Sabrina Kay
Encyclopedia
Dr. Sabrina Kay is an entrepreneur
who has been involved in education, fashion, leadership and business. Featured in the LA Times and Fortune Magazine, among other publications, she is also involved with various charitable causes.
. She has been a member of YPO (Young Presidents' Organization
) since 2000.
. Today, Fremont College
provides Bachelor of Arts
, Associate of Arts, Associate of Science degrees in the business
and paralegal
programs and diplomas in wellness fields. She also founded California Design College (CDC), now The Art Institute of California – Hollywood
, as the nation’s first institution teaching computer fashion design programs. Other ventures she founded include Premier Business Bank, Fremont Private Investments, Fashion Umbrella, and LAdesigns.
, Los Angeles
, a youth organization founded by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. She is also Chairman of CCA-PAC and serves on the Board of Directors for the Career College Association, the Getty House Foundation, and the Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission. Previously, she served as a board member of Imagine America Foundation, LA Inc., Weingart Center, and California Fashion Association.
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
who has been involved in education, fashion, leadership and business. Featured in the LA Times and Fortune Magazine, among other publications, she is also involved with various charitable causes.
Background
She pursued undergraduate studies in industrial design at the California State University in Long Beach. She holds an a doctorate degree from the [University of Pennsylvania]where she was a member of the inaugural class of Penn’s Executive Program in Work-Based Learning Leadership, a Master of Science in Education from the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, and an M.B.A. from the University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
. She has been a member of YPO (Young Presidents' Organization
Young Presidents' Organization
The Young Presidents’ Organization is a global network of young chief executives. With approximately 18,000 members in more than 100 countries, YPO and its graduate organization, WPO share a founding mission: Better Leaders Through Education and Idea Exchange....
) since 2000.
Business ventures
She is currently founder, Chairman, and CEO of Fremont CollegeFremont College
Fremont College is a for profit, degree-granting college based in Los Angeles and Cerritos, California. It offers professional degree programs in the fields of Business, Legal Studies, Design, and Wellness. The College’s intensive baccalaureate degree programs span approximately 2.5 years and its...
. Today, Fremont College
Fremont College
Fremont College is a for profit, degree-granting college based in Los Angeles and Cerritos, California. It offers professional degree programs in the fields of Business, Legal Studies, Design, and Wellness. The College’s intensive baccalaureate degree programs span approximately 2.5 years and its...
provides Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
, Associate of Arts, Associate of Science degrees in the business
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
and paralegal
Paralegal
Paralegal is used in most jurisdictions to describe a paraprofessional who assists qualified lawyers in their legal work. This is true in the United States and many other countries. However, in Ontario, Canada, paralegals are licensed by the Law Society of Upper Canada, giving paralegals an...
programs and diplomas in wellness fields. She also founded California Design College (CDC), now The Art Institute of California – Hollywood
The Art Institute of California – Hollywood
The Art Institute of California - Hollywood – is one of The Art Institutes, a system of more than 40 for-profit educational institutions located throughout North America, providing education in design, media arts, fashion and culinary arts....
, as the nation’s first institution teaching computer fashion design programs. Other ventures she founded include Premier Business Bank, Fremont Private Investments, Fashion Umbrella, and LAdesigns.
Philanthropy
Dr. Kay is highly involved in a variety of philanthropic, civic, and charitable organizations. She founded the Sabrina Kay Charitable Foundation in 2002 and has been serving as Chairman of After-School All-StarsAfter-School All-Stars
After-School All-Stars is an American non-profit organization that provides comprehensive after-school programs to children in 13 US cities. Founded in 1991 by Daniel L. Hernandez of the Hollenbeck Youth Center; Hernandez asked then President of the President's Council of Physical Fitness and...
, Los Angeles
, a youth organization founded by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. She is also Chairman of CCA-PAC and serves on the Board of Directors for the Career College Association, the Getty House Foundation, and the Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission. Previously, she served as a board member of Imagine America Foundation, LA Inc., Weingart Center, and California Fashion Association.