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ABOUT US

Who We Are...
- A California Corporation which has as it's charter closing the gap between the urgent educational needs of the nation's schools and the genuine desire of outside organizations and corporations to contribute to the education of our youth in meaningful and constructive ways.

- An organization of professionals with wide-ranging backgrounds in consulting, education outreach/marketing, community/consumer relations, the design and provisioning of high-tech learning systems, and the creation and administration of special events.

- A group of affiliates with equally extensive backgrounds in the fields of education, technology, and product development–encompassing years of experience in the creation, writing, editing, and publishing of learning media for grades K-college, as well as the development of curricula.

Within our core group of principals there is a wealth of expertise in educational project management, instructional design/production, and materials dissemination:

	E. Thomas Sharrit A creative marketing specialist and the founder of Partners In Learning Programs, Inc., Tom Sharrit has guided the creation of award-winning community outreach and educational programs for more than 30 years. His products and campaigns, including such notable projects as; the Just Say No To Drugs campaign for former First Lady Nancy Reagan and the President George W. Bush Student Service Program, have set the standard in school-to-student and school-to-parent communications. Student motivational learning tools and supplemental teaching materials developed by Sharrit are in 85,000 schools throughout America and Canada. He was previously Marketing Manager for Walt Disney World.
	James C. Durkin Central to Jim Durkin's vision is the premise that in order to prepare young people to succeed in a world of rapid technological change, we need to cultivate in them a love of learning. By creating intriguing, user-controlled learning environments, Mr. Durkin has given this vision tangible realization through transformable, hands-on places where thousands of young people supported by state-of-the-art networks of human beings, equipment, apparatus, software, and multi-mediated content —have enthusiastically assumed responsibility for their own learning.
	Francine P. Foster Francine Foster has gained international recognition for her paradigm-shifting achievements in organizational change, project management, and the design and development of hundreds of compelling learning experiences for young people and adults. Ms. Foster has authored and edited numerous educational publications and sales collateral materials in a full range of media. Her institutional learning includes doctoral studies in education and in organization development at Case Western Reserve University.