Valerie Mendelsohn, J.D.

Valerie is an experienced senior executive, consultant and board member, with more than 20 years of combined for-profit and traditional education experience.  Over her career, Valerie has worked with multifaceted higher education institutions including Perdoceo (formerly known Career Education Corporation), American Career College, West Coast University, EduK, American Education Opportunities and Lake Forest College.   

Valerie has extensive compliance, risk management, regulatory affairs/operations, healthcare education (with primary emphasis on nursing), Title IX, and government relations experience as well as a fundamental understanding of how schools operate, enabling her to provide institutions with solution-oriented, practical recommendations on all matters relating to post-secondary education.

During her tenure at Career Education Corporation, Valerie worked extensively with all regionally accredited institutions within CEC’s portfolio and helped Colorado Technical University obtain a 10-year re-accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission.

Valerie served as president of the executive board of CAPPS, representing private post-secondary schools in the state of California. In this leadership role, she provided guidance on regulatory matters impacting schools throughout the state.

Valerie served as an alternate Negotiator at the Program Integrity and Improvement Negotiated Rulemaking committee with the US Department of Education, representing the interests of all private, for-profit institutions.

Moshe Mendelsohn, J.D.

As co-founder of Mendelsohn Solutions, Moshe specializes in helping higher education institutions, healthcare systems and veterinary organizations navigate the complex landscape of regulatory compliance and accreditation. He brings deep, specialized expertise in state authorization (including state commissions and departments of education), boards of nursing, and both institutional and programmatic accreditors.

Moshe’s strategic consulting approach is heavily informed by his background in legal research and curriculum. An expert in legal research platforms, he is uniquely equipped to dissect complex statutory requirements and translate them into actionable institutional strategies. Furthermore, his extensive history in curriculum development and over a decade of university and corporate teaching experience ensure that the compliance frameworks he builds are realistic and optimized for institutional success. Moshe is foremost a creative problem solver dedicated to turning regulatory hurdles into foundations for long-term growth.