As we near the end of the year, we reflect on the past year and some of the articles that were published. In particular, we had the privilege of interviewing various team members who work at Goalbook. They gave us insight into their roles, experiences, and how their work helps to support Goalbook’s mission of empowering educators to transform instruction so that all students succeed. In case you missed any, we want to reintroduce you to some of our teammates in this review of Q&As from 2024.
Content Team:
1. Meet Amanda Walker, Specialized Instruction Analyst
Amanda has a passion for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder, and she found herself creating a lot of resources for these students in her past work. One of the things that attracted Amanda to Goalbook was the intentionality to provide resources for educators to be inclusive of ALL students. Read more about Amanda’s work and what it means to be a Specialized Instruction Analyst.
2. Meet Asia Hutchins, Speech and Language Content Analyst
When Asia saw the job listing for Speech and Language Content Analyst at Goalbook, she thought, “No way.” First, it’s rare to see a role like this in EdTech. Second, she had wondered if she could find a job that would combine her experience as a speech therapist with the software engineering courses she had taken. Read more about how Asia’s experiences before Goalbook led her to the work she’s doing now.
3. Meet Eric Bonilla, Spanish Content Analyst
Eric has always known that he loves languages and that he wanted to work in education. After teaching bilingual education for six years, he joined Goalbook on the Content team. In this Q&A, Eric explains how he and his team transcreate assessments in Spanish and what the difference is between transcreating and translating and why that is important in supporting ALL students in accessing content.
Operations Team:
4. Meet Christina Manalo, Operations Team Manager
On a daily basis, Christina looks for opportunities to find intentionality in unintentional interactions and circumstances. Read more about how she applies this mentality in her role on the Operations team to help advance Goalbook’s mission forward.
5. Meet Leira Feves-Rodriguez, Operations and Finance Analyst
At her core, Leira loves to help people. While her role as an Operations and Finance Analyst is more behind the scenes, it is critical in creating smooth day-to-day logistics and memorable experiences for the whole team. In this Q&A, Leira gives insight into how she finds meaning and fulfillment in her role.
Partnerships Team:
6. Meet Nick Simon, District Partnerships
The start of Nick’s journey of working in education was in law enforcement. He worked as a Deputy Sheriff where he began to see “the connection between finishing high school as being a differentiator for folks who end up in jail and folks who don’t.” Read this article to learn more about how Nick transitioned from law enforcement to education and then to EdTech.
7. Meet Rekha Krishnan, District Partnerships
As a vocational instructor at a community college, Rekha learned more about the technology industry as a result of lining up site visits and setting up internships for her students. This learning inspired her to try something new and change careers. Rekha worked in sales development for two years, gaining skills that would transfer to her current role. Rekha shares what she learned about life through her educational and professional journeys.
Success Team:
8. Meet Gerald Johnson, District and School Customer Success Manager
As a young teenager, Gerald had the vision of becoming a teacher. However, after he graduated from college, Gerald worked in the private sector before his vision and conviction of being a teacher came to fruition. In this Q&A, Gerald shares about his initial inspiration to go into education and how he’s expanded his impact in his role at Goalbook.
9. Meet Tyfany Bouie, District and School Customer Success Manager
In this Q&A, we interviewed Tyfany, who is on our District and School Customer Success team. Tiffany shares about what initially inspired her to get into education. Read the full article to learn about Tyfany and how her work supports Goalbook’s mission of empowering educators to transform instruction so all students succeed.
Looking back over these Q&As, we reflect on how fortunate we are to work with dedicated, passionate, and inspiring individuals. Each person plays a crucial part in the success of Goalbook. Through these articles, we have gained a deeper understanding of our colleagues, their roles, and the values that drive our mission forward. We’re looking forward to another year of growth, learning, and relationship-building in 2025. Meet more teammates in the future by following us on LinkedIn.
