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At Best Startup US we track over 1,000,000 US startups and over 3 million people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United States based Manager operating in the Education space. If you think a Manager is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.us.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Suzanne Scharlock
Senior Product Manager of Chegg
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About Chegg: Chegg is a student media learning platform offering services to universities and community colleges.
Suzanne Scharlock
Senior Product Manager of Chegg
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About Chegg: Chegg is a student media learning platform offering services to universities and community colleges.
Burak Oguz
Engineering Manager – Mobile of Udemy
Currently working for Udemy,Inc as engineering manager in mobile.
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About Udemy: Udemy is an online learning platform that helps students, companies, and governments gain the skills they need to reach their goals.
Claire Zau
Associate and Project Manager of GSV Ventures
Claire Zau is an Associate and Project Manager of GSV Ventures.
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About GSV Ventures: GSV Ventures is a venture firm investing company.
Emily Hou
Engineering Manager of Clever
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About Clever: Clever is a digital learning platform designed for K12 schools and used by 22 million students and teachers.
Mohit Gupta
Senior Product Manager of Clever
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About Clever: Clever is a digital learning platform designed for K12 schools and used by 22 million students and teachers.
Jenna Kleine O’Rourke
Product Manager, Revenue of ClassDojo
Jenna Kleine O’Rourke serves as the Product Manager of Revenue at ClassDojo.
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About ClassDojo: ClassDojo is a school communication platform that teachers, students, and families use to build close-knit communities.
Manoj Lamba
Product Manager of ClassDojo
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About ClassDojo: ClassDojo is a school communication platform that teachers, students, and families use to build close-knit communities.
Bill Mallon
Business Manager of Northeastern University
Bill Mallon is Director Business Services at Northeastern University.
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About Northeastern University: Northeastern University is an experiential and research university that offers a comprehensive range of undergraduate and graduate programs.
Ankita Kaulberg
Product Manager (Principal) of Seesaw
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About De Anza College, Seesaw: Seesaw is a platform for student engagement.
David Crespi
Engineering Manager of Red Ventures
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About Red Ventures: A portfolio of influential brands, digital platforms, and strategic partnerships that help people make life’s most important decisions.
Todor Raykov
Venture Services Manager of NextFab
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About NextFab: NextFab is a collaborative makerspace with digital and traditional fabrication tools, classes, events, and consulting services.
Brett van Zuiden
Product Manager of Outschool
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About Outschool: Outschool is a marketplace of live online classes for kids that connects learners, parents, and teachers together.
Erica Deahl
Senior Design Manager of Khan Academy
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About Khan Academy: Khan Academy is a nonprofit organization that provides a free world class education for anyone, anywhere.
Alice Bowman
Mission Operations Manager of Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab
Alice Bowman is a member of the Principal Professional Staff at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, MD, where she leads the Space Exploration Sector’s Space Mission Operations Group and serves as Mission Operations Manager (MOM) for NASA’s New Horizons mission. Ms. Bowman supervises approximately 44 staff members who operate deep-space and Earth-orbiting spacecraft; as the New Horizons MOM, Ms. Bowman leads the team that commands and controls the spacecraft that made an historic close flyby of Pluto in July 2015 and continues deeper into the solar system’s distant Kuiper Belt region. Ms. Bowman’s experience also includes national defense space operations, systems engineering, program management, engineering management, space systems and space instrument development and deployment. Ms. Bowman earned a bachelor’s degree in physics and chemistry from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville. She is a senior member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and has served on the International SpaceOps Committee since 2009.
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About Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics is a not-for-profit research and development organization dedicated to solving a range of complex problems.
