Susan Freeman Burns is Director of the Office of Digital Learning at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College. She oversees planning and implementation of current professional degree programs offered online, while working to develop and launch new digital offerings. She served previously as program manager for the Tennessee Consortium on Research, Evaluation, and Development, the National Center on Performance Incentives, and the Governor’s Academy for School Leadership. Prior to coming to Vanderbilt, Susan worked in the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools serving as both a teacher and principal. She earned an Ed.D. in education from Vanderbilt University and M.A. in curriculum and instruction from Peabody College.