The Staff

These are the people who make all of this possible. The leading educators and scientists who author the modules in the Visionlearning library are available in a separate section.


Anthony Carpi

Anthony Carpi, Ph.D. (Cornell University)
Founder

Anthony is the founder and president of Visionlearning. He is a Professor of Environmental Toxicology at John Jay College of the City University of New York with extensive experience in teaching and educational research. He has authored articles for the Journal of Chemical Education and the Journal of College Science Teaching on the design and effectiveness of Web-based teaching resources. He is the recipient of two National Science Foundation grants for the development of online science teaching resources, and he was one of the designers of the HETS virtual plaza, an online education cooperative for Hispanic students. He has published extensively on the fate, behavior and toxicity of mercury as an environmental pollutant. In addition, he is active in research in the area of environmental forensics.

Anne Egger

Anne E. Egger, Ph.D. (Stanford University)
Earth & Environmental Science Editor

Anne is a lecturer and the Undergraduate Program Coordinator in the School of Earth Sciences at Stanford University. She teaches a course called Dynamic Earth that introduces students to the geosciences. In her research, she combines geology and geophysics to better understand the geologic setting and history of regions such as the Basin and Range in northeastern California.
For more information see Anne's personal web page.

Russ Demarest

Russ Demarest (University of South Carolina)
Web Developer

Russ is the web developer, database administrator and application designer for Visionlearning.com. He has designed and created a variety of education-based online programs including ThinkQuest, ThinkQuest New York City and ThinkQuest for Tomorrow\'s Teachers, a PT3 program. He has created an array of commercial e-commerce systems, as well as a number of other projects including a personal movie review site hosting movie, book and television reviews from friends. An Open Source supporter and Linux user, Russ supports and promotes the free software movement.

Heather Boyd

Heather Hartwig Boyd, Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin, Madison)
Program Evaluation Specialist

Heather has a Ph.D. in Mass Communications and is an evaluation specialist with an emphasis on educational program development. She has 15 years of experience in measuring, analyzing and communicating the results of education and communication campaigns to diverse audiences. She is a member of the American Evaluation Association and the American Statistical Association.

Heather Falconer

Heather MacNeill Falconer, M.A./M.S.
Production Manager

Heather Falconer holds undergraduate degrees in Graphic Arts and Environmental Science, as well as an MFA in Writing and MLitt in Literature. She has worked internationally in academic publishing as both an author and editor, and has taught a wide range of topics – from research writing to marine biology – in the public and private educational sectors. Heather works with Visionlearning to ensure quality control of materials, and contributes regularly to the Visionlearning blog.

Clay Hamilton

Clay Hamilton, B.A./B.S.
Media and Programming Consultant

Clay is a new media, academic technology, and UI/UX consultant for Visionlearning. He has broad experience in delivering engaging digital and
print materials to academic, research, and non-profit audiences. He helps institutions address pedagogical and outreach needs with uses of technology that are accessible, understandable, and appealing to a diverse audience.

Natalia Pommier

Natalia Pommier (University of Massachusetts)
Spanish Translator

Oscar Cifuentes

Oscar Cifuentes
Spanish Translator

Oscar Cifuentes was born and raised in the Caribbean coastal town of La Ceiba, Honduras. He took his primary and secondary education at La Ceiba Bilingual School, and earned both U.S. and Honduras-accredited diplomas. He then attended The Catholic University of Honduras, graduating with a degree in Marketing with internship experiences in both postsecondary education research and public relations. Oscar also earned certification as an English-Spanish bilingual educator and taught at the San Isidro Bilingual School for four years. He joined the Visionlearning team in 2010, working as a translator and in outreach to our teachers and students in Latin America.


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