The FDLA is led by a strong group of educational and industrial professionals dedicated to helping the organization grow.
President & Journal Editor: Dr. Hui Fang Huang “Angie” Su
Professor, Mathematics Education, Nova Southeastern University Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice
Email: shuifang@nova.edu
Dr. Hui Fang “Angie” Su is a Professor and Lead Faculty of Mathematics Education in Nova Southeastern University’s Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice. She is the creator of Project MIND—Math Is Not Difficult®, a K–12 mathematics enhancement program implemented in hundreds of classrooms across the United States and Asia. Project MIND has earned numerous honors, including recognition through the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (NSF), for its innovation and impact on helping students—especially early learners—develop enthusiasm and proficiency in mathematics. In 2023, Guinness World Records recognized Dr. Su in Chapter 23’s Positive Change Makers in the World, making her one of only two honorees from the United States. She is a contributing author of Florida’s Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Mathematics.
Dr. Su’s service extends beyond the classroom. A recipient of the Governor’s Points of Light Award for innovative work with people experiencing homelessness, she was appointed by Governor Jeb Bush to the State Council on Homelessness and served as Council Chair during her reappointment. She also received the Sun-Sentinel Publisher’s Community Service Shining Star Award for Project MIND’s broad community impact.
A long-time leader in professional associations, Dr. Su serves as the President of both the Florida Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (FAMTE) and the Florida Distance Learning Association (FDLA). She is also the Vice-President for Higher Education for the Florida Council of Teachers of Mathematics (FCTM). In 2025, Dr. Su was selected to be an inaugural Fellow in the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Transformative Teaching Initiative. FAMTE honored her as Mathematics Teacher Educator of the Year (2009), and she received the Distance Learning Visionary Award for Distinguished Leadership (2013). On March 13, 2015, colleagues and community partners dedicated and renamed “The Somerset Neighborhood School House” as “The Dr. Hui Fang Angie Su Neighborhood School House,” in recognition of her decades of educational leadership and service.
Past President: Dr. Victoria Brown
Professor, Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, Florida Atlantic University
Email: vbrown22@fau.edu
Dr. Victoria Brown is a Professor in the College of Education at Florida Atlantic University. She taught instructional technology for educators and business trainers for ten years in the Department of Teaching and Learning at FAU. In addition, she has previously managed instructional design teams and possesses more than a decade of experience teaching through online delivery systems. Before FAU, Dr. Brown held the position of Assistant Professor at Barry University. She received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Central Missouri State University and her doctorate from the University of West Florida.
Treasurer: Susan Jardaneh Spraker, Instructional Designer, UCF
Susan.Spraker@ucf.edu
407-823-5596
Susan Jardaneh earned a Master of Fine Arts from UNC-Greensboro and an M.A. in Instructional Design & Technology, e-Learning from UCF. She is a former faculty member at UCF where she developed and designed online courses for the Creating Writing and Interdisciplinary Studies programs. Her research interests include quality online instruction, Universal Design for Learning teaching practices, and active learning strategies in online teaching and learning.
Board Member: Josh Strigle
Dean, E-Learning and Academic Services, College of Central Florida
Email: striglej@cf.edu
Josh is the Dean of E-Learning and Academic Services at the College of Central Florida. He began serving online students and faculty in 1998. He has experienced the pains associated with the growth of online learning from the perspectives of administration, faculty, and students. He has served as his college’s representative to the Members Council for Distance Learning and Student Support, of the Florida Virtual Campus, since 2010. This combination of student, faculty, administrative, and policy experience serves him well as he continually seeks to improve the learning experience for online students.
Board Member: Dr. Joshua Strate
Math/Science Teacher, Florida Virtual School
Email: jstrate@flvs.net
Dr. Joshua Strate attended Florida Atlantic University and earned an Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, with a specialization in Biological Sciences. He studied the impact science education had on both middle-grade science students and their retention of content. He paid for most of my education by working part-time at Home Depot and full-time as a K-12 educator in Southern Florida. After graduation, he worked as a middle-grade educator in Florida, and an Environmental educator in Central Florida, transitioned to online teaching globally in 2012, and created a Saturday Science program for inner-city students to enjoy science on the weekends. It is the love of science and the focus on the improvement of assessment strategies and education quality for students and stakeholders that have driven my passion for academics. Currently, Joshua strives to balance working as a K-12 online educator and a Post-secondary Educator, both of which are passions of his.
Board Member: George Romagosa
Vice President of Technology for the South Florida Chapter of the Association for Talent Development
George Romagosa, the VP of Technology for the South Florida Chapter of the Association for Talent Development, has made leveraging technology to drive learning effectiveness the focus of his career. As part of the initial Enterprise Implementations for Virtual Classroom, Learning Management Systems, and eLearning, he made sure that technology never got in the way of the ultimate goal, improving learner performance. He has served as a Presenter, Producer, Technical Producer and Instructional Designer for Traditional and Virtual Conferences that reached learners from 31 countries.
Board Member: Amy Sugar
Instructional Designer
Amy.Sugar@ucf.edu
Amy Sugar is an Associate Instructional Designer at the Center for Distributed Learning. She holds an M.A. in Instructional Design and Technology from the University of Central Florida and a B.A. in Music Education from Florida State University.
Amy’s prior professional experience includes leading the Instructional Design & Technology Team at Rollins College in Winter Park, FL, teaching in an adjunct role at Rollins College, and teaching elementary music in Orange County Public Schools. Her areas of focus include professional development, accessibility, universal design for learning, and open educational resources.
