2025 IN CTO Clinic

Dr. Chantell Manahan is the Director of Technology at MSD of Steuben County Schools in Angola, Indiana. She spent nearly ten years teaching high school French and English before moving into the Technology Director role, and Chantell is focused on keeping teaching, learning, and data at the center of decision-making. She has earned Master's degrees in Secondary Education and Educational Leadership and a doctorate in Educational Leadership, holds a Six Sigma Green Belt certificate, maintains certifications as a Google for Education trainer and a Google Administrator, and is a Certified Educational Technology Leader (CETL) and Certified Cybersecurity Rubric Evaluator (CCRE). Chantell currently serves as Chair of the Indiana CTO Council, Treasurer of the CoSN Board of Directors, and a mentor for Indiana’s CTO2B program and Project Unicorn’s Emerging Leaders Cohort. She also sits on several advisory committees for educational organizations, including Project Unicorn, the Ed-Fi Alliance, Valparaiso University, and Indiana Wesleyan University. Chantell launched her consultancy, Leading, Laughing, & Learning, in July of 2024, where she advises EdTech companies and builds leadership capacity in individuals and teams. Chantell is passionate about student agency, mentorship/sponsorship, data interoperability, and technology's impact on educational outcomes.