Our Team
Our team of dedicated professionals includes instructional designers with extensive program and curriculum development knowledge, Career experts ready to provide career coaching and career services expertise, and Course Room managers with proven experience in managing course rooms across various learning platforms in multiple disciplines.
Chuks Agada, Ph.D. Founder
Chuks Agada is the founder of Agada Education Solutions. He has been serving the education industry for over a decade in multiple capacities. Chuks's expertise are in course room instruction as a faculty member, online teaching methodologies, curriculum enhancement, instructional design, accreditation, consultation, and career coaching. In addition to his academic experience, Chuks has extensive corporate experience primarily functioning as a Senior Human Resources professional in the areas of talent acquisition, and learning and development. Through this, Chuks has seen the need to design education that caters to the needs of the market place.
In his spare time, when he is not teaching, researching, consulting, or tackling tough issues in academia, you can find him enjoying his family and playing the bass guitar.
Bethany Germany, M.S.
Instructional Designer
I have 12 + years of experience in online education developing new program curriculums, new courses, and revamping existing curriculums and courses. When developing online curriculums I focus on clarity of content, thoughtful layout, and student success. At each stage of development, I ask myself “If I was a novice in this course would I understand what is expected of me, would I be able to achieve the outcomes based on what we’ve created.” I prefer collaborative work environments where the faculty and I are in partnership together, respecting what one another brings to the development process and working together to create an excellent course that will benefit students learning experiences. When not working I can be found hiking with my partner and dogs, rock climbing, or buried in a book.
Nichole Vasser, M.A.
Instructional Designer
Greeting. My name is Nichole Vasser and I have designed instructional content for over 20 years. I have worked in higher education for the past 10 years to create and revise online, blended, flipped and face-to-face courses to facilitate student learning. I also teach online business, human resources and general education courses. Prior to working in higher education, I worked in the retail and banking industries in project management, training, technical support and business analysis. I earned my Master of Arts in Training and Development from Roosevelt University. I also have graduate certificates in Training, Instructional Design and Performance Consulting.
When not designing courses or teaching, I love spending time with my rather large family. Three of my five sisters and I travel and even dress alike sometimes (corny I know, but fun). I look forward to working with your faculty to bring custom learning solutions to help meet student and institutional goals.
Rhonda Martin Copher, Ph.D Instructional Designer
Rhonda brings a myriad of experiences into the Learning and Development field. She leverages her background in Academia, coupled with experiences in the Department of Defense, and Corporate Finance & Insurance to design practical and engaging learning solutions.
She brings 20 years of solid experience in project management, research and analysis that blends well with the instructional design ADDIE model. She is a certified user of Adobe Captivate, Articulate and Camtasia and a seasoned user of two Learning Management Systems, Blackboard and Canvas.
Tim Hyder, M.S.
Instructional Designer & Technical Trainer/Writer
As a Technical Training and Writing professional with over 15 years of business experience, I use the latest state-of-the-art technology and applications such as Adobe Captivate and the Adobe e-Learning Suite. My focus is to provide my audience with the best possible options to learn. After completing my B.A. in Journalism with a concentration in Electronic Journalism and Mass Media, I worked to earn my M.S. in Technology with a certification in Work Performance Improvement. By combining journalism, technology and performance improvement methodologies, I am able to provide a wide range of solutions to many types of audiences. Both of my parents and my brother have all worked in the higher education field for many years. Living in the Chicagoland area with my wife and children, I enjoy turning my house into a smart-home. I look forward to creating a complete learning solution for you.
Amanda Broskie,
Certified Course Manager
Hello! My name is Amanda and my background is in Psychology. My specialties and experience include both quantitative and qualitative research, human resources, recruitment, and course management. Prior to course management, I helped to lead a nonprofit; where I conducted research, data analysis, recruitment, and project management. I received my Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology, from the University of North Florida, and am currently in the process of obtaining my Master’s in Psychology, with a concentration on Industrial/Organizational Psychology, from Southern New Hampshire University. I am looking forward to continuing to help guide and work with students, at the graduate and doctoral level, as they continue on their academic journey.
Mindy Overlin,
Certified Course Manager
My name is Mindy. For the last couple of years, I have been part of a team managing a variety of online courses for several universities on both the graduate and undergraduate levels. I also am a virtual assistant to a variety of clients where I assist with administrative tasks. Before this, I worked at Kraft Foods for 11 years in the Customer Service and Sales Department. I graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. I currently reside in the Chicago, Illinois area with my husband, 8-year-old daughter, 2 Shih Tzus and 11-month-old kitten. We love the outdoors and to travel when we can.
Sarah Kerber,
Certified Course Manager
Prior to becoming a course manager, I worked for 8+ years as a manger in customer service, mainly in the training and development realm. I enjoyed working closely with the HR department to develop talent selection methods that matched us with the perfect candidates for the job. Training new employees and being a part of their growth and success through performance management was my favorite aspect of the job. Now as a course manger, I get to engage with students as they navigate through their online college courses. It is a pleasure to be able to assist students in such an important time in their academic careers.
In my spare time, I love to read and write. I live in the Cincinnati area with my husband and 2 young children, as well as our 2 dogs. We enjoy traveling for backpacking and camping trips any chance we get.