Mike Langevin
Founder and CEO
Michael Langevin, Ph.D., is a distinguished educational leader and the CEO of EES Innovation. With a deep commitment to educational excellence, Dr. Langevin has made significant contributions to the field through his leadership and innovative approaches to addressing complex challenges in education.
Under Dr. Langevin’s leadership, EES Innovation is guided by four core values: Partner-Obsesssed, Innovative Problem-Solvers, Systems-Oriented, and Advocates for Schools. These values are deeply ingrained in every aspect of the company’s operations and support its success in driving meaningful change within the educational sector. Dr. Langevin’s foresight in identifying potential challenges and his ability to provide practical, timely solutions have established him as a trusted partner among numerous educational districts.
Meet the Team
Allyson Smith
Allyson is a member of the Strategic Planning and Implementation team. She earned her undergraduate degree in English Education at Purdue University and her Master of Science degree in Educational Administration from Butler University. She has over 20 years of experience working as a teacher, building administrator, and central office administrator. Her expertise lies in curriculum, instruction, and school improvement.
Meet the Team
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Allyson Smith
Allyson is a member of the Strategic Planning and Implementation team. She earned her undergraduate degree in English Education at Purdue University and her Master of Science degree in Educational Administration from Butler University. She has over 20 years of experience working as a teacher, building administrator, and central office administrator. Her expertise lies in curriculum, instruction, and school improvement.
Amanda Smith
Amanda is a member of the administrative team. Previously, she worked for the Indiana Department of Education in school safety, licensing, transportation, school improvement, and educator effectiveness. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Communications from Indiana University Indianapolis. Her role involves supporting the operations of the company and assist in the coordination of special projects.
Andrea Geschke
Andrea is part of the video team. She's a FAA certified remote drone pilot and her role is to collect and edit high-quality footage for the videos for districts. She previously worked in digital video production. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Digital Innovation from Xavier University.
Amber Lear
Amber is part of the math team. In her position, she supports schools in developing and using standards-driven curriculum, instruction, and assessment for grades K-5. Before joining our team, she worked for 16 years in education teaching grades 2-5 and as an instructional coach. Amber has a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education from Indiana University.
Beau Scott
Beau is the director of the STEM team. He supports schools through the STEM certification process and provides educators with a better understanding of utilizing AI. Beau previously worked as a high-ability teacher and a math and science specialist for the Indiana Department of Education. He has a Bachelor's and Master's Degree from Purdue University and a Qualified Teaching Status from the University of Gloucestershire.
Cindy Hurst
Cindy is the Director of Grants. She has successfully written school improvement, STEM, digital learning, and 1008 Student Learning Recovery Grants for schools in Indiana and provided support on federal Title grants for districts. Cindy earned her BS in Elementary Education from Butler University, MA in Communication Studies from Ball State University, and her PhD in Educational Leadership from Indiana State University.
Christopher Weaver
Christopher is a member of the administrative team. He leads all automation and the improvement of internal processes through technology. He also helps with manipulating data and delivering actionable reports. Christopher graduated from Indiana University Bloomington with degrees in mathematics and economics.
Denice Froiland
Denice is a member of the STEM team. Her role is to support districts with STEM certification and educate districts on computer science opportunities. Previously, she taught middle school for 6 years, was a personal trainer, and was a recruiter for laboratories. She had a Bachelor's Degree in Natural Environmental Systems from Northern Illinois University.
Jordan Pridemore
Jordan is the Director of the literacy team. She works with Indiana school districts to align curricular resources, instructional practices, and assessment systems to the Science of Reading. With science-based practices, the vast majority of children can learn to read and along with her team, Jordan supports teachers and administrators in making this a reality.
Jacinda Smith
Jacinda is the Director of the Strategic Planning and Implementation team at EES Innovation. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education from Purdue University and a Master’s degree in Educational Administration from Ball State University. With over 20 years of experience as a teacher and building administrator, she specializes in curriculum development, instructional strategies, and strategic planning.
Khristy Grindle
Khristy is a member of the math team. In her role, she supports districts and teachers in the development of high-quality and standards-driven curriculum, assessments, and instructional practices for grades 6-12. Her past experience includes 11 years of teaching and working in the math department at the Indiana Department of Education. She has a degree in Secondary Mathematics Education.
Kendra Jones
Kendra is the Director of Finance. Her expertise is in banking, small business finance, and marketing. Her role is reducing inefficiencies, long-term business planning, and improving cash flow strategies. She graduated from South Dakota State University with a Bachelor's Degree in Agricultural and Resource Economics.
Madisson Riddle
Madisson is a member of the literacy team. Her role involves developing curriculum and assessment resources that are aligned to the Science of Reading. She previously worked as a reading interventionist and 1st grade teacher. Madisson has a Bachelor's degree from Southeast Missouri State and Master's from IUPUI.
Kristin Jones
Kristin is a member of the literacy team. Her expertise is in aligning curriculum, instruction, and assessment systems to the Science of Reading. She previously served as an elementary and intermediate school teacher, district instructional specialist, and a technology integration coach. Kristin has her Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education from Indiana University and her Master's degree in Educational Leadership from Marian University.
Maxwell Rinehart
Maxwell is a member of the video team. His job as videographer and editor is to make professional videos districts can use to show how incredible their schools are. He has a Bachelor's degree from Ball State University. His past experience is in video and digital content production.
Maggie Rowlands
Maggie is the Director of the Math team. Her role is to provide high-quality, research-based guidance and tools for curriculum, instruction, and assessment. She has experience as a teacher, interventionist, and specialist with the Indiana Department of Education. Maggie holds a Masters degree in Mathematics with a concentration in K-8 Math Specialist and a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education with a concentration in Mathematics.
Nichole Creech
Nichole is part of the literacy team. Prior to joining the team, she was a classroom teacher. She has experience in 7th and 8th grade math, kindergarten, 4th and 5th grades. Her expertise is in science-aligned literacy curriculum, instruction, and assessment.
Megan Schaller
Megan is a member of the STEM team and Lead on the CREATE2THINK curriculum. With over 10 years of classroom experience, she is a former Science Department Head and Lead Teacher, Director of Robotics Education, and K-8th STEM Coordinator at one of Indiana's four Star Schools. She is also a Senior Fellow with the University of Notre Dame's Center for STEM Education.
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Rachel Ryan
Rachel is the lead graphic designer on the team. Her attention to detail creates eye-catching graphic content for internal and external use. Before joining the team, she worked in marketing and graphic design for a small business. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Graphics Technology with a minor in Art and Design from Purdue University.
Rachel Cotten
Rachel is the Director of the creative team and member of the grants team. Her role is to ensure high-quality, compelling video and graphic content is created and to support the grant writing process for districts. She is a former high school English teacher. Rachel received both her Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Indiana State University.
Garin Grist
Garin is an Emmy award-winning videographer and a member of the creative team. He excels in storytelling as he travels to school districts to capture the amazing things happening in education. He's FAA-certified for remote drone piloting. He has over 15 years of experience working in the photo and video field.
Shannon Dines
Shannon is a member of the Mathematics team. In this role, she supports districts with curriculum, instruction, and assessment for secondary math courses. Shannon has a Bachelor's degree from Ball State University in Secondary Math Education and a minor in High Ability Education. She spent 5 years teaching high school mathematics and 4 years as a high ability teacher.
Tiffany Johnson
Tiffany is the EES Employ lead. Her position focuses on employability skills and helping districts prepare students for success after high school graduation. She has been a librarian, and taught preschool, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 7th grades over her 25 years in education. She graduated from the University of Tennessee Knoxville with a Bachelor's Degree in Technological and Adult Education.
Tayler Pawlak
Tayler is a member of the literacy team. She is a former secondary English/Language Arts teacher, with experience mostly in Indiana middle schools. She earned her Bachelors of Science degree in elementary education and attained added licensure in secondary ELA. Her role focuses on developing a guaranteed and viable curriculum aligned to science-based literacy practices.
Chris Kates
Chris is a member of the strategic planning and implementation team. He works with districts on Employability Skills, and strategic planning. He spent 12 years as a teacher and was recognized with the Milken Educator Award. He has a Bachelor's degree from Indiana University, a Masters from the IUPUI Urban Principal Program, and a Ph.D. from Indiana State University.
Hannah Lucas
Hannah is a member of the math team. Her expertise is in elementary math curriculum, instruction, and assessment. She has 10 years of experience teaching grades K-11, instructional coaching, interventionist, and math content editor. Hannah has a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education and a Master's Degree in Teacher Leadership from the University of Northern Iowa.
Heather Bradley
Heather is a member of the administrative team. Her role includes data collection, project management, and to provide support to all staff members. Before joining our team, Heather was working in county government.
Emily Yeaton
Emily is part of the graphic design team. She creates highly engaging graphic content for the whole company. Her prior experience was in apparel design. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design from Franklin College.
