Certificate in Virtual Worlds (online)

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University of Washington advisory boards design and continually review and update programs to meet the evolving demands of specific fields. The following UW faculty, industry experts and community leaders have guided the development of this certificate program:

Ron Burns, President, Proton Media

Eric Call, ECMedia, Inc.

Michael Eisenberg, Dean Emeritus and Professor, The Information School, University of Washington

Robert Franza, Executive Director, Seattle Science Foundation

Deborah Frincke, Pacific Northwest National Lab (PNNL)

Robert Gehorsam, Forterra Systems, Inc.

Chris Gilman, Director, International & English Language Programs, University of Washington

Randy J. Hinrichs, CEO, 2b3d

Sandy Kearney, Director, IBM Research, Global Government Programs

Stephen Kerr, Professor, College of Education, University of Washington

Claudia L'Amoureaux, Linden Labs

Jason MacCoy, Computer Animation Consultant

Doug McDavid, IBM-Global Business Services and Almaden Research Center

David McDonald, Assistant Professor, The Information School, University of Washington

Kristi Palmer, Program Manager, Academic Programs, UW Extension

Christian Renaud, Chief Architect of Networked Virtual Environments, Cisco Technology Center

Paul Steinberg, Intel Software Network Zone on Second Life

David Szatmary, Vice Provost, University of Washington Educational Outreach