Alice Bowman
Mission Operations Manager of Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab
Alice Bowman is a member of the Principal Professional Staff at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, MD, where she leads the Space Exploration Sector’s Space Mission Operations Group and serves as Mission Operations Manager (MOM) for NASA’s New Horizons mission. Ms. Bowman supervises approximately 44 staff members who operate deep-space and Earth-orbiting spacecraft; as the New Horizons MOM, Ms. Bowman leads the team that commands and controls the spacecraft that made an historic close flyby of Pluto in July 2015 and continues deeper into the solar system’s distant Kuiper Belt region. Ms. Bowman’s experience also includes national defense space operations, systems engineering, program management, engineering management, space systems and space instrument development and deployment. Ms. Bowman earned a bachelor’s degree in physics and chemistry from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville. She is a senior member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and has served on the International SpaceOps Committee since 2009.
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About Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics is a not-for-profit research and development organization dedicated to solving a range of complex problems.
Tabitha Kaiser
Product Manager and Implementation Manager of Embark Corporation
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About Embark Corporation: Embark connects students with educational opportunity. We provide online admissions software and free financial aid assistance for students.
Mark Danforth
Senior Product Manager of Epic
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About Epic: Epic is an internet company that specializes in books, eBooks learning, and educational technology.
Donté Ledbetter
Senior Product Marketing Manager of Codecademy
Donté Ledbetter is a marketing expert and author based in New York City. Donté has spent the majority of his career helping companies grow with stellar, data-driven marketing, amazing content experiences, and creative strategies that generate near-immediate results. He’s also a frequent speaker on all things marketing, tech, and careers and has spoken at Stanford University, NYU, Montclair State University, App Growth Summit, App Promotion Summit, and other events.
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About Codecademy: Codecademy provides an online learning platform that teaches employable digital skills.
Stacy Lloyd
Senior Manager, Digital Health Strategy of American Medical Association
Stacy Lloyd is the Senior Manager of Digital Health at the American Medical Association. She is passionate about integrating the physician and patient voice into healthcare technology, so it can successfully be implemented and utilized in clinical practice. Prior to joining the American Medical Association, Stacy held various roles in finance and operations in the provider environment. Stacy graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration with concentrations in Finance and Economics from Duquesne University and earned her Master of Public Health in Health Policy and Administration from the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health.
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About American Medical Association: American Medical Association promotes the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health.
Belle Lee
Korea Country Manager of Cambly
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About Cambly: On-demand access to English tutors over video chat.
Shaun Lewis
Engineering Manager, Mobile of O’Reilly
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About O’Reilly: O’Reilly provides technology and business training, knowledge, and insight to help companies succeed.
Meghan M. Curran
Talent Manager of Acumen
At Acumen, our values are not just words on a page – they are our bottom line, and they are brought to life every day by our team, investees and fellows around the world.” As the Talent Senior Associate, Meghan manages the systems and tools that enable Acumen to attract, engage, and develop our global team. Working closely with Talent and other colleagues around the world, Meghan champions the employee experience, ensuring that the recruitment, onboarding, compensation, talent development and performance management processes match our values and empower the organization to fulfill its mission. Meghan’s career began as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Guatemala, working on enterprise development and citizen participation initiatives. Upon returning to the States, Meghan facilitated loans and created a financial literacy program for Grameen America, the U.S. affiliate of Muhammad Yunus’ Grameen Bank. Just prior to joining Acumen in 2013, she completed her MBA at the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, where she co-taught a social impact consulting course in India and launched a secondary business unit for Soluciones Comunitarias, a Guatemalan social enterprise. Meghan also holds a BA from American University in Public Communication and Political Science, and is fluent in Spanish.
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About Acumen: Acumen is a non-profit venture fund that uses entrepreneurial approaches to solve the problems of global poverty.
Tully Foote
ROS Platform Manager of Open Robotics
Tully Foote is the ROS Platform Manager at the Open Source Robotics Foundation. His work at the Open Source Robotics Foundation is a continuation of his work at Willow Garage where he focused on ROS development, building core tools and libraries to support the ROS community. Prior to Willow Garage he worked on all three DARPA Grand Challenges, twice on the Caltech team and in the Urban Challenge on the University of Pennsylvania team. He is also the co-creator of the TurtleBot, a platform designed to expand the availability of robotics to new communities.
