
D2L Fusion 2020
Speakers
As with any big mission, 18 days of Fusion required a heroic team effort. Our program was jam-packed with epic sessions led by a diverse squad of learning superheroes—from our inspiring customers to your friendly neighborhood D2L experts.
Featured Speakers

Keynote speaker
John Baker
President and CEO, D2L
Guest speaker
Gregory W. Fowler, Ph.D.
President, Global Campus- Southern New Hampshire University
July Guest speaker
Tiana Brown
Student at Southern New Hampshire University
July Featured speaker
Mahadeo Sukhai
Chief Accessibility Officer, CNIB
July Featured speaker
Laura Herring
Coordinator of Technology Integration, Gwinnett Online Campus
Solutions spotlight
Nick Oddson
Chief Technology Officer, D2L
Solutions spotlight
April Oman
Senior VP Customer Experience, D2L
Solutions spotlight
David Koehn
Senior VP Product Management, D2L
July Guest speaker
Maya Reis
Student at Sir Edgar Bauer Catholic Elementary School
Aug Featured speaker
Carlos Rivers
Operations Research Analyst, Texas A&M Commerce
Aug Featured speaker
George Swindell
Assistant Professional Faculty, Texas A&M Commerce
Sept Featured speaker
Chelsie Dubay
Internet Program Support Coordinator, East Tennessee State University
Keynote speaker
Jeremy Auger
Chief Strategy Officer, D2L
Oct Featured speaker
Angela Reid
Instructional Designer, University System of Georgia eCampus
Nov Featured speaker
Christine Voelker
Director, K12 Program, Quality Matters
Dec Featured speaker
Laura Osborne
Faculty Training & Certification Coordinator, Stephen F. Austin State University
Host
Barry Dahl
Teaching and Learning Advocate, D2L
D2L Excellence Award Winner Speakers
Speakers
Gary Abbott
D2L

Sheridan Adams
Center of Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL) at the University of Maine

Tracy Adkins Burge
Georgia State University

Mfon Akpan
Savannah College of Art and Design

Sheena Allen
D2L

Matthew Alvarez-Rysvay
Colorado Community College System
Michael Amick
Pima Community College

Restiani Andriati
Ryerson University

Humberto Aquino
D2L

Jackie Araujo
Waterloo Region DSB

Dayna Armstrong
D2L

Andrew Atkinson
D2L
Jeremy Auger
D2L

Christine Austin
Gwinnett Online Campus
John Baker
D2L
Beverly Bastness
South Island Distance Education School (SIDES)

John Bayerl
Minnesota State College Southeast
Courtney Beach
University of Virginia
Patrick Beh
D2L
Rob Belliveau
Halifax Fire

Howie Bender
D2L

Alex Benedict
Regis University

Steve Bentley
University of Huddersfield

Ana Maria Berruecos

Norman Bier
Carnegie Mellon University

Andrew Bieronski
Waterloo Region DSB

Heidi Blair
Regis University

Robin Bloomfield
D2L

Thor Blount

Vanessa Bono
Accenture

Brady Boswell
Indiana Wesleyan University

Bettyjo Bouchey
National Louis University

Martin Bradley
Concord

Angela Brodsky

Martin Broughton
Course Merchant

Cary Brown
IMS Global Learning Consortium
Tiana Brown
Southern New Hampshire University

Patrick Brunet
D2L

Ellen Buck
University of Suffolk

Melody Buckner
University of Arizona

David Burnham
SIDES

Aaron Burrell
University of Suffolk
Tanessa Busch
enSYNC

Kathleen Callahan
Southern New Hampshire University

Flavio Camargo
D2L

Rodrigo Capelato
Carrie Carr
Accenture
Sambhavi Chandrashekar
D2L

Joseph Chapman
D2L

Ken Chapman
D2L

Mike Condon
D2L

Patrick Cool
Ghent University
Rebecca Cooper
Georgia Gwinnett College

Juliano Costa

Michael Cottam
American Public University System

Cesar Cruz

Jeff Cummings
Wellington Catholic District School Board

Erin Czerwinski
Carnegie Mellon University
Barry Dahl
D2L
Chef Ilona Daniel
Holland College

Holly Davis
Pima Community College

Erica Dawson
Gwinnett County Public Schools

Robert Day
Integrity Advocate

Mark Deans
West Bridgford School

Bianca Del Vecchio
D2L

Stacy Denunzio
D2L
Ginger Dewey
ReadSpeaker

Richard Dietzel
Keiser University

Kimberly Dillon
Aspen University

Nick Dingle
D2L
Tricia Donovan, Ph.D.
Nova Scotia Community College

Emily Douwes
Bayfield Design
Chelsie Dubay
East Tennessee State University

JP Dunn
Southern Illinois University

Henry Ecker
Piedmont Technical College
Dan Ehrlich
D2L
Wayne Elliott
Monmouth University
John Englander
VHS Learning

