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Project Inkwell Steering Committee
Mark Anderson is the founder, publisher, and CEO of Strategic News Service® (SNS; www.stratnews.com). SNS was the first subscription-based newsletter on the Internet, and is read by Bill Gates, Michael Dell, Mark Hurd, and industry leaders and investors in computing and communications worldwide. He is also founding chair of the Future in Review® (FiRe) Conference, which the Economist has labeled "the best technology conference in the world." Mark is also the founding chair (2004) and CEO of SNS Project Inkwell, the first global consortium to address technology design changes for one-to-one computing in classrooms. He is the founder of two software companies, a hedge fund, and the Washington Software Alliance (WSA) Investors' Forum, Washington's premier software investment conference. Mark is a past director of the WSA and currently chairs its Presidents' Group. He has also participated in the launch of many software startups. A member of the Merrill Lynch TechBrains Advisory Board, Mark is also an advisor and/or investor in Ontain Wireless, Authora, Space Exploration Inc., Chameleon Technologies, Voyager Capital, Mohr Davidow Ventures, Ignition Partners, and others. He is the founder and president of Orca Relief Citizens' Alliance, a nonprofit 501(c)3 corporation created to reduce Orca whale mortality rates. Mark regularly appears on CNN TV, National Public Radio, and "Wall Street Review," and in the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, and the New York Times. He writes the "Future In Review" technology column for Fortune magazine, and is a frequent speaker at conferences around the world.
Kai DeAltin Popiolek is a private consultant to German cities and states, identifying U.S. business development opportunity that might have job-creation potential in Germany. In this capacity he analyzes different U.S. high tech sectors and recommends regional marketing strategies for the German regional entities. In addition, he works with enterprises and entrepreneurs helping them to cross the Atlantic. His company, Arques, is based in Arlington, Virginia. Kai was born and raised in East Berlin. He finished his degree in Latin American Studies at the University of Rostock and continued his education after the fall of the Berlin Wall (www.die-berliner-mauer.de) at SAIS Bologna, Johns Hopkins University. Kai serves on the board of the Center for the Prevention of Genocide (http://www.gennocideprevention.org/) in Arlington, Virginia and leads Inkwell’s footprint in continental Europe.
David Engle is director of operations for Project Inkwell (U.S.) and is a lifelong resident of Washington's Puget Sound region (now living in Bellingham, across the water from Friday Harbor), with occasional residential lapses in other parts of the world. David has lectured in Moscow, Russia, in the mid-'90s on appropriate uses of computer-based technologies in schools while simultaneously developing other international school-to-school partnerships. David served as the principal of Interlake High School in the Bellevue Public School District and led that school's International Baccalaureate program to full diploma-granting status before his departure for Seattle in 2000. As the principal of Ballard High School in the Seattle Public School District, David developed an international partnership with Engelska Skolan Södre in Stockholm. David served as the regional coordinator for the Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program from 1999 to 2004. From 2002 to 2004, David continued his work with the Seattle Public Schools to lead the conversion of large, comprehensive urban high schools into smaller learning communities that strove to personalize and support increased academic achievement for every high school student. As of August 2004, David accepted the position of principal of Squalicum High School with the Bellingham School District. He holds a BA from the University of Washington, a master's degree in Computer Education from St. Martin's College, and an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from Seattle Pacific University.
Jonathan Ewert served as the chief executive officer of ePALS Classroom Exchange from September of 2003 until the company's merger with In2Books in December 2006. Prior to ePALS, Jonathan served as vice president of Marketing and Corporate Communications for Modem Media (NASDAQ: MMPT), where he led the preparation and positioning of the company and the executives for Modem's successful IPO in 1999. Previously, Jonathan served in a variety of management roles at Infoseek Corp. until the company was sold to Disney Corp. (NYSE: DIS) in 1998. While at Infoseek, Jonathan launched the Infoseek Network Division in partnership with HNC Software. As part of the turnaround of Infoseek, Jonathan ran the Advertising Sales division before directing the Strategic Partnership team in preparation for the sale of the company. From 1991 to 1996, Jonathan was vice president of Newspaper Voice Services, an interactive voice response service bureau serving the publishing industry. Under Jonathan's leadership, revenues grew from $10 million to $42 million, with clients such as Gannett, Meredith Corp., Times-Mirror, and the Tribune Company.