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About Open Robotics: Open Robotics support the development, distribution, and adoption of open software and hardware for use in robotics.
Callie Stark
Community Manager of IVY
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About IVY: IVY is a Social University that provides a lifetime of new experiences, friendships, and inspiration.
Neha Seelam
Community Manager of IVY
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About IVY: IVY is a Social University that provides a lifetime of new experiences, friendships, and inspiration.
Robin Prywes
Community Manager of IVY
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About IVY: IVY is a Social University that provides a lifetime of new experiences, friendships, and inspiration.
Jenny Mith
Community Manager of IVY
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About IVY: IVY is a Social University that provides a lifetime of new experiences, friendships, and inspiration.
Jessie Stettin
Community Manager of IVY
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About IVY: IVY is a Social University that provides a lifetime of new experiences, friendships, and inspiration.
Nicole Fruth
Community Manager of IVY
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About IVY: IVY is a Social University that provides a lifetime of new experiences, friendships, and inspiration.
Cortney Rhodes
Community Manager of IVY
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About IVY: IVY is a Social University that provides a lifetime of new experiences, friendships, and inspiration.
Jessica Aycock
Community Manager of IVY
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About IVY: IVY is a Social University that provides a lifetime of new experiences, friendships, and inspiration.
Ashley Guo
Community Manager of IVY
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About IVY: IVY is a Social University that provides a lifetime of new experiences, friendships, and inspiration.
Hans Schubert
Community Manager of IVY
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About IVY: IVY is a Social University that provides a lifetime of new experiences, friendships, and inspiration.
Dean Zacharias
Community Manager of IVY
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About IVY: IVY is a Social University that provides a lifetime of new experiences, friendships, and inspiration.
Kaitlin McKee
Community Manager of IVY
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About IVY: IVY is a Social University that provides a lifetime of new experiences, friendships, and inspiration.
Zakaria Enzminger
Content Manager of IVY
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About IVY: IVY is a Social University that provides a lifetime of new experiences, friendships, and inspiration.
Alexus Gould
Community Manager of IVY
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About IVY: IVY is a Social University that provides a lifetime of new experiences, friendships, and inspiration.
Isadora Italia
Community Manager of IVY
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About IVY: IVY is a Social University that provides a lifetime of new experiences, friendships, and inspiration.
Kay Sorin
Content Manager of IVY
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About IVY: IVY is a Social University that provides a lifetime of new experiences, friendships, and inspiration.
Phil Chan
Cultural Programming Manager of IVY
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About IVY: IVY is a Social University that provides a lifetime of new experiences, friendships, and inspiration.
Phil Chan
Cultural Programming Manager of IVY
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About IVY: IVY is a Social University that provides a lifetime of new experiences, friendships, and inspiration.
Austin Kase
Media Manager of IVY
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About IVY: IVY is a Social University that provides a lifetime of new experiences, friendships, and inspiration.
Teresa Lucas
Community Manager of IVY
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About IVY: IVY is a Social University that provides a lifetime of new experiences, friendships, and inspiration.
Jesse Wiley
Manager of Business Development of John Wiley & Sons
Jesse Wiley is the Chairman of John Wiley & Sons.
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About John Wiley & Sons: John Wiley & Sons is a provider of content and content-enabled workflow solutions.
Lakshmi Narayanan
Global Category Manager – Business & Technology Services of John Wiley & Sons
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About John Wiley & Sons: John Wiley & Sons is a provider of content and content-enabled workflow solutions.
