What we believe

Cross Institutional and Industry collaborations are the key to a sustainable future.

We believe that University and Industry collaborations are the key to helping students gain 21st century skills such as global or intercultural competency, are the key to addressing nationalism and xenophobia, and are critical for building a more inclusive and peaceful global society.

Our leadership team includes members with extensive experience working with underrepresented populations and advocating for diversity and equity in higher education and the public and private sectors.

Our company is deeply committed to making sure that the values and principles of ethics, social responsibility, and sustainability are part of our technology solutions at all stages of development and implementation process.

Our Team

A mixture of interdisciplinary innovators, makers, and do'ers.

Matthew Hightower

Chief Executive Officer

Loye Sekihata Ashton

Chief Academic Officer

Noel Didla

Dir. of Cultural Equity and Inclusion

Brian Broerman

Chief Product Officer

Suzanne Orzech

Educational Consultant

Joseph Martin Stevenson

Provost, Global Digital Academy

Maddie Piffard

Chief Design Officer

Karen Wilson- Stevenson

Professor-in-Residence of Educational Studies

Jim Elwood

Japan-US Liaison

Our Advisors

A growing team of innovators, makers and thinkers.

Dr. Keiko Ikeda

VP of IIGE, Director of Success Osaka, Consultant E-learning MEXT

Jon Rubin

Started SUNY COIL Center, University Consultant for VE

Dr. Darla Deardorff

President of AIEA, Faculty at Duke

Stephen Tschudi

PBLL Expert at University of Hawaii

Dr. Julio Rodriguez

Director of Technology and Innovation Center at University of Hawaii

Dr. David Flint

MGMT Professor at Texas A&M University

Virginia Keehan CFA

Senior Lead S&P Global Market Intelligence

Cole Knuth

VP of International, Pax8

John Wilson

Head of Sales for IOT at Cisco

Mary Lou Forward

Director of the SUNY COIL Center

Tom Mason

CEO of ALLEX

Veronica Onorevole

Project Director VE/COIL Initiatives, Senior Global Program Specialist, ACE

“Because we are a benefit corporation, principles matter as much to us as profit. Working to be better at being human drives us forward. At Class2Class our passion is to help students overcome fear, isolation, and social distancing through the use of a technological platform, ImmerseU, that enables virtual engagement and meaningful interaction in a digital learning environment."