Kids@Play Summit Speakers (2010)


Debby Ballard, Sprint - Director, Community Affairs
	Debby Ballard is Director, Community Affairs for Sprint. Ballard has responsibility for leading Sprint's community outreach, employee volunteerism, employee annual campaigns and directing charitable funding. In her 24 year career with Sprint, Ballard has held numerous management positions within Sprint in sales/sales management and sales support, as well as Sprint's centralized training division, the University of Excellence, in training and organization development. She has led a series new product training launches and corporate wide leadership development initiatives.

James M. Bower, Ph.D., Numedeon Inc. - Founder, Chairman, and Chief Visionary Officer
	Dr. James M. Bower Ph.D. is the founder, Chairman, and Chief Visionary Officer of Numedeon, Inc. which in 1999 launched Whyville.net as a tween learning environment and one of the Internet’s first virtual worlds. Whyville.net currently has more than 6 million registered users who spend on average over 35 minutes on the site per login. Whyville has worked with a wide range of partners to influence and engage tweens including Dell, Scion (Toyota), The Getty Museum, the Field Museum, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Disney. Whyville remains focused on ‘blending’ virtual and real lives. Dr. Bower is also a computational neurobiologist at the Research Imaging Institute of the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio (bower-lab.org) and has served on education and technology advisory committees for the National Academy of Sciences, the National Science Foundation, the Ford Foundation, and the National Institutes of Health.

Warren Buckleitner, Ph.D., Children's Technology Review - Editor
	Warren Buckleitner is an expert on children and interactive media. In 2003, he started writing for the New York Times and is currently a contributor to the Gadgetwise blog. From 1997-2002, he coordinated the Bologna Children's Book Fair's New Media Prize. He's been an advisor to Consumer Reports WebWatch, provided testimony to the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Congress and he has taught at NYU and Rutgers. Besides the New York Times, he contributes to Scholastic Parent & Child, Parents, Kidscreen and his own publication, Children's Technology Review. He holds a bachelors degree in elementary education from Central Michigan University (Cum Laude), a masters in early childhood education (Pacific Oaks College) and a doctorate in educational psychology from Michigan State University.

Alice Cahn, Cartoon Network - Vice President
	Alice Cahn is the Vice President of Social Responsibility for Cartoon Network US. She previously headed the Interactive Media for Children Program at the Markle Foundation and was the President of the Television, Film and Video group at Sesame Workshop. Cahn has also served as VP of development for Cartoon Network's kids' businesses, focusing on original entertainment programming for younger viewers. She holds a master's degree in educational technology from San Francisco State University and a bachelor's degree in education from New York University. She also participates in Women in Film and Video and the World Conference on Children's Media.

Karen Cator, Office of Education Technology at the U.S. Department of Education - Director
	Karen Cator is the director of the Office of Education Technology at the U.S. Department of Education. She joined the DOE from Apple, where she directed leadership and advocacy efforts in education. She has served as special assistant for telecommunications for the Lieutenant Governor of Alaska. Karen holds a masters in school administration from the University of Oregon and bachelors in early childhood education from Springfield College. She is the past chair of the Partnership for 21st Century Skills and has served on the several boards including the Software & Information Industry Association - Education.

Kevin Clark, Ph.D., George Mason University - Associate Professor; Director, Center for Digital Media Innovation and Diversity
	Kevin Clark, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Instructional Technology program, and the Director of the Center for Digital Media Innovation and Diversity in the College of Education and Human Development at George Mason University. In addition to his scholarly work, Dr. Clark has more than 15 years experience as a designer and consultant in creation of interactive media and educational software; particularly for diverse and traditionally underserved populations. He holds both bachelors and masters degrees in computer science from North Carolina State University as well as a Ph.D. in Instructional Systems from Pennsylvania State University.

