About

Bill Hurley is Editor and Social Media Strategist for the Wisconsin Education Association Council, an organization of 96,000 public school teachers and education support professionals. He blogs about the use of social media and advanced communications technology. His focus is primarily on how WEAC uses this technology to engage its members but the concepts apply directly to all member organizations. Bill spent 12 years as a reporter and editor at the Milwaukee Sentinel prior to its merger with the Milwaukee Journal. He co-founded the WEAC Web site in 1996 and has since won numerous awards for Web services that adopt and adapt to new technology. He is a member of the National Education Association’s PR Council and State Education Editors (SEE). The WEAC Web site won Best of Show at the 2009 SEE Conference. You can also follow this blog on Blogger at thebihu.blogspot.com.