AI Ethics, Governance, Policy, and Practice in Higher Education: A Strategic Webcast for Leaders and Practitioners

Cristi Ford

VP, Academic Affairs, D2L

Cristi Ford has over 20 years of experience in higher education, secondary education, project management, program evaluation, training, and student services. She is a tireless advocate for quality online education and has helped institutions build capacity to launch and expand online programming through effective faculty development, instructional design, and pedagogical practices. 

Throughout her career, her mission has remained the same—to create access and impact for learners who have been on the fringes. In her current role at D2L, Cristi leads a team of experts who support institutions in their efforts to improve teaching and learning in the online environment. She is also responsible for developing and delivering thought leadership on online learning trends and best practices. 

Judy Lewandowski

Vice Provost for Adult Teaching and Learning, Purdue University Global

Judy Lewandowski, vice provost for adult teaching and learning, facilitates the success of the curriculum design and operations teams as they partner across Purdue Global to research, reimagine, and continuously improve educational models. She has over 20 years of experience in teaching and designing courses in higher education, including a tenured faculty role at Indiana University South Bend and serving most recently as director of learning design and curriculum at the University of Notre Dame. 

Together with her husband, Bob, she is raising 2 children, 3 dogs, 19 chickens, and 50,000 honeybees. 

Tina Parscal

Associate Vice Chancellor for CCCOnline and Academic Affairs, Colorado Community College System

tina.parscal@cccs.edu

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Tina Parscal is the associate vice chancellor for CCCOnline and Academic Affairs for the Colorado Community College System (CCCS). She serves as the system’s chief online learning officer responsible for developing and implementing a strategic vision that ensures the continuation of the CCCS as a nationally recognized consortium model for online and shared course teaching and learning. Additionally, she oversees system-wide academic technologies and online services and coordinates collaboration and communication among the colleges, CCCS, Colorado Online, and CCCOnline.

For her outstanding service and leadership in digital learning, Tina received WCET’s Dick Jonsen & Mollie McGill Award in 2022.

Van Davis

Chief Strategy Officer, WCET

vdavis@wiche.edu

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Van joined WCET in 2021 as chief strategy officer where he is responsible for all aspects of WCET’s strategic planning; artificial intelligence research; diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts; and assisting the team with policy and research efforts.

Van is a valuable asset to the team, having over 25 years of experience in higher education as a faculty member, academic administrator, state policy maker, and edtech leader. Van holds a PhD in 20^th century US history with an emphasis in civil rights from Vanderbilt University, and his commitment to education is evidenced in both his professional and personal successes. Additionally, Van led the creation of the Texas adult degree complete project and the development of the first competency-based bachelor’s degrees at Texas public institutions of higher education during his time on the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

Van lives outside of Austin, Texas, with his beloved wife Lisa and two cats and, when not working, spends time collecting Lego models and dreaming of the day he can complete his western US camping trip. Van’s favorite book is To Kill a Mockingbird, and his favorite movie is Dr. Strangelove.