Linda Criddle, LookBothWays, Inc. - President
	Internet safety and technology expert Linda Criddle is the president of LookBothWays, Inc. an Internet safety company focusing on technical, educational and policy-based solutions designed to improve the online experience for consumers of all ages. She is author of the award-winning book, "Look Both Ways: Help Protect Your Family on the Internet", has written the online credited course Internet Safety for Educators, consults, trains, and presents extensively for governments, law enforcement, universities and companies, and designs Internet safety products. LookBothWays, Inc. also provides the Web site, Look-both-ways.com. Criddle, who has investigated predatory behavior for nearly 30 years, spent 13 years at Microsoft where she was a pioneer in online safety, co-authored over 30 patents in Internet safety and emerging technologies, and advised the company on internet policies. Linda is currently working on a book for seniors to complement her Internet Safety for Seniors course; is developing a fully integrated K-12 Internet Safety Curriculum that will be available to schools and the public free of charge; and developing software to help consumers online.

Tom Dusenberry, Dusenberry Entertainment - Founder
	Tom Dusenberry is the Founder of Dusenberry Entertainment. He has been involved in the games industry for the past 30 years. A former CEO and President (1995 - 2001) of Hasbro Interactive, Mr. Duesenberry has a proven track record for building exceptional teams and achieving extraordinary business results in a fast-paced, evolving interactive industry. He is a creative strategic thinker who can expand existing markets and develop new markets. His career focus in consumer electronics and media content applications includes electronic games, video console games, video hand-held games, CD-ROM/DVD, internet games, wireless entertainment, FLASH animation, interactive toys and motion based entertainment.

Jon-Paul Dyson, Ph.D., National Center for the History of Electronic Games - Director; Exhibit Research and Development, Strong National Museum of Play - Vice President
	Jon-Paul Dyson is Director of the National Center for the History of Electronic Games and Vice President for Exhibit Research and Development at Strong National Museum of Play. Strong is the only museum in the world devoted solely to the study of play and has the world’s most comprehensive collection of toys, dolls, games, and other play-related artifacts. More than half-a-million guests visit it annually. J.P. is also editor of the American Journal of Play, a quarterly, peer-reviewed journal that aims to increase awareness and understanding of the role of play in learning and human development and the ways in which play illuminates cultural history. The American Journal of Play is published by Strong National Museum of Play and University of Illinois Press. J.P. learns the most about toys, games, and play by playing with his kids.

Don Eyer, MyYearbook.com - VP of Operations-Safety Division
	Don Eyer comes to MyYearbook.com with an extensive background in law enforcement, computer crime investigation, and Internet safety. His educational background includes a BA from Colorado State University in Criminal Justice and Education and a paralegal certification from the University of Northern Colorado. For 23 years, he was a detective with the Greeley, Colorado Police Department, an Investigator for the 19th Judicial District and a Grand Jury Investigator for the State of Colorado. He has worked with eBay, where he helped to create and run their Trust and Safety Division.

David Finnegan, Build-A-Bear Workshop - Chief Information and Logistics Bear
	David Finnegan joined Build-A-Bear Workshop in December 1999. Prior to joining the company, he held information systems management positions at Novell, Inc. and Interchange Technologies Inc. Under Dave's leadership, the company launched www.buildabearville.com in December 2007, and the Jr. CyBearGuide program in October 2008, a program that allows qualified members of the community to act as tour guides. In 2009 Build-A-Bear Workshop received the 2009 WiredKids Best of the Web Award sponsored by WiredSafety.org and recently the company was included in the WiredSafety's StopCyberbullying Toolkit for Schools. The company has also earned the Socially Safe Seal and Socially Safe Kids Seal from SociallySafe.org for its Web site and virtual world. He is also vice-president of the Build-A-Bear Workshop Foundation, a philanthropic arm of the company that provides in kind support and funds to charitable causes throughout the United States.