Randy Trzeciak
Technical Manager / Director MSISPM Program / Adjunct Professor of Carnegie Mellon University
Randy Trzeciak is technical manager of CERT’s Enterprise Threat and Vulnerability Management Team and the CERT Insider Threat Center at Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute. Randy has 25 years’ experience in software engineering, project management, information security, and database design, development, and maintenance. In addition to his role with CERT, he also has a dual appoint as Program Director for the Masters of Science in Information Security Policy and Management (MSISPM) program and professor at Carnegie Mellon’s Heinz College, Graduate School of Information Systems and Management. Randy holds an MS in Management from the University of Maryland and a BS in Management Information Systems and a BA in Business Administration from Geneva College.
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About Carnegie Mellon University: Carnegie Mellon University is a global research university bringing ideas to market and creating successful startup businesses.
Kevin Schuster
Project Manager, Justice and Opportunity Initiative of Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
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About Chan Zuckerberg Initiative: Chan Zuckerberg Initiative supports community-driven solutions to accelerate progress in science, education, and justice.
Christina Quattrocch
Education, Senior Program Manager of Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
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About Chan Zuckerberg Initiative: Chan Zuckerberg Initiative supports community-driven solutions to accelerate progress in science, education, and justice.
Judah Ross
Institutional Account Manager of OnlineMedEd
Judah Ross is an institutional account manager at OnlineMedEd. Prior to that, he served as the VP of sales and growth at Workplace Arcade. He is also the founder of RevGen Marketing.
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About OnlineMedEd: OnlineMedEd is a digital health care learning platform designed for medical students and health professionals.
Mandy Galante
CyberStart Program Manager of SANS Institute
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About SANS Institute: SANS Institute is a research and education organization that provides education related to information security.
Paul Mazzola
Co-Founder & Business Manager of Lessons.com
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About Lessons.com: Lessons.com is an educational platform that connects teachers and students with one another.
Bob Levesque
Consulting Services Manager of Thrive
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About Thrive, Thrive: Thrive Networks is an outsourced IT provider with an outstanding record of success we have achieved for clients such as the Boston Celtics,.
Bob Levesque
Consulting Services Manager of Thrive
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About Thrive, Thrive: Thrive Networks is an outsourced IT provider with an outstanding record of success we have achieved for clients such as the Boston Celtics,.
Jackie Milhans
Manager, Computing and Data Support Services of Northwestern University
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About Northwestern University: Northwestern is one of the country’s leading private research and teaching universities, located in Evanston, IL.
Jackie Milhans
Manager, Computing and Data Support Services of Northwestern University
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About Northwestern University: Northwestern is one of the country’s leading private research and teaching universities, located in Evanston, IL.
Priyank Chodisetti
Engineering Manager of Coursera
Priyank Chodisetti serves as an engineering manager at Coursera.
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About Coursera: Coursera is an online education company that partners with universities and organizations to offer classes on their platform.
Kamila Alberti-Correa
Client Success Manager of Schola
Kamila Alberti-Correa Client Success Manager at Schola, ASU Grad, Avid Reader & Writer.
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About Schola: Schola helps you connect your student with the perfect school.
William Entriken
General Manager of Pacific Medical Training
William Entriken, also famously known on GitHub as fulldecent, is the main author of ERC-165 and ERC-721. ERC-721 was made famous by CryptoKitties and it is the non-fungible token (“NFT”) standard that powers other blockchain platforms such as Decentraland and OpenSea. William is the main author of the last two Ethereum Request for Comments (“ERC”) standards and is a blockchain developer who continually contributes to the Ethereum open source project. William’s main focuses are on language design and interoperability and his other interests include corporate development and security research. William plays an active and significant role with BLMP advising on technology strategy, technical design, ERC-721, and Ethereum smart contracts.
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About 0xcert, Pacific Medical Training: A health care job training and medical certification company
Zach Schneider
Project Manager of Otus
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About Otus: Otus is the teaching and learning platform that all school stakeholders use to track and visualize student performance over time.
Olivia Johnson
Content Manager of Nexus Notes
Olivia Johnson is a seo manager
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About Nexus Notes: Nexus Notes operates as an online marketplace for university students to buy and sell their course notes.
