About Us
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Brad Hagg currently serves as the Director of Educational Technology in the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) in the areas of E-Rate, Cybersecurity, Connectivity, and Ed-Fi Data Modernization. He has worked in Indiana schools for over 22 years, serving as Director of Technology and Chief Technology Officer for two public school districts.
Hagg has served as a board member, chairman, and president of the Hoosier Educational Computer Coordinators (HECC) organization. He has also been an active member of the Consortium of School Networking (CoSN) organization as well as its Indiana CTO Council chapter. He has been selected as the Technology Coordinator of the Year in Indiana and was also recognized by National School Boards Association (NSBA) as part of its “20 to Watch” Educational Technology Leaders program.
Hagg holds a teaching license in elementary education along with a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership and is licensed as a school administrator. He is also a Certified Education Technology Leader (CETL) and maintains other technology certifications and specializations. -
Dorann Avey is the Digital Learning Director for the Nebraska Department of Education, leading work across the state in Educational Technology and Digital Learning. In cooperation with the Future Ready Council, ESUCC and ESU’s, Dorann currently supports work to identify, develop, and share high-quality practices and strategies to build the capacity of educators, leaders, and organizations across Nebraska in all areas of technology.
Prior to joining NDE, Dorann spent over a decade as a teacher and department chair with Lincoln Public Schools. Dorann brings a total of 17 years of teaching experience and has earned a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Doane University. The courses taught in those years were in the areas of computer science, technology and business which included several Dual-Credit and AP courses. In addition, she brings multiple years of experience with curriculum development and coaching for technology teachers and leaders.
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Melinda Fiscus
Learning Technology Center of Illinois (Illinois State Board of Education)
Past Chair and Treasurer
Board Term Ends: 12/31/2025
Melinda Fiscus is the Digital Access Coordinator for the Learning Technology Center of Illinois. In this role she provides networking opportunities, consulting services, professional development for school districts, and advocates for the advancement of educational technology across Illinois. She serves as one of the Illinois representatives to the State Education Technology Directors Association (SETDA) and also serves as a governing board member. She is one of the Illinois State E-rate Coordinators (SECA), and is a founding member of the Classroom Connectivity Project. Melinda is in her 21st year working in IL educational technology, and is currently excited about IL broadband opportunities and is passionate about creating immersive learning experiences for staff and students.
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Bre Urness-Straight
Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Secretary
Board Term Ends: 12/31/2027
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Doug Casey
Connecticut Commission for Educational Technology
At-Large Member
Board Term Ends: 12/31/2026
Doug Casey serves as the Executive Director for the Connecticut State Commission for Educational Technology (CET). In that role, he designs and manages strategic plans that help ensure the successful integration of technology in Connecticut’s schools, libraries, universities, and towns. The CET has direct oversight of statewide programs including the Connecticut Education Network (CEN, the state’s research and education network), its digital library (researchIT, formerly iCONN), and other initiatives.
Prior to joining the CET, Doug served for nearly 10 years as the Director of Technology for the Capitol Region Education Council (CREC) in Hartford. There he oversaw and implemented significant improvements in business processes, digital security, and information management for the agency’s 25 schools, 36 districts in the Hartford area, and schools statewide.
Doug began his career as a middle school English teacher in Virginia after graduating from the College of William & Mary. He applied his classroom experience to educational publishing, managing communications for the Smithsonian Institution’s office of education. He later earned a master of arts degree in online communications from Georgetown University and a master of science in management information systems from George Washington University. His diverse background includes managing technology for marketing firms as well as security and systems engineering for national security agencies and the U.S. House of Representatives.
Outside of work, Doug enjoys time with family, serving through missions, and triathlon.
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DeLilah Collins is director of the Grants Program Administration office at the Colorado Department of Education. In this role, she leads the development and implementation of grant tools to help Colorado districts obtain equitable access to federal and state grant funds. Prior to this role, she was assistant director in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act office, where she developed and maintained the $180M Consolidated Application for funds as well as supported LEAs in the effective use of Title I, Part A, Title II, Part A, Title III and Title IV, Part A funds. Prior to the passage of Every Student Succeeds Act, she was the Title II Part D coordinator. DeLilah serves as the K-12 education representative for Colorado Broadband Initiatives and is the state E-rate coordinator. She has a bachelor of science in information technology and has been committed to supporting education technology initiatives for the Colorado Department of Education for the past 19 years.
