Kirstie DeBiase, Ed. D is an esteemed academic leader and educator with an extensive background in higher education administration. Currently serving as the Provost and the Accreditation Liaison Officer (ALO) at West Coast University, Dr. DeBiase oversees the strategic direction and operational management of the university's academic programs. 
She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in intercultural studies, with an emphasis on Latin American studies, and a minor in TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Language) from BIOLA University; a multiple-subjects, K-12 credential with a BCLAD (Bilingual, Cross-Cultural, Language and Academic Development); a Master of Arts degree in curriculum and instruction, and a doctorate in educational leadership from California State University Long Beach. Dr. DeBiase is a Baldrige Fellow and is actively involved with several professional organizations, reflecting her commitment to staying connected with industry trends and contributing to the broader academic community.
She is bilingual in Spanish and has used her skills, experience, and education to teach and manage all levels of academic operations from the elementary to the university level in Madrid, New York, and California over the past 20-plus years of her career in education with hybrid, blended, online, and brick-and-mortar delivery modalities.