Crystal Franklin is the Director of K12 Computer Science Education at Cleveland State University, managing over 2 million dollars in funding and overseeing the region’s Computer Science professional development for teachers.  She holds a Master’s of Community Health Education and is currently completing her PhD in Policy Studies.  With over 20 years’ experience in education, she has also engaged in clinical and educational research including randomized drug and device trials.  Professional accomplishments include serving on the Ohio Computer Science Policy Coalition leading to current legislation, teaching high-school science, establishing and implementing Professional Learning Communities for Computer Science teachers, research in Uganda focusing on the link between tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS, and service in the US Peace Corps as an Education Specialist, working with persons living with HIV/AIDS in New Amsterdam, Guyana.