Wynand Espach
Agricolleges International

Katrina Espanol-Miller
McMaster University
Michelle Fach
University of Guelph

Michael Feldstein
E-Literate

Allison Fitzgibbon
Sheridan College

Howard E. Fooksman, Sr.
Purdue
Dr. Gregory W. Fowler, Ph.D.
Southern New Hampshire University

Daniel Franklin
Ryerson University
Kari Frisch
Central Lakes College
Crystal Fulton
University College Dublin
Monica Gaertner
D2L

Ernesto Garnica

Scott Gasper

Kelly Gatewood
Keiser University

Paul Gebb
Oklahoma City University
Jeff Geurts
D2L

Eric Gibbs
Ouriginal

Rebecca Gidjunis
Eastern University

Cristina Gimenez
Laura Girard
Gwinnett County Public Schools

Ted Girard
D2L
Ivy Gregory
D2L

Neil Griffin
Spartanburg Community College
Tim Groves
Vanderbilt University

Matt Hadgis
Qwickly
Karen Hahn
Saint Leo University

Neil Hair
Rochester Institute of Technology

Elizabeth Hanna
PwC

Gretchen Hanson
TurnItIn

Wendy Hanwell
Southern New Hampshire University
David Harpool
Northcentral University

Douglas Harrison
University of Maryland Global Campus
Shari Harrison
Northern Lights College

Celso Hartmann

Scott Haselwood
Oklahoma City University

Dereck Haskins
IMS Global Learning Consortium
Carin Headrick
D2L

Chayla Heath
New Brunswick Community College

Esteban Hernandez
Eastern University

Eliana Herrera
D2L

Laura Herring
Gwinnett Online Campus

Devin Hillenius
CodeGrade

Kevin Ho
D2L

Christopher Hookway
Southern New Hampshire University

David Horne
D2L

Roxanne Hotte
CSC MonAvenir

Rachel Hudish
EdTech Solutions, LLC

Phil Ice
Analytikus

Brian Jacobsen
Bongo

Ian Jaffe
Accenture

Mani Jagadeesan
Shufflelabs

Gabriele Janes
CMA

Luke Jankovic
EMSI
Laura Janusek
D2L
Paul Janzen
D2L

Neil Jensen
Workday

Danny Jerman
Janison

Christina Johnson
MU

Robert Karmelich
WIRIS

Lexi Keast
New Brunswick Community College

Rob Kershaw
Algonquin College
Kim Knab
Bongo

David Koehn
D2L

Melissa Koenig
DePaul University

Margaret Korosec
UDOL
Matt Koss
Michigan State University

Kevin Kowal
SAIT

Joshua Kozinski
enSYNC

Charles Kroger
MinnState

Jon Kruithof
McMaster University

Brent Lacy
Janison

Emma Laing
Southern New Hampshire University

Danielle Lamothe
CSAE

Karen LaPlant
Metropolitan State University

Jennifer Lasater
Purdue University Global

Jacques Le Normand
McGill School of Continuing Studies

John Leh
Talented Learning

Marlena Leon Mendoza Leon Mendoza

Cristina Lima

Carol Linton
Northeastern Technical College

Justin L'Italien
Southern New Hampshire University

Patrick Liu
CSC MonAvenir
Fred Lokken
Truckee Meadows Community College

Jennifer Long
Harvard Business Publishing

Carlos Longo

Shane Lovelletter
TechSmith

Khara Lukancic
Center for Teaching Excellence, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Rosemary Lundberg
D2L

Kim Lynch
Minnesota State

Angela MacFarlane
Holland College
Ron MacLean
Harvard Business Publishing

Matias Marabotto
D2L

Colin Marlaire
Northcentral University

Dra. Ana Maria Mass
Jane Mathers
D2L

James Matthews
University College Dublin

David McGeary
D2L

Colleen McIlroy
Saint Leo University

Emily McLellan
Bongo
Jeannette McNamara
D2L

Mike Mendendall
Indiana Wesleyan University

Sandy Millar
Waterloo Region DSB

Plamen Miltenoff
SCSU

Dr. Kara Mitchelmore
CPLED

Gregory Moore
MGH Institute of Health Professions

Mike Moore
D2L

Colin Moran
Irish Rugby Football Union
Cali Morrison
American Public University System