Thomas Greaves has 41 years' experience in the computer industry, including 26 years at IBM. In 1996, he co-founded NetSchools Corp., a pioneer in the field of comprehensive, curriculum-integrated 1:1 laptop solutions. Thomas is recognized as a visionary in the conceptualization, design, engineering, and marketing of 1:1 technologies for schools. He has been involved in hundreds of 1:1 projects at the district, state, and federal levels. He holds multiple patents and patent disclosures for student computing technologies. Thomas' most recent project is America's Digital Schools, a syndicated study of the top 2,500 U.S. school districts. The survey provides numerous insights into the future of the digital school from the perspective of superintendents, curriculum directors, and technology directors over a five-year horizon. More information is available at www.ads2006.org and www.ads2007.org.
Kosmo Kalliarekos is a founding member and senior partner with The Parthenon Group, a strategic advisory boutique consisting of 150 members located in Boston, London, and San Francisco. At Parthenon, Kosmo heads the firm's Education Industry Center of Excellence. For over 15 years, Kosmo has advised clients on issues related to operational excellence, extensive corporate strategy development, and new venture creation. Parthenon's client relationships span several countries covering many industries, including consumer products, financial services, information publishing, and educational publishing, technology, and services. Kosmo's clients include a wide range of organizations, from startups to Fortune 100 companies. Kosmo has been a featured speaker on issues relating to the education industry at several forums, including the Congressional Joint Committee on Education, the World Bank, and the American Association of Publishers, among others. Kosmo graduated from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He also received an MBA with High Distinction, from Harvard Business School.
Heidi Larson, Ph.D., is a research associate at the Harvard Center for Population and Development, and associate research professor of International Development at Clark University. She is a specialist in risk analysis and is currently working on a book on risk and rumor in global health, analyzing the rumor-driven polio vaccine boycott in Nigeria, along with other examples of managing public questioning and rumors in public health. Heidi has served as a senior adviser to the UN and other international organizations on a number of public health issues, including AIDS, TB, and child health and vaccines, particularly focusing on the socio-cultural and political determinants of health, including the role of religion and belief systems. She has also advised on anticipating and managing organizational risks and rumor. Heidi is currently coordinating a UNAIDS-commissioned initiative called aids2031, which is bringing together economists, epidemiologists, and biomedical, social, and political scientists to map future options for the AIDS response. 2031 will mark 50 years since AIDS was first reported.
Marc Prensky is an internationally acclaimed speaker, writer, consultant, futurist, visionary, and inventor in the critical areas of education and learning. His latest book, "Don't Bother Me Mom - I'm Learning": How Computer and Video Games Are Preparing Your Kids For 21st Century Success - and How You Can Help! (Paragon House, 2006), makes the profoundly countercultural - but nevertheless true - case that computer and video game playing, done appropriately, is actually very beneficial to today's "Digital Native" kids. Marc is the founder of Games2train, an online game-based learning company whose clients include IBM, Bank of America, Pfizer, the U.S. Department of Defense, and the Florida and LA Virtual Schools. He is also the author of Digital Game-Based Learning (McGraw-Hill, 2001). Marc's professional focus has been on reinventing the learning process, combining the motivation of video games and other highly engaging activities with the driest content of education and business. He is considered one of the world's leading experts on the connection between games and learning. Strategy+business magazine called Marc "that rare visionary who implements." Marc has designed and built more than 50 software games in his career, including worldwide multi-user games and simulations that run on all platforms, from the Internet to handhelds to cellphones. One of his recent games, "Stability Operations, Winning the Peace," is about bringing stability to a fictitious middle eastern country; another forthcoming project is "The Algebots," a game that covers the entire Algebra I curriculum and whose motto is "Beat the game, Pass the course." The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Time, and Fortune have all recognized Marc's work. He has appeared on MSNBC, CNN/fn, PBS, the BBC, and Australia's ABC. In 2000, Marc was named as one of training's top "New Breed of Visionaries" by Training Magazine, and in 2005 was named a "Star of the New Parenting Movement" by Parental Intelligence Newsletter. Marc holds masters' degrees from Yale, Middlebury, and the Harvard Business School (with distinction). He is a concert musician and has acted on Broadway. He has taught at all levels, from elementary to college. He spent six years as a corporate strategist and product development director with the Boston Consulting Group, and worked in Technology and Human Resources at the late Bankers Trust Co. Marc is a native of New York City, where he lives with his wife, Rie Takemura, a Japanese writer, and their one-year-old son, Sky.
