Jan Zanetis, a career educator, is the Market Manager for Education at TANDBERG, a global leader in videoconferencing solutions.  She came to TANDBERG from Vanderbilt University where she served as the Director of the Virtual School. At the Virtual School she developed thousands of hours of interactive video lessons for K-12 classrooms featuring Vanderbilt faculty as presenters.  The Virtual School became a leading distance learning provider in the U.S. during her directorship.

Jan became internationally known for presenting professional development sessions for educators in the area of distance learning.  She co-wrote the book “Videoconferencing for K-12 Classrooms: A Program Development Guide” and is working on a companion book.  She serves as the Chair of the Special Interest Group within I.S.T.E. that focuses on Videoconferencing in education. Jan serves on the board of the Tennessee Distance Learning Association and is also sitting on committees within CoSN, Internet2 and the Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration.