PEOPLE


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.
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Board of Directors
Chair – Greg Franks – CEO of the Tom and Ethel Bradley Foundation
Paul Meegan – President of LucasArts
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
Li 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 and President

Executive Director - Lucien Vattel

Managing Director – Jessica Berlinski

Charter School Research Coordinator – Laura Molyneaux

Business Development – Brian Siatkowski

Project Management and Development - Kelly Raila

Project Management and Development - Scott Stephan

Social Outreach and Recruitment Coordinator – Alexander Okano

Grant Coordinator – Julie Chan

Development and Recruitment Associate – Damon Bruington

Education Research – Lincoln Yeung

Education Research – Tanner Higgin

21st Century Learning Researcher – Pongkhi Bujorbarua

New School Models Researcher - Marissa Lashbrookh

Lead Assessment Consultant – Dr. Michelle Riconscente

Org. Coordinator - Paul Dawson

Project Artist - Cameron Thompson

Lead Engineer – Richard Harrington

Project Engineer – Aaron Marshall

Illustrator – Jeremy Lobdell

3D Artist – Kanae Fukuda

Rigger – Brandon Weasel

Environmental Design – Rene Saquic

Game Design – Michael Longley

Math and School model researcher – Steven Michael Ly

Science Instructional Designer - AJ Webster

Web Developer - Art Chompaisal

Crenshaw High School Test Beds
Onsite Teacher GameDesk Math – Cathy Garcia
Onsite Teacher GameDesk Art - Andrea Beck
Onsite Teacher Microsoft KODU testbed – Eric Garcia
Director Greater Crenshaw Educational Partnership, Professor – Dr. Sylvia Rousseau

Los Angeles School of Global Studies Test Beds
Onsite Teacher Math- Kim Dawson
Onsite Teacher Science – Anat Herzog
Onsite Teacher Math – Debbie Burnham

Jordan High School Testbed
SLC Lead – Dana Escalante
Onsite Teacher GameDesk Media Arts – David Brown
Teacher Computer Graphics- Auriellano Nava

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

Los Angeles Unified School District
Dain Olsen PreK-12 Media Arts Expert
Dharma Hernandez – Response to Intervention Specialist

Network and Partners
Motorola
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Samsung Corporation
Dayton STEM Center
University of Southern California Rossier School of Education
USC Integrated Media Systems Center
Microsoft Research – Kodu (education gaming platform)
ConnectEd
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

Participants, Trained Instructors, Volunteers

Tammy Shirley –  Math Teacher, LAUSD
Patrick O’Donnell – ELA Teacher LAUSD
Laura Vasquez – Math Teacher LAUSD
Dr. Karen Carroll – Science Expert LAUSD
Natalie Harris – Science Teacher, SLC lead teacher LAUSD
Richard Silver – Art teacher LAUSD
Cynthia Jenkins – Math Teacher LAUSD
Sherman Perryman – Math teacher LAUSD
Krystal O’Leary – Social Studies teacher LAUSD
Ms. Slattery- Culinary Arts teacher LAUSD
Veronica Cerpa – Science teacher LAUSD
Michelle Evans – ELA coach LAUSD
Shelia Sanders – Principal LAUSD
Dr. Stephan Strachan – Principal LAUSD




GameDesk is a 501(c)3 nonprofit research and outreach organization that seeks to reshape models for learning through game-play and game development.

The organization looks to help close the achievement gap and engage students to learn core STEM curriculum. It develops project-based learning with a strong focus on purpose, ownership, and personal value.

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 two years in various schools in the Los Angeles area.


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