Kristen Smith
Case Manager of Ocean Breeze Recovery
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About Ocean Breeze Recovery: Florida Drug Rehabilitation & Alcohol Treatment Center
Peter Luba
Product Manager and UI/UX Design of SmartPass
Product Manager, Co-Founder at SmartPass
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About Product Alliance, Salesforce, SmartPass: SmartPass is an education management company that caters to a digital hall pass application that accounts for students in emergencies.
Samuel Zarifi
Operations Manager of University of Arizona
Founder at Howdy. Founder at Willpower.
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About University of Arizona: University of Arizona is a public research university that offers bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, and professional degree courses.
Neal Hartman
Senior Lecturer in Managerial Communication of MIT – Sloan School of Management
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About MIT – Sloan School of Management: MIT Sloan is on a mission to develop principled, innovative leaders who improve the world and to generate ideas.
Mary Jo Nott
Editorial Director & Operations Manager of Inside Analysis
Mary Jo is Editorial Director and Operations Manager of The Bloor Group. She has more than 20 years of experience in the information management and analytics marketplace. She currently manages all editorial content and deliverables for the flagship product, The Briefing Room, and all Bloor Group research projects. Additionally she acts as a general factotum and helps keep The Bloor Group on track to deliver quality products in a timely manner. Prior to joining The Bloor Group, Mary Jo worked for a number of print and web publications: product manager at TechTarget, senior editor for BeyeNetwork, editor-in-chief for Information Management (formerly DM Review) and web editor for datawarehouse.com and DMReview.com. Mary Jo has seen trends in data warehousing, OLAP, BI and analytics come and go and appreciates the intelligence and enthusiasm of the current big data environment.
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About Inside Analysis: Inside Analysis is a web-based multimedia to deliver vendor-neutral education.
Rebecah Wiegardt
Account Based Marketing Manager of Vyond
Like you, ABM aficionado Rebecah Wiegardt is on the constant hunt for new ways to captivate people. As Account Base Marketing Manager at GoAnimate, she collaborates with the sales team to create multi-channel campaigns that have a wide array of touch points. Rebecah has a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing and has set out to take the marketing world by storm. In 2013 she entered the Silicon Valley tech world with bright eyes, which was a far cry from her small home town in Nevada. Armed with her passion for learning and 8 years of marketing experience prior to coming to the valley, Rebecah has quickly gained knowledge in SaaS marketing and has become a leader in ABM. She has implemented the strategy for two different companies. Rebecah prides herself on her ability to successfully align and collaborate with sales teams, which is critical to the success of any ABM strategy. In her free time Rebecah enjoys heading back home to enjoy all the outdoor activities the Northern Nevada region has to offer or spending time with family at Yosemite National Park where she vacations every summer.
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About Vyond: Vyond puts the power of video in the hands of everyone.
Stephanie Schiff
Senior Business Development and Marketing Operations Manager of Vyond
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About Vyond: Vyond puts the power of video in the hands of everyone.
Paulo Arthur Venturi
Engineering Manager of Schoology
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About Schoology, Spot: Schoology provides a user-centric learning management system that makes it easy to create and share academic content.
Georges Clement
Product Manager, Business Programs of General Assembly
Georges Clement is a co-founder of [JustFix.nyc](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/justfix-nyc#/entity) and UniFi Scholars. Previously, he was employed at Robin Hood. Clement was the product manager for business programs at General Assembly before he joined Robin Hood. He has also served as a senior education consultant at Tutorspree. Clement holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is based in New York, United States.
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About General Assembly, JustFix.nyc: General Assembly is a pioneer in education and career transformation, specializing in today’s most in-demand skills.
Kevin Baldwin
Title Informatics Portfolio Manager of University of California, Los Angeles
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About Loyola Marymount University, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, University Credit Union, University of California, Los Angeles: University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university offering a variety of academic programs.
Connor Swenson
Partnerships Manager of Google for Startups
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About Amnesty International, Google for Startups: Google’s initiative to help startups thrive across every corner of the world.