Ronald P. Uhlig, Ph.D., is currently an associate professor in the Applied Engineering Department, School of Engineering and Technology, National University. Prior to joining the National University faculty, he was president and CEO of SegWave Inc., an educational technology systems company he founded in 2000. He was vice president for Russia and Eastern Europe at Qualcomm Inc. from 1995 to 1999, with offices in San Diego and Moscow. Ron was with Northern Telecom from 1984 to 1995 in multiple positions, including director, Intelligent Network Solutions, and director, Asia/Pacific Strategic Marketing. Ron was with Bell-Northern Research in Ottawa, Canada, from 1978 to 1984. He had nationwide responsibility for U.S. Army Materiel Command scientific and engineering computing (1969-1978), introducing many applications in what has become today's Internet. He served as a U.S. Army Officer in the Office of the Chief of Staff in the Pentagon from 1966 to 1968. Ron was chairman of the International Federation for Information Processing Technical Committee on Communication Systems (IFIP TC-6) from 1985 to 1991. From 1979 to1985 he chaired WG 6.5, the Working Group on Electronic Messaging of IFIP TC-6, and is one of the "fathers" of email. He was president, International Council for Computer Communication (ICCC), 1992 to 1996. Ron is an academician of the International Telecommunications Academy, and was awarded the Academy's Gold Medal in 2000 for sustained contributions to telecommunications. In 1994 he was program chairman for the World Computer Congress in Hamburg, Germany. With co-authors David J. Farber and James Bair, Ron was lead author of the first book on office automation, The Office of the Future (North-Holland, Amsterdam, 1979), and he published the first popular paper on email in 1974. Ron holds a B.Sc. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland. He serves on the SNS Project Inkwell Steering Committee.
David Vogt is the director of Digital Learning Projects within the Office of External Programs and Learning Technologies at the University of British Columbia and is a senior research associate with Educational Systemics. David has extensive experience in educational technology and new media and is currently the David Robitaille Professor of Mathematics and Science Education. While director of science at Science World, David developed an award-winning interactive science program for schools called Science Brainium. More recently David was vice president of technology and chief research officer at the New Media Innovation Centre. David's expertise includes research into the design and integration of rich learning environments and enabling devices into K-12 environments. David plays a key role in Educational Systemics' work with Project Inkwell and serves on Inkwell's steering committee. Project Inkwell Legal Advisors
Peter de la Cruz has over 25 years of experience advising clients on antitrust and regulatory matters, including compliance with environmental statutes - particularly air and toxic substances statutes - as well as occupational safety and health. Prior to joining Keller and Heckman, Peter was an attorney with the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, where he acquired considerable expertise in antitrust matters. During his tenure at the Justice Department, Peter also gained substantial knowledge of the workings of the Food and Drug Administration and other federal agencies while representing those agencies in litigation. Since joining Keller and Heckman in 1980, he has represented a wide variety of businesses on antitrust; trade association; and health, safety, and environmental matters. Peter is a member of the Ohio and District of Columbia Bars. He holds an AB degree from Cornell University (1969) and a JD from the University of Toledo (1976). http://www.khlaw.com
Gary Kindness is a member of Christensen O'Connor Johnson Kindness, the Pacific Northwest's leading intellectual property law firm. Gary has more than 40 years of experience advising domestic and foreign clients on patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, and other aspects of intellectual property law. During law school, Gary was an examiner with the U.S. Patent Office and a patent advisor to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Prior to joining Christensen O'Connor Johnson Kindness, Gary was with a law firm in the Washington, D.C., area for seven years, first as an associate and then as a partner. In recent years, a substantial portion of Gary's time has been spent advising clients in the software industry, both large and small. Gary is a member of the District of Columbia, Virginia, and Washington Bars. He holds a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin (1961) and a JD from George Washington University (1965) http://www.cojk.com
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Mark R. Anderson
Kai de Altin
David Engle
Jonathan Ewert
Thomas Greaves
Kosmo Kalliarekos
Heidi Larsen
Marc Prensky
Ronald P. Uhlig
David Vogt
Peter L. de la Cruz, Esq.
Gary S. Kindness