E-Ascencia Digital Campus Faculty
At E-Ascencia, your classes are delivered by experienced academics and industry professionals who bring real-world expertise, strategic insight, and proven practical tools directly into the learning environment. Our lecturers combine academic knowledge with hands-on experience, ensuring that you gain relevant, up-to-date skills aligned with current industry standards and expectations.
Dr. Tess Giordmaina
School Director
Areas of Specialisation: Educational leadership and institutional development, academic innovation, student performance enhancement, and inclusive school culture. Strategic planning and programme implementation designed to improve learning outcomes, supported by strong leadership, visionary direction, and exceptional interpersonal engagement.
Dr. Dariush Rahiminia
Academic Manager
Areas of Specialisation: Sociology, communication studies, and history, with expertise in managing multicultural teams, interpreting geopolitical and intercultural scenarios, and monitoring the policy activities of governmental bodies through rigorous qualitative and quantitative academic methodologies.
Dr. Martina Caruana
Areas of Specialisation: International business and law, human rights, family law, women’s health, and gender justice. Integration of legal practice, policy reform, and advocacy within a trauma-informed framework, with a strong focus on ethical governance, social responsibility, and justice-oriented legal practice.
Dr. Domenico Lamanna Di Salvo
Areas of Specialisation: Corporate law and business development, with expertise in commercial regulation, corporate governance, and the legal frameworks supporting business growth.
Dr. Samuel Foli
Areas of Specialisation: Knowledge and risk management, sustainability in small and medium-sized enterprises, ethical use of artificial intelligence, and multi-criteria decision-making, with a strong focus on evidence-based analysis and responsible managerial decision processes.
Aidan Aquilina
Areas of Specialisation: Communication skills development, learner engagement, and performance-based learning approaches.
Aimee Vella Bonnici
Areas of Specialisation: People and culture strategy, organisational development, employee engagement, leadership, and learning and development. Over fifteen years of experience leading diverse, cross-functional teams and aligning people strategies with sustainable organisational growth and business performance.
Amy Talbot
Areas of Specialisation: Entrepreneurship, business leadership, ethical recruitment practices, talent development, and mentoring, with a strong focus on sustainable business growth and continuous professional development.
Andrew Portelli
Areas of Specialisation: Operations management, project management, market research, and customer support management. Extensive experience delivering multi-sector research projects and managing operational processes that support strategic business and marketing decision-making across diverse industries.
Carol Mizzi Peplow
Areas of Specialisation: Marketing and education, with expertise in curriculum design, assessment development, programme coordination, and quality assurance. Experienced in teaching business studies to senior students, overseeing academic programmes, and safeguarding children and adults within educational and professional environments.
Claudio D'Angelo
Areas of Specialisation: Health, Safety, Security, and Environment (HSSE), Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) frameworks, risk management, regulatory compliance, and sustainable organisational practices.
Clodagh Swanson
Areas of Specialisation: Learning and development, leadership coaching, executive development, team dynamics, and change management. Experienced in designing and delivering strategic coaching and training initiatives that empower individuals and organisations to achieve sustainable growth and adapt effectively to evolving business environments.
Damiano Laviola
Areas of Specialisation: Instructional design for higher education, online learning development, artificial intelligence, and Python programming. Extensive experience in designing and delivering digital content for university-level programmes, with strong expertise in leading high-intensity projects, academic collaboration, and the transition from traditional to online learning environments.
Diana Sammut
Areas of Specialisation: Professional development education, English language instruction, communication skills training, customer service excellence, and workplace readiness. Extensive experience in supporting learners’ personal and professional growth through practical teaching, mentoring, and real-world industry insights.
Deji Craig
Areas of Specialisation: Operational management, business management, FinTech, and sustainability, process optimisation, innovation management, and the development of high-performing teams within complex organisational environments.
Estella Rama
Areas of Specialisation: Leadership coaching and training, team dynamics, workplace well-being, organisational development, and HR advisory.
Giorgiana Mallia
Areas of Specialisation: Learning support, inclusive education, student engagement, and personalised learning strategies, with a strong focus on supporting diverse learning needs and promoting academic success.
Giulia Grasso
Areas of Specialisation: Hospitality leadership and management, marketing, operational excellence, and service quality management.
Josianne Camilleri
Areas of Specialisation: Human resources consulting, leadership coaching, professional training, organisational development, and people management.
Kim Spiteri
Areas of Specialisation: Organisational psychology, human resources leadership, talent management, organisational development, HR auditing, and employee well-being.
Laura Sue
Areas of Specialisation: Strategy, management, human resources, and psychology, combining academic expertise with practical leadership and consulting experience.
Leonardo Ramon Sena
Areas of Specialisation: Recruitment, team management, content creation, and professional communication.
Liam Peplow
Areas of Specialisation: Business communication, leadership development, and performance management, using art, music, and the humanities as innovative tools to enhance communication effectiveness, corporate leadership, and team dynamics.
Lisa Spiteri
Areas of Specialisation: Broadcast media and communication, including magazine programmes, political discussion formats, informative and educational programming, and professional newscasting.
Mathea Cassar
Areas of Specialisation: Marketing, consumer behaviour, and business studies, informed by cross-industry experience spanning fashion, furniture, and hospitality, with a strong commitment to knowledge sharing, mentoring, and applied teaching.
Matthew Grech
Areas of Specialisation: Science communication, public engagement, and media impact, with a strong commitment to collaboration, integrity, and clear, evidence-based communication.
Nicholas Jackman
Areas of Specialisation: Business communication development, tender preparation, branding and digital and social media strategy.
Ray Spiteri
Areas of Specialisation: Educational leadership, school management, strategic planning, and language education.
Rebecca Toutoungi
Areas of Specialisation: Marketing and media, including social media management, news writing, advertising, event management, editing, and public speaking.
Roberto Borg
Areas of Specialisation: Public speaking, communication strategy, audience engagement, presentation skills, and confidence-building techniques for impactful professional communication.
Seralie Bonett
Areas of Specialisation: Occupational psychology, HR partnering, leadership development, performance management, employee engagement, organisational design, talent strategy and recruitment, reward and recognition, payroll, and data-informed decision-making.
Simon Borg Barker
Areas of Specialisation: Communication and public relations, with expertise in strategic messaging, media relations, stakeholder engagement, and reputation management.
Susan Nolan
Areas of Specialisation: Aviation customer care, academic communication, and service excellence.
Thanya Thammarak
Areas of Specialisation: Business administration and academic operations, including management of calls, emails, correspondence, student records, and attendance systems. Experienced in coordinating schedules, meetings, and school events, overseeing office operations and facilities, and supporting effective communication between staff and students.
Veronica Pereiro
Areas of Specialisation: Graphic design, UX/UI design, visual communication, and customer experience, combining creative practice with academic teaching and user-centred design approaches.