IMS Global Learning Consortium: Executive Strategic Council

The IMS Global Learning Consortium (GLC) has formed the Executive Strategic Council (ESC) for the purpose of providing leadership in highlighting the major challenges to the learning industry community worldwide, current and future, and to help guide the strategic priorities of IMS GLC.

To encourage innovative responses to these global learning challenges the ESC provides guidance to IMS GLC’s Learning Impact Awards and Recognition Program. This annual program awards the most impactful uses of technology to address global learning challenges, and recognizes product and service innovation within the context of a specific institutional, system, country, or wider implementation. Awards are presented at the annual IMS GLC Learning Impact conference and showcase

Dr. Nicholas H. Allen,Provost Emeritus & Collegiate Professor, University of Maryland University College

Dr. Paul Clark,Senior Research Fellow, Retired Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching), The Open University

Dr. Dae-Joon Hwang,President of KERIS (Korea Education Research and Information Service)

Dr. John Leslie King, Vice Provost for Academic Information at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and Professor in the School of Information

Dr. Arthur J. Lendo, President and Professor of Management, Peirce College, Philadelphia, PA

Dr. Bernard Luskin, Provost and CEO for global eLearning Programs, Touro College and Touro University

Michael J. Offerman, Vice Chairman, Capella Education Company, President Emeritus, Capella University

Dr. Malcolm Read, Executive Secretary, Joint Information Systems Committee, United Kingdom

Dr. Nicholas H. Allen, Provost Emeritus & Collegiate Professor, University of Maryland University College

Nicholas H. Allen was the first provost and chief academic officer of University of Maryland University College (UMUC) from 1998 until his retirement from that post in 2007; he was Interim President while the University searched for a new president in 2005. During these years of dramatic growth in online education, Allen provided academic leadership and strategic direction to UMUC's worldwide operations as the institution emerged as the 12th largest public university in the United States and one of the world’s major virtual universities with online enrollments reaching 177,000 in 2007. Dr. Allen is a Collegiate Professor in the University’s Graduate School of Management & Technology.

Allen first joined UMUC in 1987 as a senior faculty member and director of general management and executive programs in the university’s Graduate School. He became Dean of the school in 1991 and led it through a time of significant program innovation and expansion, now reaching over 15,000 graduate students. Prior to UMUC, Allen served 23 years in various leadership positions with the U.S. Coast Guard, a public, humanitarian agency of some 40,000 members. Among those assignments he commanded two cutters and was a program manager at the Coast Guard Institute, responsible for the professional qualification courses and service-wide promotion examinations for the Coast Guard enlisted workforce.

He received his BS degree from the U.S. Coast Academy, MBA from Oklahoma City University, and MPA and DPA degrees from The George Washington University.

Nick is a frequent and strong voice for continuing and higher education, and an advocate for using technology and process reengineering to achieve access to high quality, affordable education on a scalable basis. In addition to his role on the Executive Strategic Council of the IMS Global Learning Consortium, he currently serves on the Commission for Lifelong Learning of the American Council of Education, and on the Interim Board of Trustees for the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE).

He received his BS degree from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, MBA degree from Oklahoma City University, and MPA and DPA degrees from the George Washington University.

Michael Chasen combines his expertise managing fast growth internet software companies with a passion to enhance education through technology. This has been critical to the success of Blackboard Inc., a leading provider of enterprise software and services for the education industry, currently used by more than 3,400 academic institutions worldwide.

Mr Chasen and co-founder Matthew Pittinsky, Chairman of Blackboard Inc., were named by Ernst & Young as "Entrepreneurs of the Year for Emerging Companies in Washington, D.C." The Kilby Awards Foundation also honored them as "young innovators" for having recognized and delivered on the demand for a high-quality, easy-to-use, and cost-effective online educational software platform.

Mr Chasen holds an MBA from Georgetown University and an undergraduate degree in computer science from American University. He brings a solid mixture of business development and internet engineering skills to Blackboard, and has extensive experience in educational consulting. Before founding Blackboard, he served as a member of the Higher Education Practice at KPMG Consulting, the world's largest professional services firm serving colleges and universities. He worked closely with several universities and colleges to implement wide-ranging software systems and also managed high-profile online development projects within The U.S. Department of Education.

