With over 25 years of experience in marketing, sales, operations, and administration, Mary Jo has held leadership positions with companies such as Apple, IBM, Dell, and K12.

As the CEO for ECS, she is responsible for redefining and growing all aspects of ECS, including STAAR MASTER® Supplemental Curriculum and Custom Curriculum Services. Under her leadership, STAAR MASTER® has added Professional Development & Coaching for Teachers, Academic Support Tools plus Tutoring Services. Custom Curriculum Services has grown from a start up to a substantial provider of services to state governments and districts. Mary Jo and her team are focused on providing practical yet innovative solutions while maintaining the long-term health of the company.

Mary Jo holds B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Missouri and earned her J.D. from St. Louis University.

CHIEF FINANCIAL & OPERATING OFFICER

Galina oversees procurement, printing, customer care, warehouse, fulfillment, accounting, and finance for ECS Learning Systems.

Galina is a CPA and holds a BA in Government and Politics from University of Maryland, and a BS in Accounting from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland.

VICE PRESIDENT OF PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

Christina is responsible for leading the strategy and direction for the company’s entire suite of products and services. Christina has more than 23 years of experience in educational publishing in the roles of project and product management, with an emphasis on content development and standards alignment.

During her time in educational publishing, she has fulfilled a variety of roles, including editorial work and management, development and review of K-12 standards-based supplemental curriculum, development and review of standards-based state assessments, and sales and marketing initiatives for all core competencies. As the Vice President of Product Development at ECS Learning Systems, Christina’s role is twofold across both our Product Development and Custom Curriculum Departments. Christina is directly involved in leading our product, production, and content development teams. Using a customer-focused approach, she oversees scheduling and workflow processes while successfully spearheading product releases, content development deliverables, and content review deliverables. Christina also holds a leadership role in implementing process improvement and process management to support a strong culture of continuous improvement.

Christina holds a Bachelor of Social Work degree from Freed-Hardeman University in Tennessee.

VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES AND MARKETING

After a long career as VP of National Sales and Operations in the film business with Landmark Theatres in Los Angeles, Will made the career switch to become a Texas educator. His classroom experience includes multiple years as a high-school Communications and Leadership teacher, and long-time Student Council sponsor. His other education credits include working with teens from around the world as a curriculum designer and coordinator of experiential education conferences with Envision/Worldstrides, and professional development sales, implementation, and project management with Discovery Education. Will holds a B.S. in Communications and Rhetorical Studies from Syracuse University and a Master's in Communication and Leadership from Gonzaga University. www.linkedin.com/in/foxwill/