Designed for education professionals wanting to strengthen the field’s scientific, theoretical, and technological foundations, Walden’s PhD in Education program has graduates who become leading education researchers, scholars, and practitioners within a wide variety of careers and industries.
Vaughn Bradley ’18
Assistant Principal
Montgomery County Public Schools
Columbia, Maryland
Norrisa Newton ’18
Assistant Professor
University of The Bahamas
Nassau, The Bahamas
Chinoyerem Oladimeji ’18
International Baccalaureate Coordinator
Fairfax County Public Schools
Reston, Virginia
John Bannister ’17
Instructional Designer
Johnson C. Smith University
Charlotte, North Carolina
Clarence Bashshar ’17
Education Program Specialist
Department of Veterans Affairs
Sickerville, New Jersey
Tracey Bennett Carter ’17
Department Chair of Education
Vance-Granville Community College
Henderson, North Carolina
Martha M. Bless ’17
Regional Director of Education Programs
Association of College and University Educators
Woodbury, Connecticut
Consuela Cooper ’17
Senior Associate Director of Recruitment
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa
Jenna Hallman ’17
Assistant Director / Program Director
Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention, and Advancement
Anderson, South Carolina
Charlotte Johnston ’17
Consultant
Healthcare Knowledge Management Systems
Naples, Florida
Jim Simpson ’17
Professor
Scottsdale Community College
Scottsdale, Arizona
Paula Stanton ’17
English Department Chair and Teacher
Harford County Public Schools
Belcamp, Maryland
January Baker ’16
Associate Director and Assistant Professor
La Salle University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Bonnie Best ’16
Instructional Lead Teacher
Prince George’s County Public Schools
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Stacey Donaldson ’16
President and Senior Consultant
Learn ELAtion LLC
Bolton, Mississippi
Sunny Greene ’16
Director/Counselor, Disabled Student Programs
College of the Siskiyous
Weed, California
Jodie Hemerda ’16
Director of Instructional Design and Academic Quality
Bridgepoint Education
Denver, Colorado
Heidi Jordan ’16
Assistant Principal
Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind
St. Augustine, Florida
Yovonda Kolo ’16
Supervisor of Science and STEM
Calvert County Public Schools
Dunkirk, Maryland
Regina A. Lewis ’16
Coordinator of NAEP and International Studies
Maine Department of Education
Augusta, Maine
Holldrid Odreman ’16, ’09
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) Graduate
Professor of Nursing
Niagara College Canada
Ontario, Canada
Michelle Roberts-Schneider ’16
Program Director
All 4 Kids LLC
Co-Founder & Executive Director
Bear & Friends Animal Society, Inc.
Brookville, Indiana
Janeal Smith ’16
Course Instructor
Western Governors University
Murray, Utah
Rabekah Stewart ’16
Executive Director, TRIO Programs and Multicultural Student Retention
Missouri State University
Springfield, Missouri
Shelly Vohra ’16
Instruction Coach and Consultant
Peel District School Board
Ontario, Canada
Sheila Cuffy ’15
Adjunct
Purdue University
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Christine Georgallis ’15
Disability Coordinator
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida
Niares Hunn ’15
Instructional Designer
Solution Consultants
Chesterfield, Missouri
Julie Macker ’15
Lead Teacher of the Deaf
Richland County School District One
Columbia, South Carolina
Robyn Tresnak ’15
Faculty Member, Teachers College
Western Governors University
San Antonio, Texas
Patrick Ward ’15, ’05
MS in Education Graduate
Director of Curriculum and Instruction K–12
Mayfield City Schools
Mayfield, Ohio
Aderonke Bello ’14
CEO
Innovative Technology Literacy Services Ltd.
Abuja, Nigeria
Yolanda Holloway ’14
Principal
Caroline County Board of Education
Denton, Maryland
Benjamin Moulton ’14
Professor
Utah Valley University
Orem, Utah
Glen Mules ’14
Adjunct Professor
Iona College
Lecturer
San Jose State University
New Rochelle, New York
Raelyn Viti ’14
Associate Professor of Outdoor Education
New England College
Henniker, New Hampshire
Velda Arnaud ’13
Department Chair, Instructor, and Advisor
Blue Mountain Community College
Pendleton, Oregon
Patrick Delaney ’13
Teacher
Forsyth County Schools
Dahlonega, Georgia
Debra Harper-LeBlanc ’13
Liberal Arts Academic Dean
St. Louis Community College-Forest Park
St. Louis, Missouri
Casey Polczynski ’13
Arts in Education Coordinator
Virginia Commission for the Arts
Richmond, Virginia
Soraya Arteaga ’12
Education Administration, Consultant
Self-employed
Alberta, Canada
Laurel Bongiorno ’12
Dean, Division of Education and Human Studies
Champlain College
Burlington, Vermont
Michael Neall ’12
Supervisor, Program Evaluation
PWCS
Dumfries, Virginia
Dian Prestwich ’12
Lecturer/Academic Program Associate for Online Programs, Department of Curriculum and Teaching
University of Kansas
Denver, Colorado
Tina Williams ’12
Teacher
Shelby County School District
Southaven, Mississippi
Jennifer Courduff ’11
Associate Professor
Azusa Pacific University
Azusa, California
Rick Cox ’11
Deputy Director, Strategic Planning and Transformation
Department of Defense
Round Lake, Illinois
Kenneth Macro ’11
Professor and Chair, Graphic Communication Department
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, California
Binta Masani ’11
Founder and CEO
Masani Consulting, LLC
Atlanta, Georgia
Brian McGuire ’11
Principal and Lead Person
Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts
Somers Point, New Jersey
Crystal Aker ’10
Coordinator of Assessment
Springfield City Schools
Fairborn, Ohio
Jennifer (Gingher) Leyendecker ’10
Department Chair Art, Residential Faculty
Mesa Community College
Mesa, Arizona
Isaac Robinson ’10
Administrator
Shelby County Schools
Cordova, Tennessee
Jay Seller ’10
Executive Director
NeuAbility
Denver, Colorado
Peg (Mary) Dispenzieri ’08
Superintendent
Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana
Indianapolis, Indiana
Rita Gloria Sawyer ’08
Director of Student Success
InSource Services Group
Petaluma, California
Mark Wagner ’08
CEO
EdTechTeam Inc.
Irvine, California
Barbara Calabro ’04
President
Palmetto Education Group
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Wendy Farone ’04
Educational Consultant and National LETRS Trainer
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Gibsonia, Pennsylvania
James Pietrzycki ’04
Orientation and Mobility Specialist
Parma City School District
Parma, Ohio