Terry Fitzpatrick, Sesame Workshop - Executive Vice President of Distribution
	As Executive Vice President of Distribution for the Sesame Workshop, Terry Fitzpatrick manages distribution strategy and partner relationships to deliver Sesame Workshop content through multiple media platforms. He oversees four divisions at The Workshop: Worldwide Television; Digital and Interactive Media; Publishing, Video & Audio; and Themed Entertainment. Fitzpatrick was most recently Senior Vice President, Business Operations. He was responsible for managing all business activities for the content division including creative development and production. He joined the Workshop in 1996 as Vice President Finance for Television, Film and Video. Prior to joining The Workshop, Fitzpatrick spent nine years in programming at Showtime Networks rising to the level of Vice President, Programming Finance. He began his career as Controller of the Joyce Theater, where he also created and produced The American Theatre Exchange which bought theatrical productions from throughout the United States to New York City. He holds a MFA from the Yale School of Drama and a BBA from the University of Wisconsin.

Professor Garfield Foundation
	Garfield has been an worldwide icon since 1978 and has become the largest syndicated comic strip in the world with over 200 million daily readers. The comic strip is carried in over 2,400 newspapers and is translated into 23 languages. During this past year, a new world-wide syndicated Garfield Television Show was launched and is being carried by the Cartoon Network in the US. Over 135 million Garfield books have been sold to date. The Professor Garfield Foundation was founded in 2004 and is a collaboration between Ball State University and Paws Inc. Its mission is to provide children with access to professional quality educational content that leverages 21st Century Skills and motivates children to achieve their full potential. The Professor Garfield web portal (www.professorgarfield.org) marries kid-centric content with high quality pedagogy that appeals to children and educators alike. Over 15 million dollars of free content can be accessed from the Professor Garfield web site.

Julius Genachowski, Federal Communications Commission - Chairman
	Julius Genachowski was sworn in as Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission on June 29, 2009. He has two decades of experience in public service and the private sector. Prior to his appointment, he spent ten years working in the technology industry. His confirmation as FCC Chairman returns him to the agency where, from 1994 until 1997, he served as Chief Counsel to FCC Chairman Reed Hundt, and, before that, as Special Counsel to then-FCC General Counsel (later Chairman) William Kennard. Chairman Genachowski received a J.D from Harvard Law School (magna cum laude), where he was co-Notes Editor of the Harvard Law Review. He received a B.A. from Columbia College (magna cum laude). Genachowski, a son of immigrants, is married and has three children.

Jim Gray, Ed.D., LeapFrog Enterprises - Director of Learning
	Jim Gray is responsible for the core curriculum of LeapFrog Enterprises and the learning design of the company's numerous products. Previously, Jim managed the LeapFrog Learning Lab where he oversaw user experience and product development research involving thousands of children. He was a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Center for Innovative Learning Technologies, and Instructor of Interactive Media Design at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Jim has contributed to dozens of publications and published studies. He has a doctorate from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education from Michigan State University.

Peter Grunwald, Grunwald Associates LLC - Founder and President,
	Peter Grunwald has worked with kids’ new media for more than 15 years. He is President of Grunwald Associates LLC, a market research and consulting firm in Bethesda, Md. Grunwald Associates has earned a reputation for creating accurate, timely surveys on kid, parent and educator technology use since 1995, helping to better define the home and school media markets. Peter's firm recently completed the Kids’ Social Networking Study, with underwriting from MySpace/News Corporation, Microsoft and Verizon. The firm is now putting together a new study on student use of handhelds with the PTAs, NSBA, and the Education Development Center, and is helping lead a National Science Foundation funded-initiative on Media and Informal Science Education. Grunwald Associates also conducts the annual PBS survey on technology use in education.

Marsali Hancock, Internet Keep Safe Coalition - President
	Marsali Hancock is the President of the Internet Keep Safe Coalition where she works to "see generations of the world's children grow up safely using technology and the Internet." She brings 20 years of public service to this office. Over the last six years, she developed and implemented Coalition strategic plans and partnerships, overseen development of the Faux Paw the Techno Cat Internet Safety Series and support curriculum, consulted with policy leaders in the US and internationally, and gathered funding for all Coalition initiatives, with a reach of more than 50 million people. Lately, Ms. Hancock received the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) Award for Outstanding Achievement and was a panelist and moderator at FOSI's 2009 conference. She also served as a member of the US Attorneys General Internet Safety Technical Task Force and the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Online Safety and Technology Working Group. Ms. Hancock speaks nationally and internationally on Internet safety and security issues. She lives in Arlington, Virginia, and enjoys violin performance, gardening, and traveling with her children.

