Participant+Bios



To facilitate communication biographies are provided of the NECC Economic Benefits of Online Learning Roundtable participants 


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Storie Walsh** is the Director of Instructional Technology for Virtual High School Global Consortium (VHS). Storie has 15 years of experience in web, database and application analysis and development. She is one of VHS's first employees. Storie has overall responsibility for the technology infrastructure at Virtual High School including technology staffing, systems support, the learning management system, and the VHS website. She considers technology options as a means to solve educational challenges and provides consultation on the integration of technology into VHS instruction. She is responsible for evaluating, planning, coordinating, and implementing new technology for use in VHS courses and coordinates the required professional development. Prior to joining VHS, she was a Web Developer/Database Designer for the Concord Consortium and was a Senior Application Analyst for R.R. Donnelley & Sons' integrated media lab division. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Plastics Engineering from the University of Massachusetts with a minor in Music and her Master of Arts in Public Administration at Framingham State College. A native of Massachusetts, she is married with three sons and lives in Hudson, MA.

Storie Walsh Director of Instructional Technology storiewalsh@goVHS.org

Virtual High School Global Consortium [|http://www.goVHS.org] 4 Clock Tower Place, Suite 510 Maynard, MA 01754 Phone: 978-450-0504 Fax: 978.897.9839 Cell: 978.317.0525 Skype: storiewalsh

 Dr. Clinton Stapleton Instructional Technology Director Department of Education Technology Coordinator St. Thomas-St. John District CBT Designer in the Analysis Business Unit Microsoft Corporation Headquarters at Redmond, Washington Post Doctoral IT Research Associate University of Illinois Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Mater of Science University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Bachelor of Science Florida A&M University at Tallahassee Two-Year Program of Study University of the Virgin Islands at St. Thomas

Class Vice-President Ivanna Eudora Kean High School

Publications in various scholarly IT journals and at conferences (AERA, NECC) Award and trophy for Best Integration of Telecommunications into Education/Training Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities Dean's List Scholar Alpha Kappa Mu National Honor Society Outstanding Young Men of America

Technology Director responsible for all IT functions including: procurement, development, management and growth of the E-TAN network. The director is also responsible for the overall development, management and expansion of the network. This includes overseeing: > > **Cathy Cheely** > > //Director of Teleproductions and Virtual Virginia// > Virginia Department of Education/Virtual VirginiaCathy Cheely is the Director of Virtual Virginia. She has over 30 years in public instruction and has held multiple positions in the classroom and administrative level. Cathy has extensive experience in distance education and has worked as an adjunct instructor for several Virginia universities. > cathy.cheely@virtualvirginia.org > > Neill Kimrey > Section Chief, Instructional Technology > Curriculum, Instruction and Technology Division NC Dept. of Public Instruction > 6364 Mail Service Center > Raleigh, NC 27699-6364 > 919.807.3270 > > A life-long educator, Neill is beginning his seventeenth year in educational technology. He currently serves as the section chief of instructional technology at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, and has held this post since October 2008. Prior to this, Neill was involved in technology in Stanly County Schools, North Carolina. He began his career as a computer lab assistant in 1991 and was the district's Chief Technology Officer when he left in October 2008. Neill has been active in educational technology at the district, regional, state, and national levels. > >
 * The development, management, upgrading and support of telecommunications systems.
 * Being accountable for overall operations of the E-TAN that is managed under the IT department.
 * The provision of training and support services to the school.
 * The establishment of technology standards for the Department.
 * The annual preparation of a three-year rolling technology budget.
 * The development of service level agreements with the districts and the schools to address if their needs are being met.
 * The provision of instructional technology resources for use in all schools plus the related training and support for staff.
 * The establishment and meeting with user committees e.g. infrastructure, operations and instructional technology to provide input and feedback on the functioning of these committees.
 * The chairing of a technology steering committee comprised of representatives from the districts and schools.
 * To collaborate with other division heads to find and procure systems that will support the division strategic objectives
 * To chair department technology team meetings
 * To be accountable for the use and effectiveness of technology in the Department.
 * To address the technology needs of the districts.
 * The establishment of infrastructure and network standards.
 * The development of the E-rate proposal and the supervision of E-rate purchases.

**Chief Executive Officer of North Carolina Virtual Public School**
"Increasingly, American economic leadership is based on our ability to maintain an edge in innovation. And that ability to innovate derives from the quality of our education system and the critical thinking ability of the next generation. Bryan Setser is one of the few leaders out there lighting the way for a brighter future for our country by daring to challenge assumptions and help educators take full advantage of the information age. I am proud that he chose North Carolina as the place to begin. He is a state and national asset." -Richard Boyd, Chief Architect, Lockheed Martin Virtual Labs Since his hire in December of 2007 by the State Board of North Carolina, Dr. Setser's innovative practices and transformative leadership style have tripled online enrollment to over 36,000 students, standards and test scores have risen dramatically in all subject areas, and Dr. Setser continues to provide a vision that is well on its way to establishing the North Carolina Virtual Public School and Learn and Earn Online as national models for e-learning as the North Carolina Virtual Public School is ranked 8th in the nation. Dr. Setser serves on the North Carolina Distance Learning Association's Board, is a member of the Leadership for Innovation Committee of the North Carolina State Board of Education. Moreover, he sits on the E-learning Commission for North Carolina, and is a member of the National Advisory Boards for Wimba and NBC Learn. Dr. Setser also serves as a Southern Association of Colleges and Schools evaluator and works as a Baldrige National Examiner of world class organizations for the United States Department of Commerce. A sought after state and national speaker, Dr. Setser regularly appears at state and national conferences, such as the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, the American Educational Research Association, the National Virtual School Symposium, Apple's Executive Academies, the Southern Regional Education Board, the State Virtual Leaders Alliance, and the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference to name a few. Dr. Setser also blogs extensively and his work has been published in print on several occasions throughout his career. Notable accomplishments include: > > Dr. Bryan Setser > Executive Director > North Carolina Virtual Public School > Learn and Earn Online > North Carolina State University > 1017 Main Campus Drive > Partners I Building Raleigh, NC 27606 > 919-513-8550 > 919-455-8897 > bsetser@dpi.state.nc.us > [|www.ncvps.org] > [] > [] > [] > [] > [|www.secondlife.com] - Innovator Quan
 * Centennial National High School English Teacher of the Year by Philadelphia University
 * A three time high school soccer conference and regional coach of the year
 * Awarded the Jack McCall Leadership Award from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill by the Principals' Executive Program
 * Principal of the Year - Union County Public Schools
 * During his tenure as Chief Quality Officer for the Iredell-Statesville School district, the district was one of the first thirty in the Southeastern United States to receive SACS district accreditation.
 * Setser's work with the America Quality and Productivity Council established the district as a national best practice site for staff development
 * Holds a doctorate from University of North Carolina at Charlotte, an educational specialist degree from UNC-Charlotte, a master's degree in educational leadership from Winthrop University, and a bachelor's degree in English from East Carolina University.
 * Adjunct professor - North Carolina State University
 * Dr. Setser lives in Raleigh, North Carolina and has two children, Sydney (12) and Sims (6). 

