Lisa A. Woodard

Email: lisa@ssaonline.org

Lisa A. Woodard joined The Bloom Group in 2006 and has worked in education for 35 years. Fourteen of those were spent in the classroom teaching gifted/talented students. This background has given Lisa a unique perspective on a wide spectrum of issues and a wealth of management and research skills.

In 1995, she accepted a position with the State Department of Education (SDE) as an Education Specialist in the area of Library Media. In 1996, she moved to a newly created section within the SDE, the Office of Technology Initiatives, and assumed a leadership position in 1997. As the Coordinator of the Office of Technology Initiatives, her responsibilities included implementation of the state technology plan; the administration of two federal grants (Goals 2000 and the Technology Literacy Challenge Grant); the E-rate program; and coordination of the professional development program for school system technology coordinators. In 2000, she accepted a position as Senior Research Policy Analyst with SERVE, the regional education laboratory at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. In this position, she worked closely with the Superintendent of Education in Alabama in the area of education policy. In 2002, Lisa became the Director of Education and Outreach with Computer Sciences Corporation on the Alabama Supercomputer project.

Key Areas of Expertise
Policy Research and Development
Education Technology
Knowledge of the legislative process
Project management
Government Relations
Grant Writing Experience

Key Issue Areas
State Education Policy
Federal Education Policy
Legislative Affairs
Government Relations

Professional & Community Affiliations
International Society for Technology in Education
“Outstanding Teacher” recognition from the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars
Recipient of “The Right Stuff Award” at the U.S. Space Academy, Huntsville, Ala.
“Spirit of Freedom” award for outstanding service to youth
State Department of Education (SDE) State Representative to Secretary Richard Riley’s Technology Committee
SDE representative to the Milken Exchange for Education Technology
SDE representative to the Southern Regional Education Board Education Cooperative
SDE representative to the Southeastern and Islands Regional Technology Education Consortium

Education
B.S., Speech Pathology, Auburn University
M.A., Gifted Education, University of Alabama
M.S., Media Education, Auburn University