Ruth Block is currently working as the Director of the Virtual Learning Center at Cooperating School Districts in St. Louis, MO. CSD is a consortium of 61 public school districts in the St. Louis metropolitan area and four outlying counties. She has previously worked as the director of the Learning Resource Center at Ranken Technical College in St. Louis, and she has also taught on the high school and college levels. She is involved in action research with K-12 teachers and works with educators to help integrate technology into their curriculums. In addition to teaching, Ruth worked as a sales manager and district manager in the telecommunications industry. Ruth graduated from Simmons College with an MA in English and the University of Missouri-St. Louis with an M.Ed. in Adult Education.

Martha Bogart is currently working as the Coordinator of Distance Learning for the Cooperating School Districts' New Links to New Learning Program. This program uses distance learning in the form of videoconferencing to help teachers and school districts enrich curriculum and deliver staff development. She has previously worked for the St. Louis Community College as the Director of Supplemental Instruction, an academic support program, and she taught English Composition for nine years at Ranken Technical College in St. Louis, MO. She was instrumental in the development of a computer-writing lab there and coordinated the lab along with teaching classes. Her goal is to create virtual learning communities and help teachers be the best that they can be. Martha graduated from Grinnell College with a B.A. in English and from the University of Missouri-St. Louis with an M.Ed. in Secondary Reading.

MOREnet Technical Trainer

Denise has been with MOREnet as a Technical Trainer since July 1996. She has worked as a technology trainer of students, teachers and librarians since 1993. As a senior member of the training team, Denise leads our current focus on delivering courses to MOREnet's customers through distance learning.