JEFF GRIDER, Ed.D.

Chief Development Officer

Jeff holds a BA in Communications, and Ed.M. and Ed.D. degrees in Human Resource Education from the University of Illinois. He simultaneously serves as COO of CoVigilance Solutions, a COVID testing solution for both education and industry. Jeff is the founder of Grider Group, a consulting practice with emphasis in distance and online learning, and specializes in instructional design, training and human development, program evaluation, and industrial-organizational psychology.

Additionally, Jeff is a marathoner, a world-traveled singer and entertainer, and an accomplished musical arranger. He has a decade of experience in men’s fashion as a Stylist with J.Hilburn Custom Men’s Wear, and has been a bartender for over 20 years.