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Lev Gonick has been teaching, working, and living on the Net since 1987.
Today, Lev Gonick is Vice President for Information Technology Services and Chief Information Officer at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Case is one of the nation's leading independent research universities. Case’s technology infrastructure and reputation for innovation and cutting-edge applications is recognized across the country and around the world. Case has been ranked number #1 in the nation among private, independent universities for wireless technology deployments. Today, all data, voice and video services at Case run over its IP network. Gonick is co-chair of the CIO Executive Council’s higher education committee. He is also President of the Board of OneCleveland, the award-winning metropolitan-wide project to create a connected community through high speed wired and wireless network connectivity addressing community priorities in Northeast Ohio.
Previously, Lev Gonick served as Chief Information Technology Officer for Cal State Monterey Bay (CSUMB). CSUMB is the Cal State's "Bullets to Books to Bytes" campus being built on former Fort Ord as the Cal State's first 21st century campus. From 1996 through 1999 Lev Gonick was University Dean for Instructional Technology and Academic Computing at California State Polytechnic University in Pomona.
Gonick's national reputation includes an impressive series of major duties and responsibilities related to technology integration in education. Among his board services and consultations:
- New Media Consortium, President of the Board
- Museum of Contemporary Art – Cleveland, Board Member
- Northeast Ohio Software Association, Board Member
- Adobe Higher Education Advisory Committee
- Macromedia Higher Education Advisory Member
- Dell Platinum Council Member
- EMC Executive Council Member
- Ohio-Israel Chamber of Commerce Technology Chair
- Lawrence School, Board Member
- Center for Families and Children (Cleveland), Board Member
- Internet Streaming Media Association Content Management Advisory Group
- Internet 2, InCommon Executive Committee
- National Lambda Rail, Board Member
- Consultation to Western Governor's Association
- Consultation to the Kennedy School of Government Executive Program
- Consultations to more than 30 Universities and Colleges across the U.S. & Canada
Gonick's international efforts in education and technology are extensive and date back to 1985. He has consulted and lectured at 9 universities in Australia, 5 universities in Japan, 4 in South Africa, and spoken to audiences in England, Sweden, Israel, India, Cote d'Ivoire, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Cuba, Mexico, and Botswana and across the United States and Canada. Sixteen years ago Gonick supported the development of HealthNet and Mango, one of Southern Africa’s first internet nodes in facilitating connectivity between healthcare professionals and NGOs n the field in Southern Africa. He has been involved in designing and implementing Digital Learning Network project in West African countries and another Multimedia Learning Network initiative called Seeds of Peace in Israel, Egypt, Jordan and Palestine. Lev is the founder, owner, manager of the International Political Economy Network since 1993 and has been associated with Communications for a Sustainable Future since its founding in 1993.
Lev received his PhD in International Political Economy from York University in Ontario Canada.
He is married to Barbara Weltman-Gonick. They have two children and live in Beachwood, Ohio.
Bytes from Lev is my blog and can be accessed http://blog.case.edu/lsg8