About Us
Our Mission
The Convergence Technology Center was established to meet the growing need for skilled specialists in the area of Convergence Technology and Home Technology Integration.
The CTC pulls together the strengths of regional and national educational institutions and business and industry partners to create of pool of qualified convergence technicians who can design, build, test, secure and troubleshoot communication infrastructure and devices in the convergence technology arena, both for enterprise and home markets
Leadership Team
Dr. Ann Beheler, view bio
Principal Investigator (PI), Dean, Business, Computing, and Career Services, Orange Coast College
David Keathly, view bio
Co-PI, University of North Texas,Computer Science and Engineering Senior Lecturer and Undergraduate Advisor
Eliazar Martinez, view bio
Co-PI, El Centro College, Computer Science Faculty
Helen Sullivan, view bio
Director, CTC
Ann Blackman, view bio
Program Manager, CTC
Working with the leadership team are the National Center for Information and Communications Technologies (ICT Center) in Springfield, MA, dissemination partner; and Peter Saflund, external NSF evaluator, The Saflund Institute, Covington, WA.
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Collin CollegeBill Blitt, view bio Dave Galley, email Collin College Convergence Technology AAS & Certificate Program |
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El Centro College |
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UNT, University of North TexasDavid Keathly, view bio |