//Brian K. Callahan // Chief Education Officer WHRO 5200 Hampton Boulevard Norfolk, VA 23508 757-889-9453 [direct] 757-451-6843 [fax]

Originally from the “Industrial Midwest”-Cleveland, Detroit and Chicago-Callahan is a former classroom teacher with more than 23 years experience utilizing technology in education from primary through post-secondary settings. He has made hundreds of presentations nationwide on educational technology issues and innovations and currently makes his home in Virginia Beach.

As WHRO’s Chief Education Officer, Callahan is responsible for a variety of state and regional educational technology products and services, most notably Virginia’s PBS TeacherLine-a statewide online teacher training program featuring more than 150 research-based courses at every grade level in most every subject; the Virtual Virginia Advanced Placement School operations center serving over 3,500 students annually across the Commonwealth with dozens of AP and world language courses; the Hampton Roads Virtual Learning Center providing online core courses to 18 school divisions in southeastern Virginia; and Virginia’s Community of Anytime Knowledge, a statewide, non-commercial, online professional development service.

Callahan attended Grove City College and Kent State University and holds Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Education degrees.

= = == =Mike Kozak=

Director
Nebraska Department of Education 301 Centennial Mall South PO Box 94987 Lincoln, NE 68509-4987 (402) 471-0533 mike.kozak@nebraska.gov

Meagan Taylor-Booth is the E-Learning Support Supervisor with Virtual Virginia meagan.taylor-booth@virtualvirginia.org

Brenda Williams Executive Director West Virginia Department of Education 1900 Kanawha Blvd East Building 6, Room 346 Charleston, WV 25314 304-558-7880 brendaw@access.k12.wv.us



Bob Cole is an Instructional Technology Specialist at the Maryland State Department of Education. Previously, Bob worked as a high school science teacher and a district-level technology specialist before working with the MVLO program at MSDE. He is currently managing the Maryland Virtual School program which provides opportunities for Maryland students to take online courses to supplement their traditional instructional program. Mr. Cole also assists local school system’s strategic planning initiatives to start their own online learning programs. His related experiences include teaching online courses, designing online content, and facilitation of online communities. Bob was the recipient of MDLA’s 2009 K-12 Distance Educator of the Year Award.  Robert Cole, Instructional Technology Specialist [|//Maryland Virtual Learning Opportunities (MVLO)//] Maryland State Department of Education 200 West Baltimore Street | Baltimore, MD 21201 410.767.0346 )  (voice) | 410.333.2128 6  (fax) <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">racolej (Twitter/Google talk)  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">[|Elluminate Virtual Office]

Timothy P. Hontz Technology Integration Specialist [|Carroll County Public Schools] 410-751-3500 v 410-751-3462 f [|tphontz@carrollk12.org] <span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">

<span style="display: block; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Times New Roman; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;"> Name: Clint Rickman Title: District Instructional Technology Teacher Specialist School Division: Hampton City Schools, Hampton, VA 23669 Telephone: 757-727-1105 Responsibilities: D2L District Administrator D2L Administrator with WHRO D2L Consortium D2L Online Facilitator e-learning Instructor Supervise Secondary iTRT’s (Instructional Technology Resource Teachers) for the School Division.


 * [[image:Knox_Pipes.png width="121" height="150"]]Beverly Knox-Pipes** is assistant superintendent for technology and media services at Michigan's Genesee Intermediate School District. A finalist of //Technology & Learning//'s 2003 Ed Tech Leader of the Year program, Knox-Pipes also serves as executive director for the Genesee Network for Educational Telecommunications, a 150-mile fiber optic network for voice, video, and data.
 * bknoxpip@geneseeisd.org ||


 * Margie Johnson **
 * MNPS Director of Professional Learning **
 * Martin Professional Development Center **
 * 2400 Fairfax Ave. **
 * Nashville, TN 37212 **
 * Phone: 615-298-8456 x2205 **
 * Fax: 615-298-6675 **
 * margie.johnson@mnps.org **

Georgianne Skinner Director, Technology Department Hampton City Schools, Hampton, VA 23669 gskinner@sbo.hampton.k12.va.us

Sherry Holt Hampton City Schools, Hampton, VA 23669 sholt@sbo.hampton.k12.va.us

Cheryl Groebel Hampton City Schools, Hampton, VA 23669 cgroebel@sbo.hampton.k12.va.us