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Speaker's Bureau

Tap into your potential with Discovery Education's Speakers Bureau. Work with our team of keynote speakers and workshop leaders to identify, encourage, and promote the most effective use of technology in the classroom.

  • For rate, date and booking information please contact Jennifer O'Brien
at 240.662.2863 or via email at Jennifer_O'Brien@discovery.com

 

Panel of Experts

 

  • Scott Kinney

    Senior Vice President of Global Professional Development, Policy & Education Outreach, Discovery Education

    Over 13  years educational experience:

    • Accomplished classroom teacher
    • Instructional Technology and Education expert
    • District-level curriculum coordinator
    • Educational consultant and national expert in professional development and technology implementation

  • Hall Davidson

    Director of Global Learning Initiatives, Discovery Education

    Over 30 years educational experience:

    • Middle and high school classroom teacher; Mathematics, Spanish, Language Arts
    • Executive Director of Media Consortium for 27 districts
    • Over 20 years experience in educational staff development, media integration and content creation
    • Nationally published education writer and contributor
    • Coordinated the California Student Media Festival for more than 12 years
    • College faculty: Technology training for teacher candidates
    • Produced Emmy-nominated television programs for K-12 in math, technology and science

  • Steve Dembo

    Director of Social Media Strategy and Online Community Manager, Discovery Education

    Over 9 years educational experience:

    • Classroom teacher
    • Education, Technology and Instructional Media expert
    • 2008 BESSIE Award Winner for Best Professional Development Website
    • Named as one of "Twenty to Watch" educational innovators in 2010 by the National School Board Association

  • Lance Rougeux

    Vice President, Learning Communities and Instructional Implementation.

    Over 10 years educational experience:

    • Holds Master's degrees in Educational Leadership and Technology in Education from Villanova University and Harvard University
    • Former Executive Policy Specialist at the Pennsylvania Department of Education's (PDE) Bureau of Educational Technology
    • Co-founder of the Purple Feet Foundation

  • Brad Fountain

    Network Account Manager for the Midwest and South Regions, Discovery Education

    Over 13 years educational experience:

    • Elementary School Teacher
    • Lead administrator, North Carolina Model Technology School (2003)
    • Educational technology facilitator

  • Joe Brennan

    STAR Educator, Discovery Education

    Over 36 years educational experience:

    • Classroom teacher; Spanish, Visual Literacy, and Technology
    • 2003 Illinois Computing Educators' Technology Educator of the Year
    • Apple Distinguished Educator

  • Matt Monjan

    Vice President of Strategic Accounts and Implementation, Discovery Education

    Over 15 years educational experience:

    • Professional educational development expert
    • Specialist in technology management and classroom integration
    • Pioneered innovative educational uses of technologies including closed captioning

  • Jannita Demian

    Director of Professional Development Implementation, Discovery Education

    Over 8 years educational experience:

    • Classroom teacher, Technology/Media
    • Developed ELD after-school program for the Anaheim City School District

  • Justin Karkow

    Discovery Educator Network Account Manager for the Southeast and Central US, Discovery Education

    Over 6 years educational experience:

    • Elementary School teacher
    • Instructional Technology Facilitator
    • National education expert in digital media strategy and curriculum integration

  • Kyle Schutt

    Director of Education Outreach and Curriculum Integration, Discovery Education

    Over 6 years educational experience:

    • Accomplished elementary school teacher
    • Formative assessment, response to intervention, and professional learning communities specialist
    • Educational consultant and national expert in professional development and technology integration