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Hello! As of early 2011, I am an independent contractor and consultant with a focus on e-Learning and educational technology. I am available for speaking engagements, conference planning and hosting, e-Learning quality improvement, strategic planning for e-Learning growth and e-Services development, student surveys related to satisfaction and engagement, as well as on-campus and online workshops. More information about my business venture can be found at the Excellence in e-Education website. I previously served as the Vice President of Technology and Lake Superior Connect e-Campus at Lake Superior College (LSC) in Duluth, MN.

In January, 2012, I founded the College Compact of Online and Blended Learning Administrators (CCOBLA). The mission of CCOBLA is to provide connections for collaboration and community-building among the men and women who serve in administrative positions in higher education with a focus on the issues related to online learning and/or blended learning. More information can be found at the CCOBLA website.

After obtaining a B.S. degree and a Masters in Accounting from Arizona State University, I served as an accounting faculty member for a total of 17 years in total, including 11 years of appointments at ASU, Florida Atlantic University, University of Minnesota Duluth, and then six years at LSC. In 2001, I resigned my faculty tenure (oops) to become the senior administrator in charge of online learning at LSC. As Chief Technology Officer of the college, I had primary responsibility for the Computer Services department, Web and Information Services, and the e-Campus known as Lake Superior Connect.

I was a proud member of the Board of Directors for the Instructional Technology Council from 2007 to 2011. The board concentrates on providing useful services to members schools (over 300) and holding the annual e-Learning conference at different sites around the U.S.

During my time as an LSC employee within the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU), I also served a two-year role on the Executive Committee of the Minnesota Online Council  serving the first year (’05-06) as Chair-Elect and the second year (’06-07) as Chair. During 2002-2003, I also chaired the IMS of the Future selection process for MnSCU.