Online Learning Consortium Leadership

Angela Gunder, Ph.D. is the Chief Academic Officer and VP of Learning for the Online Learning Consortium. In this role, she is responsible for gathering, curating, and leveraging the intellectual capital created by and disseminated through OLC. Prior to her position at the OLC, Angela served as the Director of Instructional Design & Curriculum Development for the Office of Digital Learning, managing and mentoring the team that builds the fully-online programs for The University of Arizona. Her over fifteen-year career as a designer for higher education informs her instructional design practice, where she leverages her expertise in web design, usability, visual communication, programming, and standards-based online learning. She is an Associate Editor for the Teacher Education Board of MERLOT, and the recipient of the 2018 MERLOT Distinguished Service Award, the organization’s highest honor. She is also the recipient of two Online Learning Consortium Effective Practice Awards for the creation of a framework for personal learning networks, and for the creation of exploratory installations of education technology, respectively. In 2019, Angela was named an OLC Fellow for her dedication to service, innovation, and scholarship in support of student success in online learning. Her research focuses on open educational practices, digital literacies, narrative in online course design, and emerging technology for second language acquisition. She holds a B.S. in Computer Science and Fine Art from Fordham University, a M.Ed. in Education Technology from Arizona State University, and a Ph.D. in Teaching, Learning and Sociocultural Studies at The University of Arizona, where in 2020 she was named an Erasmus Scholar by the College of Education for her commitment to the college, the university and to the community.

As the Chief Financial Officer at the Online Learning Consortium, Jenny Brown is responsible for all of the organization's financial activities, including budgeting and forecasting, accounting, audit, internal controls, treasury and investment, and taxes. She also supports the organization's strategic direction and informs key stakeholders of the financial health of the organization.

Prior to joining the OLC, Ms. Brown spent 18 years at KPMG serving the public accounting industry. For the past five years, she served as a Director in KPMG Business School - Audit as a member of the Learning Experience Design leadership team, managing those responsible for creating learning and development material for KPMG's U.S. audit professionals. Before that, she audited multinational public entities, working both in the United States and Germany.

Ms. Brown is a certified public accountant. She holds a Master in Professional Accounting degree from the University of Texas -Austin, McCombs School of Business, and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with concentrations in Accounting and Finance from Trinity University. She is fluent in both English and German.

Sandi Fecteau are a Chief Financial Officer at Online Learning Consortium and are based in Peabody, Massachusetts. They have worked as Controller, Verizon Electronic Services at Verizon Communications Inc. and Controller at Verizon Electronic Commerce. Sandi attended Salem State University and Bentley University between 1994 and 1998.