The USDLA Advisory Board is a distinguished body of distance learning and industry leaders who volunteer their time to provide support, guidance, and resources to the efforts and events of the organization. They represent a cross-section of USDLA's constituencies including: Pre-K through 12 education, higher education, home schooling, continuing education, corporate training, military and government training, and telehealth.
Members of the Advisory Board each bring unique talents, expertise, and perspectives, but they are all bound by their passion for giving back to the distance education community and helping to move USDLA forward in ways that best serve distance learners everywhere.
While on the Advisory Board, members frequently play active and pivotal roles on USDLA Committees. Once they have had the opportunity to work closely with Committee activities, they are frequently nominated to move to the main USDLA Board of Directors. Conversely, some request to remain active in the organization by sitting on the Advisory Board after completion of their Board of Director terms.
The members of the Advisory Board are provided below. If you would like to learn more about the Advisory Board or have any questions, please contact the Advisory Board Chair, Valary Oleinik, voleinik@usdla.org.
Paul Bardack
Advisory Board
Retired. Former Executive Director
Maryland Small Business Development Center
Victoria Brown
Advisory Board
President of Florida Distance Learning Association
Professor, Florida Atlantic University
Dr. Arifa Garman
Advisory Board
Instructional Designer
University of Maryland President Garman eLearning
Phillip Herr-Klepacki
Advisory Board
Director for Distance Education
University of Florida College of the Arts
Debra Luken
Advisory Board
Instructional Designer
University of Central Florida Center for Distributed Learning
Allyson Mitchell
Advisory Board
Director of Partnerships & Engagement
The Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration
Jason Ruckert, Ph.D.
Advisory Board
Vice Chancellor, Worldwide Online Education Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