Chris Heatherly, Disney Consumer Products - General Manager & Vice President, Toys
	Chris Heatherly was named general manager & vice president of Toys for Disney Consumer Products (DCP) in 2009. In this role, he leads the North America toys and electronics line of business and oversees product innovation and development, drives key licensee and retailer relationships, and leads a team of marketers and product experts. Based on annual retail sales, Disney Toys would be considered the third largest toy company in the world if it operated as an independent toy business. Previously, Heatherly was vice president of Technology & Innovation for Disney Consumer Products. He joined Disney in 2002 and launched the company's consumer electronics business. During his tenure, DCP has continued to innovate in the global electronics marketplace: from launching the company's first line of character-themed electronics especially designed for kids in 2003 including Mickey Mouse and Disney Princess TVs, DVD players and boom boxes to the tremendously successful Disney Mix Stick digital MP3 player which was introduced in 2005. Disney has since expanded its electronics business to include digital music and video players, digital cameras and camcorders, robotic toys, musical instruments, computer and mobile phone accessories and much more. Heatherly came to DCP from Frog Design, where he was a Chief Strategist, managing the cross-functional strategic consulting practice for the legendary design firm and worked with companies ranging from startups to global brands such as SAP, Dell, Ford, Target, and Nike. Prior to that, he held several positions at Power Computing and Apple. He holds a bachelor's degree from the Jesse H. Jones School of Communications, University of Texas at Austin.

Alan Kay, Ph.D., Viewpoints Research Institute, Inc. - President
	Alan Kay, President of Viewpoints Research Institute, Inc., is a computing pioneer specializing in object-oriented programming, personal computing, and graphical user interfaces. In the late 1960s, he conceived the Dynabook, a laptop personal computer for children while at the University of Utah. Later, at Xerox PARC he invented Smalltalk, the first object-oriented operating system. This was part of the larger process at PARC that spawned an entire genre of personal computing including the GUI, Ethernet, Laserprinting, word processing, client-servers and peer-peer networking. Dr. Kay has been a Xerox Fellow, Chief Scientist of Atari, Apple Fellow, Disney Fellow, and HP Senior Fellow. He is currently an Adjunct Professor of Computer Science at UCLA. Outside of computing, Kay entered show business in the 50s as a professional jazz guitarist. Today he is an avid amateur classical pipe organist.

Aaron Kenny, InternetSafety.com - Chief Technology Officer
	Aaron is the Chief Technology Officer for InternetSafety.com. As a 10 year veteran of the Internet safety industry he has been responsible for many new technologies used to protect children online. In his role as the principal product architect he leads the development of the award winning Safe Eyes parental control software. Understanding that software tools are only part of the solution, he also participates in InternetSafety.com's educational efforts and is a regular contributor to the media on the topic of Internet safety. His blog can be found at www.insideinternetfiltering.com.

Yul Kwon, FCC Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau - Deputy Chief
	Yul Kwon is the incoming Deputy Chief of the Federal Communications Commission's Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau. Prior to his return to public service, Yul enjoyed a diverse career across law, politics, business, and technology. He received his B.S from Stanford University in Cognitive Science, and a law degree from the Yale. He has clerked for Judge Barrington D. Parker, and practiced technology and telecommunications law at Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis and at the Venture Law Group. He also served as a legislative aide to U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman. Later, he worked in Google's business strategy and operations group and working as a management consultant for McKinsey & Company and for the Trium Group. In December of 2006, Yul became the first Asian American to win the CBS reality show, Survivor where he applied the leadership and political skills he developed over his career to create a multiethnic alliance and break stereotypes about Asian Americans in the media. In 2007, he was voted the all-time favorite Survivor winner in a poll by Entertainment Weekly. Post survivor activities include lecturing at the FBI Academy, reporting for CNN, co-hosting a show on the Discovery Channel, and speaking on the topic of diversity and leadership to corporations and universities around the country.

