Christa Ehmann Powers, Msc, Phd Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

Oversee education quality, innovation, & strategy for Brainfuse - a global 24/7 online tutoring company serving learners in K12, higher education, graduate, post-graduate, life long learning & corporate sectors. Working in partnership with key stakeholders from across Brainfuse:- Drive Brainfuse's strategy for education quality, pedagogy, & instructional standards across programs.- Promote Brainfuse's commitment to highest quality education & learner-centered principles via thought leadership, client & community engagement.- Drive growth & innovation strategy for B2B & B2C instructional solutions & partnerships.

London, Gb

Led education services division providing 24/7 online instruction and learning support to education institutions, including colleges, universities, distance education programs, K12 institutions, corporations and publishers globally. Direct department of 3K+ subject expert academic directors, operations managers, and online instructors to deliver scalable tutorial business.Selected Accomplishments:- Delivered 1M+ tutorials annually to global learners (15M+ since Smarthinking's founding), achieving healthy service-industry margins of 10%.- Led global business strategy and building of new education programs and revenue models for B2B & B2C solutions.- Directed strategic growth across programs (Writing, Humanities, Language Learning, STEM, Business, Nursing & Health Science), capturing revenue opportunities and anticipating technology and market needs.- Engaged in public-facing education Thought Leadership.

Princeton, New Jersey, Us

Board Member of Washington DC Chapter. Founded in 1948 as Recording for the Blind, Learning Ally serves more than 300,000 K-12, college and graduate students, as well as veterans and lifelong learners – all of whom cannot read standard print due to blindness, visual impairment, dyslexia, or other learning disabilities. Learning Ally’s collection of more than 65,000 digitally recorded textbooks and literature titles – delivered through internet downloads and various assistive technology devices – is the largest of its kind in the world. More than 6,000 volunteers across the U.S. help to record and process the educational materials, which students rely on to achieve academic and professional success. Learning Ally, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, is funded by grants from state and local education programs, and the generous contributions of individuals, foundations and corporations.

Washington, Dc, Us

Online tutoring pioneer and founding executive of Smarthinking, a digital online tutoring company acquired by Pearson, Inc in February 2011. Established Smarthinking as "global brand leader" in highest quality online tutorial support, driving growth and taking company to acquisition.Selected Accomplishments:- Designed and developed all aspects of business delivery: education platform specifications, distance training programs, instructional standards and protocols, interactive resources for instructors and learners, HR systems for online world-wide external workforce (recruitment, selection, management, online scheduling, retention, pay and vendor oversight).- Instrumental in closing acquisition with Pearson, leading key 2011 acquisition activities of due diligence, investor presentations, negotiations, and post M&A transition.- Founded pedagogical practice and research framework for online tutoring pedagogy and online writing instruction with seminal publications and scholarly activity.

Washington, D.C., Us

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Education

Master Of Science - Ms, Education

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, English Literature & German