Contributors
Leadership Team
Project Managers
- Cindy Hamblin, Virtual Learning Leadership Alliance
- Allison Powell, DLAC
- Pam Shaw, Quality Matters
The Leadership Team
- M. Elizabeth (Liz) Azukas, Georgia Tech
- Melissa Bardack, CIESC | Indiana Online
- Holly Brzycki, Capital Area Online Learning Association
- Junell “Nellie” Christian, ACCESS Virtual Learning
- Julie Davis, Mesa Digital Learning Program
- Mark Deschaine, University of Mississippi
- Cindy Hamblin, Virtual Learning Leadership Alliance
- Christopher Harrington, Michigan Virtual
- Jessica Hooper, Wyoming Department of Education
- Michael Kasper, ASU Preparatory Academy – Digital
- Alyssa Martin, North Dakota Center for Distance Education
- Kaisha Mathis, THRIVE Learning Collaborative – Oklahoma
- Rachel McBroom, North Carolina Virtual Public School
- Allegra McGrew, Region 4 Education Service Center
- Amy Michalowski, VHS Learning
- Jason Neiffer, Montana Digital Academy
- Heidi Nelson-Buffa, TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School (TECCA)
- Wendy Oliver, Xperience Education
- Mandy Perry, Pinellas Virtual School
- Cory Plough, Legacy Schools
- Allison Powell, DLAC
- Mickey Revenaugh, Connections Academy (2001-2022); Johns Hopkins Univ Press (2023-Pres)
- Jennifer Sayre, Fairfield County ESC
- Jean Sharp, Sharp Solutions & Services Group
- Betsy Springer, Gull Lake Community Schools
- Sheryl Tatum, Stride/K12
Past Members
- John Ashworth, Virtual Arkansas
- Brenda Boyd, Quality Matters
- Catayah Clark, NvisionED eLearning Associates
- Andrea Connolly, College of Southern Nevada High School
- Edi Cox, Retired
- Ronda Eshelman, Retired
- Joseph Freidhoff, Michigan Virtual
- John Jacobs, Northwest Passage
- Kathryn Kennedy, Consult4Ed Group
- Daylene Lauman, Ignite Center for eLearning
- Bradley Mitchell, Virtual SC
- Dawn Nordine, Digital Learning Consultant
- Suzie Scheffler, Quality Matters
- Jeff Simmons, Idaho Digital Learning Alliance
- Christine Voelker, DLAC
- Storie Walsh, Retired
- Matthew Wicks, Pearson
NSQ Online Courses
Chairs
- Jason Neiffer, Montana Digital Academy
- Betsy Springer, Gull Lake Virtual Partnership
Project Manager Lead
- Suzie Scheffler, Quality Matters
Contributors
- Iman Alattar, Stride, Inc.
- Cynthia Ambrose, Low Country Education Consortium
- Holly Branch, Berkeley County Schools, WV
- Brenda Boyd, Quality Matters
- Christina Dananay, VLN Education
- Tami Echard, Georgia Virtual School
- Deirdre Edwards, NvisionED
- John Englander, High Resolves Learning (Australia)
- Lydia Ferrari, Texas Connections Academy of Houston
- Dustin Fowler, Aiken County Public School District
- Heather Gowton, Chester County Intermediate Unit
- Nicole L’Etoile, LEtoile Education
- Lisa Martin, Florida State University
- Valora MacCallum, Idaho Digital Learning Alliance
- Mollie McBroom, Florida Connections Academy
- Katarzyna Minollari, QSI Virtual School
- Scott Nolt, Cabarrus County Schools
- April Sandifer, Cobb County School District
- Pam Shaw, Quality Matters
- Emily Svedin, Alaska Department of Education and Early Development
- Lauren Travis, Oaks Christian Online
- Esmeralda Valdez, Richland School District
NSQ Online Teaching
Chairs
- Rachel McBroom, North Carolina Virtual Public School
- Wendy Oliver, Xperience Education
Project Manager Lead
- Allison Powell, DLAC
Contributors
- Greg Akai, Loyola Marymount University
- Monet Baker, Stride, Inc.
