Our Team

Meet our staff.

Don Johnston

Founder

I started my company in 1980 with a singular vision to help students read and write with technology. Since then, we’ve reached over 32,000 schools with our assistive technology tools, and in some ways, it feels like we’re just beginning to see what’s possible. I’ve found that a lot of students we work with struggle with the same challenges I had when I was their age. You probably want some background, so here’s my story and what drives us to do what we do.

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Allison Dennis

Allison Dennis

Amy D Aquila

Amy D Aquila

Annie Hagy

Annie Hagy

Baylee Royal

Baylee Royal

Ben Johnston

Ben Johnston

Beth Garza

Beth Garza

Beth Kalish

Beth Kalish

Bob Keller

Bob Keller

Brenda Bender

Brenda Bender

Brian Gay

Brian Gay

Candy Cooper

Candy Cooper

Chris Basten

Chris Basten

Chris Bjorklund

Chris Bjorklund

Cindy Brooks

Cindy Brooks

Colleen Sandquist

Colleen Sandquist

Dave Butler

Dave Butler

Deb Klein

Deb Klein

Dina Dermont

Dina Dermont

Dixie Wilson

Dixie Wilson

Donna Pronto

Donna Pronto

Gina DiSalvo

Gina DiSalvo

Heidi Diskin

Heidi Diskin

Marisa Rodriguez

Marisa Rodriguez

Jason Lewandowski

Jason Lewandowski

Jeanmarie Jacoby

Jeanmarie Jacoby

Jennifer Loucks

Jennifer Loucks

Jim Hildner

Jim Hildner

Joan McAlpin

Joan McAlpin

Josh Maglasang

Josh Maglasang

Karla Rachfal

Karla Rachfal

Kati McIlroy

Kati McIlroy

Katie McKay Phillips

Katie McKay Phillips

Kevin Johnston

Kevin Johnston

Kevin Weiskopf

Kevin Weiskopf

Kimberly Jackson-Betke

Kimberly Jackson-Betke

Laura Naselli

Laura Naselli

Lena Nel

Lena Nel

Lisa Rusch

Lisa Rusch

Marci Butler

Marci Butler

Mary Ann Wilson

Mary Ann Wilson

Mary Krenz

Mary Krenz

Michele Christensen

Michele Christensen

Mike LeBoida

Mike LeBoida

Mimi Altman

Mimi Altman

Morgan Kohl

Morgan Kohl

Nik Poulakidas

Nik Poulakidas

Pam Passolt

Pam Passolt

Roger Oland

Roger Oland

Roxy Taylor

Roxy Taylor

Ruth Ziolkowski

Ruth Ziolkowski

Sarah Brown

Sarah Brown

Simon Rozalski

Simon Rozalski

Torrie Turner

Torrie Turner

Trisha Johnson

Trisha Johnson

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