Tracey Parrish
Tracey is our Partner Impact Specialist and continues to support the STEM team. Her role is to build relationships with our current and future school partners. Her experience was in PK-6 EL, teacher, mentor teacher, Pre-K Director, and Instructional Coach. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education, Master's in Education Leadership from Indiana University and she also has added licensure in Early Literacy and English as a Second Language.
Meet the Team
Amanda Smith
Amanda is a member of the administrative team. Previously, she worked for the Indiana Department of Education in school safety, licensing, transportation, school improvement, and educator effectiveness. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Communications from Indiana University Indianapolis. Her role involves supporting the operations of the company and assist in the coordination of special projects.
Meet the Team
Amber Lear
Amber is part of the math team. In her position, she supports schools in developing and using standards-driven curriculum, instruction, and assessment for grades K-5. Before joining our team, she worked for 16 years in education teaching grades 2-5 and as an instructional coach. Amber has a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education from Indiana University.
Meet the Team
Andrea Geschke
Andrea is part of the video team. She's a FAA certified remote drone pilot and her role is to collect and edit high-quality footage for the videos for districts. She previously worked in digital video production. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Digital Innovation from Xavier University.
Meet the Team
Beau Scott
Beau is the director of the STEM team. He supports schools through the STEM certification process and provides educators with a better understanding of utilizing AI. Beau previously worked as a high-ability teacher and a math and science specialist for the Indiana Department of Education. He has a Bachelor's and Master's Degree from Purdue University and a Qualified Teaching Status from the University of Gloucestershire.
Meet the Team
Christopher Weaver
Christopher is a member of the administrative team. He leads all automation and the improvement of internal processes through technology. He also helps with manipulating data and delivering actionable reports. Christopher graduated from Indiana University Bloomington with degrees in mathematics and economics.
Meet the Team
Beth Robson
Beth is part of the math team. She works on the development of high-quality, standards-based, curriculum, instruction, and assessment materials. She has 4 years of content development experience and 10 years as a teacher, teaching courses from Algebra 1 through AP Calculus BC. Beth has a Bachelor's in Mathematics and Secondary Education, and a Master's in Mathematics.
Meet the Team
Chris Kates
Chris is a member of the strategic planning and implementation team. He works with districts on Employability Skills, and strategic planning. He spent 12 years as a teacher and was recognized with the Milken Educator Award. He has a Bachelor's degree from Indiana University, a Masters from the IUPUI Urban Principal Program, and a Ph.D. from Indiana State University.
Emily Yeaton
Emily is part of the graphic design team. She creates highly engaging graphic content for the whole company. Her prior experience was in apparel design. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design from Franklin College.
Meet the Team
Cindy Hurst
Cindy is the Director of Grants. She has successfully written school improvement, STEM, digital learning, and 1008 Student Learning Recovery Grants for schools in Indiana and provided support on federal Title grants for districts. Cindy earned her BS in Elementary Education from Butler University, MA in Communication Studies from Ball State University, and her PhD in Educational Leadership from Indiana State University.
Meet the Team
Denice Froiland
Denice is a member of the STEM team. Her role is to support districts with STEM certification and educate districts on computer science opportunities. Previously, she taught middle school for 6 years, was a personal trainer, and was a recruiter for laboratories. She had a Bachelor's Degree in Natural Environmental Systems from Northern Illinois University.
Meet the Team
Hannah Lucas
Hannah is a member of the math team. Her expertise is in elementary math curriculum, instruction, and assessment. She has 10 years of experience teaching grades K-11, instructional coaching, interventionist, and math content editor. Hannah has a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education and a Master's Degree in Teacher Leadership from the University of Northern Iowa.
Meet the Team
Heather Bradley
Heather is a member of the administrative team. Her role includes data collection, project management, and to provide support to all staff members. Before joining our team, Heather was working in county government.
Meet the Team
Garin Grist
Garin is an Emmy award-winning videographer and a member of the creative team. He excels in storytelling as he travels to school districts to capture the amazing things happening in education. He's FAA-certified for remote drone piloting. He has over 15 years of experience working in the photo and video field.
Meet the Team
Jacinda Smith
Jacinda is the Director of the Strategic Planning and Implementation team at EES Innovation. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education from Purdue University and a Master’s degree in Educational Administration from Ball State University. With over 20 years of experience as a teacher and building administrator, she specializes in curriculum development, instructional strategies, and strategic planning.
Meet the Team
Jordan Pridemore
Jordan is the Director of the literacy team. She works with Indiana school districts to align curricular resources, instructional practices, and assessment systems to the Science of Reading. With science-based practices, the vast majority of children can learn to read and along with her team, Jordan supports teachers and administrators in making this a reality.