- Joanne Jones Barnett, Center for Digital Learning Research Design and Resources (CDLRDR)
- Kimberly Bennett, Edovate Learning Corp.
- Steve Blair, ACCESS Virtual Learning at Alabama State Department of Education
- Lita Bledsoe, Oaks Christian Online School
- Vivian Brownlow, F.I.R.S.T. School
- Gloria Burdette, West Virginia Department of Education
- Liz Callen, Lincoln Learning Solutions
- Billeen Carlson, Kenai Peninsula Borough School District
- Rich Copeland, Georgia Virtual Learning
- Trixi DeRosa-Davis, South Carolina Department of Education
- Jon Fila, Inclusive AI Strategies
- Brad Garner, Indiana Wesleyan University
- Marcella Gemelli, Arizona State University
- Samantha Goldman, University of Kansas
- Jill Heard, Virtual Arkansas
- Daniel Hickey, Indiana University
- Lenette Hillian, Portsmouth Public Schools
- Lisa Herring, Stride, Inc.
- Hunada Kanbar, Sharjah Private Education Authority/Sharjah Education Academy (UAE)
- Stacey Katz Shapiro, American School for the Deaf
- Kate Mayfield, KyOLXC
- Julie McInturff, Kennewick School District
- Andrea McKay, Michigan Virtual
- Laura O’Dell, Conestoga Valley School District
- Cory Plough, Legacy Schools
- Ellie Reich, ASU Preparatory Academy
- Mary Rice, University of New Mexico
- Christine Rigo, St. Paul College, Pasig (Philippines)
- Lisa Rohde, Michigan Virtual
- Lainie Rowell, Orange County Department of Education
- Carmelita Alicea Santiago, The AIGeo Math Lab. LLC
- Donna Schaeffer, Marymount University
- Suraj K. Sebastian, Gulf Medical University (UAE)
- Kimary Shahin, Algonquin College (Ottawa)
- Kate Shively, Ball State University
- Megan Slatton, Auburn University
- Mark Slider, Chester County Intermediate Unit
- Sean Smith, The University of Kansas
- Shannon Smith, Michigan Virtual
- Vicky Smith, TEAMS, Inc.
- Ross Teller, Fort Worth Independent School District
- Kristina Valles, Arizona State University
- Megan Weinman, Lincoln Learning Solutions
- Erin Wilcox, Association of Christian Schools International
- Andrea Wilkinson, Madison City Schools
- Elizabeth Wright, Indiana University High School Online
NSQ Online Programs
Chairs
- Christopher Harrington, Michigan Virtual
- Amy Michalowski, VHS Learning
Project Manager Lead
- Cindy Hamblin, Virtual Learning Leadership Alliance
Contributors
- Amanda Adams, Kenai Peninsula Borough School District
- Julie-Anne Angell, John Paul College (Australia)
- Marijean (MJ) Ballard, ACCESS Virtual Learning
- Bobbi Jo Carter, East Carolina University
- Robert Cole, Howard County Public Schools
- Penny Christensen, Hot Lunch Tray
- Junell “Nellie” Christian, ACCESS Virtual Learning
- Micah Copeland, North Carolina Cyber Academy
- Mitchell Cumings, Berrien Springs Public Schools
- Julie Davis, Mesa Digital Learning Program
- Joe Goble, St. Clair County Virtual Preparatory Academy
- Colleen Grady, Ohio Department of Education
- LaNessa Hof, Dakota State UniversityErnest Huff, UACCM
- Kimberly Howard, Utah State Board of Education
- John Meznarich, Cameron Academy of Virtual Education
- Arwa Mohammed, Sudan Medical Council (Sudan)
- Rajeswari Mohan, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- Judy Perez, iLearn Collaborative
- Mandy Perry, Pinellas Virtual School
- Elaine Plybon, Blue-X Virtual Learning
- Angela Roe, Poston Butte High School
- Kimberly Smerkers, Washoe County School District
- Jude Tayaben, Benguet State University (Philippines)
- David VanDenBoom, Intermediate School District #287
- Sarah Warnick, Virtual Virginia
- Matt Wicks, Pearson Virtual Schools
NSQ Digital Learning Leadership
