Carl Fong is the Executive Director Information Technology, for Orange County Department of Education (OCDE) for over 26 years. Dr. Fong was President of the California Education Technology Professionals Association (CETPA) for 2006-2007, served on the Board of Directors for CETPA until 2010 and remains an active member of CETPA for over 15 years. He was also a founding steering committee member, mentor and instructor of the successful Chief Technology Officers (CTO) Mentor Program of CETPA and still remains on the advisory committee council for the CTO program today.
In addition, he also serves on the Technology and Telecommunications Steering Committee (TTSC) for the California County Superintendents Educational Services Association (CCSESA) and was the Chairperson for TTSC in 2009. In 2007, he was the first recipient of the TTSC Star Award that was presented to him by CCSESA. His education includes a Doctorate and Masters in Business Administration along with a Certified Chief Technology Officer (CCTO) from CETPA, CGEIT (Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT) and CISM (Certified Information Systems Manager) certifications from the Information Systems Audit and Control Association ( ISACA).