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MEET THE TEAM

We are a team of passionate educators, researchers, parents, and industry leaders who understand the challenges of translating complex research into actionable solutions. That lived experience guides our commitment to provide parents with the knowledge, tools and confidence they need to raise thriving children in a complex digital world.  

will maurer

Executive Director

jina carvalho

Board of Directors

beth dumas

Board of Directors

GLOBAL ADVISORY COLLECTIVE

jacqueline harding

Research Fellow Middlesex University  /  Former BBC Education Editor / Child Development & Education Expert

philip Steigman

Doris Duke Distinguished Visiting Fellow @ Georgetown University /Former Senior Policy Analyst Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Brianna Leatham

Former PBS KIDS Director, Ready To Learn (RTL) / Critical Needs Educator & Behavior Therapist

dr amanda gummer

Research Psychologist on Play, Childhood Development and Kids Media / Creator of the Children’s Digital Wellbeing Framework

scott brandon

Former Executive Director @ Lincoln Center (25-years) / Systems Strategist

janese carstens

TEDx Executive Producer / Instructional & Curriculum Designer

abdoulie jadama

Country Coordinator The African Early Childhood Network (AfECN) / Visiting Researcher Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

casey caruso

Executive Producer #NotAloneChallenge - Inspiring Children Foundation

tom bagamane

CEO The Giving Spirit / Advisory Board George Mason University School of Business

naomi firestone

Board Member CORE.live (NEWSWIRE.FM)

prescott ellison

Superfood Friends K-5 Childhood Obesity Curriculum / Barack Obama Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award, / Childhood Obesity Prevention Award / Gramy Award-Winning Musician

moses abiero

National Early Childhood Network for the Gambia  /  Academies of Knowledge-Incubation for a Better Africa  /  Former Africa Early Years Fellow @ The World Bank

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