Mary Cullen - President and Founder
Mary's expertise is the intersection of instructional design, eLearning, writing, and business information flow.
Prior to founding Instructional Solutions in 1998, Mary taught composition, business writing, research methodology, and hypertext writing at Boston College, Endicott College, and the University of Massachusetts college system. Her work focused on information mapping, computer-based writing and non-linear writing, and the textual clarity needed in these environments.
She pioneered the first online writing courses, and has developed hundreds of customized onsite and online writing and client content courses using a wide range of media and proprietary and open source learning management systems.
Most recently, she has researched the emerging opportunities for learning and business communication flow inherent in internal and external social media.
She is a frequent speaker on business writing strategies, business communication flow, and communication technologies.
Mary holds a C.A.G.S in Composition and Rhetoric from the University of New Hampshire, a M.A in English Literature from Boston College, and a B.A. from the University of Rhode Island in English and European Cultural History, with a minor in Management.