Kyle Motsinger
University of Central Oklahoma
Ruth Mullen
D2L

Kristin Mulligan
PowerED by Athabasca University

Emilio Munaro

Amy Nadeau
Southern New Hampshire University

Trent Nebelung
National Education Partners

Jeremy Negrey
PartsSource

Jacqueline Nelles
D2L

Loretta Neufeld VandeSande
Waterloo District School Board

Sharon Newmaster
Waterloo District School Board

Patricia Nunally
Southwest Tennessee Community College

Tom OConnor
National Association of Insurance Commissioners
Nick Oddson
D2L

Bruno Oliveira
April Oman
D2L

Emma O'Neill
University College Dublin

Jennifer Oquist
Southern New Hampshire University
Laura Osborne
Stephen F. Austin State University

Meredith Painter
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing

Jeferson Pandolfo Pandolfo

Carli Parsons
Waterloo Region DSB

Lena Paulo Kushnir
University of Guelph
Stuart Pedley-Smith
Kaplan

Sasha Perkins
D2L

Alan Peterka
Kirkwood Community College

Jack Pinette
D2L

Michelle Piper
D2L

David Pletsch
Waterloo Region DSB

Sadaf Qayumi
D2L

Carolin Radtke
University of the Highlands and Islands
Angela Reid
USG eCampus

Tonya Riney
IntelliBoard
Kristin Rivedal
CCCOnline
Carlos Rivers
Texas A&M University
David Robinson
Georgia Gwinnett College

Scotty Robinson
D2L
Steve Rogalsky
D2L

Jeff Rubenstein
Kaltura
Carol S. Spalding, Ed.D.
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
Greg Sabatine
University of Guelph

Suad Sakalli Gumus
Saint Mary of the Woods College

Jeff Salin
D2L

Mario Sanchez
D2L

Alberto Sancho

Michel Sandri Lima
D2L

Jen Sands
USG eCampus

Karen Sasaki

Juliana Scarpa

Suzanne Schlangen
Minnesota State colleges and universities

Valerie Schreiner
TurnItIn

Barrett Schwarz
The University of Memphis

Cara Scott
Dematic

Jessica Scott
Athabasca University

John Scott
Ally

Amanda Scott Born
Watermark Insights
Dan Semi
D2l

Rebecca Seoane
Christopher Sessums
D2L

Eugenio Severin

Lara Shantz
Waterloo District School Board

Katie Sharpe
The University of Memphis

Kimiko Shibata
Waterloo District School Board

Stephanie Shipley
Pellissippi State Community College
Joe Sisco
D2L

Kannan Sivaprakasam
St. Cloud State University

Jill Skene
D2L

Brandon Smith
National Association of Insurance Commissioners

Tiffany Snyder
Indiana Wesleyan University

Kristin Sokol
Gwinnett Online Campus

Karen Somerville
American Nurses Association

Jonathan Sorrenti
Midlands Technical College
Arie Sowers
Respondus
Erin Steed
D2L

Ian Stephenson
PowerED Athabasca University

Jeff Stevenson
D2L

Sheri Stover
Wright State University

Randolph Streich
D2L

Danyelle Stuckart
Southern New Hampshire University

Dr. Alastair Stutt
West Bridgford School
Mahadeo Sukhai
CNIB

Maria Fernanda Suss
George Swindell
Texas A&M University

Phil Tallman
Harmonize by 42 Lines

Patrick Tangredi
Portland Community College

Stephanie Taylor
Accenture

Amrita Thakur
D2L

Peterson Theodorovicz
D2L

Sue Tischendorf
Normandale CC

Jennifer Tisdale
D2L
Lisa Toland
Piedmont Technical College

Jason Tyszko
US Chamber of Commerce Foundation

Sheila Unwin
Aspen University

José Valdez Cotera

Fernando Valenzuela

Joshua van Wijk
D2L
Scott Vann
University of Memphis

Fausto Vasco

Dessi Vasevski
Oakton Community College
Christine Voelker
Quality Matters

Betina von Staa

Carolyn Vos
DePaul University

Kim Vossen
Minnesota State colleges and universities

Helena Wahlstrom
Southern New Hampshire University
Megan Walker
D2L

Storie Walsh
VHS Learning

Amy Waters
The Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology

Craig Weiss
Craig Weiss Group
Lori Wendt
Parkland College

Julie Wenz
Flathead Valley Community College

Karen Wenz
Minnesota State colleges and universities

Jonathan Werth
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities

Amber West
D2L

Warren White
South Island Distance Education School (SIDES)
Stephanie Wickman
Front Range Community College
Heather Williams
D2L
Nadiya Wilson
D2L
Steven Woodard
D2L

Kathy Wright
Advance HE

Sue Yavor
Eastern University

Ian Zakharov
Unicheck

Nathan Zehr
Waterloo Region DSB

Fiona Zhang
D2L