Ellen LaPointe, HopeLab - Vice President of Strategic Partnerships
	HopeLab, a nonprofit founded by board chair Pam Omidyar, is harnessing the power and appeal of technology to promote positive health behaviors in young people. HopeLab's approach combines scientific research, innovative approaches to technology development, and the direct input of young people themselves to produce products that measurably improve their health and quality of life. Ellen is responsible for developing strategic private and public sector partnerships to increase HopeLab's institutional resources, leverage the impact of HopeLab's innovative solutions, and raise awareness of HopeLab's work among thought leaders, policymakers, and key stakeholders. In her role, Ellen has cultivated mutually beneficial relationships between HopeLab and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Starlight Children's Foundation, the Children's Oncology Camping Association, the Lance Armstrong Foundation, the Entertainment Software Association Foundation, CIGNA HealthCare, Kaiser Permanente, and Vivendi, among others.

Robert M. Lippincott, PBS - Senior Vice President Education
	As PBS senior vice president for Education, Rob Lippincott is responsible for the development and delivery of public media educational programming and services to teachers, students and their parents from PBS through local public television stations. He directs the PBS Teachers websites and a system-wide digital media repository. And he oversees national projects and partnerships including federal grants for PBS TeacherLine, offering online teacher professional development, and PBS Kids Raising Readers, offering programs on-air, online and in the classroom to help early learners read.

Tammy McGraw, Ed.D., Virginia Department of Education - Director of Educational Technology
	Tammy McGraw, Ed.D., is director of Educational Technology at the Virginia Department of Education. She provides leadership in planning, implementing, and coordinating state and federal educational technology initiatives and programs. She is responsible for ensuring that all school divisions in Virginia implement an effective Internet safety program. Dr. McGraw was formerly the executive director of the Institute for the Advancement of Emerging Technologies in Education at AEL, one of the nation's ten regional educational laboratories supported by the U.S. Department of Education. During her tenure at AEL, she directed the national leadership area in the application of new and emerging technologies in education. She also served as the laboratory’s director of Technology and Innovation. She has consulted with state and local education agencies, nonprofit organizations, and companies on a number of issues related to the effective use of technology in education.

David Pogue, The New York Times - Personal Technology Columnist
	David Pogue is the personal-technology columnist for the New York Times. Each week, he contributes a print column, an online column, an online video and a popular daily blog, "Pogue's Posts." David is also an Emmy award-winning tech correspondent for CBS News, and he appears each week on CNBC with his trademark comic tech videos. David graduated summa cum laude from Yale in 1985, with distinction in Music, and he spent ten years conducting and arranging Broadway musicals in New York. He lives with his wife and three young children in Connecticut. His web site is www.davidpogue.com.

Robin Raskin, Living in Digital Times - Founder
	Robin Raskin, has spent the past 30 years exploring what it means to be living in digital times. An author, editor, magazine publisher, blogger, TV and radio personality, and consultant, Raskin says she's never met a media she doesn't like. Raskin is the founder of Living in Digital Times and the former editor of PC Magazine and Editor in Chief of FamilyPC. She's been a columnist for USA Today Online and has authored 6 books about parenting in the digital age. Her latest book is The Parents' Guide to College Life. (Random House 2006). Today, you can find her work on Yahoo! where she covered Boomer technology, DiscoverCard's online magazine, and at RobinRaskin.com.

Mitchel Resnick, MIT Media Lab - Professor of Learning Research
	Mitchel Resnick, Professor of Learning Research at the MIT Media Lab, develops new technologies to engage people (especially children) in creative learning experiences. His Lifelong Kindergarten research group developed the "programmable bricks" that were the basis for the LEGO MindStorms and PicoCricket construction kits. Mitch co-founded the Computer Clubhouse project, an international network of after-school learning centers for youth from low-income communities. His group recently developed a new programming language, called Scratch, which makes it easier for kids to create their own interactive stories, games, and animations -- and share their creations on the web.

