Susan Patrick is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL). The International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) is the leading voice for the emerging field of online and blended learning. Representing a diverse cross-section of K-12 education, including school districts, educators, state education agencies, universities, education reformers, and a variety of content and technology providers, iNACOL serves the field through education and advocacy aimed at building the capacity of online and blended learning professionals, publishing national quality standards and shaping the direction of the field as a whole.  In 2011, she was named to the International Advisory Board for the European Union program for lifelong learning/virtual education.

She is the former Director of the Office of Educational Technology at the U.S. Department of Education. Prior, Patrick worked for Governor Hull in Arizona as legislative liaison on technology policy issues. She was a Site Director for Old Dominion University’s TELETECHNET distance learning program. 

Patrick holds a master’s degree from the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and a bachelor’s degree from the Colorado College. She was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Colorado College in 2011. 

Patrick was the first woman to play in the men’s intramural football league at the Colorado College.