Recently named one of American Venture Magazine's "Top Forty Under 40,' Mr. Chasen has been featured in print, broadcast and online media, including The New York Times, CNNfn, Fox News, Sam Donaldson's ABC.com, Internet.com, EXBETV.com, the Associated Press, PC Magazine, WUSA-TV (CBS), Wired.com, Beyond Computers, Technology & Learning, and The Washington Post.

Dr. Paul Clark,Senior Research Fellow, Retired Pro-Vice-Chancellor,(Learning and Teaching) The Open University

Dr Paul Clark is a Senior Research Fellow and the Retired Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching) at The Open University. Dr Clark was previously the Chief Executive Officer of the Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education from 1999 to 2002. Canadian by birth, he obtained his first degree in Engineering Physics at McGill University, Montreal and his PhD in Theoretical Physics at Queen Mary (and Westfield) College of the University of London. He has been on the academic staff of the University of Birmingham and the UK Open University, where he was Dean of the Science Faculty from 1988 to 1993. From 1993 to 1996 he held the appointment of Director of Quality Assessment for the Higher Education Funding Council for England where he led the programme of assessment of the quality of teaching and learning in 23 subjects across 150 higher education institutions.

From September 1996 to March 1999, Dr Clark held the post of Director of Teaching and Learning for the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council, where his responsibilities included the planning and delivery of funding initiatives to improve the processes of teaching and learning in higher education, especially those using communications and information technology. Dr Clark also holds the position of Visiting Professor in Educational Development at the University of Abertay - Dundee.

As Chairman of the Board and CEO of Compass Knowledge Group, Dan Devine is responsible for charting the Company's strategic plan and leveraging the company's assets, student base, brand strength and operational capabilities. He served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Compass from 1995 to 2003, and continues to oversee the day-to-day operations of Compass and its subsidiaries. When Mr. Devine co-founded Compass, distance learning was in its infancy comprised mostly of correspondence courses and teleconferences at regional sites. Through continued trial and research, Devine and the team at Compass developed an extremely effective distance learning model that has resulted in successful distance learning programs at well respected colleges and universities across the country.

Before Mr. Devine began charting his own course as an entrepreneur at Compass, he was employed for nearly 10 years by Harris Corporation where he held several positions in engineering and business development. In 1993, Mr. Devine's entrepreneurial aspirations led him to successful consulting work with Harris and several other companies.

Mr. Devine's strong ties to his alma mater, the University of Florida where he earned his BS in Electrical Engineering, helped chart the course for Compass. In 1996, Compass began working with the University of Florida to help develop the Working Professional Doctor of Pharmacy (WPPD) program. The partnership continues to this day, and in 2006 Compass and UF celebrated the 1,000th graduate of the program.

In addition to his degree from the University of Florida, Mr. Devine completed Stanford University's Executive Program for Growing Companies. Mr. Devine currently sits on the University of Florida's College of Pharmacy Advisory Board and College of Public Health and Health Professions Advisory Board. He resides in Windermere, Florida with his wife, Jacqueline, and their four children.

Dr. Dae-Joon Hwang, President of KERIS -Korea Education Research and Information Service

Dr. Dae-Joon Hwang has been serving as the president of KERIS (Korea Education Research and Information Service), a leading Ministry of Education-affiliated organization in the educational and research field since July 2004.

Over past twenty years he has been actively working as an expert on computer architecture (dataflow machine design), parallel processing, multimedia framework design, CSCW, cyber education system, and intellectual property right management. He also has more than 20-year experiences in both doing research and teaching students in Korean Universities. He has been with the faculty of School of EE & CE, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea since March 1987. During the period of Feb. 1997 - Jan. 2004 he took in charge of Provost of SKKU Information and Communication Center and also he served as Provost of Admission. In addition, he spent one year as a visiting professor at MIT and four months as an invited researcher at IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, U.S.A. And also he served as an exchange professor at University of California, Irvine, U.S.A. (2001.3-2001.8)

Dr. Hwang has extensive experiences in Cyber Education. During the years 1998-2001, he consulted on cyber education for Ministry of Education and Ministry of Unification of Korea government. At the same time, he worked as a chairman of Planning and Administration Committee of Open Cyber University and his effort contributed to OCU's earning the reputation as a leading cyber university during that time. And also he served as one of national evaluation committee members on ICT utilization in primary and secondary schools for more than four years. He was actively involved as a board member of IVILLE Int'l Inc., in LA, U.S.A., and IVILLE SOFTWARE Inc. in Seoul, Korea, which were co-founded based on his Korean and U.S Patents on cyber education system and platform technology in September 1998. He invested his time about 2 years as a research staff of the committee of Education and Research of World Trade Center Association to design Cyber Education Platform of World Trade Center University operated by WTCA in NY, U.S.A..(1998.9-2001) Especially he recognized as one of the expert with dignity on e-learning and regarded as a key person who paved a way of adopting cyber education into Korea. On recognition of the activities and contributions, he received the Presidential Award from Korean Government in June 1999.

