The Director

Marc William
Schaffer.

Director, Oregon Design Library · Engineering education, learning design, technology adoption, and community programs.

Leadership profile

Connect the idea.
Equip the people.
Deliver the learning.

More than 25 years across public agencies, technology, healthcare, higher education, creative media, and community learning.

Marc combines engineering training with accessible digital learning, instructional design, user experience, organizational change, and practical program development.

Today he leads ODL’s curriculum, education and conservation connections, funding development, and locally directed learning strategy across Oregon and Washington.

Connect with the Director

10,000+

Users across 11 countries.

Web-based training and change support developed during the PwC contract.

700+

Users in a global rollout.

Communications and training logistics for Nike’s ServiceNow adoption, informed by feedback from more than 100 team members.

Current leadership

Building ODL.

Program design

Developed a four-session land and water stewardship pilot for 6–8 learners and a mobile maker-learning approach connecting practical skills with community needs.

Education + conservation

Developed Oregon and Washington conservation-learning connections, Lakeview civic and education coordination, and CTUIR education dialogue.

A wider learning alliance

Connected ODL’s local work with the Brazil alliance involving Beatriz Alencar, a University of Oklahoma academic pathway, and a proposed technology advisory workstream.

Delivery + organization

Prepared and routed pilot funding requests, developed host materials and communications, and coordinated ODL’s legal and tax foundation work.

Professional experience

Learning at scale.

Practical learning.
Long roots.

Pangaea Multimedia leadership began in 1996 with City of Portland Parks and Recreation and Intel support.

Program work included design, instruction, education alliances, proposals and reports, and scope and budget management. Archived records describe a University of Delaware and Boys & Girls Club pilot in 2001–2002 and Portland replication in 2002–2003.

Additional arts, media, education, and service experience includes RACC, WHYY Education Connection, the University of Delaware Art Department, Boys & Girls Clubs, and AmeriCorps.

Earlier career