Leadership Team

Valentina Texera-Parissi
President & CEO

Peter Walton
Chief Financial Officer

Sarah Claypool Friedland
Executive Director
of Operations and Training

Louise Galpine
Executive Director
of Creative Development
Great Books Team

Charlie Adam
National Educational Sales Consultant

Denise Ahlquist
Senior Academic Consultant

Joi Arceneaux
Professional Learning Consultant

Michelle Barreras
Assistant Director of Sales

Linda Benson Royal
Customer Service and Onboarding Representative

Carly Brink
Business Development Representative

Andrew Castle
K-12 Partnership Support Manager

Evan Eisenberger
K–12 Partnership Manager

Michael Elsey
Director of Digital Learning

Laura Exline
Senior Content Editor

Bridgette Jackson
Senior Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable Specialist

Teri Laliberte
Professional Learning Consultant

Enora Lecuyer
Application Support Engineer

Matt Lemen
Director of Sales and Marketing

Dan Lindstrom
Marketing Manager

Gina Linko
Production Editor

Danielle Martin, M.Ed.
Senior Professional Learning Consultant

Kim Rockwood
Manager of Customer Service

Nic Rueth
Content Editor

Josh Sniegowski
Digital Marketing Manager

Peter Swanke
Operations and Training Associate

Roula Villis
Customer Success Manager

Katherine Young
Digital Product Manager
Board of Directors
Chairman
Charles Brummell, Jr.
Lupus Society of Illinois
Vice-Chairman
Paul Barton
Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School
Members
Barbara T. Bowman
Chicago Public Schools
Lindsey Ciochina
Cloud for Good
Karen MacGilvray
World Family English
Alex J. Pollock
The Mises Institute
James M. Reum
Winston & Strawn, LLP (Retired)
George L. Schueppert
The Great Books Foundation
Marcia Wachs Dam
USA for UNHCR
David Ward
Great Books Summer Program
Life Members
James W. Haugh
Jane C. Hunt
College of DuPage
Michael L. Igoe
William Lawlor
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Associate Board of Ambassadors
Lana Burge
AbelsonTaylor
Kendall McDermott
HLK
Victoria Conner
Jade and Co Candles
Michael Heaney
Avison Young