Instructor Biographies
Kathleen Cleveland. EdD – Dr.Kathleen Palmer Cleveland holds a doctorate in adult education curriculum and instruction from Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, a master’s degree in music from Washington University in St. Louis, and a bachelor’s degree in English education from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. She has taught at all grade levels, K through 12, in both public and private school settings, with a focus on high-school English and vocal music. For the past 20+ years, she has been a writer, designer, graphic artist, and editor for over 30 graduate-level site-based and online graduate courses for K-12 teachers. Her published work has reached more than 100,000 teachers, and her courses are regularly accepted as electives in MEd, MAT, and MAEd master’s programs. As a co-founder of T.O.E., Kathleen is the author and designer of all T.O.E. courses, instructor, trainer, and T.O.E. Curriculum Director.
Elaine Duff – Elaine Guy Duff holds both a master’s degree in English education and a bachelor’s degree in English education from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. Elaine taught site-based high school English in North Carolina for 14 years, and for the past five years, she has taught English online for the state’s only virtual high school. She also holds the position of Online Professional Development Coordinator for the Web Academy, where she writes and facilitates courses for educators throughout North Carolina. In 2002-2003, Elaine was honored to represent 19 counties in southeast North Carolina as the North Carolina Southeast Region Teacher of the Year. Elaine has twice achieved National Board of Professional Teaching certification, for which organization she has presented nationally and serves as a regional mentor.
Erin Brandol – Erin Forthofer Brandol holds a master’s degree in early childhood education from The Ohio State University and a bachelor’s degree in art education with a minor in psychology from Kent State University. An Ohio native, she has taught visual arts at the elementary level since 1994, garnering multiple grants for her school district’s arts programs as well as serving for many years as cooperating teacher for The Ohio State University student art teachers. Erin is a juried art show exhibitor, mural artist, and private arts instructor.
Suzanne Obuchowski – Suzanne Obuchowski holds a master’s degree in reading from Lesley College in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania. With dual certification in elementary education (grades 1-6) and math (grades 1-6), she has taught first, third, and fifth grades, with the most recent of her 20 years as a professional educator focused primarily on teaching sixth grade math. Suzanne has also worked as a reviewer for the Impact Math series published by Glencoe/McGraw Hill.
Laurie Hager – Laurie Pearce Hager holds a master’s degree in anthropology and a bachelor’s degree in anthropology with a minor in French from The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. For 17 years, Laurie has taught as a teacher of high school history, IB and humanities courses in both private and public school settings, and she was also a faculty member for four summers at the Summer Residential Governor’s School for Gifted learners at the University of Richmond. Laurie has also enjoyed writing and facilitating online courses for students in social studies classes and for teachers in professional development and education classes for the last five years. In addition to her work as an examiner for the International Baccalaureate organization in the subject Theory of Knowledge, Laurie is also happy to be our Course Administrator here at T.O.E.
Kristi Hannigan – Kristi Hannigan holds a master’s degree in educational leadership from Seattle Pacific University in Seattle, Washington, and a bachelor’s degree in education from the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, North Dakota. In addition to her experience as a veteran teacher of middle-school language arts and math, Kristi shares with T.O.E. her leadership skills as a department chair and leader in both staff development and school-improvement planning.
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