Board of Directors and Leadership Team
Chairman and Executive Director: David Boulton, is a Learning Activist who has conducted seminars and workshops for educators, as well as government and business leaders, for over thirty years. He is the Executive Director of Learning Stewards and the Children of the Code project and is the producer and interviewer of the Children of the Code Documentary series. His articles on learning have appeared in The Brain-Mind Bulletin, In Context, and The California School Board’s Journal, among others. Articles about his work have been featured in journals and books including The Journal of Developmental Education, Poisoned Apple:The Bell Curve Crisis and How Our Schools Create Mediocrity and Failure, The Interactive Corporation, Working Wisdom, and others. He has been an adviser to the Chair of the California Senate Education Committee and a member of the U.S. Department of Education’s Gateway Project. Boulton has founded five companies and has been awarded four patents. He appeared in the PBS Television show “The New Science of Learning: Brain Fitness for Kids.” See his full profile for more.
Board Secretary and Senior Project Manager: Deanna Kaparo is the manager of social media relations, community outreach, grant writing, bookkeeping, and fundraising forums. She is currently the editor of the mlc.learningstewards.org website, adding and fine-tuning content. She has managed program integration at schools and nonprofits and the evaluations of those programs. She assisted in the creation of three applications, WordScope, LetterScope, and the PQ Pop-Up App (Interactive Orthography). She is a Master Steward, assisting volunteer stewards in the implementation of Magic Ladder. Deanna holds a Bachelors in Neuroscience with minors in Mathematics and Sociology from Indiana University with the highest distinction.
Treasurer: Pamela Kvasic, is a non-profit administrator, grant administrator, bookkeeper, grant writer, and a passionate advocate for children with special needs.
Employees and Volunteers
Learning Stewards is or has been supported by over 100 volunteers and part-time employees including: Ed Pritchett, Jenny Pritchett, Leslie Gallison, Kevin Manley, Marla Abell, Vicki Bell, Leslie Bennett, Jo Ann Borntrager, Bill Bowman, John Boyd, Timmie Butler, Joann Carrico, Tahiti Castillo, Taneill Clark, Ashlee Collins, Jordan Cripe, Jennifer Cross, Gary Daniel, Shaconda Daniel, Rose Devasia, Devin Dowell, Jordan Danielle Eastridge, Jayden Evans, Nikki Ferneding, Diana Gautier, Jackie Gentry, Maddy Gilleran, Sandra Graham, Roxie Gribbins, Jennie Guelda, Lisa Hebert, Sherri Hill, David Hock, D’Anne Irvin, Margi Johnstone, Katie Jones, Jeffrey Kellow, Diane King, Heather Koyama, Cathy Longstreet, Lynn Luking, Pat Mack, Lacey McCreery, Michelle McKnight, Lynda Mehlhorn, Rusha Miles, Jerry O’Connor, Kim Olliges, Sandy Pence, Amanda Perry, Kaki Robinson, Janette Rogers, Jeanne Rohmann, Maddie Rokosh, Laura Seigle, Donna Sheffer, Mila Songer, Carol Spalding, John Stromberg, Lyndsey Taylor, Shirley Thorne, Dorothy Tinker, Julie Tisera, Kristin Weirich, Patti Whelan, Evie Whitworth, and Mark Worley.
In addition to the above, a number of volunteers and part-time employees participated in the ‘Children of the Code Project’ (see “Children of the Code Production Credits“).
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