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Chairs or Co-Chairs

Laura Geringer, Project Director; Stephanie King, Writer and Communications Manager


Committee Members

Staff Liason

Jill Brown, Ph.D.

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July is the deadline for Advisory Board member’s applications. The Advisory Board work runs Aug-Feb.

Application can be found here https://www.cosn.org/edtech-topics/driving-k-12-innovation/
This committee is not member exclusive for Ed Tech Leaders. Corporate partnership participation is limited to this initiative’s sponsors.

Advisory Board Members

Driving K-12 Innovation 2026

  • Sheryl R Abshire, Former CTO, Formerly Calcasieu Parish School District, Texas, United States
  • Zainab Adeel, Mrs, Bayaan Academy, Maryland, United States
  • Chanel Alford, Technology Integration Specialist, Alexandria City Public Schools/Virginia Society for Technology in Education, Virgina, United States
  • Luke Allpress, CETL, Director of Innovative Solutions, Agua Fria Union High School District, Arizona, United States
  • Thomas Anderson, VP of Shared Technical Services, IDEA Public Schools, Texas, United States
  • Beatriz Arnillas, Executive Director, 1EdTech Foundation, Massachusetts, United States
  • Krestin Bahr, Superintendent, Peninsula, Washington, United States
  • Pam Batchelor, Ed.D.,CETL, Executive Director of Technology and Innovation, Wilson County Schools, North Carolina, United States
  • Ben Bayle, CETL, CTO, DeKalb CUSD 428, Illinois, United States
  • Arjana Blazic, EduDigiCon,  Zagreb, Croatia
  • Nicole Bond, Supervisor of Educational Technology Services, Lincoln Intermediate Unit 12, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Laura Boone, CETL, Coach | Consultant | Speaker, Structured Shifts, Arizona, United States
  • Michael Borkoski, Chief Information Officer, Anne Arundel County Public Schools, Maryland, United States
  • Valarie Byrd, Senior School District Technology Consultant/SCAET Board Chair, SC Department of Education (SCDE)/SC Association for Educational Technology (SCAET), South Carolina, United States
  • Nicole Carr, Project  Director: District/School IT Experiences, Digital Promise, North Carolina/Southeastern United States, United States
  • Michael Carvella, Classroom Teacher, Oak Ridge Schools, Tennessee, United States
  • Craig Chatham, Director of Technology & Assessment, Lincolnshire-Prairie View School District 103, Illinois, United States of America
  • Karen Cheser, Superintendent, Durango School District, Colorado, United States
  • Teshon Christie, Chief of Digital Transformation & Innovation, Highline Public Schools, Washington, United States
  • Audrey Cisneros, Sr. Director of Instructional Technology, IDEA Public Schools, Texas, United States
  • Freddie Cox, CETL, CTO, Knox County School District, Tennessee, United States
  • Ryan Cox, CETL, Director of Technology, Osseo Area School District ISD279, Minnesota, United States
  • Ashley Cross, Ed.D., CAE, Senior Director of Education and Content, ATLIS, Alabama, United States
  • James “Seamus” Cummins, Director of Technology, The School District of Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Ryan Daniel, NAESP Board Member/Principal, Fort Foote Elementary School, Maryland, United States
  • David Deeds, ICT Teacher, Footprints International School, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
  • Maria “Sharo” Dickerson, Director of Digital and Learning Resources, El Paso ISD, Texas, United States
  • Holly Doe, District Instruction Coach, MSAD 11, Maine, United States
  • Dr Bek Duyckers, Deputy Principal, Coomera Anglican College, Queensland, Australia
  • Jason Edwards, Assistant Director, Educational Issues, AFT, Washington, DC, United States
  • Tonya Ellis, Director of Technology Services, Columbia Public Schools, Missouri, United States of America
  • Kim Flintoff, University Associate, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia
  • Cat Flippen, Assistant Director of Learning Technologies, University of Georgia, Georgia, United States
  • Elizabeth Foster, Senior Vice President, Research and Strategy, Learning Forward, Virginia, United States
  • Christine Fox, Chief Growth and Innovations Officer, CAST, Massachusetts, United States
  • Mario FRANCO, President, Millennium@EDU SUSTAINABLE EDUCATION, Geneva, Switzerland
  • Charles Franklin, CETL, CTO, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, Texas, United States
  • Elizabeth Freeman, Superintendent, Cedar Grove-Belgium School District, Wisconsin, United States
  • Matthew Friedman, Superintendent of Schools, Quakertown Community School District, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Krysia Gabenski, NAESP
  • Rick Gaisford, CETL, Educational Technology Specialist, Utah State Board of Education, Utah, United States
  • Katie Gallagher, Technology Integration Specialist, Gunnison Watershed School District, Colorado, United States
