Meet the Team
Instructional Design & Academic Technology Services
Cheryl Todd, MBA
Director of Instructional Design and Academic Technology (IDAT) at Meredith College, Raleigh, NC USA
MBA in Business Administration, Management, & Operations from Nova Southeastern University
BS in Human Services from Nova Southeastern University
Cheryl has worked in Technology Services for almost 14 years and has led the IDAT team for the past 5 years. Prior to joining Meredith, Cheryl worked for the Wake County School System at 2 Western Wake elementary schools in the role of Technology Facilitator.
During her tenure here at Meredith, the Blackboard LMS expanded its visibility by evolving into the college’s intranet- MyMeredith, Digital Accessibility awareness has grown, a new LMS was selected, and MyMeredith now stands on its own as our college’s Intranet/Portal. Although Cheryl participated in these initiatives, as a project manager, a member of the implementation team, and as an advocate, the success of each of these initiatives was the result of dedicated teamwork on the part of the IDAT team, other Technology Services staff members and collaboration with faculty and staff across the campus community.
Cheryl resides in Apex, NC with her husband Greg and 1 ½ dogs. (Min-pin Chihuahua mix only counts as a ½.) Daughter Hillary and son-in-law Forrest also live nearby in Apex, NC.
Charles Bowden, M.Ed.
Academic Technology Systems Specialist at Meredith College, Raleigh, NC, USA
M.Ed. in Instructional Technology from NC State University
Paul Keys, M.Ed.
Instructional Design Specialist at Meredith College, Raleigh, NC, USA
M.Ed. in Learning with Technology from Western Governors UniversityABJ in Journalism from the University of Georgia.
Paul has 15+ years of experience in television and video production and 10+ years experience in eLearning for the industry. His interests include the pedagogical use of documentary films and eLearning media modules and improving student motivation and persistence through engaging instructional design.
Stacy Muse, MPA
Instructional Design Specialist at Meredith College, Raleigh, NC, USA
BA in Human Relations from The University of Oklahoma | Masters of Public Administration from North Carolina Central University
Stacy joined the IDAT team in August of 2019. Prior to joining the IDAT family, she served as a Training Content Developer with the State of North Carolina, developing and facilitating training curriculum to state employees. She also served as an Adjunct Instructor for Tarrant County College located in Fort Worth Texas teaching both Federal Government and Texas Government.
Stacy enjoys participating in research and providing educational technology assistance to faculty and students, supporting both traditional and innovative models of student-centered teaching, learning and research. She specializes in course content development and review, utilizing tools such as Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, Camtasia, Articulate Storyline and a host of learning management systems and course review rubrics.
In her spare time, Stacy enjoys singing, playing the piano and bass guitar, traveling, video games, cooking and spending time with family and friends.
Stephanie Ashby, B.S.
Instructional Technology Specialist at Meredith College, Raleigh, NC, USA
B.S. in Environmental Chemistry from Utah State University
Before joining the IDAT team in October 2020, Stephanie spent 10 years in web design, content and software management for small business. She specializes in LMS, web conferencing, Google Workspace, and WordPress and puts special emphasis on making processes more efficient and understandable for users.
She lives near Raleigh, NC with her husband and 5 active kids and enjoys getting outdoors, reading, dancing, and swapping nerdy memes with her teenager.