P12 Digital Learning Advisory Council Membership List
The Digital Learning Advisory Council (DLAC) was created to advise the Department on matters related to digital learning and educational technology. The Council’s membership includes P-20 teachers, administrators, and leaders from public districts, charter schools, religious and independent schools, Native American schools, and agencies and professional organizations across the state, representing urban, suburban, and rural areas; students with disabilities; English language learners and multilingual learners; students who are migratory or seasonal farmworkers (or children of such workers); and students in juvenile justice system settings. Representative organizations include the NYC Department of Education, Big 4 School Districts, NYSCOSS, SAANYS, NYSUT, NYS PTA, SCDN, NYSCATE, and Higher Education.
| Name | Position | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| Kyle Belokopitsky | Executive Director | Viva88Parent Teacher Association (NYS PTA) |
| Elizabeth Bliss | Senior Education Specialist | NYS Migrant Education Program |
| Dale Breault | District Superintendent | Franklin Essex Hamilton (FEH) BOCES |
| Timothy Bromirski | Director, Bureau of Education and Transition Services | NYS Office of Children and Family Services, Division of Juvenile Justice and Opportunities for Youth |
| Laura Burnett | Director | North Country Migrant Education Program |
| Dr. Amy DelCorvo | CEO / Executive Director | NYS Association for Computers and Technology in Education (NYSCATE) |
| Mike DiMezza | Principal of Career and Technical Education | HFM Career and Technical Center, Hamilton Fulton Montgomery (HFM) BOCES |
| Dr. Kelli Eckdahl | Director | Wayne-Finger Lakes Educational Technology Service (EduTech) |
| Carol Hayes | Executive Director | Catholic School Administrators Association of NYS |
| Dr. WenYen (Jason) Huang | Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education, Department of Teaching and Learning | SUNY New Paltz |
| Joseph Kardash | Superintendent | Rensselaer City School District |
| Timothy Moon | Chief Accountability Officer | Syracuse City School District |
| Maria Rocker | Coordinator of Technology Leadership and Innovation | Mohawk Regional Information Center (MORIC), Madison-Oneida BOCES |
| Tracy Scharf | Teacher (Teacher of the Hearing Impaired, Distance Learning Teacher) | Malone Central School District |
| Mike Sylofski | Deputy Director | Northeastern Regional Information Center (NERIC), Capital Region BOCES |
| Dr. Chad Walerstein | Director of Technology, Innovation, and Information SystemsÌý | Islip Union Free School District, SAANYS |
| Tara Wolfanger | Teacher | Mohonasen Central School District |
| Liz Wood | Instructional Technology Support Specialist | Broome-Tioga BOCES |