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John Chadwick is the Digital Equity Coordinator for the New Mexico Public Education Department. His duties include State E-Rate Coordinator, Educational Technology, working closely stakeholders in school districts, Regional Education Cooperatives – New Mexico’s version of Education Service Centers – and bureaus within the state education agency. When the Council of Chief State School Officers came out with their digital resources data collection elements, John made the case that the agency should include the data collection to track progress as schools worked to ensure 1:1 device initiatives and get students connected at home. Now, the data is being used to help the state broadband office identify areas in the state with unserved and underserved home connectivity for students. While working on his doctorate at the University of New Mexico, John took an interest in how technology can help people learn in museums and is working to see how technology can improve student outcomes.
John worked at the New Mexico State Library and, prior to that, with the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. His dissertation was on how people navigate a museum web site. With technology in education, the line between informal education and formal education has been nearly erased. He looks forward to working with the research and evaluation group at his agency to understand any correlation between connectivity and devices in the home and student performance and outcomes. As the agency builds a longitudinal data system, this can help support continued legislative funding. During the 2023 legislative session, John, the agency CIO, the policy team, and the former and current cabinet secretary got the Digital Equity in Education Act passed and signed by the governor.
Outside of the office, John can be found spending time with his two cats and on his road bike or gravel bike. He does a ride every year to help raise money for the American Diabetes Association Arizona and New Mexico chapter that helps pay for children with Type 1 diabetes attend summer camp.
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Steven Priest is an Educational Program Consultant with the Wyoming Department of Education’s Innovations Team, overseeing digital learning initiatives, including the state’s Learning Management System (Canvas), micro-credentials, the Innovations in Learning Conference, and the Digital Learning Plan. He led the development of Wyoming’s AI Use Policy Guidance for schools and is recognized as WDE’s AI expert. With over 20 years in education, Steven has been a school administrator, instructional facilitator for technology, science teacher, and agricultural education teacher. He is pursuing a doctoral degree in Educational Leadership at the University of Wyoming, focusing on the Model Code of Ethics for Educators. Steven has served on the 2025 COSN Driving K-12 Innovation Advisory Board, multiple Teach AI working groups, and SETDA’s State Action Committee. He is also a Founding Member of the Human Intelligence Movement. He lives in Elk Mountain with his wife, Courtney, their children, Mackenzie and Cody, and their pack llamas.
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Christine Feenstra is the Executive Director of CUE, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering educators with technology. She leads professional learning initiatives, strategic partnerships, and major events like the Spring CUE Conference, which attracts over 3,000 attendees annually. Christine is spearheading a rebrand to strengthen CUE’s identity and has implemented advanced technology systems to improve efficiency. With a background in nonprofit leadership, she focuses on sustainability, member engagement, and the transformative role of technology in education. Passionate about innovation, she is committed to helping educators create meaningful learning experiences and prepare students for the future.
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Carla Wade is the Senior Director of External Relations at CoSN. She is responsible for overseeing CoSN professional advancement, advocacy and partnerships, including sponsorships and engaging strategic partners. Prior to joining CoSN, Carla served as the Digital Innovations Lead in the Office of Teaching, Learning and Assessment at the Oregon Department of Education (ODE). During her 20+ years at ODE, she provided leadership in technology for learning in Oregon and nationally working with federal grants, STEM, online learning, professional development and creating state technology standards and strategic plans. She also served as a technical advisor to the US Department of Education on digital learning, evaluation, data collection and analysis and EdFact reporting. Carla has been an active member of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) serving on the Board of Directors 2006-08 and the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) where she served on the Board of Directors from 2002-2007, 2014-2020 and is now serving as the Emeritus Board member. Carla works collaboratively with partners nationally and internationally to build and expand quality education environments where students have equitable access to technology tools, connectivity, effective teachers and systems for learning.
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Patrick oversees ClassLink’s portfolio of integration partners, managing technical integrations for single sign-on and rostering to ensure that educators and students across the world can access the resources they need to be successful. Building on his early success in telecom, Patrick is a veteran of education technology and has been a long-standing advocate for interoperability and collaboration among providers, leading to his participation at InBloom, which revealed both the promise and the peril of making interoperability work. Having held executive roles at leading providers such as Compass Learning, Education Elements, and Edgenuity, Patrick has a uniquely panoramic view of both the strategic and practical imperatives for adopting open data standards and fostering true industry collaboration.
