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The organization is an association of industry leaders, teachers, scholars, game-designers,
curriculum experts, evaluators, and school administrators who work together to develop and
implement GameDesk methodology, materials, and games throughout various schools.

Board of Directors
Chair – Greg Franks – CEO of the Tom and Ethel Bradley Foundation
Paul Meegan – President of LucasArts Entertainment
Bill Nye – Bill Nye the Science Guy, President, The Planetary Society
Mike Diamond – Former Exec. Vice Provost, USC. / Prof. at the Marshall School of Business
Le Trung – Director of The Third Teacher/  Architect, Cannon Design
Adam Fletcher – Attorney at Law, Irell & Manella LLP
Dr. Marguerita Lightfoot  - UCSF Director of Technology and Information Exchange, Professor
Lucien Vattel – Executive Director

Executive Director- Lucien Vattel

Creative Director – Matthew Clausen

Cheif Academic Officer – Paula Hidalgo

Executive Assistant – Karin Rosentiel

HUB Director – Donna Mandosa

Lead Researcher – Tanner Higgin

Lead Assessment Research – Katerina Schenke

Blogger – Cathy Tran

Web Development – Art Chompaisal

PlayMaker Co-Director – Joe Wise

PlayMaker Faculty – AJ Webster

PlayMaker Faculty – Edward “Tedd” Wakeman

Curriculum Researcher – Laura Molyneaux

Curriculum Researcher – Agustin Molfino

Curriculum Researcher – Mylo Lam

Curriculum Researcher – Laura Sanderford

Curriculum Researcher – Jeremy Yanofsky

Game Development/ Math Faculty – Chase Orton

Game Developer/ Content Expert – Tae Joon Park

Lead Engineer - Jake Parker

Engineer - Kevin Paik

Lead Artist - Jeremy Lobdell

Artist - Kanae Fukuda

Artist - Rene Saquic

Artist - Cameron Thompson

Videographer - Greg Waigand

Bookkeeper - Meghan Fremon

HR/ Administrative Assistant  - Maria Gomez

Community Strategist - Sam Larsen

Board of Advisors:
Jeff B. Cohen, Esq. – Entertainment Attorney, Cohen Gardner LLP
David Birchfield, Ph.D. – Director, SMALLAB
Michael Carter, Ph.D. – Serious Games Designer and Director
Joe Ching – Senior Designer, LucasArts
David Dwyer, Ph.D. – USC Katzman-Ernst Chair in Educational Entrepreneurship, Technology, and Innovation
Kathi Littmann, Ed.D. – Charter School Advisor
John Slaughter, Ph.D. – USC Professor of Engineering and Education, Former NSF Director
Themy Sparangis – Chief Technology Officer LAUSD
Talma Shultz – CTE Director – Los Angeles Small Schools Center

Network and Partners:

AT&T
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Motorola
Samsung Corporation
Dayton STEM Center
University of Southern California Rossier School of Education
Hong Kong Game Learning Institute
Hewlett Packard
YoYo Games
Dayton Regional Stem Center
Los Angeles Unified School District
Los Angeles Small Schools Center
UTLA – (United Teachers Los Angeles)
Daskala Evaluation Program
UCLA (MDTP) Math Diagnostic Program
NWEA (Northwest Evaluation Association)
Los Angeles School of Global Studies
Crenshaw Senior High School
Jordan High School

GameDesk is a 501(c)3 nonprofit research, development, and outreach organization that seeks to rethink learning through play, making, and interaction.

We look to transform the learning experience, help close the achievement gap, and deeply engage students in learning core curriculum.

The organization (originally developed out of research and support at the University of Southern California's IMSC) has now been in development, practice, and/or evaluation for over four years in various schools, learning centers, and homes nationally.