Kathleen S. Ives D.M.

Kathleen Ives has worked in online technology for over 20 years and serves as The Sloan Consortium's Events Producer. Formerly, Dr. Ives oversaw all forms of alternative instruction at Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester, MA (distance learning, accelerated programming). She teaches online for University of Phoenix and Axia College of Western University, and in an accelerated enviornment for working adults at both Regis College in Weston, MA and the University of Phoenix, Greater Boston Campus. Dr. Ives began her career at CBS and helped to develop the service that evolved into Prodigy. She then spent fourteen years designing and implementing consumer online information services, first at AT&T and then at Verizon. Dr. Ives sits on the Massachusetts Department of Education's Distance Learning Advisory Board for Adult Basic Education. Dr. Ives has degrees in communication, communication management, and organizational leadership from the University of California at Davis, the University of Southern California, Annenberg School of Communication, and the University of Phoenix-Online, respectively.

Sandra Coswatte

Sandra Coswatte has worked with the Sloan Consortium as a consultant since 2008. She works as an events producer for workshops and webinars. In addition,she also works on Sloan-C social networking. Outside of Sloan-C, Sandra serves as Adjunct Faculty at the University of Phoenix and South University. She has been teaching online and in person at the Boston and Pittsburgh campuses with the University of Phoenix and Axia College since 2003. Sandra has also taught for 3 years at West Virginia University in the Freshman Year Experience program. Sandra has a B.A. in psychology and a M.S. in Community Agency Counseling from California University of PA as well as a M.A. in Higher Education Leadership and Administration from West Virginia University.