John Boyle

John has been a part of mission-driven organizations for the last two decades. His career has been anchored in education management, expanding access, and opening doors to impact outcomes through advocacy, business development, and strategic partnerships.

John started his career in higher education as a director of admissions in NY.  His focus was expanding access to traditional and non-traditional adult learners with shorter certificate programs and degrees.

From there, John was on the founding team of the largest digital credential platform which powers most Fortune 500’s credentials, reflecting competencies beyond just a college degree.  

Today, these digital credentials are being issued every minute by organizations like NATO, SUNY, Samsung, Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, and thousands more; all empowering individuals to advocate for themselves in a more meaningful way.

John is on the board and has advised a number of mission-driven organizations including startups, non-profits, and the Rockefellers most recently.

Jason Gildner

 Jason is extremely passionate about transforming the way people use technology. After spending 12 years at Higher Ed institutions in the Learning Management and Instructional design areas. He jumped in with both feet into the Ed Tech Space, working for Echo360, a leader in the lecture capture space. Jason managed existing customers and ensured they were hitting their strategic goals. Jason is a Solution Engineer at Instructure, working closely with all things credentialling.



 

Joanna Ray

Joanna has served in Higher Education for over 17 years and joined Instructure in 2019. She now holds the role of Regional Director for the Canvas Credentials team at Instructure. As a former Principal eLearning Consultant at Indiana University and Director of Online Learning, she's served as an evangelist for high-quality online learning and has mentored hundreds of educators in their transition to teaching and learning technologies. Joanna taught online graduate and undergraduate courses at IU for 14 years and has engaged in speaking events at various national organizations including the Online Learning Consortium (OLC), Florida Educational Technology Conference (FETC), and Educause ELI.