Our Team
Meet our Staff
William Fritz
Executive Director
Email: william@learn21.org
Twitter: @williamdfritz
As a founding member of Learn21, Bill provided the vision to make Learn21 a solution of all children. His twenty years' experience in business and educational technology provides the leadership and vision to develop solutions that drive collaboration and innovation. Bill is frequently tapped as a product advisory member of technology leadership teams and received the NSBA Technology Leadership "20 to Watch" award.
Executive Director
Email: william@learn21.org
Twitter: @williamdfritz
As a founding member of Learn21, Bill provided the vision to make Learn21 a solution of all children. His twenty years' experience in business and educational technology provides the leadership and vision to develop solutions that drive collaboration and innovation. Bill is frequently tapped as a product advisory member of technology leadership teams and received the NSBA Technology Leadership "20 to Watch" award.
Kevin Ghantous
IT Operations Manager
Email: kevin@learn21.org
Twitter: @kghantous
As a founding member of Learn21, Kevin combines his education in software development and networking infrastructure with nine years experience with Blackboard at Sycamore Community Schools. Kevin has engineered unique solutions to compliment member districts' technology and curricular needs. He crafts tools and processes that eliminate work for school districts while engaging them with information to make data-driven decisions.
IT Operations Manager
Email: kevin@learn21.org
Twitter: @kghantous
As a founding member of Learn21, Kevin combines his education in software development and networking infrastructure with nine years experience with Blackboard at Sycamore Community Schools. Kevin has engineered unique solutions to compliment member districts' technology and curricular needs. He crafts tools and processes that eliminate work for school districts while engaging them with information to make data-driven decisions.
Danielle Tymitz
Instructional Technology Coordinator
Email: danielle@learn21.org
Twitter: @dtymitz
Danni's work as Instructional Technology Coordinator includes managing the professional learning needs of the districts we serve, online and blended course development and educational technology coaching. With 10 years of classroom experience, Danni uses her expertise in content development and delivery to support innovative practices in the schools that we serve.
Instructional Technology Coordinator
Email: danielle@learn21.org
Twitter: @dtymitz
Danni's work as Instructional Technology Coordinator includes managing the professional learning needs of the districts we serve, online and blended course development and educational technology coaching. With 10 years of classroom experience, Danni uses her expertise in content development and delivery to support innovative practices in the schools that we serve.
Melinda Victor
Instructional Support Specialist
Email: mindy@learn21.org
Twitter: @Mindyv5
As the Instructional Support Specialist for Learn21, Melinda supports, trains, and assists with the integration of technology for member districts. With over 15 years of classroom experience and instructional design, Mindy’s goal is to ensure that members are proficient with technology and that best practices are identified and shared.
Instructional Support Specialist
Email: mindy@learn21.org
Twitter: @Mindyv5
As the Instructional Support Specialist for Learn21, Melinda supports, trains, and assists with the integration of technology for member districts. With over 15 years of classroom experience and instructional design, Mindy’s goal is to ensure that members are proficient with technology and that best practices are identified and shared.
Carly Ghantous
Instructional Support Specialist
Email: carly@learn21.org
Twitter : @CarlyGhantous
As an Instructional Support Specialist and Google Certified Educator, Carly works with member districts to integrate technology into instruction. With a focus on online and blended learning and almost 10 years of teaching experience, Carly is able to help districts and teachers incorporate 21st Century skills in the classroom. In addition to leading professional development in the schools, she teaches with one of the member districts' online school.
Instructional Support Specialist
Email: carly@learn21.org
Twitter : @CarlyGhantous
As an Instructional Support Specialist and Google Certified Educator, Carly works with member districts to integrate technology into instruction. With a focus on online and blended learning and almost 10 years of teaching experience, Carly is able to help districts and teachers incorporate 21st Century skills in the classroom. In addition to leading professional development in the schools, she teaches with one of the member districts' online school.
Austin Arnett
Software Analyst
Email: austin@learn21.org
As part of the software development team, Austin is responsible in helping the development of One2One and edWise. Not only does he help stand up new instances of One2One and edWise for districts, but he also communicates best practices for workflows inside of these systems.
Software Analyst
Email: austin@learn21.org
As part of the software development team, Austin is responsible in helping the development of One2One and edWise. Not only does he help stand up new instances of One2One and edWise for districts, but he also communicates best practices for workflows inside of these systems.
Steven Siefried
Data Support Specialist
Email: steve@learn21.org
Steve brings his desire to help others and his attention to detail to the data and support side of Learn21's services. Through managing the helpdesk, setting up data integrations, and software development, Steve strives to make sure member districts' systems are working as well as possible.
Data Support Specialist
Email: steve@learn21.org
Steve brings his desire to help others and his attention to detail to the data and support side of Learn21's services. Through managing the helpdesk, setting up data integrations, and software development, Steve strives to make sure member districts' systems are working as well as possible.
