The LearningMate Podcast

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Meet Our Guest Geri Gillespy, Educator, EdTech Leader & Researcher Geri Gillespy is an educator, education technology leader, and researcher with extensive experience helping schools and educators use technology to create more engaging and meaningful learning experiences. A longtime advocate fo…

Meet Our Guests Stuart Vanorny, VP Learning Design Group, Straive LearningMate As the VP of Learning Design at Straive LearningMate, Stuart oversees all learning design for the largest learning design services and digital enablement company in the world. Over his 28 years of ideating and building l…

Meet Our Guest David Ferreira, Ed.D, Provost, Charter Oak State College Dr. David Ferreira is Provost of Charter Oak State College, where he drives academic innovation and workforce development through industry-aligned curriculum and stackable credentials. In 2025, he launched the Connecticut Onlin…

Meet Our Guest Andrew Lippert, Independent Technology Executive and Consultant Andrew Lippert is an independent technology executive and consultant with deep experience leading digital transformation in education and enterprise SaaS. Most recently, he served as Chief Technology Officer at Edmentum,…

Meet Our Guest Dr. Andrew Shean, Chief Academic Officer | Los Angeles Pacific University Dr. Andrew Shean is a higher education leader and innovator, currently serving as Chief Academic OfficerLos Angeles Pacific University. With a career spanning K–12 and online higher education, he has led large…

Meet Our Guest Robert MacAuslan, Vice President of Artificial Intelligence | Southern New Hampshire University Dr. Robert MacAuslan is Vice President of Artificial Intelligence at Southern New Hampshire University, where he works on institutional strategy for AI adoption, governance, and implement…

Meet Our Guests Claus von Zastrow, Senior Policy Director | Education Commission of the States As senior policy director, Claus oversees Education Commission of the States’ Policy Team and works with his colleagues to promote timely and relevant education policy and research. He has held senior po…

Meet Our Guests Sagarika Prabhakar, AI and Learning Solution Architect | LearningMate Sagarika Prabhakar, an EDSAFE AI Alliance’s Women in AI Fellow (2025), brings 10+ years of experience in education curriculum development and AI-enabled learning design solutions to the EdTech industry. She has …

Meet Our Guest Geordie Hyland, President and Chief Executive Officer | American College of Education (ACE) Geordie Hyland is the President and Chief Executive Officer of American College of Education. Geordie brings extensive industry experience and leads ACE as an accredited, fully online institu…