Our Team

Co-Founder & Executive Chairman

Joshua Powe has over 25 years of experience in educational publishing and educational technology. Josh's focus at LinkIt! is product design, product strategy, business development, and relationship management for large districts, state departments of education, and corporate partners. Relentless in his efforts to create technology-driven solutions that address the challenges educators face in collecting, interpreting, and ultimately, leveraging performance data to accelerate student achievement, Josh's vision was instrumental in creating the LinkIt! platform and guiding its evolution, a comprehensive, yet simple solution that users simply love. Josh graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University with a B.A. in the History of Science.

CEO & President

Ryan's focus at LinkIt! is managing all aspects of our organizational growth as well as the customer experience. While his operational responsibilities include the firm’s marketing, sales, business development, finance, and human resources activities, Ryan’s greatest responsibility is ensuring client success. Specifically, this includes working directly with internal product and support teams as well as the clients themselves. Ryan particularly enjoys working with clients in making their data more actionable. Ryan graduated from Princeton University with a B.A. in Economics.

Chief Academic Officer

Chad's primary focus at LinkIt! is district and client management, including professional development, product training, and client support. As a former Director of Curriculum & Instruction, Assessment, and Instructional Technology Chad's insight helps guide product design, content management, client communication, policy, and procedures. Chad's passion for helping educators, enthusiasm for data, and product insight continues to influence LinkIt's short and long-term product roadmap.

Chief Technology Officer

Karen's focus at LinkIt! is managing technology development, project management, and business process optimization. Karen's extensive experience in enterprise-wide, mission-critical software systems has helped transform the scalability, reliability, and security of our platform and infrastructure to accommodate the current needs of the K-12 landscape. Prior to LinkIt, Karen was Chief Development Officer of Corporate Systems at Bear Stearns and most recently Chief Administrative Officer for Information Technology at BlackRock. She oversaw day-to-day business and planning processes including vendor management and project management as well as internal software development.

Sr. VP of Professional Services & Special Programs

Frankie's focus at LinkIt! is overseeing our professional services and consulting division for special programs. Frankie is a results-driven leader and contributor with over 25 years of experience in ed-tech across the country. Her expertise lies in implementation, professional development, project management consulting, and product development. Frankie has built and implemented programs from the ground up in over 1,500 school districts across the country, with a particular focus on RTI/MTSS, Special Education, 504, ELL, and Gifted Education programs. Her commitment to providing core solutions and services, as well as maintaining client relationships, is instrumental to our team.

Chief Client Officer

Kevin's focus at LinkIt! is managing and overseeing all aspects of client implementation and success including professional development, client support, and communication. In addition to previously working as a LinkIt! Account Director/Educational Consultant, Kevin has over 20 years of experience in education as a math teacher, instructional coach, and administrator, and successfully implemented the LinkIt! solution in each of these roles before joining our team. Kevin's commitment to client satisfaction and success is an instrumental part of LinkIt's vision.

Chief Information Security Officer

Jennifer's focus is on ensuring the privacy and confidentiality of student, parent, teacher, and company data. She brings extensive experience in maintaining compliance with security frameworks like FERPA, COPPA, NIST SP 800-171, and ISO 27001. She previously served as the cybersecurity director for the Colorado NIST MEP center and was the designated security resource for the six-state Rocky Mountain region. Jennifer is an award-winning director of e-commerce for the State of Indiana, and managed technology implementation projects and telecommunications at Delco Remy International. She is the author of Hacking Wireless Access Points: Cracking, Tracking, and Signal Jacking (Elsevier/Syngress: 2016) and contributor to The Data Breach and Encryption Handbook (ABA: 2011). She holds a B.A. from The American University and an MBA.

Chief of Staff

Brooke's focus at LinkIt! is managing human capital, internal operations, and cross-functional projects. She has over 15 years of experience in organizational management and education. Brooke has spent most of her career dedicated to expanding successful systems and processes across school systems. She has worked across the K-12 industry in a variety of roles, including principal of elementary, middle, and high schools, as well as in two state departments of education.

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