Marshall Breeding
Bryan Alexander
Brock Tessman
Marshall Breeding is an independent consultant, speaker, and author. He is the creator and editor of Library Technology Guides and the libraries.org online directory of libraries on the Web. His monthly column Systems Librarian appears in Computers in Libraries; he is the Editor for Smart Libraries Newsletter published by the American Library Association, has authored the annual Library Systems Report published in American Libraries since 2014 and the "Automation System Marketplace" feature published by Library Journal from 2002-2013. Marshall has authored nine issues of ALA’s Library Technology Reports and has written many other articles and book chapters. He has edited or authored eight books, including Cloud Computing for Libraries published by in 2012 by Neal-Schuman, now part of ALA TechSource . He regularly teaches workshops and gives presentations at library conferences on a wide range of topics.
Bryan Alexander is an internationally known futurist, researcher, writer, speaker, consultant, and teacher, working in the field of how technology transforms education. In 2013 Bryan launched a business, Bryan Alexander Consulting, LLC. Through BAC he consults throughout higher education in the United States and abroad. Bryan also speaks widely and publishes frequently, with articles appearing in venues including The Atlantic Monthly, Inside Higher Ed. He has been interviewed by and featured in the Washington Post, MSNBC, US News and World Report, National Public Radio, the Chronicle of Higher Education, the National Association of College and University Business Officers, Pew Research, Campus Technology, and the Connected Learning Alliance.
Cancelled (due to a commitment in China)
Brock Tessman has served as the Deputy Commissioner for Academic, Research and Student Affairs for the Montana University System since June of 2018. He has been a significant supporter of the MT OER initiative recently launched by the MUS and TRAILS.
He has a bachelor’s degree in international relations from Brown University. He received his master’s degree and Ph.D. from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He served as the UM Honors College Dean since 2015. He came to Montana from Athens, Georgia, where he served on the University of Georgia faculty and was a director of graduate and undergraduate programs, as well as associate director of the UGA Center for the Study of Global Issues.