Micah Benjamin

Northern Michigan
University

Micah Benjamin is a first-semester nursing student at Northern Michigan University. Micah has excelled well in academics at Northern Michigan University, being accepted into the McNair Scholars Program. The McNair Scholars Program has fulfilled many goals for Micah, providing resources to guide Micah through research and provide him with success through higher education. He is a full-time student as well as working at the Upper Peninsula Health Systems Hospital in Marquette, MI, as a care assistant and telemetry technician. Micah is a well-rounded individual in the community. Micah has been volunteering at the Room at the Inn, a local homeless shelter in Marquette, MI. After graduation, Micah plans to work in the emergency department or intensive care unit. He will further his knowledge of healthcare by obtaining a Masters in Public Health, providing a better understanding of health disparities. With high career goals, Micah plans to obtain a Ph.D. to become a leader in healthcare. Micah will be an advocate for change, a mentor for underrepresented individuals, and a leader in nursing, with the overall goal of spreading diversity.

Micah Benjamin

Director
Iowa Tech Collaborative

Dr. Butland is a successful researcher, author, professor, and serves as the Director of the Iowa EdTech Collaborative where he promotes the education technology sector’s growth and success in Iowa. Previously, Mark served as campus dean for Kirkwood Community College, Iowa City, and has held faculty and administrative positions at 2- and 4-year colleges and universities. Mark has worked extensively with the Higher Education Research and Development Institute (HERDI), most recently serving on the advisory board for HERDI-South and serves on the Advisory Council for the EdSAFE AI Alliance.
 
Mark earned his Ed.D. in Community College Leadership from the Roueche Graduate Center at National American University. His academic research has focused on instructional communication, competency-based education, and regional accreditation policy work, and he has authored several communication
studies textbooks. Mark relishes vigorous hikes, moderate yoga, and light food adventuring and is easily spellbound by storytellers, comedians, infomercials, and post-apocalyptic dystopian zombie movies.

San Diego State University

Dr. Frazee is a faculty member in the Learning Design and Technology program at San Diego State University. She has a passion for creatively using technology to enrich learning experiences and improve performance. She teaches courses on educational technology, distance learning, learning space design, workplace training and development, research and evaluation methods, social and digital media analytics, and organizational learning and performance systems. She also serves as an SDSU faculty peer mentor, helping faculty deliver high quality online and hybrid courses.

Dr. Frazee also serves as the Associate Director of the Flexible Learning Environments eXchange (FLEXspace.org) – an international community and open education repository of learning space examples and resources. Dr. Frazee has published articles and book chapters, served as a manuscript reviewer for the Journal of Teaching and Learning with Technology, and has been invited to present at several national and international conferences. For fun, Dr. Frazee loves to experiment in the kitchen, grow vegetables, and perform with her band. You can connect with her at rfrazee@sdsu.edu | Twitter @rebeccafrazee | LinkedIn rebeccafrazee

President and COO

Russell Seiter founded InSource Services Group (ISG) with a simple goal of helping improve student outcomes through service. Leading ISG, he assembled a team of education professionals that are focused on helping institutions and education service providers improve their student and educator service functions while reducing their delivery costs.

Mr. Seiter has an extensive background in working within the education market. His focus is on solving tough problems by listening, bringing solutions to the table, and assembling and managing the right teams to successfully execute these plans. As a senior leader and Executive Officer at Perceptis, Mr. Seiter was an integral part of the team that led the organization from a startup out of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio into a recognized leader in providing student customer support services to the Education market, servicing over 100 unique institutions. In his various roles with the organization, he defined business strategy and developed the services and culture that defined and shaped the market.