Dr. Anna Hopson is the Director of Online Learning for La Sierra University. She has over 20 years of experience in distance education, which included online learning, instructional design, teaching and technology, and federal and state authorization in online higher education.   She holds a Ph.D. in Adult Education and a MA in Distance Education. Over the years, Dr. Hopson and her team have established a solid foundation for growth in distance education by implementing and adopting various educational technologies, teaching and learning modalities, policy and procedure best practices, accessibility, and faculty and student support spanning across the university. By focusing on creating a maintainable foundation for distance education, Dr. Hopson and her team are looking forward to the expansion of a variety of practical learning modalities.

Chris Drake has worked in Blackboard Help and Instruction at La Sierra for the past eleven years, helping to set up courses and answering questions from faculty and students during the school year (and
beyond!) Within the past three years Chris has joined forces with the Office of Online Learning team to provide continued help and support to the La Sierra community with our learning management system,
Blackboard Learn. Chris very much likes working with the team and with faculty and students.