from 1984 to 1990.

Monday N. Rufus, M.B.A, C.G.F.M., C.P.A.
COMPTROLLER
M.B.A., Angelo State University
B.A., Accountancy, University of Texas at Dallas
Mr. Rufus worked as project manager with the Texas State Auditor’s Office where he audited over fifty governmental agencies, universities, and non-profit organizations. He also served as director of internal audit with the City of Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department. In addition, Rufus has experience as Manager of Program
Review at the Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation, and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Paul C. K. Lin, Lic.Ac.
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT & RESEARCH
M.A., Chinese Culture University, Taiwan
B.A., Taiwan National University, Taiwan
In addition to having served as a fellow of the research institute of acupuncture at China Academy, Taipei, Mr. Lin was also retained as an instructor and fellow of research at the Chinese Culture University and the China Academy, where he taught and lectured for one and a half years before being assigned to Seton Hall, N.J., through a teacher exchange program. In 1971, when President Nixon’s visit to China introduced acupuncture to an American audience, Mr. Lin was able to apply his knowledge through clinical practice, which ultimately led him to a decision to pursue his career in the U.S. Paul Lin has practiced acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine in Texas since 1974, and was a pioneer in the successful effort to pass acupuncture practice legislation in Texas.

Anna Wilcoxon, M.L.I.S.

Christopher Atkins, B.A.
ADMINISTRATOR
B.A., Boston University
Mr. Atkins has been employed in an academic setting for over 10 years, serving in a variety of administrative and auxiliary capacities at a number of educational institutions.

Thomas Fawcett, M.A.
ADMISSIONS COODINATOR
M.A., University of Texas at Austin
B.A. University of Kansas
Thomas serves as the Admissions Coordinator for the college. He graduated with a B.A. in Anthropology and Latin American Studies from the University of Kansas in 2003 and spent the following year working and playing in the Andean region of South America. After a year working as Admissions Counselor at the University of Kansas, Thomas moved to Austin in 2005 for graduate school, finishing an M.A. in Journalism and Latin American Studies in 2008.