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About Us
Our Mission
Innovative Educators is dedicated to providing superior conferences and training sessions focused on the most critical and relevant issues facing educators today. Through our interactive conferences, both face-to-face and online, we create a fun and relaxed environment that encourages and supports the exchange of ideas. Our primary goal is to provide participants with the information, training and skills necessary to immediately implement positive change at their institutions. As active leaders in the field of education, we believe in supporting our community through philanthropic partnerships.
Focused and Relevant: As higher education professionals, we are aware of the issues that educators face on a daily basis, and we offer you a unique opportunity to participate in a dynamic exchange of information.
Fun: Every conference will provide a relaxed, professional atmosphere giving you specified time to network with other colleagues in the field.
Philanthropic: We continually donate a portion of our proceeds to scholarships and community educational programs. Please contact us if you have a program you would like us to consider.
Our Management Team
 Erin Hoag- Co-Founder
Erin Hoag holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Business from the University of Notre Dame and a MBA in Human Resources and Marketing from Vanderbilt University. She has over 20 years of higher education administrative experience with private universities, public universities, community colleges and athletic programs. Currently, Erin serves as the Dean of Student Services at the Westminster Campus for Front Range Community College. Prior to that, she has served as college-wide Director of Financial Aid Servicing, Director of Advising and Assessment and manager of a medical facility.
If you have any questions, feel free to email anytime. We are happy to answer any questions about confernce format, content, registration, hotels, speakers, vendors, travel accomodations, and more. We are here to help you.
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 Valerie Kisiel- Co-Founder
Valerie Kisiel has over 8 years experience as a teacher, advisor, recruiter and web administrator at the high school and the community college levels. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in English from Colorado College and a Master’s degree in Information and Learning Technologies from the University of Colorado, Denver. As an owner of Innovative Educators, Val works full-time on behalf of the company and teaches part-time at Front Range Community College. Prior to this, she served as the Coordinator of Student Success for Online Learning at Front Range Community College. Her responsibilities included instructional design, course development, faculty training and online instruction.
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 Pam Ranallo-Co-Founder
Pam Ranallo has taught college level Spanish for over 14 years. She currently serves as the Foreign Language Coordinator at Front Range Community College, Boulder County Campus and is also the college-wide Study Abroad Coordinator. She has traveled to ten Spanish-speaking countries and has directed several study abroad programs. Pam was named Master Teacher of the Year at FRCC in 2002. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Spanish and Linguistics and her Master’s degree in Spanish Language and Literature from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo.
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Our Advisory Board
 Dr. Michele Haney- Administrative Leadership
Dr. Michele Haney assumed duties as the seventh President of Morgan Community College in August 2003. Prior to becoming president of MCC, Dr. Haney had been at Front Range Community College since 1992, serving as vice president for instruction and chief academic officer prior to assuming the CEO position for the Boulder campuses in 2000. She came to FRCC from Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne, Wyoming, where she spent more than 20 years in a variety of faculty and administrative positions.
Dr. Haney holds a Ph.D. in counseling from the University of Wyoming, a master’s from Chapman College, and a bachelor of arts from the University of New Mexico.
In addition to her Morgan Community College duties, she is very active in the community. She is on the board of Fort Morgan and Brush Chamber of Commerce; Workforce Development; Morgan County Economic Development; and Adams County Mental Health. She is a member of the Fort Morgan Rotary and Fort Morgan Lions Clubs.
She is co-author of the Stress Owners Manual which has been published in English, German, Japanese, Finnish, and Chinese.
 George Hoey-Academic Affairs and Athletic Administration
George Hoey holds a BA in Education and an MA in Guidance & Counseling from the University of Michigan. George has enjoyed a unique and varied professional career in athletics and in academic administration. After earning his degree from Michigan, he spent six years in the Army National Guard and then another six years in the NFL as a cornerback and a return specialist, still holding a number of records at the University of Michigan and the St. Louis Cardinals.
After a distinguished career in football, George returned to his alma mater and spent the next 25 years working in athletic counseling and compliance, serving on a number of NCAA Compliance Teams. Transferring to the University of Colorado, George now serves as a Career Counselor and a Student Affairs Specialist, working to effect change by actively leading on the Men Confronting Violence Committee, the CU Recreational Services Board, and the Judicial Affairs Board.
 James Piccolini- K-12 Administration
James earned a B.A. in Architecture Studies with a minor in Computer Science from Connecticut College. He then went on to pursue a M.A. in Computer and Education at the Teachers College at Columbia University.
Jim has worked at Alexander Dawson School since he moved to Boulder in 1997. During that time, he has been Technology Director, Academic Dean, Computer and Mathematics Teacher, and now, Upper School Director. His previous work included teaching positions at Staten Island Academy of Staten Island, NY and Oakwood School of Poughkeepsie, NY. Jim coaches and plays Basketball, Tennis and Ultimate Frisbee. He has explored a number of topics in his own studies, including programming, web design, Beginning German and Spanish.
Mary Russell- Business Training and Development
For more than 15 years, Mary Russell has been designing and implementing marketing and public relations plans for colleges, universities, and government organizations. She currently serves as Supervisor for Business and Employment Services at Tri-County Workforce Center where her responsibilities include oversight for marketing, web development, business services, career transition services.
She is a Certified Career Development Facilitator. She also holds a Master of Science degree in Adult, Occupational and Continuing Education from Kansas State University and an undergraduate degree in communications from Kansas Wesleyan University. She is a member of the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals, Colorado Career Development Association and the National Career Development Association.
 Adrian A. Schiess-University Relations
Adrian is the Director for Student Success and Retention at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. Over the last 15 years, he has been responsible for planning, developing, coordinating, and administering the Freshman Year Experience Programs and the Xavier Retention Model.
Mr. Schiess earned his Bachelor of Science degree in history and his Masters degree in Educational Administration, both at Xavier University. He has received the Noel/Levitz Center for Student Retention Excellence award in 1992 and the “Outstanding National Freshman Advocate Award” from the Freshman Year Experience Center of the University of South Carolina in 1998.
He is a graduate of the United States Army Command and General Staff College and a Retired United States Army Lieutenant Colonel.
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