Technology Resources

Staff

Instructional Technologist
Instructional Technology

Position Type Staff
Location Gerri C. LeBow Hall 553
Phone 215.571.4488
Email mac826@drexel.edu
Linkedin Profile LinkedIn

Melinda joined LeBow’s Instructional Technology team in 2021. She has worked in a variety of settings, including an adult literacy non-profit, a printing services office, and freelancing from her small South Philly apartment – but she has always loved the innovation and human-centered focus of higher education. She holds a BA in Gender & Sexuality Studies with Education minor from Bryn Mawr College, and an MA in Education, Training, and Instructional Technology with Instructional Design concentration from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Kristin DeChiaro

Media Services Manager
Instructional Technology

Position Type Staff
Location Gerri C. LeBow Hall 553
Phone 215.571.3792
Email kmd427@drexel.edu

Kristin joined Lebow’s Instructional Technology team in 2019. Previously, Kristin worked part time as a student in Drexel’s IT department doing video production and graphic design. She holds a BS in Media Studies from the Catholic University of America and received a MS in Digital Media here at Drexel.

Grace Hatterschide

Assistant Director, Instructional Technical Services
Instructional Technology

Position Type Staff
Location Gerri C. LeBow Hall 553
Phone 215.895.2144
Email gel28@drexel.edu
Linkedin Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracehatterschide/

Grace joined LeBow’s Instructional Technology team in 2017. Before coming to Drexel, Grace worked in educational publishing, where she specialized in faculty training and digital courseware. Grace holds a BA in English Language and Literature from The Ohio State University, along with an MS in Learning Technologies from Drexel University’s School of Education. During her master’s program, Grace studied methods for community-building in synchronous and asynchronous online courses.

Alan Hecht

Director of Instructional Technical Services
Instructional Technology

Position Type Staff
Location Gerri C. LeBow Hall 572
Phone 215.895.0973
Email ach46@drexel.edu
Linkedin Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanchecht/

With over two decades of experience in instructional technology and design, Alan understands how to maximize the strengths of traditional, blended, and online delivery. Before joining LeBow, he was integral in the development of hybrid and online course programs at three other institutions. Alan received his M.Ed. in Technology in Education from Rosemont College. He has also taught undergraduate online courses for LeBow in Organizational Behavior.

Sean Lawson

Instructional Technologist
Instructional Technology

Position Type Staff
Location Gerri C. LeBow Hall
Email sl3767@drexel.edu

Sean joined LeBow’s Instructional Technology team in 2021. Before coming to Drexel, Sean worked in student-support roles in education and as an English teacher at the secondary level. Sean holds a BS in Secondary Education: English Education from Temple University.

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