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Host: Dr. James Stanger, Chief
Certification Architect, Certification Partners
James
is the primary visionary, evangelist and developer for the CIW, CTP and
CCNT certifications. His wide range of expertise includes certification
development, curriculum design, Web design, network security auditing, and
Linux system administration. An award-winning author, James has written
titles for O’Reilly, McGraw-Hill, Prentice-Hall, IBM, Wiley, and Elsevier.
His writings have been translated into over a dozen languages. He has
designed certifications and curriculum for Symantec, IBM, CompTIA, and the
Telephony Industry Association (TIA). Currently, he is Chair of the Linux
Professional Institute (LPI) Advisory Council and sits on CompTIA's
Network+ Advisory Committee. James received a Bachelor of Arts degree and a
Master of Arts degree from Brigham Young University, and a Doctorate degree
from the University of California, Riverside.
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Panelist: Sandy Cobb,
Curriculum Manager, School of Information Systems & Technology, Kaplan
University
Sandy has been professionally
involved in technology, administration, pedagogy and instructional design
for over 10 years. She has written training manuals for custom software,
designed a computer-training center, and designed a virtual classroom
serving 40 branch offices with on-demand training. Additionally, Sandy
implemented a program of study for Web site design and has been heavily
involved in designing custom training solutions for college instructors.
She continues to design and update curriculum for community college
students of Web technologies, and is an accomplished writer and editor for
various publishers including McGraw Hill. Sandy received a Bachelor of
Science in Information Technology, Graphics and Multimedia from Capella
University, and a Master of Education in Learning Systems Technology from
the University of Arkansas.
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Panelist: Suzanne Ricci,
Director of Education, LaSalle Computer Learning Center
Suzanne has taught Web Design, E-commerce and Internet marketing classes to organizations and individuals for over a decade. As her education and career progressed, she became an accomplished Web designer with a concentration in SEO. Suzanne is currently writing an instructional book on marketing-oriented Web-design that emphasizes incorporating SEO into the initial design of a Web site. Formerly a corporate trainer, Suzanne has been key to designing LaSalle's success as an instructor-led training center. She is a CIW Certified Instructor and Microsoft Certified Trainer and holds seventeen IT certifications. Additionally, Suzanne has an Associates degree from the Fashion Institute of Technology, a Bachelors degree from the University of Miami, and a Masters in Education from the University of South Florida.
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Panelist: Gay Bryant, Web
Technology, Pellissippi State Technical Community College (PSTCC)
Gay has taught for 35 years in post-secondary education as a business educator and Web design instructor. Currently, she manages the Web design curriculum and Web Technology faculty at PSTCC. Gay was instrumental in PSTCC’s adoption of the CIW curriculum and certifications into their Web Technology program, and in establishing a state-wide articulation agreement. She has published several word processing textbooks with Time-Warner Inc. and has served as president of the Tennessee Business Education Association. Gay has degrees from the University of West Georgia and the University of Tennessee, with additional graduate work from Tennessee State University. She is also a studio artist, working as a printmaker and a painter.
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Panelist: Daniel Benjamin, IT
Department Chair, American Public University System (APUS)
Daniel has over fifteen years of experience providing IT and management education and consulting solutions in the public and private sectors. His clients include the White House, the U.S. Senate, the Department of Defense, the Department of Treasury, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the Department of Education. He implemented the IT Department for APUS and developed five degree programs. An author of published books on Java and Oracle, Daniel developed the implementation strategy for President Bush’s CFO Act of 1990 and a SCORM compliant, learning-objects-based e-learning solution in support of President Clinton’s Distance Learning Initiative. A teacher of database, analysis, enterprise application development, and IT management, Daniel has a Masters degree from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology.
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