Open Education Global Announces New Board Member

CONCORD, Mass. - Jan. 12, 2020 - PRLog -- The Open Education Global is pleased to announce the addition of a new board member, Catherine M. Casserly.  The Board of Directors of the Open Education Global provides strategic direction and fiscal oversight to the organization and is composed of elected representatives from member institutions and organizations.

As Founder and President of Casserly Consulting & Coaching, Cathy is an experienced leader and a focused strategist who challenges entrenched thinking and positions individuals and organizations for accelerated performance.

Previously, Cathy was CEO and President of Creative Commons, an Aspen Institute Fellow, Vice President at the Carnegie Foundation, and Vice President at EdCast, a mobile first start-up. She was a founding pioneer of the open educational resources (OER) field, developing, managing, and launching the 100 million USD inaugural portfolio for the Hewlett Foundation. Cathy is also a member of the Advisory Council for the National Science Foundation.  https://www.oeconsortium.org/about-oec/board-of-directors/cathy-casserly/

About the Open Education Global
The Open Education Global (OEG) is a non-profit, global, members-based network of open education institutions and organizations. OEC represents its members and provides advocacy and leadership around advancement of open education globally.  OEC works with its members to build capacity to find, reuse, create and share Open Educational Resources (OER), develop open policy, create sustainable open education models, and enable international collaboration and innovation. OEC annually coordinates and hosts Open Education Week, the Open Education Global conference, and Open Education Awards for Excellence.  Collectively these efforts aim to bring high quality, inclusive education to all learners around the world.  http://www.oeconsortium.org/