ISTE Shares Results of 2016 Board Elections

The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) announced today the results of its 2016 election for board of directors. Newly elected to the board is Randy Hansen, professor at the University of Maryland University College, Columbia. Re-elected for a second term is Janet Zanetis, managing director at the Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration in North Mankato, MN. She will continue to serve as board secretary.

In addition, newly appointed board member Gary Brantley, who’s chief information officer at DeKalb County School District, Stone Mountain, GA, will join the board for a three-year term. The board appointed S. Dallas Dance, superintendent for Baltimore County Public Schools in Towson, MD, to a third one-year term. All new terms begin in January.

In the new year, Mila Thomas Fuller, assistant director of online learning at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, becomes ISTE president. Kecia Ray, executive director at the Center for Digital Education in Smyrna, TN, becomes past president.

“We welcome Randy and Gary to the ISTE board and are excited to have Janet and Dallas continue to serve,” Fuller said in a statement. “ISTE membership will benefit from the diverse experiences and insights they have to offer. On behalf of the entire board, I would like to thank Kari Stubbs and John Keller, both of whom are completing second terms as at-large representatives, for their service on the board. Each brought a unique perspective and made outstanding contributions to the organization.”

Continuing board members are Bill Bass, innovation coordinator, Parkway School District, St. Louis; Laurie Conzemius, technology trainer, Park Rapids Area Schools, Park Rapids, MN; Hall Davidson, senior director, Global Learning Initiatives, Discovery Education, Los Angeles; Paige Johnson, K12 cloud strategist, Amazon Web Services, Portland, OR; Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach, CEO, Powerful Learning Practice, Virginia Beach, VA; and Karen Swift, head of department, business and technologies, James Nash State High School, Gympie, Queensland, Australia.

For more information about the ISTE Board of Directors, visit ISTE’s website.

About the Author

Richard Chang is associate editor of THE Journal. He can be reached at [email protected].

Featured

  • Abstract AI circuit board pattern

    Nonprofit LawZero to Work Toward Safer, Truthful AI

    Turing Award-winning AI researcher Yoshua Bengio has launched LawZero, a nonprofit aimed at developing AI systems that prioritize safety and truthfulness over autonomy.

  • abstract pattern of cybersecurity, ai and cloud imagery

    Report Identifies Malicious Use of AI in Cloud-Based Cyber Threats

    A recent report from OpenAI identifies the misuse of artificial intelligence in cybercrime, social engineering, and influence operations, particularly those targeting or operating through cloud infrastructure. In "Disrupting Malicious Uses of AI: June 2025," the company outlines how threat actors are weaponizing large language models for malicious ends — and how OpenAI is pushing back.

  • tutor and student working together at a laptop

    You've Paid for Tutoring. Here's How to Make Sure It Works.

    As districts and states nationwide invest in tutoring, it remains one of the best tools in our educational toolkit, yielding positive impacts on student learning at scale. But to maximize return on investment, both financially and academically, we must focus on improving implementation.

  • red brick school building with a large yellow "AI" sign above its main entrance

    New National Academy for AI Instruction to Provide Free AI Training for Educators

    In an effort to "transform how artificial intelligence is taught and integrated into classrooms across the United States," the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), in partnership with Microsoft, OpenAI, Anthropic, and the United Federation of Teachers, is launching the National Academy for AI Instruction, a $23 million initiative that will provide access to free AI training and curriculum for all AFT members, beginning with K-12 educators.