2008 NACOL Elections

Candidates

Steve Baxendale
Technical Officer
World Health Organization

Bio
Steve Baxendale has been involved in distance and online learning since 1991. His experience includes directing the World Health Organization’s Pacific Open Learning Health Net (POLHN) providing online education to health workers and to students seeking to enter health professions in 12 Pacific Island countries as well as directing online learning programs at two Regional Educational Laboratories.

 

 

Todd A. Hitchcock
Vice President, Virtual School Solutions
Pearson

Bio
Todd A. Hitchcock has been working in the educational technology field for the past eighteen years with a focus on K-12 online learning for the past 10 years. He has held a number of leadership positions in the United States and Canada including Technical Information Services Officer for the Durham District School Board, Coordinator of Learning and Development for the Ontario Ministry of Consumer and Business Services, Director of Account Management for eCollege / eClassroom, Vice President of Global Services for Florida Virtual School, and most recently, Vice President of Virtual School Solutions for Pearson. Mr. Hitchcock’s foremost guiding principle is focusing on policy, practice and innovative solutions to improve education for students everywhere.