Clarity in the Chaos: Aligning Students, Mission, AI, and Integrity

Jordan Adair

VP of Product, Honorlock

Jordan Adair is the vice president of product at Honorlock and leads product development initiatives. Jordan believes in delivering a solution that empowers instructors and improves the student experience. He began his career in education as an elementary and middle school teacher. Jordan has a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations from Florida Atlantic University.

Van Davis

Executive Director, WCET & Vice President, Digital Learning, WICHE

vdavis@wiche.edu

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Expertise Includes:

• Artificial Intelligence,
• Policy and Practice,
• Federal and State Distance Education Policy,
• Degree Completion Initiatives,
• Competency-based Education,
• the Cost and Price of Distance Education, and,
• the Future of Higher Education and Digital Learning.  

Bio

Van Davis joined WCET in 2021 as chief strategy officer, and in 2025, he became WCET’s executive director and WICHE’s vice president for digital learning. Davis oversees all strategic and operational responsibilities of WCET’s membership, the State Authorization Network (SAN) that assists institutions with interstate compliance, and Every Learner Everywhere, which advocates for successful academic outcomes for all postsecondary education students through advances in digital learning. 

Van has 30 years of experience in higher education as a faculty member, academic administrator, state policy maker, and edtech leader. He holds a Master’s and PhD in 20th Century US history with an emphasis in civil rights from Vanderbilt University and a Bachelor’s in history from Southwestern University. Prior to joining WCET and WICHE, Van served as principal at Foghlam Consulting, associate vice president at Blackboard Inc., director of innovation at the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, and a faculty member and academic administrator at several public and private universities with historically underrepresented student populations.  

Van lives in Colorado with his beloved wife, Lisa, and their cat, Kody. When not working, Van collects Lego models and dreams of the day he can complete his western US camping trip.  

Shani Suber

Dean of E-learning Effectiveness and Enhancement, Dallas College

shani@dcccd.edu

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Shani H. Suber is the inaugural dean of e-Learning effectiveness and enhancement at Dallas College, leading online-learning strategy across seven schools serving more than 4,000 faculty and 100k+ students. With 27 years in education as a teacher, adjunct, faculty leader, and administrator, she specializes in digital transformation, learning management system operations, online quality, accessibility, faculty development, and distance-education policy. Shani also advances responsible AI governance in higher education, focusing on ethical use, academic integrity, accessibility, faculty readiness, and student success. A former WCET Steering Committee member and co-chair of its AI working group, she brings practical, equity-centered insight to institutions strengthening their digital learning ecosystems.