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Brett (he/him/his) has worked in higher education for over 25 years, with extensive experience leading teaching effectiveness and student success initiatives involving a myriad of stakeholders at campus, system, and national levels. Many of these efforts have included curricular redesign for more innovative and effective uses of technology, including quality online-blended course design and delivery. In his role at Alchemy, Brett has led the development and implementation of our Purposeful Learning Framework, which enables the creation of student-centric learning experiences that are humanized, inclusive, and engaging.

Since earning his doctorate in Curriculum & Instruction in 1997, he has applied his knowledge and passion to become an established teacher, researcher, and thought leader on many topics in contemporary education. These range from sound fundamentals of effective course design and delivery to more innovative practices and uses of technology to provide greater access, engagement, and real-world application. In particular, Brett is known as an expert in applying Universal Design for Learning in post-secondary education as a means for greater equity, accessibility, and inclusivity. He has led many faculty and institutional efforts to apply the principles of UDL in ways to enable success by the greatest number and diversity of students possible. As a first generation college student himself, Brett is particularly invested in closing equity gaps that exist in postsecondary education. He works and resides in Olympia, Washington, on the ancestral lands of the Medicine Creek Treaty tribes. As a resident of the Pacific Northwest, Brett enjoys all the scenic beauty and recreation the area has to offer and spends a great deal of time on regional trail and water pursuits.

Caroline has over 25 years of experience within the higher education space. Caroline started in sales and sales management, then moved into marketing, working across several functional areas including digital and web marketing, marketing services, product information management, program marketing, customer events, student outreach programs, and product marketing. Prior to coming to O’Donnell Learn+ISG, her more recent roles provided her with the opportunity to lead and project manage new marketing processes, customer programs, system implementations, and new websites. At O’Donnell Learn+ISG, Caroline brings all these skills together as a Senior Engagement Director by overseeing the success of contract implementation; and by communicating closely with clients and the project team to achieve the best possible outcomes.

Caroline has a great passion for the education mission and has over 25 years of experience working with institutions, faculty and students across all schools and disciplines. She has held positions and led teams across several functions including sales, marketing, marketing strategy and marketing communications – all with the customer at the core. Prior to joining O’Donnell Learn+ISG, her more recent roles focused on market research and insights, thought leadership and building an excellent customer experience across the entire customer journey. In her current role as Senior Engagement Director, she continues to be inspired focusing on building and maintaining positive and collaborative relationships that lead to successful outcomes and high levels of customer satisfaction, and continuing to have an impact on the overall teaching and learning experience.

Craig has been with ODL for 12 years, working as an instructional designer, editor and project manager, developing competency based curriculum and content for adaptive learning platforms. Prior to joining ODL, Craig spent 18 years developing higher education titles, with 90 to his credit. Outside of work, Craig can be found riding his bike in search of a road he hasn’t yet traveled.

Jordan Meyer is one of our Directors of Partnerships at Nectar Inc. He has almost 15 years of experience in the Education space; half in K-12, half in Higher Education. He has direct experience in the classroom as he taught abroad for 6 years in South Korea and Turkey with varying learner levels, backgrounds, and ages!

He worked at Cengage Learning when he moved back to the States and his main focus was in the online, larger, for-profit institutions.

He’s been at O’Donnell for 2 1/2 years now and loves being part of an organization that puts the student first!! He also enjoys being at the front line with our partners in course and program design that is innovative and inclusive.

Elana has worked in higher education learning for over 25 years with extensive experience leading large and small teams in instructional design, product development, content management, marketing, and web strategy. She is passionate about finding ways to improve online learning experiences for students of all backgrounds and instructors of all teaching styles.