Nicole Froker
Programs Manager of Google for Startups
Nicole Froker joined Google Ventures in 2011. Prior to Google, Nicole worked in Connecticut as a project coordinator at Gartner, Inc., where she was responsible for planning multiple client-networking events across the U.S. Previously, Nicole worked for A&E Television Networks as an associate producer. She was tasked with editing bonus content and supervising edit sessions for shows belonging to A&E and The History Channel, and delivering the final product across multiple platforms in the U.S. and abroad. Her work can be seen on DVD and Blu-ray releases of shows such as Intervention, Pawn Stars, and Gene Simmons Family Jewels. Nicole is based in Mountain View, California and received a degree in international relations from Fairfield University.
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About Google for Startups: Google’s initiative to help startups thrive across every corner of the world.
Betsy Rohney
Community Manager of Lioness
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About Lioness: Destigmatizing women’s sexual health through information and conversation.
Krista Curran
SVP and General Manager of Assessment and Intervention Solutions of Amplify Education
Krista was former senior vice president and general manager of assessment and intervention solutions at Amplify. Krista oversaw product development, research and analytics and customer experience teams. Previously she ran the account management team, which partners with large districts on solution implementation. Prior to Amplify, Krista was a director with Educational Testing Service (ETS), where she was responsible for client management, research, development and operations of large-scale international assessment programs.
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About Amplify Education: Amplify Education is leading the way in next-generation curriculum and formative assessment.
James Wood
Manager, Comprehensive Cancer Center Flow Cytometry Core Facility of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
James Wood is a Manager, Comprehensive Cancer Center Flow Cytometry Core Facility at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.
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About Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Wake Forest School of Medicine: Wake Forest Baptist Health includes North Carolina Baptist Hospital, Brenner Children’s Hospital
Michael Tingey
Customer Support Manager of Degreed
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About Degreed: Degreed is an upskilling platform where individuals and organizations can discover content, build skills, and certify expertise.
Ryan Seamons
Product Manager of Degreed
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About Degreed: Degreed is an upskilling platform where individuals and organizations can discover content, build skills, and certify expertise.
Caitlin Anderson
Brand Marketing, Social Media Manager of Degreed
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About Degreed: Degreed is an upskilling platform where individuals and organizations can discover content, build skills, and certify expertise.
Ryan Jenkins
Product Manager – Growth of Degreed
Ryan Jenkins is the product manager of growth at [Degreed](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/degreed#/entity). Previously, he worked at eBay and VMware, holding positions in product management and digital marketing. In 2012 and 2013, Jenkins founded Givify and Starpointe Marketing respectively. He also serves MBA Tech Society as the vice president. Jenkins holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business management and marketing and an MBA in business management, marketing, and strategy from Brigham Young University.
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About Degreed: Degreed is an upskilling platform where individuals and organizations can discover content, build skills, and certify expertise.
Ryan Jenkins
Product Manager – Growth of Degreed
Ryan Jenkins is the product manager of growth at [Degreed](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/degreed#/entity). Previously, he worked at eBay and VMware, holding positions in product management and digital marketing. In 2012 and 2013, Jenkins founded Givify and Starpointe Marketing respectively. He also serves MBA Tech Society as the vice president. Jenkins holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business management and marketing and an MBA in business management, marketing, and strategy from Brigham Young University.
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About Degreed: Degreed is an upskilling platform where individuals and organizations can discover content, build skills, and certify expertise.
Caitlin Anderson
Brand Marketing, Social Media Manager of Degreed
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About Degreed: Degreed is an upskilling platform where individuals and organizations can discover content, build skills, and certify expertise.
Tim Sudeith
Senior Vice President & Group Manager of Everlast Climbing, Dero of PlayCore
Tim Sudeith is responsible for managing and growing PlayCore’s Everlast Climbing, and Dero brands. An entrepreneur at heart, Tim founded Everlast Climbing more than 20 years ago and continues to bring innovative product development and strategy to our performance recreation brands. He is focused on improving profitability through increased business efficiencies and thrives in leading dynamic teams that support the mission of building communities through active play.
