Knowledge Delivery Systems Appoints Alvin H. Crawford, Jr. Chief Executive Officer
Education Industry Vet And Noted Internet Strategist To Lead Company As Education Continues Its Rapid Transition Into The Digital Age
NEW YORK, NEW YORK — Monday, October 5, 2009 — Knowledge Delivery Systems (KDS), a provider of online professional development for K-12 educators, has appointed Alvin H. Crawford, Jr. to the position of chief executive officer. Mr. Crawford assumed the leadership role on September 15, 2009.
Founded in 2004, KDS's corporate mission is to provide educators at the individual teacher, school district and state level with the knowledge and skills necessary to improve teacher effectiveness and prepare K-12 students with the skills required for college and careers in the 21st Century.
Mr. Crawford joins the New York-based company from SchoolNet, Inc. where he most recently served as the Senior Vice President of Corporate Development. He spent nearly a decade at SchoolNet – a company he helped to drive from a four-person startup to its current position as a leader in educational software solutions for school districts across the nation.
"Knowledge Delivery Systems is poised to transform teacher preparation for the 21st century and I'm fortunate that this opportunity has been made possible, " stated Mr. Crawford. "Clearly, distance learning has experienced tremendous growth in the past few years and my professional goals for this company begin and end with establishing Knowledge Delivery Systems as the undisputed leader in transforming teacher and administrator effectiveness through elearning. Innovation and growth have always been hallmarks of my career. "
During his tenure with SchoolNet, Alvin was instrumental in the company's explosive year over year growth for most of his tenure; having taken on many roles from Product Development, Sales, Marketing and Business Development. Mr. Crawford also helped secure partnerships in some of the largest school districts in the United States, including Chicago, Philadelphia, Atlanta, District of Columbia, Cleveland, Columbus, Denver, Albuquerque, Corpus Christi, San Antonio's Northside, Fulton County (Georgia), Wichita and Newark Public Schools.
Prior to joining SchoolNet, Mr. Crawford worked with several leading Internet agencies in New York and Boston (Digitas, Ogilvy Mather and Zentropy Partners) in developing and implementing Internet strategies for large corporations, including Kodak, IBM, AIG, American Movie Classics and Express Scripts. He brings strong entrepreneurship, sales, marketing, internet strategy and management skills to lead the Knowledge Delivery Systems team.
Mr. Crawford is an MBA graduate of Boston College's Wallace E. Carroll School of Management, and earned a Bachelors of Science degree from Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts.
For more information on KDS's unique online professional development offerings please visit www.kdsi.org.
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