Raymond Rose is a Chair: Public Policy Committee and Digital Accessibility Liaison at Texas Digital Learning Association. He possess expertise in e learning, staff development, educational technology, distance learning, instructional technology and 33 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "Ray Rose and I first met when Ray was co-project director on the Virtual High School grant from the U.S. Department of Education. Over the years, Ray has deepened his expertise in online education and now is an effective and visionary elearning evangelist for Rose and Smith. Ray is a strong advocate for equity and access in online education. He is an effective team leader, capable of facilitating group discussions and activities and bringing consensus to the team. Ray is also an effective communicator, both written and spoken, to a variety of audiences within the educational sector. My association with Ray has been valuable and insightful - not many people have the years and depth of experience Ray has in online education." and "When I started my job at MentorNet, Ray taught me everything I needed to know about renewing campus partnerships, managing mentor/protege pairings and other initiatives/projects. Working with him was such a pleasure--I only wish we still worked together. Ray is experienced in education, is intelligent and has good judgment, cares about his work and about people, and is genuinely kind and thoughtful. I'm confident Ray would do an excellent job at any job he pursues. I highly recommend him."