Vicky Rideout, Kaiser Family Foundation - VP; Program for the Study of Media and Health - Director
	Vicky Rideout, a vice president at the Kaiser Family Foundation and director of the Foundation's Program for the Study of Media and Health, has directed numerous studies on topics such as: media use among infants and toddlers; trends in media consumption among tweens and teens; the health content of entertainment television; the role of media in childhood obesity; the amount and nature of food advertising on television and the Internet; public service advertising on television; and teens' use of the Internet for health information. Her research has been published in peer-reviewed professional journals such as the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and Pediatrics. She has testified on children and media at the U.S. Congress, the Institute of Medicine, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Federal Communications Commission. Ms. Rideout graduated with honors from Harvard University and received her MA from Syracuse University.

Sarina Simon, NORTHSOUTH Studios - CEO
	Sarina Simon is the founder of NORTHSOUTH Studios, a multimedia developer serving a wide range of clients including Leapfrog, Cookie Jar Entertainment, MGA Entertainment and K12 Inc. Simon was President and CEO of the Knowledge Kids Network, a new media company which created the Internet's first diagnostic/prescriptive learning site for children. Earlier positions include Senior VP of Research and Development at Knowledge Universe, and eight years at Philips Media where she served as President of the Home and Family Division.

Andrea Smith, ABC News Radio - News and Technology Producer
	Andrea is an award-winning news and technology producer for ABC News Radio. Her daily network broadcast, Cybershake, has been heard on radio stations across the country for over 10 years. She has appeared repeatedly as a guest expert in technology segments on WABC-TV and Good Morning America Now. Andrea has been writing about kids and technology since 1995, when she started a monthly column focusing on children's software for various parenting magazines and for Family PC magazine. She lives in Ridgewood, New Jersey with her husband, teen-aged son and an office full of tech toys.

Mirjana Spasojevic, Nokia Research Center Palo Alto - Senior Principal Scientist
	Mirjana Spasojevic is a Senior Principal Scientist and Team Lead of the IDEA (Innovate, Design, Experience, Animate) team in the Nokia Research Center in Palo Alto, CA. In her role as a user research evangelist and a passionate advocate for very human mobile experiences, she focuses on ethnographic and lab based studies of mobile technologies. In the last several years she has been investigating family communication needs, how and why people use camera phones and has been conducting international studies of mobile web services. Prior to Nokia, Mirjana has worked as a senior design researcher at Yahoo! Mobile business unit, and a senior research scientist and project manager at HP Labs where she was a member of the Cooltown program. She also has experience from the startup world, as a technical member of Transarc Corp. and academia as an assistant professor at Washington State University.

James Steyer, Common Sense Media - CEO and Founder
	Jim Steyer is the founder of Common Sense Media, a nonpartisan organization dedicated to improving the media lives of kids and families. Previously, he was Chairman and CEO of JP Kids, a family media company. He has also served as President of Children Now, a national advocacy and media organization for children, which he founded in 1988. He began his career as an elementary school teacher and then became a public interest lawyer. Jim is also the author of The Other Parent: The Inside Story of the Media's Effect on Our Children. He hosts a regular weekly segment, "Kids and the Media," on CBS-5 TV in San Francisco. Jim grew up in New York City and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford. He received his JD from Stanford Law School. Jim is the father of four children and lives with his family in the Bay Area.

Scott Traylor, 360KID - Chief KID
	As the CEO and Founder, Scott Traylor defines the vision behind the Boston-based digital consulting firm known as 360KID. This forward thinking company specializes in product ideation, market testing, and product development as a service to companies interested in engaging kids through interactive media. Now in its 19th year of business, 360KID has won and has been nominated for over 38 different awards, including three Emmy nominations for interactive learning games. Scott is also a sought after speaker at consumer and education events as well as in-house corporate functions. He has presented at numerous conferences related to kids and technology including CES, KidScreen Summit, Engage Expo, AEP Summit, EdNet, Meaningful Play, Education Arcade, American Center for Children and Media, Interaction Design and Children, and many more.

