Ms. Blackwood is the Executive Director at the Axiom Education& Training Center (AETC). Prior to the creation of AETC, Ms. Blackwood provided educational services for Axiom Technologies,
 
Ms. Blackwood earned her Master’sDegree in Education from University of New England and holds a TeachingCertificate in the State of Maine and is currently working on a Master’s Degreein Education Leadership. She oversees AETC’s Adult & Community Educationprogram, which includes Adult Basic Education, College Transitions and HighSchool Completion (HiSET). AETC also provides WorkReady and WorkforceDevelopment training, CompTIA for high school and college students, CreditRecovery, Alternative High School classes, as well as Enrichment classes foradult learners. AETC recently became a STEM Hub for students 10-18 in WashingtonCounty.
 
Ms. Blackwood created AETC’s flagship program, Digital Literacy. The program is nationally recognized and is included in the U.S. Dept. of Commerce’s National Broadband Adoption Kit. To date, over 8,000 adult learners and over 1,000 businesses have participated in digital literacy classes under Ms. Blackwood’s direction.