About Tonya V Thomas

Tonya V Thomas is an education architect, productivity tech influencer, process improvement expert, and multimedia communications leader with nearly 25 years of experience in healthcare, information systems, training/human performance support, productivity consulting, public speaking, group facilitation, web development, PR and corporate communications, social media, project management, leadership development, and non-profit operations management.

Tonya is currently:

• Director, Educational Technology + Innovation  •  College for Creative Studies •  Detroit, MI
• President/CEO  •  EduTechDiva Enterprises LLC
• Adjunct Professor  •  Wayne State University
  • Media Arts & Studies  •  WSU College of Fine, Performing & Communication Arts (CFPCA)
    • COM 2310 Intro to Modern Web Design
    • COM 2260 Digital Writing and Research Methods
  • Business Administration  •  WSU Mike Ilitch School of Business
    • BA 1500 Business Tools & Applications
  • UPTF Liaison, Curriculum & Instruction Committee, WSU Academic Senate
  • Mentor, Wayne Women Lead program
  • Commissioner, WSU Commission on the Status of Women

She earned a BS in Instructional Design and Technology from Walden University, graduating Magna Cum Laude and a member of both the Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Society and Dean’s Student Advisory Council. She has also earned an MA with Distinction in educational technology from the University of Michigan. Additionally, she has completed coursework in psychology and nursing during her pre-med studies at Wayne State University. She is currently a certified project manager (APRM;) a Microsoft Certified Innovative Educator (MIE;) a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt; and has completed education in Lean, Senn-Delaney, DiSC, GTD, Covey, and StrengthsFinder productivity frameworks. She specializes in visioning, planning, designing, and implementing 21st Century projects and processes—and creating modern learning solutions to support learners' needs as they engage in improvement and innovation.

Previously, she served as instructional design lead, Quality Matters Coordinator, and project manager with the Academic Technologies Group at Oakland Community College, where she was responsible for establishing quality standards for online course development, a review and approval processes, and mandatory faculty training—all required for the institution to obtain its HLC accreditation. Before that, she served as Director, Staff Learning & Development with Teach For America, where her chief charge was to oversee the effort to transform classroom training to web-based learning and performance support resources. She has also held leading roles with UnitedHealth Group, The University of Michigan, Trinity Health, and New Horizons Computer Learning Centers.