Dr. Hwang earned his bachelor's degree in Computer Technology from Kyung Pook National University, and his master's and doctoral degrees in Computer Science from Seoul National University.

Doug Kelsall is President and CFO of Education Sales Management (ESM). Previoiusly Doug was served as president and COO of eCollege. He led both the eLearning and Enrollment Services operating divisions of eCollege, as well as the product engineering and technology (PET) function. Kelsall previously served as eCollege's executive vice president and CFO, where he was responsible for overseeing PET, professional services, account management, finance and administration. Additionally, Kelsall is a member of eCollege's board of directors. He brings 25 years of financial and technology experience to the company through executive management positions with both public and private technology companies. Kelsall holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Colorado, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Denver.

Dr. John Leslie King, Vice Provost for Academic Information at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and Professor in the School of Information

John Leslie King is Vice Provost for Academic Information at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and Professor in the School of Information where he served as Dean from 2000-2006. In his current role he is helping to shape the mission of the University of Michigan and higher education as a result of the affordances of modern information and communication technologies. From 1980-2000 he was Professor of Computer Science and Management and Research Scientist in the Center for Research on Information Technology and Organizations at the University of California, Irvine. He has published over 150 scholarly books and articles on the relationship between technological change and social change, especially the role of information technologies and change in social institutions.

His recent research concerns the transformation of work practice in highly-institutionalized production sectors as a result of the advent of digital communication and information processing technology. Among the sectors studied include common carrier communications (wireline and cellular telephony), electric power generation and transmission, inter-modal freight transportation, financial services, health care, higher education, and automobile manufacturing. A particular interest is the shift from the model of process coordination through systems integration that dominated the 20th century and toward a non-integrated regime of coordination that is likely to dominate the 21st century.

Dr. King served in 1990 as Marvin Bower Fellow and Visiting Professor at the Harvard Business School, in 2001 as Canon Visiting Professor at Nanyang Business School in Singapore, and in 2006 as Fulbright Distinguished Chair of American Studies at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University (University of Frankfurt, Germany).

His editorial experience includes a role as editor-in-chief in of the INFORMS journal Information Systems Research from 1993-98, and an associate editor of ACM Computing Surveys and many other scholarly journal. Since 2003 he has been Senior Scientific Advisor for cyberinfrastructure with the National Science Foundation directorates for Computer and Information Science and Engineering and Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences. He was elected in 2005 as a Fellow of the Association for information Systems.

Dr. Jolene Koester began her appointment as the fourth president of California State University, Northridge on July 1, 2000. The Board of Trustees of the California State University (CSU) formally announced their appointment of Dr. Koester as president on November 16, 1999.

Prior to her appointment, Dr. Koester served as provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at California State University, Sacramento, a post she had held since 1993. Before her service as provost, she held other executive positions in the academic affairs division at Sacramento State, and was a faculty member there, as a professor of communication studies, since 1980. She earned a Bachelor's of Arts from the University of Minnesota in 1970, a Master's of Arts in communication arts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1971, and a Ph.D. in speech communication from Minnesota in 1980.

Dr. Arthur J. Lendo, President and Professor of Management, Peirce College, Philadelphia, PA

Dr. Arthur J. Lendo has been President and Professor of Management, Peirce College, Philadelphia, PA since 1991. His 15 year tenure places him among the most experienced (top 10%) college presidents in the country. He shepherded the College through a charter change from two-year to baccalaureate status; established the successful Peirce Corporate College; and created the acclaimed Peirce Online which offers accredited degrees completely online. The College is now an international institution with degree-seeking students enrolled from 43 states, the U.S. Virgin Islands and 30 foreign countries.

President Arthur J. Lendo has received numerous awards during his 38-year career. Dr. Arthur J. Lendo holds a B.B.A. from the University of Notre Dame, M.Ed. from The American University and Ph.D. from Boston College as well as certificates of advanced graduate study from Harvard University, The Aspen Institute, and Oxford. His professional background includes administrative and faculty positions at The American University (DC), Boston College (MA), Northeastern University (MA), and Saint Joseph's University (PA) plus Fortune 500 technology experience with Sperry UNIVAC (now UNISYS). He presented a major policy paper at Oxford University in July 2004 regarding asynchronous online learning which received wide distribution.

