On the Road to Improving the Credentialing Ecosystem: Next Steps in the Credential Registry September 19, 2016 Speaker Biographies Sharon Boivin, Ph.D. Dr. Sharon Boivin, a senior advisor in the Sample Surveys Division of the National Center for Facilitator Education Statistics (NCES), served for the past 9 years as chair of the Interagency Working Group on Expanded Measures of Enrollment and Attainment (GEMEnA). During this time, she focused on assessing the current state of federal statistical data on the preparation and credentialing of adults for work and on initiating projects to fill data gaps in that area. To accomplish this goal, GEMEnA developed and validated federal survey items on the prevalence and characteristics of non-degree credentials (including certifications, licenses, and certificates) among the U.S. adult population. New survey items have now been incorporated into major federal surveys including the Survey of Income and Program Participation, the National Survey of College Graduates, the Current Population Survey, and NCES’s own Adult Training and Education Survey. Taken together, these new data sources provide a comprehensive national picture of U.S. adults with certifications and licenses. Boivin began her career at NCES in 1987 and later spent 9 years in the private sector before returning to federal service in 2008. Her Ph.D. in educational research is from the University of Virginia. Molly Corbett Broad A leading spokesperson for American higher education, Dr. Molly Corbett Broad became the Panelist twelfth president of the American Council on Education (ACE) in 2008. She is the first woman to lead the organization since its founding in 1918. Broad came to ACE from the University of North Carolina (UNC), where she served as president from 1997-2006, leading UNC through a period of unprecedented enrollment growth. Due in large part to the success of the Focused Growth Initiative, minority enrollment at UNC grew at more than double the rate of the overall student body during her tenure. She also spearheaded the creation of a need-based financial aid program for in-state undergraduates and the creation of the College Foundation of North Carolina. Broad held a number of administrative and executive positions at several universities prior to her tenure at UNC. At the California State University system, she served as senior vice chancellor for administration and finance from 1992–93, and as executive vice chancellor and chief operating officer from 1993 until her election as UNC president. Earlier in her career, Broad served as the chief executive officer for Arizona's three-campus university system (1985–92) and in a succession of administrative posts at Syracuse University (1971–85). Broad has written and spoken widely on strategic planning for higher education, K–16 partnerships, information technology, globalization and biotechnology. She currently holds seats on the boards of PBS (the Public Broadcasting Service) and the Parsons Corporation. She is past chair of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, past chair of the Internet 2 board of trustees and past president of the International Council for Distance Education. She has served on the boards and executive committees of the Business-Higher Education Forum; Council on Competitiveness; National Association of University System Heads; and the Centenary Committee for Fudan University in Shanghai, China. Broad earned a General Motors Scholarship to Syracuse University, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a Page 1 baccalaureate degree in economics from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. She holds a master's degree in the field from The Ohio State University. F. Marion Cain III F. Marion Cain III is currently assigned as associate director, Force Training Directorate in the Panelist Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Readiness) in the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). His responsibilities include oversight of policy and programs for individual and institutional training within DoD. Cain also served as a member of the Secretary of Defense’s Efficiency Review Task Force and as co-lead for the Education and Training Work Group of the President’s DoD/Veterans Affairs Veterans Employment Task Force. He is responsible for oversight of the DoD Credentialing and Licensing Task Force whose mission is to streamline the civilian credentialing process for service members and veterans. Before joining DoD, Cain led major training programs for the Departments of Justice, Homeland Security, and FEMA. Under his leadership, these programs trained hundreds of thousands of emergency responders to respond to terrorist attacks involving weapons of mass destruction. Previously, Cain served 26 years on active duty with the U.S. Army. A Master Parachutist, Cain is a veteran of operational deployments for Operations JUST CAUSE (Panama) and DESERT STORM (South West Asia). A Registered Professional Engineer and Certified Associate Program Manager, Marion’s civilian education includes: a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from The Citadel, a Masters in civil engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Masters in military art and science from the U.S. Army School of Advanced Military Studies. His military education includes the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, School of Advanced Military Studies, Defense Language Institute (Basic Spanish), and the Inter-American Defense College. Carla Casilli Carla Casilli is a leading authority in the burgeoning field of new credentials. Her strategic systems Facilitator approach and insightful writing has helped to establish, architect, and structure the open badges ecosystem. In 2016, she has co-facilitated the Common Language Working Group for the Connecting Credentials initiative and co-founded BadgeChain, an organization focused on the intersection of learning recognition and distributed ledger technology. Previously, Casilli initiated IMS Global’s entry into the evolving digital credentialing world as the inaugural Executive Director of the IMS Digital Credentialing initiative. From 2011 to mid-2015 she helped to spearhead the Open Badges movement, first at Mozilla in roles that ranged from Project Manager to Director of Badge System Design + Implementation, and then at the Badge Alliance as the Director of Design + Practice. Casilli investigates, writes, and speaks nationally and internationally about open badges and digital credentials. Stephen Crawford, Ph.D. Dr. Stephen Crawford is project co-director of the Credential Transparency Initiative (CTI) and a Welcome Remarks and research professor at George Washington University’s Institute of Public Policy. Previously, he Presenter served as deputy director of the Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Policy Program; a division director at the National Governors Association; and executive director of the Governor’s Workforce Investment Board in Maryland. Earlier, he taught at Bates College and the University of Maryland, was executive director of research centers in Cambridge, MA and College Park, MD, and served as an assistant dean at the University of Pennsylvania. He also served as a special adviser to the Maryland Higher Education Commission, a member of the Frederick County Board of Education, and a member of the Obama-Biden transition team. Crawford holds a Masters from the Wharton Business School and a Ph.D. from Columbia University. His publications include Technical Workers in an Advanced Society (Cambridge University Press, 1987), several articles in professional journals, and several chapters in edited Page 2 books. His current work focuses on creating and communicating comparable information about workforce credentials, and on improving the financing of higher education. He is a member of the boards of directors of the American National Standards Institute and its affiliate, Workcred. He is also a presidential nominee for appointment to the U.S. Postal Service’s Board of Governors, awaiting Senate confirmation. Laurie Dodge, Ph.D. Dr. Laurie Dodge is the vice chancellor of institutional assessment and planning and vice provost Panelist at Brandman University. She oversees program outcomes assessment, program review, curriculum processes, and academic catalog. Dodge serves as Brandman University’s WASC (Western Association of Schools and Colleges) Accreditation liaison officer and is a member of the WASC Substantive Change Committee. She was appointed for a 3-year term to the WASC Interim Review Committee from 2010-2013 and was a member of the WASC Changing Ecology of Higher Education Task Force 2011-2013. Dodge is a graduate of the inaugural WASC Assessment Leadership Academy and is a key presenter for the Academy and for WASC Workshops on Assessment, Lumina Degree Qualifications Profile, and Competency-Based Education. At Brandman University, Dodge was a professor in psychology teaching research, statistics, senior capstone, and pediatric neuropsychology. Over the last twenty years at the university, she has also served as interim co-vice chancellor of academic affairs, interim dean of arts and science, and department chair of psychology. Dr. Dodge holds a Ph.D. in school psychology with cognates in Research and Human Development from Ball State University. Prior to her position in higher education, Laurie was a school psychologist in West Virginia and Indiana specializing in the areas of traumatic brain injury and autism. She was a nationally certified school psychologist,