  • Laura Geringer, Graphic Facilitator, PumpkinBerry Consulting, Colorado, United States
  • Steve Gonzalez, CETL, Chief Technology Officer, Del Valle ISD, Texas, United States
  • Will Goodman, Chief Technology Officer, Boise School District, Idaho, United States
  • Claus Gregersen, Head of studies, Herning Gymnasium, Region Midt, Denmark
  • Norton Gusky, Educational Technology Broker, NLG Consulting, LLC, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Lisa Gustinelli, Director Instructional Technology/IT Administrator, St. Vincent Ferrer School, Florida, United States
  • Laurie Guyon, Lead Coordinator for Instructional Technology Programs, WSWHE BOCES, New York, United States
  • Kris Hagel, CETL, Chief Information Officer, Peninsula School District, Washington, United States
  • Katie Harmon, Director of Educational Technology, Westhill Central Schools, New York State, United States
  • Jennifer Harriton-Wilson, Assistant Director of Educational Technology, PNWBOCES, New York, United States
  • Patrick Hausammann, CETL, Supervisor of Instructional Technology, Clarke County Public Schools, Virginia, United States
  • Beth Havinga, Managing Director, European Edtech Alliance, Berlin, Germany
  • Stacy Hawthorne, CETL, Executive Director, EdTech Leaders Alliance, Ohio, United States
  • John Heffernan, Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Board
  • Christy Hilton, Associate Executive Director, Central Indiana Educational Service Center, Indiana, United States.
  • Phil Hintz, Chief Technology Officer, Niles Township School District 219, Illinois, United States
  • Lindy Hockenbary, K-12 EdTech Advisor, LindyHoc, Montana, United States
  • Kate Horstmann, Technical Integration Specialist, MOREnet, Missouri, United States
  • Jason Hoyle, CETL, Instructional Technology Specialist, Hickory City Schools, North Carolina, United States
  • Frankie Jackson, CETL, Project Director for the Cybersecurity Coalition for Education, and  Trusted Technology Thought Partner at the State and National Levels, Texas, United States
  • David Jarboe, CETL, Director of InstTech/STEAM/CTE, D2 Harrison Schools, Colorado, United States
  • Katie King, KnowledgeWorks
  • Beverly Knox-Pipes,Retired CTO; CE/Consultant, BKP Solutions , Michigan, United States
  • Jody Kokladas, Director of Professional Development & Instructional Design, Shady Side Academy, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Keith Krueger, CEO, CoSN – The Consortium for School Networking, Washington, DC, United States
  • Brigit Kyle, Director of Technology, Oconto Falls Public Schools, Wisconsin, United States
  • Mary Lang, Chief Education Justice Officer, Center for Leadership Equity and Research (CLEAR), California, United States
  • Mark Leslie, Director of Technology Operations, Richland County School District One, South Carolina, United States
  • Guoyun Li, CEO, XINYUN (BEIJING) EDU-TECH LTD., Beijing, China
  • Chris Lindroth, Director of Technology, Decatur County Community Schools, Indiana, United States
  • Ngoc Khoi Mai, Dr, True North International School, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • Khoi Mai Ngoc, Dr, True North International School, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • Chantell Manahan, CETL, Director of Technology, MSD of Steuben County, Indiana, United States
  • Brandon Manrow, Coordinator of Business Information System, Corpus Christi Independent School District, Texas, United States
  • Sarah Margeson, Coordinator of Connected Learning, Tippecanoe School Corporation, Indiana, United States
  • Kimberly Martin, Program Manager, Center for Family Engagement, National PTA, Virginia, United States
  • Holly Martin, Staff Development Specialist, Mountain Brook Schools, Alabama, United States
  • Ashley May, CETL, Director, Digital Resources & Media Center Support, Spring Branch Independent School District, Texas, United States
  • Kelly May-Vollmar, Superintendent, Desert Sands Unified School District, California, United States
  • Ashley McBride, CETL, Digital Learning Initiative Section Chief, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, North Carolina, United States
  • Edward McKaveney, Ed.D., CETL, Director of Technology, Hampton Township School District, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Janice Mertes, CDW, K12 State Level Ambassador
  • Justin Merwin, CETL, Director of Technology, Deer Lakes School District, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Punya Mishra, AACTE
  • Stuart Mitchell, Acting, Chief Executive Officer, Organisation, Victoria, Australia
  • Laura Motta, Uruguay without Limits Foundation, Montevideo, Uruguay
  • Ximena Nunez del Prado, Director of Technology and Learning Innovation, Colegio Franklin D. Roosevelt, The American School of Lima, Lima, Peru
