Board of Advising Directors

Susan Patrick, President of iNACOL, is a supporter of Yorktown and serves on Yorktown's advisory board. She was named President and CEO of iNACOL in September 2005. She is the former director of the Office of Educational Technology at the U.S. Department of Education.

Dr. John Peper, Ed.D.
Chief Academic Director

Dr. Peper's experience includes 13 years as superintendent of the largest school systems in Colorado and Alaska, both among the top 100 school districts in America.

Mr. Bruce Friend
Advising Director

Friend was Vice President of iNACOL and was a Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Florida Virtual School, the largest online K-12 school system in the United States growing enrollment from zero to more than 50,000 students with Friend's efforts.

Mr. Bruce Wilcox and Daughter
Advising Director

Bruce Wilcox, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Aprender Inc. - Mr. Wilcox launched Aprender after a successful capital formulation and launch, as Founder and CEO, of SNS Project Inkwell.

Mr. Randall Reiners
Founder, Chairman & CEO

Mr. Reiners is now recognized as a leading innovator in blended learning education. Yorktown Education is being recognized as the leading innovator quality education using advanced technology. Randall Reiners was driven to investigate the pitfalls and opportunities in the primary education system by his own experiences as a student and by his son's development.

Ms. Karen Bruett
Advising Director

She has over 20 years experience in the Education and Public Sector Markets (K12, Higher Education, State/Local Government). She is currently Director, Strategic Alliances and Marketing Council of Chief State School Officers. Bruett is also 17-year veteran of Dell, Inc, where she held a variety of executive positions including Vice President of K12 US Sales, Vice President of K12 Solutions and Alliances, and Director of Education Marketing.