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About PlayCore: PlayCore helps build stronger communities around the world by advancing play through research, programs, and partnerships.
Anita Sayed
Senior Vice President & Group Manager for Aquatics and Performance of PlayCore
Anita Sayed previous experience includes working for US Specialty, General Motors, Hewlett Packard and IEM, where she held several management and marketing positions, including Director of Marketing and Sales, VP of North American Operations and President of IEM. Anita is the recipient of the MIT Entrepreneurship Award, as well as the SBA entrepreneur award for outstanding international expansion. She has served on the U.S.- Japanese trade missions and sits on advisory board for NSPF, as well as Chairperson for “Step into Swim.” Anita received her undergraduate degree in economics from the University of Cambridge, and her MBA from University of Michigan. Her PhD is in economics. She is the recipient of five national advertising awards for impact and brand advertising.
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About PlayCore: PlayCore helps build stronger communities around the world by advancing play through research, programs, and partnerships.
Spencer Cheak
Senior Vice President & General Manager – GameTime & Southern Fulfillment Center of PlayCore
Spencer Cheak is the General Manager responsible for all aspects of the GameTime business unit as well as all operations at PlayCore’s Southern Fulfillment Center in Fort Payne, Alabama. He serves on the boards of the DeKalb County United Givers Fund and Oneonta, Alabama Parks and Recreation. Spencer leads a highly skilled team to produce beyond compliant, high-quality playground equipment enjoyed by children and families all over the world.
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About GameTime, PlayCore: PlayCore helps build stronger communities around the world by advancing play through research, programs, and partnerships.
Josh Goldman
Vice President & General Manager, Power Systems of PlayCore
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About PlayCore: PlayCore helps build stronger communities around the world by advancing play through research, programs, and partnerships.
Mark Burgess
Senior Vice President & General Manager-Play and Park Structures, UltraPlay,GT Grandstands,UltraSite of PlayCore
Mark Burgess is responsible for oversight of Play and Park Structures, UltraPlay, GT Grandstands, UltraSite, BigToys, Robertson Recreational Surfacing, and National Recreation Systems. He has more than 20 years of experience in the commercial and retail recreation industry in both the United States and abroad and has conducted business in more than 50 countries. He has also served on local, national, and international boards in the recreation industry.
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About PlayCore, PlayCore: PlayCore helps build stronger communities around the world by advancing play through research, programs, and partnerships.
Mike Moll
Vice President & General Manager, Red Bud IL Manufacturing Facility of PlayCore
Mike Moll has more than 20 years’ manufacturing experience including product development, plant supervision, material procurement and operations management. For the past 9 years he has served as the Vice President of Operations at our Red Bud IL facility, where he is responsible for all daily activities and successful implementation of Lean Manufacturing techniques and principles. Mike is committed to providing leadership to a highly motivated and talented group while maintaining an environment dedicated to customer satisfaction.
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About PlayCore: PlayCore helps build stronger communities around the world by advancing play through research, programs, and partnerships.
Lindsay Richardson
Senior Vice President & Group Manager-Play and Park Structures, BigToys, UltraPlay of PlayCore
Lindsay Richardson is responsible for sales, marketing, and general management for Play & Park Structures, BigToys, and UltraPlay. Her team identifies, develops, and launches innovative new product categories as well as provides sales and service to meet market needs to continuously improve the recreation offerings available to our communities. She has an MA in Marketing and over thirteen years of experience with PlayCore. She helps build her community through volunteer or board positions with the Association for Visual Arts (AVA) Miracle League of Chattanooga, Tennessee Obesity Taskforce, Junior League of Chattanooga, and Hunter Museum of American Art.
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About PlayCore: PlayCore helps build stronger communities around the world by advancing play through research, programs, and partnerships.