Chairs
- M. Elizabeth (Liz) Azukas, Georgia Tech Research Institute
- Holly Brzycki, Capital Area Online Learning Association
- Jean Sharp, Sharp Solutions & Services Group
Project Manager Lead
- Allison Powell, DLAC
Work Group Leads
- Lea Ann Lockard, Elevate eLearning LLC
- Brita Martin-Lindsey, Elevate eLearning LLC
- Lynne Nowicki, Success Virtual Learning Centers of Michigan
- Helen Williams, Launch
Contributors
- Kathleen Allison, iSucceed Virtual Schools
- Michael Barbour, Touro University California
- Lita Bledsoe, Oaks Christian Online School
- Rachel Book, Lincoln Learning Solutions
- Nellie Christian, ACCESS Virtual Learning
- Stephani Cuddie, Franklin Pierce University
- Jeff Farden, Idaho Digital Learning Alliance
- Mary Fluharty, Scantron
- Mary Gifford, Pansophic Learning/ACCEL Schools
- Kevin Heller-Antrim, California College Guidance Initiative
- Angela Ingram, Georgia Department of Education
- Cory Kanth, Utah State Board of Education, Southern New Hampshire University
- Dan Mahlandt, Graduation Solutions
- Genesio Modesti, Ministero dellIstruzione
- Jason Neiffer, Montana Digital Academy
- Andrew Pasquinilli, Pearson Virtual Schools
- Darla Posney, Harris Digital Learning
- Peter Robertson, FuturesEducation
- Raymond Rose, TDLA
- Linda Schuerman, Wisconsin Virtual School
- Jen Sharp, United States Parachute Association
- Sarika Simpson, City Teaching Alliance
- Sage Sirotkin, ASU Prep Digital
- Charles Thayer, Lincoln Learning Solutions
- Antigona Uka, Kosova Center for Digital Education – Meso Online
- Kim Vasquez, ATS Education Services (My Virtual Academy)
- Joyce Whitby, Innovations4Education
- Kirsten Wilson, former Arkansas Department of Education State Coordinator of eLearning and University of Oklahoma Education Services
About DLAC
DLAC, the Community Advancing Digital Learning, is a nationwide community of forward-thinking K-12 digital educators and leaders committed to student-centered learning through innovative, flexible solutions. We represent a broad spectrum of ideas and approaches to digital learning. Through purposeful collaboration, research, and advocacy, we are working to create the best learning experiences and outcomes for all students. DLAC runs the DLAC Ignite conference, the online Digital Learningpalooza online conference, year-round professional learning communities, and other high-impact webinars, meet-ups, and communities.
About Quality Matters
Grounded in research. Driven by best practices. A community that puts learners first. Quality Matters (QM) is the global organization leading quality assurance in online and innovative digital teaching and learning environments. It provides a scalable quality assurance system for online and blended learning used within and across organizations. When you see QM Recognition and Certification Marks on courses or programs, it means they have met QM Course or Program Quality Standards in a rigorous review process.
About the Virtual Learning Leadership Alliance
The Virtual Learning Leadership Alliance (VLLA) is a 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit organization comprised of leading supplemental virtual programs across the United States, including state virtual schools and distinguished consortia. Dedicated to strengthening online learning, VLLA focuses on leadership, advocacy, expertise, and fostering professional relationships. These core principles drive the organization’s strategic initiatives, ensuring high-quality online learning programs and collaboration among its member organizations.
