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Candice Dodson Influencer Award
Candice Dodson was a quintessential education leader. She worked tirelessly to connect colleagues and friends and to help leaders build on their strengths and take risks. In Indiana and then as Executive Director of SETDA, she positively influenced progressive movement in education policy and practice to support digital learning and recognized that individual leaders were imperative to driving that change.
To ensure that donations to the Candice Dodson Memorial Fund are used to best honor her memory, SETDA established the Candice Dodson Influencer (CDI) Award. The CDI Award commemorates the values, professional influence, and personal contributions to edtech that Candice championed every day and recognizes similar qualities in edtech leaders who carry on this important work.
Additional Reflections:
Executive Directors’ Blog Post
2025 Candice Dodson Influencer Award: Carol Mosley
Louisiana Division of Administration, Office of Technology Services
SETDA honors Carol Mosley, IT State Director for Louisiana’s Division of Administration, Office of Technology Services, as the recipient of the 2025 Candice Dodson Influencer Award.
Throughout her career—including roles as Louisiana’s K‑12 E‑Rate Director and IT Technical Support Supervisor at the Department of Education, Carol has worked tirelessly to bridge technology and education, ensuring equitable access and opportunity for students across Louisiana. This award celebrates her leadership, influence, and dedication to carrying forward the values and impact that Candice Dodson championed in the field of edtech.
Past Candice Dodson Influencer Award Recipients
| 2023 | José González | Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) |
| 2022 | Charlie Fitzpatrick | Esri |
| 2021 | Karen Richardson | Virginia Society for Technology in Education (VSTE) |