James Basham
Ph.D.

Chair and CEO

James D. Basham, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Kansas. He is also the cofounder and CEO of the Universal Design for Learning Implementation and Research Network (UDL-IRN). His research is focused on the implementation of UDL, learner-centered design, innovation, and technology in human learning. Dr. Basham is well published, given hundreds of talks, and serves on various boards for journals, companies, and organizations.

Susan
Hardin

Secretary

Susan Hardin, OTR, MS, is the Assistive Technology Consultant and UDL Coordinator at Macomb Intermediate School District in Michigan. She designs and conducts professional development opportunities for general and special educators, across grade levels and content areas and speaks on the topic of assistive technology and Universal Design For Learning at local, statewide and national conferences. Her primary area of interest is the integration of good technology into curriculum to support the learning needs of all students. Susan has served on many state and national boards related to technology and special education, including ISTE’s Inclusive Learning Network, MACUL and the UDL Implementation and Research Network (IRN).

Trey Vasquez III
Ph.D.

Treasurer

Dr. Vasquez is an associate professor for the Department of Child, Family, and Community Sciences Exceptional Education Program at the University of Central Florida, as well as an iSTEM Fellow and affiliate faculty of Lockheed Martin UCF Academy. His current research focuses on the evaluation of academic and behavioral outcomes for students with autism using technology to enhance instruction. His research has expanded from K-12 schools to postsecondary institutions and other venues to prepare students who are traditionally marginalized for careers in STEM related fields.

Brian Wojcik
Ed.D.

Board Member

Brian Wojcik currently works as an assistant professor of special education at the University of Nebraska at Kearney and previously as the coordinator of the Special Education Assistive Technology (SEAT) Center at Illinois State University. In his current position, Brian works with pre-service teacher education students and practicing education professionals developing strategies to learn and integrate technology into the classroom to support the learning needs of a variety of students. He has presented internationally on the topics of assistive technology, pre-service teacher education, technology integration, intervention and intervention assessment, and curriculum technology supports.

Steve Nordmark
M.Ed.

Board Member

Steve Nordmark is a consultant and nonprofit leader. Steve serves as the UDL-IRN’s COO, leading the multi-phase, field change initiative – UDL Credentialing and Certification Initiative. Steve is also the founder of Learning Community Insight LLC focused on UDL and Competency-based Learning and a Technical Assistance Specialist at CAST’s Accessible Educational Materials Center.

Bryan
Dean

Board Member

Bryan Dean is an instructional designer for a large intermediate school district overseeing 30 smaller public schools. He is Lead Project and Professional Learning Designer for the Oakland (MI) Schools UDL Project. Recently, he has become a member of the CAST UDL PL Cadre, facilitated a week-long intensive UDL workshop series at Harvard, and started a national podcast series focusing on UDL and 21st-century literacies. He is happily a Positive Deviant and Agent of Disruption in bringing systemic change to education.

Operations Team

Steve
Nordmark

UDL-IRN COO

McKenzie
Nicholis

UDL-IRN Network Engagement Manager

James
Basham

UDL-IRN CEO

Sue
Hardin

UDL-IRN Secretary

Bryan
Dean

UDL-IRN Volunteer

Brian
Wojcik

UDL-IRN Volunteer