Senior Director, Policy Innovations
WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies (WCET)
Boulder,
CO
Biographical Sketch: Cheryl Dowd is the Senior Director, State Authorization Network (SAN) and WCET Policy Innovations. Dowd directs the activities of SAN, including coordination of staff addressing interstate policy and compliance as well as other ancillary compliance issues. Additionally, she serves the overall WCET membership in addressing emerging and special regulatory issues related to digital learning in postsecondary education. Cheryl is a contributing author for a guide book for understanding the legal basis for State and Federal compliance for activities of post-secondary institutions, State Authorization of Colleges and Universities. Cheryl earned her Juris Doctorate from the University of Richmond, master’s degree in Criminal Justice from Bowling Green State University, and bachelor’s degree in Political Science from James Madison University.