Tom Davidson picked the "CEO" slip out of the hat at a recent EverFi staff party and has yet to be fired by the Board of Directors. Davidson ran for the Maine State Legislature while a senior at Bowdoin College in 1994 and spent the better part of three terms working to bring education technology to students in the Pine Tree State. As Chairman of the Utilities and Energy Committee, Davidson led a successful effort with Governor Angus King to provide laptops to every Maine seventh grader as well as to create a major expansion of the wiring of schools and libraries across the State.
After deciding that he needed to tell his children one day that he actually once earned a paycheck, Davidson left the Legislature in 2000 and began investing in early-stage technology companies in the education and social media spaces. He was a Venture Partner with Village Ventures, a network of venture capital firms across the U.S. Davidson graduated from Bowdoin College devoid of any academic honors of any consequence.
Jon Chapman, co-founder & COOBack in 1996, Jon moved to the San Francisco Bay Area to work for a hot young start-up. Dashing his hopes for early retirement, the name of that start up was not Yahoo, Google or eBay. However, prior to co-founding EverFi, Jon did work in a variety of operating, marketing and business development roles for Kaplan, Inc. A good deal of his work focused on how to harness learning technology as a key component of the curriculum within the K-12 space. His contributions included running four different markets across the country with operating responsibility of up to $15 million. In each of these posts he championed initiatives that produced substantial and consistent top and bottom line growth.
Having now worked in the education space for over 15 years, Jon's role at EverFi touches every part of the business. He is responsible for all product development, design and strategy involving all of EverFi's platforms. In order to optimize that function, Jon also spends a lot of time across the country meeting with schools that utilize our products and the partners who help support those schools. Jon earned his MBA from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland and his undergraduate degree from Bowdoin College.
Ray Martinez, Executive Vice PresidentTo the delight of the EverFi team and the dismay of his lower back, Ray has traveled across the country to meet with superintendents, principals, teachers, and State Department of Education leaders. These body sacrificing drives and flights have brought the EverFi™ Financial Literacy Program to thousands of communities throughout the country. He has also been a featured speaker and guest at numerous state-wide teacher conferences. Ray brings an extensive background in both building successful partnerships with schools across the country as well as running large scale professional development programs. Before joining EverFi, Ray successfully managed cutting edge supplemental education programs for Kaplan, Inc. in San Francisco, Sacramento, Dallas, Northern Virginia, Los Angeles, and San Diego. Ray is a graduate of Bowdoin College.
Georgina Sanger, Senior Vice President Strategic PartnershipsGeorgina began her career in Northern California during the good old early days of the internet and e-commerce - when it really meant something great to have no revenue. During that period she was co-creator of one of the first independent on-line stores in AOL's Marketplace, The Cheeky Weasel, a purveyor of all sorts of unmentionables. In the late 90's, Georgina, convinced that there was no tech bubble, moved to NY where she was a founding team-member of an internet based B2B home installation services company that was subsequently absorbed by Home Depot. Just prior to joining EverFi, she was the founder and President of the Trust for the National Mall, the first official partner of the National Park Service to provide for the restoration of the National Mall in Washington. Georgina brings her verve for connecting assorted people, businesses, organizations and institutions into play on a daily basis at EverFi. Georgina is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.
Ben Hatten, Director of National ProgramsWhile searching for a center for the EverFi corporate basketball line-up, we also found a Director of National Programs. At 6'6", Ben can post up the competition but can also lead the implementation of the EverFi platform in schools, colleges, and community-based organizations. Prior to joining EverFi, Ben worked in marketing and business development roles at numerous companies ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies. Ben earned his MBA from the University of Maryland and his BA of from the University of Notre Dame.
Jon Cirome, Director of Western US ProgramsEver since organizing neighborhood Atari game parties at the age of seven, Jon has been a passionate advocate of using technology for social change. Jon brings to EverFi over thirteen years working in the technology world. He started his career at the United Nations, finding innovative ways to build programs in developing nations, and then moved to help Fortune 500 clients build their global brands at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners. When the call for social change beckoned, Jon left to join the founding team of VolunteerMatch.org to build the worlds largest volunteer networks. He spent over seven years at VolunteerMatch, bringing the power of the internet to millions of organizations and volunteers.
Jon is excited to bring his passion for web technology to EverFi and change the way students learn today. Jon is a graduate of Bowdoin College and has completed studies at the Stanford Graduate School of Business Executive Education program. In his spare time, Jon is a devoted reader of the Onion news, avid fan of Phil Collins and enjoys paragliding.
Elizabeth Davidson Carroll, Director of Southern OperationsBeth runs all school and partner operations in the South. She spent the last 13 years as Managing Director with Davidson Capital Group running their Southeast office and investment banking initiatives for companies nationwide. Prior to moving to the great South, Beth had an extensive career in Special Events and Marketing at Viacom International in New York. She was responsible for the large corporate advertising relationships for MTV Networks, VH-1 and Nickelodeon. The best part of the job was running the corporate skybox at Madison Square Garden in the 80's where she doubled her friendship base due to the fact that she held the tickets to everything from the Bulls-Knicks games to Madonna and Fleetwood Mac concerts to the Best in Show Dog events, and sometimes, the combination thereof.
Josh Miramant, Chief of StaffAfter learning about the mission of EverFi, Miramant was determined to join the team to bring education solutions to as many students and teachers as possible. In his role as Chief of Staff, Josh helps build the EverFi School Network and assists in operations management. Before joining the EverFi Team, Josh worked to shape education policy through Political Campaign Management in his home state of Maine. After moving to Washington D.C. from Maine, Josh took some time transitioning to the city. He still refuses to believe that L.L. Bean does not make proper work attire. Josh is a graduate of the University of Maine, or as upper management calls it, "Not Bowdoin".
Emily Finkelstein, Program Director - EverFi NetworkEmily majored in Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she graduated with honors in 2009. While at school, Emily was a writer and editor for a national college magazine, worked for a marketing company in New York City, and was a production assistant on an MTV series. Her education and work experience helped her become a highly sought-after waitress upon graduation.
Emily is thrilled to now be part of the EverFi team, where her main focus is product research, marketing and communications.