Officers & Executive Committee
President: Alex Autry, Click for Bio
Executive Director: Dr. Jolly Holden, American InterContinental University, Click for Bio
Senior Vice President: Open
Vice President, Government Sector: Dr. Fran Kassinger, Click here for Bio
Vice President, Higher Education Sector: Dr. Carla Lane, Click for Bio
Vice President, Corporate Sector: Russ Colbert, Zoom, Click for Bio
Treasurer: Randy Palubiak, Enliten Management Group, Click for Bio
Secretary: Helen Chamberlain, Click here for Bio
Chairman, Board of Directors: Dr. Philip Westfall, Click for Bio
Note: Officers and Chairperson of the Board of Directors comprise the Executive Committee. For information concerning the FGDLA, please contact Dr. Jolly Holden, Executive Director
The Board of Advisors is a distinguished body of distance learning and industry leaders who advise the Board of Directors on all matters relating to the advancement of the goals of the Association. Members represent the major constituencies served by the Association: Federal Government, private or public corporations, and institutions of higher learning.
- Patrick Devlin, Chief Business Development Officer, Meridian Knowledge Solutions, Click for Bio
- Dolan Sullivan, Aruba Networks
- David Palmer, Blackboard, Click for Bio
- Jeff Welch, Think Systems, Click for Bio
- Scot Peterson, Pragmatics, Click for Bio
- Dave Fall, Sr VP, C² Technologies. Click for Bio
Board of Advisors
Past Presidents
Click here to view the list of FGDLA past presidents
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Membership Committee
Interim Chair: Dr. Jolly Holden
Business Development & Marketing Committee
Chair: Vacant
Board of Directors
Publications Committee
Chair: Krysztof (Kris) Ptak
Communications Committee