2026–2027 Core Committee

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Jon Iuzzini

President

Associate Vice President, Faculty Development & Learning Innovation
Howard Community College

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Carl S. Moore

Past-President

Human Literacy Institute

Robin Pappas

President-Elect

IT Governance Program Manager, University of California, Berkeley

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Patricia Guillen

Chair of Finance Committee

Director, Instructional Services, Maricopa Center for Learning and Innovation
Maricopa Community Colleges

Danielle Gabriel
Danielle Gabriel

Executive Director
Ex-Officio Member

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Claudia Cornejo-Happel

2024–2027

Director of Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Chris Hakala

2026–2029

Executive Director, Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship
Springfield College

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Scott Hicks

2024–2027

Professor of English
University of North Carolina at Pembroke

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Rachel Horak

2024–2027

Senior Specialist in Education
American Society for Microbiology

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Heeyoung Kim

2026–2029

Instructional Designer, Office of Digital Learning, Innovation, and Strategy
Empire State University (SUNY)

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Sara Nasrollahian Mojarad

2024–2027

Associate Director at the Center for Teaching
University of Iowa

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Taimi Olsen

2026–2029

Executive Director, Office of Teaching Effectiveness and Innovation
Clemson University

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Ruth Poproski

2024–2027

Associate Director for Teaching and Learning, 
University of Georgia

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Shelley Reid

2025–2028

Director for Teaching Excellence, Stearns Center for Teaching & Learning,
Associate Professor, Department of English,
George Mason University

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Elina Salminen

2024–2027

Assistant Director for Educational Development
Washington University in St. Louis

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Derina Samuel

2026–2029

Associate Director, Graduate Student Development, Center for Teaching Innovation,
Cornell University

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Adriana Signorini

2024–2027

Educational Assessment Coordinator, Center for Engaged Teaching and Learning
University of California, Merced

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Shantell Strickland-Davis

2026–2029

Associate Vice President, Organizational Learning & Leadership Development
Central Piedmont Community College

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Stephanie Whalen

2026–2029

Professor of English and Interdisciplinary Studies
Former Director, Academy for Teaching Excellence
William Rainey Harper College

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Lindsay Wheeler

2025–2028

Senior Associate Director, Center for Teaching Excellence,
Associate Professor, General Faculty,
University of Virginia

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Kritika Kanchana Yegnashankaran

2025–2028

Senior Associate Director, Center for Teaching & Learning,
Stanford University

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Todd Zakrajsek

2025–2028

Associate Director of the Faculty Development Fellowship,
Department of Family Medicine,
University of North Carolina School of Medicine

About the Core Committee

The activities, affairs, and property of the POD Network are overseen by a board of directors known as the Core Committee. The Core Committee consists of elected members of the POD Network membership and includes the President, President Elect, and Past President. Additionally, the Executive Director is an ex-officio member of Core. Members are elected for 3-year terms by a vote of the POD Network membership. New members are elected each year to maintain the Core membership to a total of 21 individuals. Incumbent members of the Core Committee must wait at least one year before being candidates for another term.

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