Keynote Speakers
Cindy Johanson
Executive Director, The George Lucas Educational Foundation
Cindy Johanson has more than 20 years experience leading the design and expansion of digital services with a primary focus on education and engagement. In her role as executive director of The George Lucas Educational Foundation, Johanson is advancing an Internet growth strategy for Edutopia, a leading source of inspiration and information about what works in education. Prior to joining the Foundation, Johanson served as senior vice president of interactive and education for the Public Broadcasting Service. At PBS, she led the launch and growth of the award-winning pbs.org Web site and its suite of Internet sites, including pbskids.org, pbsparents.org, and pbsteacher-source.org. Johanson’s passion for online learning started in 1989 with text-only interfaces and 300 baud modems when she managed online teacher support and training for Learning Link, one of the premier online services for K-12 classrooms. Johanson also serves on the board of the Childrens Creativity Museum in San Francisco and the board of the Buck Institute for Education. She holds an MS from Teachers College of Columbia University and a BS from Ohio University.
To learn more, visit edutopia.org