John V. Lombardi is President of the Louisiana State University System. Previously, he was Chancellor and Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He also serves as co-editor of The Center's Top American Research Universities project on measuring university performance. Dr. Lombardi was dean of international programs and dean of arts and sciences at Indiana University, provost at The Johns Hopkins University, and president of the University of Florida. He is a specialist in Latin America with a special interest in Venezuelan history, and the author of a variety of books and articles, one of which is coauthored with his wife, Cathryn. He received his Ph.D. and MA from Columbia University and his bachelor's degree from Pomona College. Since 2002 he has served on the Board of Directors of the Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts.

Dr. Bernard Luskin, Executive Vice President, Fielding Graduate University, Director, Media Psychology Program

Dr. Bernard Luskin has had distinguished careers in commerce, education, entertainment and psychology. University Business Magazine selected him as one who has had exceptional careers in both education and corporate life. He is a licensed psychotherapist, with Degrees in Business and a UCLA Doctorate in Education, Psychology and Technology. Bernie Luskin has been president and CEO of divisions of major Fortune 50 and 500 companies, including Philips Interactive Media, PolyGram New Media, Philips Education and Reference Publishing and Jones International, including Mind Extension University, Knowledge TV, and Jones Education Networks. He has authored bestseller economics, technology and education books, television series and CDs. He is credited in working with Paramount, for putting the first 50 movies on CD in MPEG format, leading to DVD. He served on the Accrediting Commission for Collegiate Schools of Business, and led the standards team that developed specifications for CDi and CDRom, in addition to working on standards features of MPEG full motion video and recordable CD. While president of Philips Interactive Media, he spearheaded breakthroughs in many areas in CD. This included the first Sesame Street CD, Grolier's and Compton's Encyclopedias, Golf, Art, Children's and reference CDs, including games, and the first interactive movie on CD, entitled Voyer, starring Robert Culp.

Luskin is presently CEO/Provost for Touro College and Touro University eLearning Programs. Previously he was Executive Vice President, Professor and Director of the Media Psychology Program at the Fielding Graduate University, www.Fielding.edu., and is now leading the way by launching the first Ph.D program applying psychology to media. Luskin is also Chairman and CEO of Luskin International, chairman of the advisory board of iMedia-International, inc., which owns Hollywood Previews, placing CD Movie discs in newspapers, and he is on the boards of directors of the Media Psychology Division and Society of Consulting Psychologists of the American Psychological Association. As a former college and university president, he is founding president of Coastline Community College, including KOCE, TV in Orange County California, Orange Coast College and founding chancellor of Jones International University, the first fully accredited, fully web based university. He is credited with putting the first computer in a community college. Luskin has received two Emmys, in addition to distinguished leadership and alumni awards from the UCLA Doctoral Alumni Association, California State University at Los Angeles, The University of Florida, and he received lifetime achievement awards from the Irish Government and the European Union for contributions to education and digital media.

Robert A. Maginn, Jr. is a 2005 appointee to the Board of SIIA's Educational Division. He has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Jenzabar, Inc., since December 1998 and as Chief Executive Officer since March 2001. Prior to Jenzabar, Bob worked for more than 17 years at Bain & Company, where he served as a Senior Partner and Director. Bob received a Master of Business Administration with high honors from the Harvard Business School, a Master of Liberal Arts in Government from Harvard University, and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, summa cum laude, from the University of Dayton.

As the Chief Executive of Jenzabar, Bob oversees one of the leading providers of ERP and portal solutions and professional services employed by close to 700 colleges and universities across the U.S. Jenzabar clients span public and private institutions, for-profit and not-for profit, and virtually every sector of Higher Education. Jenzabar routinely reaches out to its clients through a variety of programs and communications, customer conferences and executive forums. The company's commitment to building products for the Higher Education industry assures that Jenzabar stays in close contact with each of its customers as they are introduced to the benefits of new technologies.

Jenzabar focuses on serving its customers and the mission of higher education and has performed extensive benchmarking research among higher education institutions. In addition, the company routinely sponsors collaborative research projects with industry partners. "Education has always served as the gateway to the American Dream. People all over the world have that dream," Bob is fond of saying. "Our mission is to help our customers and their constituents achieve their goals in life by helping to deliver the education necessary to make their dreams come true."

