Lindsay Wood

With nearly 20 years’ experience in K–12, higher education, and corporate instructional design, training, and curriculum development, Lindsay is passionate about the power of good pedagogy and optimizing technology to enhance student success and access. She currently serves as Director of IT and Online Learning and IT Strategic Partner for Penn State Abington, where she leads campus technology strategy, service optimization, and digital learning operations, while contributing to systemwide IT transformation efforts across Penn State.

In previous roles, Lindsay helped more than a dozen higher education institutions convert residential programs to online delivery and developed and facilitated training programs in digital literacy, technology integration, and online learning.

As a first generation college student, Lindsay earned a BS in Elementary Education from the University of Central Florida and an MS in Instructional Systems: Performance Improvement and Human Resource Development from The Florida State University. Prior to her work in instructional design and higher education IT, she taught English Language Arts and Reading to at risk middle and high school students in Central Florida. She is also fluent in Spanish and has supported legal technology and professional training programs across Central and South Florida and Latin America.

Lindsay is the proud daughter of Cuban immigrants. In her free time she enjoys reading, traveling, and thrifting, and volunteers her time with food insecurity and women’s leadership organizations in the greater Philadelphia area. She resides in Springfield Township with her high school sweetheart, three kids, and two cats.