Lisa Tyler, Nickelodeon Kids & Family - Vice President, Audience Research
	For the past 10 years that Lisa has been head of Audience Research in the MTV Networks’ Santa Monica office, she has played a role in the evolution of Nickelodeon from just the #1 kids television network to full-fledged kids and family uber-brand. Lisa works in synchronized movement with the business development and advertising sales teams to highlight the new behaviors and attitudes that are prevalent among today’s new generation of kids and their families. Some of Lisa’s most recent ‘Family Labs’ work has examined how young families have lead the marketplace in emotionally adjusting to the impact of recession, and how this experience has redefined their sense of brand loyalty and commerce. In her current position, Lisa interfaces with some of Nickelodeon’s most prominent advertisers and agencies in developing strategic research that examines the relationship kids have with specific brands and categories, including Intel, Nintendo, Microsoft, and HP. Prior to her work at Nickelodeon, Lisa was a VP, Associate Media Director at Grey Advertising in Los Angeles for 6 years, and with Davis/Ellen Advertising for 5 years prior to that. With her husband Paul who owns two Los Angeles area restaurants, Lisa has three children of her own, ages 4, 6 & 8.

David Van Osdol, Kidos Inc - Founder and CEO
	David Van Osdol founded Kidos after struggling to find good quality educational and foreign-language content that he wanted to share with his two young sons. He also wanted them to be able to use his computer without risking their safety or his computer’s. He has used his passion and business experience to build Kidos into a global platform capable of altering the landscape of children’s media. Before founding Kidos, David built a successful business as a global portfolio manager with Citigroup. He lives with his wife and children in Manhattan.

Ellen Wartella, Ph.D., University of California, Riverside - Distinguished Professor of Psychology
	Ellen Wartella is a leading scholar of the role of media in children's development at the University of California (Riverside). She is a co-principal Investigator on a 5-year multi-site research project entitled: "IRADS Collaborative Research: Influence of Digital Media on Very Young Children" funded by the National Science Foundation (2006-2011). She serves on the Board of Trustees of Sesame Workshop, the Children's Advertising Review Unit of the Council of Better Business Bureaus, The Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity and Harvard's Center on Children's Media and Children's Health. During 2006-2007 she was the Inaugural Senior Fellow of the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children's Media.

Mark Williamson, Zoodles – CEO and Co-Founder
	Mark Williamson is the creator of Zoodles, a service inspired from his young daughter's struggle with the computer. He wondered why kids were constantly trying to adapt to computers rather than the computers adapting to them. Mark decided it was time to build a safe, fun, online educational experience for kids 2-8. Prior to founding Zoodles, Mark was a co-founder of Shelfari, a social network built around reading (acquired by Amazon) and Director of Product Marketing at Dash Navigation, a connected GPS service (acquired by Research in Motion). In 2004, Mark and his wife Tara, also launched MyTinyHands, a business centered around keeping babies healthy. Mark has an engineering degree from the University of Illinois and a Masters in Business Administration from the MIT Sloan School of Management.

Susan Zelman, Ph.D., Corporation for Public Broadcasting - Senior Vice President, Chief Advisor and System Consultant for Education Policy
	Susan Zelman joined the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) as senior vice president for Education and Children’s Content in September 2008. In October, 2009, she was promoted to chief advisor and system consultant for education policy. In this role, she is responsible for engaging with education leaders at the state and national level on behalf of the public broadcasting system. Previously, Dr. Zelman was the superintendent of Public Instruction with the Ohio Department of Education. Zelman has held executive posts at the Missouri and Massachusetts departments of Education and chaired the Department of Education at Emmanuel College in Boston. She held a five-year appointment with the Education Technology Center of the Harvard Graduate School of Education and was the recipient of the National Science Research Opportunity Award for Women through Columbia Teachers College. She holds a Ph.D. in education from the University of Michigan and is the recipient of numerous honorary degrees and awards.