Lindsay Richardson
Senior Vice President & Group Manager-Play and Park Structures, BigToys, UltraPlay of PlayCore
Lindsay Richardson is responsible for sales, marketing, and general management for Play & Park Structures, BigToys, and UltraPlay. Her team identifies, develops, and launches innovative new product categories as well as provides sales and service to meet market needs to continuously improve the recreation offerings available to our communities. She has an MA in Marketing and over thirteen years of experience with PlayCore. She helps build her community through volunteer or board positions with the Association for Visual Arts (AVA) Miracle League of Chattanooga, Tennessee Obesity Taskforce, Junior League of Chattanooga, and Hunter Museum of American Art.
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About PlayCore: PlayCore helps build stronger communities around the world by advancing play through research, programs, and partnerships.
Noah Margulies
Vice President & Business Unit Manager of PlayCore
Noah Margulies has over 8 years of experience in the commercial play and recreation industry. Noah is responsible for the oversight, growth and profitability of both Belson Outdoors & BYO Recreation.
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About BYO Recreation, PlayCore: PlayCore helps build stronger communities around the world by advancing play through research, programs, and partnerships.
Stephen Schneiter
Instructor Development Manager of CompTIA
Stephen Schneiter is a security professional with over 15 years of experience in IT. He currently works for CompTIA as the CompTIA Instructor Network (CIN) Program Manager, where he assists worldwide and engages in security training. Schneiter’s specialties include educational technology, professional development training, public speaking, open-source solutions, networking and security.
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About CompTIA: Computing Technology Industry Association focuses on advancing the growth of the information technology industry.
Julie Rice
Manager, Health & Wellness and Peer Assistance Programs of AANA (American Association of Nurse Anesthetists)
Julie A. Rice is the Manager, AANA Health, Wellness and Peer Assistance Programs at American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology.
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About AANA (American Association of Nurse Anesthetists): AANA was founded in 1931 and is located in Park Ridge. AANA is the professional organization for more than 4
Edwina Clark
Manager, Course Development of Ten Percent Happier
Edwina Clark is Course Development and Content Manager at Change Collective. I’m a health and wellness junkie, athlete and writer, hailing from the land Down Under! My American dream began 10 years ago with a track scholarship and I’ve been hooked on ever since. Prior to Change Collective, I led Core Performance initiatives across the US and Europe for Google, State Street Corporation and Cancer Treatment Centers of America (among others)! Out of the office, I’m a tried and true sun-seeker, in search of the ultimate running destination.
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About Ten Percent Happier: Ten Percent Happier is a health and wellness platform that offers a simple approach to meditation.
Vanessa Castaneda
Corporate Communications Manager of Idealab
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About Idealab: Idealab is a technology incubator that provides resources to allow start-ups to rapidly introduce innovative products and services.
Vanessa Castaneda
Corporate Communications Manager of Idealab
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About Idealab: Idealab is a technology incubator that provides resources to allow start-ups to rapidly introduce innovative products and services.
Kevin Gallagher
General Manager – FrontStream Payments of FrontStream
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About FrontStream: FrontStream: The complete solution for nonprofit, education, and corporate philanthropy.
Lesleigh Campanale
Manager, Strategic Research of Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers
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About Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers: IEEE is a professional association of engineers focused on advancing technological innovation and excellence.
Lesleigh Campanale
Manager, Strategic Research of Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers
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About Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers: IEEE is a professional association of engineers focused on advancing technological innovation and excellence.
Kathy Grise
Future Directions Senior Technology Manager of Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers
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About Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers: IEEE is a professional association of engineers focused on advancing technological innovation and excellence.
Charlotte Ross
QA Manager of Springer Nature
Charlotte Ross is the QA Manager at Springer Nature.
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About Inspired Capital Partners, Springer Nature: Springer Nature is a leading global research, educational and professional publisher, home to an array of respected and trusted brands
