Sandhya Nankani is Founder of Literary Safari, a learning and literacy company launching an indie app development studio committed to creating children’s educational apps that celebrate diversity, storytelling, and global understanding while supporting 21st century skills such as problem solving, creativity, and social-emotional learning.
@litsafari
Kabir Seth is Co-Founder and Chief Storyteller at Storied Myth, a children’s entertainment company creating the next generation of storytelling that combines digital and physical for a truly immersive experience.
@storiedmyth
Kevin Clark, Ph.D., is the Director of the Center for Digital Media Innovation and Diversity at George Mason University and a Professor in the Learning Technologies division in GMU’s College of Education and Human Development.
Marianne Martens, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at Kent State University's School of Library & Information Science. Her research converges at the intersection of books and technology in new literary formats. In 2014, she presented “Whet Your APPetite: Multicultural Apps for Young People” at the annual ALA conference.
Amanda Armstrong is program coordinator for the TEC Center (Technology in Early Childhood) at Erikson Institute where she assists early childhood professionals in building their digital literacy. She also writes the blog “Uncomfortable Conversations for Educators and Parents.”
@AArmstrong_CD
Ed Greene is Senior Consultant for Educational Outreach and Partnerships with the Ready to Learn Transmedia project at the Hispanic Information Telecommunications Network (HITN). Prior, Ed was an adviser to Cito, The Netherlands’ Piramide Approach to Early Learning and Director of International Outreach for Sesame Workshop.
@egtwit
Amy Kraft is a co-founder of the Monkey Bar Collective where she wears the hats of game designer, writer, producer, and strategist. She began her career as a producer at Scholastic, and has since consulted with companies including Barnes and Noble, Speakaboos, and Leap Frog. She blogs about kids’ games and media at Media Macaroni.
@MediaMacaroni
Sharon Bilman is the founder of the Monkey Bar Collective. A game designer and writer for children’s media, she learned the ropes at Black Hammer Production. At Scholastic, she became thoroughly versed in children’s media from concept to completion.
Erica Branch-Ridley is an Emmy Award-winning Vice-President and Executive Producer who oversees the Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network’s Early Learning Collaborative’s (ELC) creative direction and guides transmedia production for apps, web, and non-digital materials. Erica comes to ELC from Sesame Workshop.
@branchridley3