In addition to his role with IMS, Bob also sits on the Education Division Board of the Software and Information Industry Association. Bob is involved in many charities and other outside activities, as part of his commitment to support others who are trying to make a difference in the world, which has also driven his efforts in the establishment of the Jenzabar Foundation. In his spare time, Bob lives with wife, Ling Chai and their three daughters. He has served as the fund-raising Director on the board of his daughter's nursery school and served as the Chief Fundraising Agent for his Harvard MBA Class of 1983, recently serving on the major gifts committee for the 20th reunion of his Harvard Business School class.

Michael J. Offerman, Vice Chairman, Capella Education Company, President Emeritus, Capella University

Mike Offerman served as President of Capella University from June, 2001 through October 2007 when he became the Vice Chairman of Capella Education Company. During his presidency, Capella University grew from about 2,000 students to 22,000.

In his role as Vice Chairman, Mike works on external university initiatives. An example of this work is his leadership of a national accountability effort for colleges and universities serving adult students at a distance known as Transparency by Design.

He was formerly the Dean of Continuing Education at the University of Wisconsin-Extension and founding Executive Director of the University of Wisconsin Learning Innovations Center. Learning Innovations supports all fifteen UW institutions in the development, delivery and support of online degree programs. Dr. Offerman was the Director of Continuing Education at UW-Stevens Point, Director of Extended University Credit Programs at the University of Arizona and Assistant Director of the Quad-Cities Graduate Study Center in Rock Island, Illinois. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Iowa and his doctorate from Northern Illinois University.

Dr. Peinovich is currently Managing Partner of Right Sourcing Associates. Dr. Peinovich previously served as the seventh president of Minneapolis-based Walden University from 2003 to 2007, after serving for nearly two years as executive vice president and provost. Before arriving at Walden, Peinovich served as vice president for academic affairs at Excelsior College and was also an adjunct professor in the distance education doctoral program at Nova Southeastern University. Prior to that, she was an executive dean and campus head at Wayne County Community College in Detroit, Mich.
Peinovich serves on the Board of Directors of the Council on Higher Education Accreditation as well as the American Council on Education's Commission on Women in Higher Education. From 2000 to 2003 she served on ACE’s Commission on Adult Learning and Educational Credentials. She also served on the Board of Directors of the University Continuing Education Association from 2003 to 2005, and is a former president of the Association for Continuing Higher Education. She has been an institutional evaluator for several of the regional accrediting associations over the years and also consults with numerous educational advisory panels and task forces. Peinovich was selected as a national examiner for the U.S. Department of Commerce's Baldridge National Quality Program in 2003 and in 2007. In 1995, she received a Fulbright Fellowship to England where she conducted research on how British universities create access for adult learners. In 2005 she was named as one of 25 women “Change Makers” in Minneapolis, MN by the Minneapolis Business Journal.

Peinovich received her Ph.D. in higher education policy from the University of Pennsylvania, her M.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a B.A. from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn.

Dr. Malcolm Read graduated in 1973 with a degree in Environmental Science from the University of East Anglia and went on to do a PhD at the University of Manchester on the hydrometeorology of a glacial catchment. He then worked in the Overseas Development Administration before moving to the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) in 1979. He ran the computer department at the Institute of Hydrology before moving into administrative computing to head the Joint Administrative Computing Service of NERC and the, then, Science and Engineering Research Council in 1988.

Since July 1993 Dr. Read has worked for the Higher and Further Education Funding Councils as the Executive Secretary to the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC). Apart from his overall responsibility for the Executive he has been particularly involved in ICT policy and strategy development in post 16 education and research. He is also Chairman of the European Networking Policy Group.

Edward Stanford is President, McGraw-Hill Higher Education, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies.

Mr. Stanford began his career in publishing at Prentice Hall in their College Division in 1966 and remained there for 28 years. Over the years, he held sales, editorial, and management positions of increasing responsibility. He was president of the division from 1985 to 1994. He was subsequently president of the St. Martin's/Von Holtzbrinck College Publishing Group. He joined the McGraw-Hill companies in fall, 1999, and became president of the Higher Education Group in February, 2000.

Mr. Stanford holds a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign. He served for seven years as chairman of the Copyright Committee of the Association of American Publishers and on the board of the Copyright Clearance Center. He also served for over twenty years on the school board of a small suburban district in New York.