Chief Operating Officer
Mikhail Education Corporation
Las Vegas, NV
Sally Mikhail Bemis is a second generation career college owner/operator. Sally obtained her undergraduate degree from the University of California, Riverside in English, and subsequently went to work for the family school group, National Career Education as a Marketing Coordinator. It is here that Sally gained her knowledge of the various functional areas of the school and became the Corporate Director of Marketing. After living and working in the south Bay Area of California for five years, she decided to return to her home in Orange County and ultimately began working at Corinthian Colleges where she would become Director of Marketing for the Titan Schools Division (WyoTech) and CDI Colleges in Canada. In 2003, while working for CCi, Sally completed her MBA from the University of Redlands. In 2004, Sally left CCi to work for Gryphon Colleges as Corporate Director of Marketing, until she went on to begin her marketing consulting firm, 360 Degree Strategic Marketing in 2006.
Upon the passing of her beloved father, Mike Mikhail in July 2010, Sally joined her brother, Peter in returning to the family school, operating Advanced Training Institute, in Las Vegas. In 2012, Mikhail Education went on to reacquire the Institute For Business & Technology schools, sold by their father in 2004. Sally truly has a passion for career education and currently serves on the board of California Association for Private Postsecondary Schools (CAPPS).
In her free time, Sally enjoys making memories with her husband, two children and dog.