Meet the Team
Kendra Jones
Kendra is the Director of Finance. Her expertise is in banking, small business finance, and marketing. Her role is reducing inefficiencies, long-term business planning, and improving cash flow strategies. She graduated from South Dakota State University with a Bachelor's Degree in Agricultural and Resource Economics.
Meet the Team
Khristy Grindle
Khristy is a member of the math team. In her role, she supports districts and teachers in the development of high-quality and standards-driven curriculum, assessments, and instructional practices for grades 6-12. Her past experience includes 11 years of teaching and working in the math department at the Indiana Department of Education. She has a degree in Secondary Mathematics Education.
Meet the Team
Kristin Jones
Kristin is a member of the literacy team. Her expertise is in aligning curriculum, instruction, and assessment systems to the Science of Reading. She previously served as an elementary and intermediate school teacher, district instructional specialist, and a technology integration coach. Kristin has her Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education from Indiana University and her Master's degree in Educational Leadership from Marian University.
Meet the Team
Madisson Riddle
Madisson is a member of the literacy team. Her role involves developing curriculum and assessment resources that are aligned to the Science of Reading. She previously worked as a reading interventionist and 1st grade teacher. Madisson has a Bachelor's degree from Southeast Missouri State and Master's from IUPUI.
Meet the Team
Maggie Rowlands
Maggie is the Director of the Math team. Her role is to provide high-quality, research-based guidance and tools for curriculum, instruction, and assessment. She has experience as a teacher, interventionist, and specialist with the Indiana Department of Education. Maggie holds a Masters degree in Mathematics with a concentration in K-8 Math Specialist and a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education with a concentration in Mathematics.
Maxwell Rinehart
Maxwell is a member of the video team. His job as videographer and editor is to make professional videos districts can use to show how incredible their schools are. He has a Bachelor's degree from Ball State University. His past experience is in video and digital content production.
Meet the Team
Megan Schaller
Megan is a member of the STEM team and Lead on the CREATE2THINK curriculum. With over 10 years of classroom experience, she is a former Science Department Head and Lead Teacher, Director of Robotics Education, and K-8th STEM Coordinator at one of Indiana's four Star Schools. She is also a Senior Fellow with the University of Notre Dame's Center for STEM Education.
Meet the Team
Nichole Creech
Nichole is part of the literacy team. Prior to joining the team, she was a classroom teacher. She has experience in 7th and 8th grade math, kindergarten, 4th and 5th grades. Her expertise is in science-aligned literacy curriculum, instruction, and assessment.
Meet the Team
Rachel Cotten
Rachel is the Director of the creative team and member of the grants team. Her role is to ensure high-quality, compelling video and graphic content is created and to support the grant writing process for districts. She is a former high school English teacher. Rachel received both her Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Indiana State University.
Meet the Team
Rachel Ryan
Rachel is the lead graphic designer on the team. Her attention to detail creates eye-catching graphic content for internal and external use. Before joining the team, she worked in marketing and graphic design for a small business. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Graphics Technology with a minor in Art and Design from Purdue University.
Meet the Team
Shannon Dines
Shannon is a member of the Mathematics team. In this role, she supports districts with curriculum, instruction, and assessment for secondary math courses. Shannon has a Bachelor's degree from Ball State University in Secondary Math Education and a minor in High Ability Education. She spent 5 years teaching high school mathematics and 4 years as a high ability teacher.
Tracey Parrish
Tracey is our Partner Impact Specialist and continues to support the STEM team. Her role is to build relationships with our current and future school partners. Her experience was in PK-6 EL, teacher, mentor teacher, Pre-K Director, and Instructional Coach. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education, Master's in Education Leadership from Indiana University and she also has added licensure in Early Literacy and English as a Second Language.
Tiffany Johnson
Tiffany is the EES Employ lead. Her position focuses on employability skills and helping districts prepare students for success after high school graduation. She has been a librarian, and taught preschool, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 7th grades over her 25 years in education. She graduated from the University of Tennessee Knoxville with a Bachelor's Degree in Technological and Adult Education.
Meet the Team
Tayler Pawlak
Tayler is a member of the literacy team. She is a former secondary English/Language Arts teacher, with experience mostly in Indiana middle schools. She earned her Bachelors of Science degree in elementary education and attained added licensure in secondary ELA. Her role focuses on developing a guaranteed and viable curriculum aligned to science-based literacy practices.