James Altman came to Northwestern after working for three years at a small private school in Chicago. There he taught technology class to grades K-8, as well as directed the implementations of new systems and technology infrastructure. At Northwestern James has worked as a CMS trainer, support specialist, and now as the manager of the Faculty Support Services.

Brian Nielsen has worked at Northwestern in a variety of positions, in both the University Library (1980 - 1992) and NUIT (1992- ). With his long-term interest in user education (both libraries and technologies), Brian has worked closely with the "Teaching, Learning, and Technology" workshops and given many other technology presentations to faculty and others. He taught at Northwestern as an adjunct faculty member in the Master of Science in Communication program for many years. Other interests Brian has include copyright policy, patterns of scholarly communication, and software for collaboration.

Kelly Roark is excited to be working at Northwestern University for Faculty Support Services. She spent many years working in the financial industry on web-based tools and web content. Kelly has experience using Course Management Systems as a student (she recently completed a Master's degree in Art History, Theory and Criticism) as well as a college instructor. Kelly encourages you to to find interesting ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle!

Bonnie Thurber has worked in a variety of higher education positions for many years. Before joining A&RT - FSS, she was responsible for programs and professional development at the Northwestern University Collaboratory Project (1998-2008). She has developed content for in-person, blended online courses and supported K12 teachers and faculty as they integrate the Internet uses into their classroom curricula. Bonnie enjoys working in a variety of Online Collaborative Learning Environments. She has presented at conferences in North America, South America, Europe and Asia.