About Speaker

Dr. Bob Vojtek/BJ Gearbox is co-founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Edovation and the Design Editor for the Virtual Education Journal. During his career he has worked in both Higher Education and K12, as Teacher Leader, Associate Professor, Director, Dean, and Assistant Provost. These organizations include Los Angeles Unified School District, Avon Public Schools, College of the Redwoods, Concordia University, University of Hartford, and Harvard Law School - Harvard University. Bob earned a BA from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, an MA in Education Leadership from Cal Poly Humboldt, and a PhD in Education Policy and Management from the University of Oregon. Together with his wife Rosie, the Vojteks co-authored: Motivate! Inspire! Lead! 10 Strategies for Building Collegial Learning Communities. (Corwin Press, 2009); and, co-authored The Technology Column for the Journal of Staff Development (JSD 1995-2000). Dr. Vojtek was a founding member of the AutoCAD Authorized Training Center Executive Committee, a member of the Board of Directors for KEET TV the PBS Affiliate in Eureka, California, and a past Board of Finance Commissioner for the City of Bristol, Connecticut.