  • Alice Pak, Dr, Los Angeles County Office of Education, California, United States
  • Sandra Paul, Retired Director of Technology, Twp of Union Public Schools, New Jersey, United States
  • Adam Phyall, Director of Professional Learning & Leadership, Future Ready Schools, Washington, DC, United States
  • Todd Pickthorn, CETL, District Technology Coordinator, Marshall Public Schools, Minnesota, United States
  • Alex Podchaski, Chief Technology Officer, Trinity Preparatory School of Florida, Florida, United States
  • Laura Pollak, Supervisor, NASTECH, DPSS and SMS, Nassau RIC; Data Protection Officer, Nassau BOCES  New York (Downstate), United States
  • Steven Priest, Education Program Consultant, SETDA/Wyoming Department of Education, Wyoming, United States
  • Ruben Puentedura, Founder and President, Hippasus, Massachusetts, United States
  • Carla Puppo, Learning Innovation Coach, Colegio Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Lima, Peru
  • Brad Rellinger, CETL, Chief Technology Officer, Northern Buckeye Education Council, Ohio, United States
  • Janelle Reyes, CETL, Director, Technology Services, Corpus Christi Independent School District, Texas, United States
  • Gaby Richard-Harrington, Technology and Digital Arts Teacher, Greater Commonwealth Virtual School, Massachusetts, United States
  • Glenn Robbins, Brigantine Community School
  • Lorne Rodriguez, Manager of Enterprise GenAI, Chicago Public Schools, Illinois, United States
  • Jacqueline Rodriguez, NCLD (National Center for Learning Disabilities), National (USA), United States
  • Donna Roper, Director of Research, Assessment and Generative AI Integration, St.Cloud Area Schools, Minnesota/Midwest, United States
  • Tom Ryan, Co-Founder, K12 Strategic Technology Advisory Group, New Mexico, United States
  • Kelly Sain, Chief Technology Officer, Thompson School District, Colorado, United States
  • Trent Schalk, CETL, Technology Coordinator, Lisle CUSD 202, Illinois, United States
  • Tony Schlorff, CETL, AASA
  • Jason Schmidt, CETL, Director of Technology, Oshkosh Area School District, Wisconsin, United States
  • John Sebalos, Director of Technology, Pelham Union Free School District, New York, United States of America
  • Duane Shaffer, CETL, Director, Technology Services, Learning Technology Center, Illinois, United States
  • Dr. Noor Shammas, Instructional Technology Coordinator, Naperville 203, Illinois, United States
  • Deepak Sharma, Instructional Resource Consultant, NCDPI, North Carolina, United States
  • Madeline Shellgren, Director of Outreach and Development, Online Learning Consortium, Michigan, United States
  • Morten Søby, Consultant Innovation in Education, Log on network Norway, Oslo, Norway
  • Lisa Spencer, Manager, Technology Training & Multimedia Development Team, Prince George’s Community College (PGCC), Maryland, United States
  • Kathleen Stephany, CETL, Director of Information & Technology, School District of Holmen, Wisconsin, United States
  • Karen Swift, Head of Department, James Nash High School, Queensland, Australia
  • Justin Thompson, Senior Policy Analyst, National Education Association, Washington DC, United States
  • Matt Treese, Role #1: Faculty of Practice/Program Coordinator; Role #2: Consultant, Role #1: Wilkes University; Role #2: Pennsylvania Department of Education- Bureau of School Support, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Chris Turner, Chief Information Officer, Washoe County School District, Nevada, United States
  • Jackson Vega, IT Manager, Colegio Franklin D. Roosevelt, The American School of Lima, Lima, Peru
  • David Vidal, EIM Consultores, Spain, Spain
  • Mary Jane Warden, CETL, Chief Technology Officer, Palatine Community School District 15, Illinois, United States
  • Mary Wegner, Associate Professor and Coordinator for the Superintendent Program, University of Alaska Southeast, Alaska, United States
  • Andy White, Director of Technology, New Lenox School District 122, Illinois, United States
  • Jenna Whitney, Director of Innovation & Digital Learning, South Allegheny School District, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Stephanie Williams, Director of Instructional Technology, Greenville County Schools, South Carolina, United States
  • Jennifer Williams, Director of Instructional Technology & Media Services, Newton County Schools, Georgia, United States
  • Donna Williamson, Project Director, CoSN K-12 CTO Academy, Alabama, United States
  • Morgen Wilson Merritt, Digital Technology Coordinator, Eanes Independent School District, Texas, United States
  • Jeremy Womack, Director of Technology and Innovation, Boyd-Buchanan School, Tennessee, United States
  • Jason Zagami, Dr, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia
  • Amy Zock, Executive Director of Instructional and Innovative Technology, Decatur County Schools, Georgia, United States

 

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