Alex Quinn

Biography

Alex Quinn is the executive director of Games for Change. Before joining Games for Change, Alex was executive director of the Adult Literacy Media Alliance (ALMA), a project of the Education Development Center. ALMA produces the Emmy Award-winning television series, TV411, accompanying website and workbook series, and a range of multimedia literacy and life-skills curricula on such topics as health, finance, and family literacy. Alex served as the principal investigator for a multi-year National Science Foundation funded project to develop, promote, and broadly distribute a television-based basic math curriculum for adults. Alex has a background in instructional design, video production, and telecommunications policy, and was the executive director for community media centers in Oregon and New York City. He holds a BA degree in comparative literature from the University of Massachusetts and an MA in broadcast communication arts from San Francisco State University.

Session Information

• Games for Change
• Discussant, Games & Civic Engagement (Friday, 9 a.m.)