Erica Reifer is a New York based designer and educator with an MFA in Design and Technology from Parsons The New School for Design. Erica began her career in the film industry and transition to education design by way of information and web design, with an emphasis on user experience and interaction. In collaboration with Tufts University, she designed an online learning environment specifically aimed to support and improve the Family Medicine Residency program. In 2010, she was awarded the Open Society Institute and Parsons Fellowship in Information Design. Currently, Erica is pursuing her PhD in Educational Communication Technology at New York University and works as a Senior Educational Technologist (also at NYU), where she provides ways for faculty to effectively marry the technology and pedagogy to enhance their teaching and learning.

Malik Singleton trains higher education faculty in best ways to use technology in their courses. His work with NYU IT involves WordPress, instructional media, classroom technologies and learning management systems. Malik also teach grad-level students data-driven reporting at CUNY Journalism. He has worked previously in online news media and in web development. Now Malik applies that experience to education technology.