Dr. Jan M. Van Dam—Past President

Jan Van Dam has been an educator since 1970. She has taught middle and high school mathematics, computer science, and language arts. In addition she has been a district Technology Director and worked at a regional educational service agency. In that capacity Jan has spent time as a consultant, Director, and most recently Assistant Superintendent for Career, Media and Technology. She is continuing her implementation efforts in education as the Director of Instructional Services for Pearson Digital Learning. In addition, she continues to speak at conferences and other professional functions about the positive contributions technology makes to improve student achievement and how everyone can and should be an advocate for ed tech in education.

Jan has been deeply involved in many professional associations, most notably with ISTE (International Society for Technology and Education) serving on the board as the 2003–2005 President; and MACUL (Michigan Association of Computers Users in Education) as a Board member. She is proud to be involved in both organizations that do so much to improve the field of education through educational technology.