Volunteer Team

Orlando, FL | November 17-20, 2025

Welcome to OLC Accelerate 2025! We invite you to join us at #OLCAccelerate2025

OLC is a non-profit, member-driven organization that relies on volunteers to help us provide the tools and resources that support quality in online and digital learning. The generous support provided by our extensive network of volunteers enables us to achieve our goals and to continue fulfilling our mission.

  • Allison Rief, The University of Arizona Global Campus (UAGC) – Conference Co-Chair
  • Cody House,  George Washington University – Conference Co-Chair
  • Jennifer Wurch, Penn Foster – Program Co-Chair
  • Andrew Wiss, George Washington University – Program Co-Chair
  • Haley Sampson, The University of Arizona Global Campus (UAGC) – Engagement Co-Chair
  • Amy Johnson, The University of Arizona Global Campus (UAGC) – Engagement Co-Chair
  • Jennifer Mathes, OLC – Executive Conference Co-Chair
  • Dylan Barth, OLC – OLC Programming, Symposiums & Summits
  • Veronica Hoff, OLC – Conference Marketing and Comms Director
  • Christine Hinkley, OLC – Sr. Director, Conferences
  • Adelle Koscinski, OLC – Conferences and Events Specialist
  • Lisa Hassler, Epiphany Cathedral School – K12 Advisor
  • Jordan Register, University of North Carolina Charlotte – Innovative and Effective Digital Design
  • Camille Funk, Utah Valley University – Leadership, Partnerships, and Organizational Strategy
  • Tedra Mewhirter, Northern Illinois University – Learner Success, Engagement, and Empowerment
  • Jeri Hanson, American College of Education (ACE) – Professional Development, Quality Assurance, and Support
  • Cheryl Fulghum, Haywood Community College – Engagement Programming Support
  • Danny Beason, Independent Consultant – Engagement Programming Support
  • Devena Singleton,  West Coast University – AI Exploration Zone Co-Chair
  • Randy De Witt, West Coast University – AI Exploration Zone Co-Chair
  • Maxine Frendel, Western Governors University – Field Guide Chair
  • Christopher Addo, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
  • Dawn Adolfson, University of South Florida
  • Dr. Samra Afzal, National University of Modern Languages, Pakistan
  • Azfar Ahmad, Qatar University
  • Diane Alberts, Northern Illinois University
  • Clarissa Anderson, The University of Oklahoma
  • Debbie Azevedo, University of the Pacific
  • Brooke Bakan, University of Pennsylvania
  • Kristin Ballard, UAGC
  • Kito Barrow, The Chicago School
  • Dr. Tranell E. Barton, Delgado Community College
  • Rebecca Bartusewich, University of Wisconsin-Platteville
  • Deranee Basant, SEIU775 Benefits Group
  • Scott Bokash, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
  • David Bond, UNSW Sydney
  • Christen Boone, St. Philip’s College
  • Jodi Bower, University of Louisiana at Monroe
  • Kiran Budhrani, UNC Charlotte
  • Jackie Bullis, University of Arizona Global Campus
  • Sophia Burch, Northeastern State University, OK
  • Heather Burke, Hondros College of Nursing
  • Andrea Butler, Dallas College
  • Angie Buys, Ferris State University
  • Joe Cap, UAGC
  • Karen Case, Clinton Community College (SUNY)
  • Nancy Chapko, Gateway Technical Vollege
  • Janet Chappell, CSU
  • Brian Chen, University of Illinois Springfield
  • Andrea Chute, MacEwan University
  • Shanna Clevenger, Delgado Community College
  • Kari Cook, Northwestern State University
  • Catherine Cooke, Saint Louis University
  • Caitlin Cooper, Delgado Community College
  • Rebecca Cottrell, MSU Denver
  • Kaitlyn Cremer, Baylor University
  • Teah Cummings, self
  • Shameka Davenport, Colorado Technical University
  • Adam Davi, University of Arizona
  • Sarah Davis, Des Moines University
  • Zaina DeLaney, University of Florida
  • Kelly Diamond, West Virginia University
  • Rachel Dilts, Walden University
  • Martin Dunlap, West Virginia University
  • Isabel Elizalde, William & Mary
  • Allison Ermol, Butler Univeresity
  • Hua-Jun Fan, Alcorn State University
  • Lesley Farmer, CSULB
  • Ellen Farr, The College of New Jersey
  • Sue Farris, UNH College of Professional Studies
  • Crystal Faulkner, Austin Peay State University
  • Liz Fitzgerald, Purdue University Global
  • Allyson Fleischer, University of Florida
  • Stephanie Foote, Gardner Institute for Excellence in Higher Education and Stony Brook University
  • Kiley Forsythe, Mississippi State University
  • Ali Foster, MacEwan University
  • Emily Franklin, UCF
  • Camille Funk, Utah Valley University
  • Mary Ann Garcia, Excelsior University
  • Doug Geier, UCSF
  • David Gliddon, Colorado Technical University
  • Kim Godwin, Middle Tennessee State University
  • Susan Gould, University of Arizona Global Campus
  • Celine Greene, JHU (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health)
  • Keri Griffin, Siena Heights University
  • Jennifer Griffith, The Community Solution Education System
  • Eileen Grodziak, Penn State
  • Kimberly Hall, Tufts University
  • Dominique Hallett, Arkansas State University
  • Angie Hammons, Mizzou Academy
