Home MembershipBoard of Directors 2008-2009

Jill Brown, PH.D.—Executive Committee Treasurer & PK–12 Schools Representative

Dr. Jill Brown has been an educator since 1988. She taught elementary school in New Mexico, Florida and Virginia. In addition she has been a school technology coordinator in Albuquerque, New Mexico, a technology-integration professional development facilitator for the UNM (University of New Mexico) College of Education faculty and pre-service teachers as well as her current district position, since 2000, as Director of Educational Technology for Albuquerque Academy.

She earned her Ph.D. in Multicultural Childhood and Teacher Education with an emphasis in Educational Technology from UNM in 1999 with a dissertation investigating the skills' teachers need to effectively integrate technology into the classroom. She has developed and implemented technology integration courses, online and face-to-face, at the University of New Mexico, through the RETA (Regional Educational Technology Assistance) program, the ACE (Applying Computers in Education) program, Intel's Teach to the Future program and the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation.

Jill has been deeply involved in many professional associations, serving as president and co-founder of NMSTE (New Mexico’s ISTE Affiliate), chair of the NM CTE (New Mexico Council on Technology in Education), a board member of the NMANS (New Mexico Association of Non-public Schools), a member of NAIS (National Association for Independent Schools) and a board member of ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education). Jill has seen how effectively integrated technology by educated and supported teachers, transforms education into an applicable experience for students. She firmly believes that this transformation is what will enable students to be competitive, serve as effective citizens and fulfill their personal/professional goals throughout their lives.

Contact:

Jill Brown
Director of Educational Technology
Albuquerque Academy
New Mexico
brownj@aa.edu