Dr. William F. Lynch was appointed director of the School of Education. Prior to joining Drexel, Lynch was vice president for operations and interim CEO for GWSolutions Inc., a George Washington University owned for-profit enterprise that pursued entrepreneurial opportunities in continuing professional education and executive development through certificate programs, consulting and customized learning. Lynch also has experience as a public school teacher, professor of education and higher education administrator. Lynch served as the first executive director of the Center for Distance and Mediated Learning at The George Washington University. In this role, he provided leadership for the University’s distance learning initiatives including curriculum and faculty development, on line course evaluations and distance learning policy development.