  • Elizabeth Hand, Southern Union State Community College
  • Jeri Hanson, American College of Education (ACE)
  • Jennifer Harrison, jharrison@purdueglobal.edu
  • Lisa Hassler, Spectrum Education
  • Karen Hein, Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU)
  • Marie Henderson, University of Arizona Global Campus
  • Jessica Higdon, The Citadel
  • Rick Holbeck, Grand Canyon University
  • Shanda Hood, University of Arkansas
  • Stephanie Hostetter, Global College of Professional Military Education
  • Alicia Hughes, Sparking up Leadership, LLC Consulting
  • Alethea Inns, UNLV
  • Fatenah Issa, Orbis Education
  • Deb James, Western New England University
  • Matthew Jennings, University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • Amy Johnson, UAGC
  • Paul Kahenya, Africa Nazarene university
  • Jennifer Kaplan, University of Pittsburgh
  • Hiba Kassab, Nipissing University
  • Teresa Keeler, NJIT
  • Parul Khurana, SUNY Empire State University
  • Edward Kim, National University
  • Eric Klein, American College of Education
  • Stephanie Korslund, University of Cincinnati
  • Matt Koss, Michigan State University/College of Nursing
  • Jeff Kosse, University of Oklahoma
  • Yin Wah Kreher, Yin’s Learning Atelier
  • Radhika Krishnadas, Louisiana STate University
  • Nasiha Lachaud, Texas A&M – Texarkana
  • Luna Laliberte, Stanford University
  • Cynthia Lambertson-Poon, University of Alberta
  • Amy Larson, Lansing Community College
  • Dr. Georgianna Laws, Geo Laws Consulting LLC
  • Sarah Lee, Collin College
  • Hannah Lee Otto, Loyola University Chicago
  • Megan LeLay, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)
  • Jessica Lyons, Hamilton Southeastern Schools
  • Laurie Lyons, GWU
  • Yelena Lyudmilova, Passaic County Community College
  • Naomi Mardock, Metropolitan Community College
  • Linda J Mast, National University
  • Analisa McMillan, University of Nebraska Medical center
  • Dr Pankaj Mehrotra, University of the People, Pasadena, California
  • Mary Beth Messner, Catawba College
  • Tedra Mewhirter, Northern Illinois University
  • Deborah Mixson-Brookshire, Kennesaw State University
  • Alexis Morin, Western New England University
  • Anna Morrison, Clemson University
  • Yue Mu, Stevens Institute of Technology
  • Kizito Mukuni, Fayetteville State University
  • Angella Mundle, Grand Canyon University
  • Joanna Nagelhout, University of Rhode Island
  • Peter O’Reilly, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  • Lergia Olivo, Florida International University
  • Heather Olson, Florida SouthWestern State College
  • Christine Paige, SUNY Empire State University
  • Anchalee Phataralaoha, University of Florida
  • Megan Philipsek, Crescent Career Center
  • Richard Powers, Stuttgart University
  • Kristi Preisman, College of Saint Mary
  • Nafije Prishtina, UCF
  • Mandi Purcey, Ferris State University
  • Edward Queen, Johns Hopkins University, Whiting School of Engineering
  • Jordan Register, University of North Carolina Charlotte
  • Claire Renaud, University of Maryland Global Campus
  • Sherri Restauri, Coastal Carolina University
  • Tina Rettler-Pagel, Madison College
  • Bianca Reyes, William Woods Unicersity
  • Malisa Richards, Dominica State College
  • Alena Rodick, Empire State University
  • Heather Rozar-Bergmann, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide
  • Haley Sampson, University of Arizona Global Campus
  • Heather Shellabarger, United Theological Seminary
  • Henrietta Siemens, Fresno Pacific University
  • Laura Sliwinski, Westcliff University
  • Miranda Smith, West Virginia University
  • Darlene Smucny, George Mason University
  • Allison Sohanlal, McMaster University
  • Courtney Stortz, Delgado Community College
  • Lori Swinney, North Dakota State University
  • Scott Tierno, Unitek Learning
  • Kory Trosclair, University of North Carolina Charlotte
  • Matthew Vick, UW-Whitewater
  • Tim Walker, Loyola University Chicago
  • Hong Wang, Northern Virginia Community College
  • Sandra Watts, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
  • Dr. Susan Wegmann, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
  • Brandie Wempe, USDA
  • Julie Wenz, Community College of Baltimore College
  • Jessica White, UNC Chapel Hill
  • Kirk Wilkins, University of Missouri System
  • Aubrae Wilson, Toronto Metropolitan University – Chang School of Continuing Education
  • Kirsten Wilson, Oklahoma University Education Services
  • Damiao Zoe Xu, University of Connecticut
  • Dr. Heather Zeng, Past President, California Career Development Association
  • Allison Rief, UAGC

Orlando, FL | November 17-20, 2025

OLC Accelerate showcases groundbreaking research and highly effective practices in online and digital learning across K-12, higher education, and corporate L&D. This event is designed to empower and support leaders, instructional designers, educators, and training professionals by offering a wide range of sessions and activities.

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