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Meet The Team

Anna Hanrahan M. Ed.

Education Initiatives Specialist

About Anna: Anna has been a classroom teacher for more than 20 years and currently serves as the Education Initiatives Specialist with Trafera. Anna is a Google for Education Certified Trainer and her expertise includes STEM education, promoting literacy within STEM instruction, gifted education, technology integration and project-based learning, with a passion for all things EdTech!

  • Former Education Experience: Elementary Teacher, Gifted Educator, STEM Specialist
  • Years in Education: 20
  • Specialty: STEM, Google for Education
  • Degrees & Certifications: Master in Curriculum and Instruction, Google for Education Certified Trainer, Apple Teacher

Scott Jonard Md. Ed.

Teaching and Learning Consultant

About Scott: Scott Jonard is a proud husband and father. He has spent 15 years working in education as a Special Ed teacher, Ed Tech Coordinator, Principal, and Director of Ed Tech. Scott is passionate about the incredible Impact technology done right can have on a students' life. He loves helping districts develop high-quality and highly impactful technology programs throughout the United States.

  • Former Education Experience: Principal and Director of Educational Technology
  • Years in Education: 15
  • Specialty: 1:1 Ed-Tech Implementations and Planning, Google Admin
  • Degrees & Certifications: Master in Special Education

John A Hill

Business Development Manager

About John: John is a former special educator, reading interventionist, and school administrator. Recently, he has worked to create tech-rich, standards-based lessons for Trafera’s Trails lesson library.

  • Former Education Experience: Special Education Teacher
  • Years in Education: 17
  • Specialty: Google for Education
  • Degrees & Certifications: MA Education: Moderate Disabilities, Google Educator Level 2

Angela Kiser NBCT

Teaching and Learning Consultant

About Angela: Angela is a STEM girl with an ELA teacher's heart. If you can't find her on the floor engrossed in a STEM challenge or new product, you'll find her nose deep in a book or battling it out with the family in one of their epic board game nights. UNO anyone?

  • Former Education Experience: District Technology Facilitator
  • Years in Education: 20
  • Specialty: STEM, Lu, Microsoft
  • Degrees & Certifications: ISTE Certified Educator, National Board Certified Teacher

Kristin Dupuy

Teaching and Learning Consultant

About Kristin: Kristin was a middle school English Language Arts teacher. While still in the classroom, Kristin was the go-to girl on campus for anything technology related. She loves incorporating the use of technology within lessons and integrating tech tools with curriculum because she believes that we need to meet students where they are in the world of technology. Connecting the classroom with the real world in terms of technology is something she is passionate about, and Kristin wants to help teachers implement these ideas!

  • Former Education Experience: Middle School English Language Arts Teacher
  • Years in Education: 17
  • Specialty: Interactive Displays, and Google for Education
  • Degrees & Certifications: Master in Education Technology, Google Educator Level I and II, Kami Certified

Josh Ratliff

Director of Education Initiatives

About Josh: Josh is a career educator focused on fostering digital citizenship and educator empowerment. Before coming to Trafera, he served students in WV as a teacher, coach, building administrator, and state administrator with the WV Department of Education. Josh leads the education initiatives at Trafera.

  • Former Education Experience: 7th Grade Math Teacher, Principal, State Administrator (Department of Education- WV)
  • Years in Education: 16
  • Specialty: Digital Citizenship and Wellness, Leadership Development
  • Degrees & Certifications: Masters in Education, Google Certified Trainer

Lindsey Keely M. Ed.

Teaching and Learning Consultant

About Lindsey: Lindsey was an elementary teacher and a district instructional technology facilitator, coordinator, and supervisor. She is an enthusiastic educational technology integrator and loves to share ideas and tools with anyone who will listen. She is an avid reader and will take any and all book recommendations!

  • Former Education Experience: Supervisor of Technology
  • Years in Education: 20
  • Specialty: Interactive Displays, Google for Education
  • Degrees & Certifications: Masters in Educational Leadership, Google Educator Level I and II

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