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Hayes Batson purchased Regency from his father-in-law in 2002 with a vision to deliver a better kind of cosmetology education. Prior to joining Regency, Hayes was president and chief executive officer of Epotec, Inc., a privately-owned behavioral health software company. He has also been a management consultant with McKinsey & Company, Inc. and an investment banker with William Blair & Company L.L.C.

Hayes earned his master’s of business administration degree from the University Of Chicago Graduate School Of Business and his bachelor’s degree in economics and psychology from Kenyon College.

Joe joined Regency from Capella University where he served in multiple senior roles including chief financial officer. Prior to Capella, Joe held senior financial roles at Deluxe Corporation. He began his career at PriceWaterhouseCoopers.

Joe earned his bachelor’s degree from Marquette University.

Mark leads the following functions: campus operations, student education, employee training and development and new product development. Mark joined Regency Beauty from Baxter Healthcare where he was Director of Global Service Business Development. Prior to Baxter he served as principal consultant with Telution, Inc., a Chicago based operations support software (OSS) firm and operations manager at Aldridge Electric, Inc., a Chicago based construction company.

Mark earned his master’s of business administration from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. He also holds a master’s of science degree in project management from the Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering at Northwestern University and a bachelor’s of science degree in electrical engineering from Marquette University.

Prior to joining Regency Andrea was the Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for FICO, a business analytics and software company, where Andrea was responsible for legal affairs and held a business operations role. Prior to FICO, Andrea was a partner in the Minneapolis-based law firm of Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, where her practice focused on financial institution regulation.

Andrea earned a juris doctorate degree from Stanford University and a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Dave is responsible for Regency’s marketing communications, lead generation and branding. Prior to joining Regency, Dave held senior marketing and product management positions at several Twin Cities companies, including being Vice President of Product Management and Marketing at Capella University.

Dave has earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and an MBA in marketing from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Prior to joining Regency, Kristi spent 10 years working in public accounting at both Deloitte and Grant Thornton where she served clients in the manufacturing and multi-unit retail industries. As Vice President and Controller for the Regency Beauty Institute, Kristi is responsible for oversight and management of the company’s accounting and financial matters.

Kristi earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting from the College of St. Benedict. She is currently pursuing an MBA from Augsburg College.

Doug is responsible for Regency’s information systems and technology and facilities infrastructure. Prior to joining Regency Doug held numerous technical and IT management positions at Datacard Group, a global leader in providing secure ID and card personalization solutions.

Doug holds a technical degree in telecommunications from Dakota County Technical College.

Prior to joining Regency, Sally was the corporate director of financial aid for Regis Schools. Her previous experience includes financial aid leadership positions with MN School of Business, Globe College, MN School of Cosmetology, and Utah Career College.

Sally earned a bachelor’s degree in human services from Metropolitan State University and has a licensed practical nursing diploma from Dakota County Technical College.

Prior to joining Regency, Linda was the Vice President of Student Support for Capella University where she managed the enrollment, student services, advising and career services functions. Her previous experience includes leadership positions with Bank of America Mortgage and Marquette Bank.

Linda has earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration and an MBA from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management.

Neal leads new program development. From 2004 to 2012 Neal was Regency's VP of Technology. In that role he led the design and development of Regency's proprietary enterprise information systems. Prior to joining Regency, Neal was the director of technology for Epotec, Inc., a privately-owned behavioral health software company. Prior to Epotec, Inc. Neal was a senior programmer/analyst with ING and a software consultant with Telespectrum and the Wilmington Trust Company.

Neal earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in operations management from the University Of Delaware