Dr. Thomas D. Cox (President)
Dr. Thomas D. Cox (President) is an assistant professor of Higher Education and Policy Studies at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, FL, USA. Previously, he founded the master’s degree program in adult and higher education at the University of Houston-Victoria, and is very active in researching the topics of adult learners within higher education contexts. He earned an Ed.D. in Adult and Higher Education in 2004 from the University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, USA. He is currently the President of the Adult Higher Education Alliance which is a USA organization with the mission of advancing adults within higher education institutions.
David San Filippo (President-Elect)
Dr. Gabriele Strohschen, Ed.D. (Past-President)
Dr. Gabriele Strohschen, Ed.D. (Past-President) is Associate Professor and Faculty Mentor at DePaul University’s School for New Learning (SNL), where she also served as Director for the Graduate Programs. She designed and implemented SNL’s first transnational graduate program in Thailand, and co-developed several of the school’s graduate program options. Her international work focuses on action research and program development and evaluation in Kenya, Germany, Thailand, China, and Mexico, within an emancipatory/popular adult education praxis. In 2013, Dr. Strohschen initiated the Community Connexxions project to expand local opportunities for university students for civic engagement and community- based participatory action research with learning activities in the West Side and Lower West Side neighborhoods of Chicago. Community Connexxions has grown to a cooperative of educators, activists, and artists who work on education, economic development, and cultural events within a social justice value system. Dr. Strohschen is President of the Adult and Higher Education Alliance and President of the Phi Beta Delta Honor Society – Delta Theta Chapter at DePaul University. She has published nationally and internationally, with all royalty proceeds of the publications going to three orphanages.
Tennille J. Lasker-Scott (Secretary)
Tennille J. Lasker-Scott (Secretary) received a masters in adult education at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and is currently attending The University of Georgia’s Adult Education, Leadership and Organizational Development doctoral program, where her research includes educating the disenfranchised, the participation of minority groups in adult educational opportunities, and issues of race class and gender in education and workforce development. Ms. Lasker-Scott is a recipient of The Irene and Curtis Ulmer Scholarship for Adult Education, a Southern Regional Education Board fellow, and also served as a fellow in Texas State University- San Marcos’ Predoctoral Fellowship Program.
Fred Prasuhn, Ph.D. (Treasurer & Director Technology)
Fred Prasuhn, Ph.D. (Treasurer) considers himself a lifelong educator and learner with an eclectic mix of education, professional experiences, and life experiences. He earned his Ph.D. in Adult Education from the University of Georgia. Prior degree work includes instructional technologies, Christian Education, Christian Ministries, and Church Music. His passions and research include accreditation, online education, credit hour policy, and adult higher education. Fred is the Founder and CEO of Tech-Wise Educational Services; an company dedicated to supporting persons and organizations integrating learning and technology. He serves AHEA as treasurer, conference registrar, and technology coordinator. Fred was named as the inaugural Technology Chair for the Commission of Distance Learning and Technologies.
Carrie J. Boden-McGill, Ph.D. (Director AHEA Book Series)
Carrie J. Boden-McGill, Ph.D. (Director: AHEA Book Series), is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Occupational, Workforce, and Leadership Studies at Texas State University. She holds a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Adult Education and Research from Kansas State University, M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Wichita State University, and B.A. in English Language and Literature from Bethel College. Dr. Boden-McGill’s research is primarily focused in the areas of teaching and learning strategies, mentoring, transformative learning, and personal epistemological beliefs. She has presented papers in over 25 states and foreign countries and published articles in journals such as Adult Learning Quarterly, The International Journal of Learning, and National Teacher Education Journal. Her latest books are Pathways to Transformation: Learning in Relationship, co-edited with Dr. Sola Kippers, Conversations about Adult Learning in Our Complex World, and Developing and Sustaining Adult Learners co-edited with Dr. Kathleen P. King. Dr. Boden-McGill has designed and taught courses in traditional, hybrid, and online formats, and she has developed and overseen the implementation of several online program initiatives. Dr. Boden-McGill is a Director on the Board of the Adult Higher Education Alliance.
Kathy Peno (Director)
Joann Olson (Director Membership)
Joann S. Olson has been involved in various aspects of adult education throughout her career, including computer training and leadership development. She earned a master’s degree in Religious Education from Wheaton College and a Ph.D. in Adult Education from Penn State-University Park. Following graduate school, she spent two years coordinating faculty development for adjunct faculty teaching in an adult degree program that also offered several graduate-level programs. Currently, she is Assistant Professor and Advisor for an online Master’s degree program in adult and higher education. Her research interests focus on the intersection of higher education and adult learning, including the workplace learning of recent college graduates, staff and faculty development and learning within institutions of higher education, and the experiences of first-generation students (of all ages) in college and following graduation. Administratively, she has served as interim Program Coordinator, Director-at-Large of the Commission of Professors of Adult Education and VP of Membership for a writing guild.
Conference 2015 Proceedings Editors
- Oluwakemi Elufiede
Oluwakemi Elufiede, M.Ed, (Director) Educator, Author, Editor, Poet and the founder of 3 adult community-based writing groups in Savannah, GA, Huntsville, Al, and Nashville, TN. She has 10 years of professional experience in tutoring, teaching, mentoring, and community program planning. Her experience includes working in the public school system, community education, higher education and the non-profit sector for teaching adult learners with low-literacy skills. She holds a degree in P-12 Special Education from Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, B.L.S in Psychology and M.Ed in Adult Education and Community Leadership from Armstrong Atlantic State University. She is a Doctoral Candidate at Tennessee State University in Educational Leadership with a concentration in Higher Education. - Bonnie Flynne
Dr. Bonnie Flynn is an Associate Professor at National Louis University (NLU) in the Chicago area. She teaches both online and on-ground courses in health studies and management. She holds a masters and doctorate in Adult and Continuing Education from NLU and Masters in Public Health from Benedictine University. As a self-professed lifelong learner, she recently completed a Masters in Written Communication at NLU and has a passion for editing and writing non-fiction, fiction and poetry. Dr. Flynn is a past secretary at AHEA and is one of the editors for the 2015 AHEA conference proceedings. Bonnie Flynn, Ed.D., MPH, MS. - Doreath Lomax
Doreath’s degrees focus on adult education, parenting education, and family support. Doreath volunteers much time and energy with several local agencies serving adults.
Conference 2016 Proceedings Editor
- Oluwakemi Elufiede
Oluwakemi Elufiede, M.Ed, (Director) Educator, Author, Editor, Poet and the founder of 3 adult community-based writing groups in Savannah, GA, Huntsville, Al, and Nashville, TN. She has 10 years of professional experience in tutoring, teaching, mentoring, and community program planning. Her experience includes working in the public school system, community education, higher education and the non-profit sector for teaching adult learners with low-literacy skills. She holds a degree in P-12 Special Education from Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, B.L.S in Psychology and M.Ed in Adult Education and Community Leadership from Armstrong Atlantic State University. She is a Doctoral Candidate at Tennessee State University in Educational Leadership with a concentration in Higher Education. - Bonnie Flynne
Dr. Bonnie Flynn is an Associate Professor at National Louis University (NLU) in the Chicago area. She teaches both online and on-ground courses in health studies and management. She holds a masters and doctorate in Adult and Continuing Education from NLU and Masters in Public Health from Benedictine University. As a self-professed lifelong learner, she recently completed a Masters in Written Communication at NLU and has a passion for editing and writing non-fiction, fiction and poetry. Dr. Flynn is a past secretary at AHEA and is one of the editors for the 2015 AHEA conference proceedings. Bonnie Flynn, Ed.D., MPH, MS.
