Jimmy Hartford :: Oklahoma Jimmy has been teaching all levels high school mathematics and computer science in Oklahoma Public Schools since 2016. His experiences as a student of mathematics has led him to become a strong believer in the idea that mathematics is for all students and that all students have the potential to learn and understand it. In addition to his work in the classroom, he has worked with the Oklahoma State Department of Education on several projects centered around academic standards and curriculum selection. Currently, Jimmy is a graduate student at Emporia State University working towards a Master of Science in Mathematics.

Rachel Brainard :: Oklahoma Rachel is the founding math lead at Proud to Partner Leadership Academy in Oklahoma City. She holds a masters degree in educational leadership and is passionate about making math relevant for all learners. Rachel believes that Bootstrap helps her students see themselves in math each and every day and enjoys seeing the look on students' faces when the light bulb goes off. She is also passionate about culturally responsive teaching and social and personal responsibility and believes in building relationships and educating the whole student.

Monique Rousselle Maynard :: Rhode Island Monique has been teaching math to HS students at West Warwick High School for more than 15 years, using Bootstrap in her Algebra 1 classes. Her passion is making the study of mathematics enjoyable while helping students build a strong mathematical foundation for college and career. She is a member of the Better Math Teaching Network and is using her student work with Bootstrap as data to inform her quick-cycle research and development methods on deep engagement and quality justification. She recently worked with RI Learning Champions statewide to craft an exemplar set of proficiencies, performance indicators, and scoring criteria for cross-curricular skills and content areas. Monique introduced her district to Bootstrap Algebra 1 and, this year, co-facilitated professional development for other math teachers in the district.

Adam Newall :: Massachusetts Adam has been teaching math and computer science to 7th and 8th graders in MA Public Schools for over a decade, using Bootstrap:Algebra and Bootstrap:Reactive. He is one of the technology integration specialists for his district, has been a keynote speaker at MassCUE, worked on the subcommittee for the Massachusetts Department of Secondary Education to recommend statewide computer science frameworks, and presents as a Bootstrap ambassador to teachers across the country in a variety of PD events. Adam also leads an after school technology club, "The Nerds in Training", and advocates for gender equality in technology fields by organizing a yearly field trip for girls to visit local tech companies and meet with women in industry. He introduced his district to computer science with Bootstrap and is deeply invested in teaching students to make concrete connections between math, computer science, and real life.

Dan Thomander :: Idaho Dan has been a math teacher at Cassia High School, a public alternative high school in Idaho since 2009. He first found Bootstrap when looking for materials and activities that would inspire his students to re-engage in mathematics. Dan began teaching Bootstrap in 2016 and has since developed courses combining Bootstrap Algebra, Reactive, and Data Science into a singular technical math course for all students at his school. The impact on his students' attitudes and effort was what drove him to that end. "My biggest challenge was getting students to want to learn math. Traditional curricula and activities only worked to inspire temporarily, and resulted in students remembering the activity. Bootstrap changed that - for the first time my students wanted to better understand the math content itself."

Mariana Hernandez :: California Mariana holds a Masters in Education with an emphasis on English Language Learners from San Francisco State University. She has taught math for nearly 20 years at the middle school level. Mariana had been searching for a computer science program that truly made the connection to her math class and Bootstrap fit the bill. She introduced her district to Bootstrap more than five years ago, because she wanted to ensure that her students had equal access and opportunities to explore the real-life connections between math and CS.

Jilian Reynolds :: North Carolina After teaching high school and middle school English/language arts for 12 years, Jilian became a digital integration facilitator for the Moore County School System in North Carolina. As her students started to crave more than just drag and drop block programming, they encouraged her to find a program where they could create their own video games while typing lines of code, and Bootstrap became their absolute favorite. "When you get the opportunity to see students' eyes light up with joy because they say they 'finally feel smart'", Jilian says, "teaching becomes overwhelmingly rewarding." She is in her second year of teaching Bootstrap, and is a huge advocate for incorporating computer science into mainstream K-12 curriculum. In addition to being a Bootstrap Ambassador, she is working towards earning her PhD in Instructional Design and Technology from Old Dominion University.

Allen Antoine :: Texas Allen Antoine, M.Ed, is the associate director of Math and CS of the Rice Office of STEM Engagement (R-STEM). In this role, he specializes in providing lesson ideas, PD, and teacher mentoring in the fields of mathematics and computer science. Some of his specific points of emphasis include culturally responsive teaching strategies, inquiry-based learning, and increasing numeracy. Additionally, Antoine works with the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) through WeTeach_CS. As the project director for the Computing Educator Diversity Initiative, he has championed equity and inclusion in CS in the state of Texas and has traveled across the country facilitating teacher preparation courses for high school computer science competency exams. Antoine holds a BS in Computer Engineering from Xavier University of Louisiana and an M.Ed in Teacher Leadership from Lamar University.

Anders Hulleberg :: Massachusetts In 2016, Anders attended a Bootstrap:Algebra workshop in Manhattan. He found the curriculum and materials enlightening, especially their novel approach to teaching the idea of a function. Two years later he had success using Bootstrap to reintroduce functions to pre calculus students, leading him to use it for the same purpose in at least one of his classes in every year that followed. In the winter of 2022, Anders caught wind of a new Bootstrap curriculum integrating Algebra 2 content with data science, and he jumped at the first chance he got to attend his second Bootstrap workshop the next spring. He was then extremely fortunate to have the opportunity to help lead the same workshop for fellow math teachers in the summers of 2023 and 2024. Anders has been a public school math teacher since 2015. He has taught everything from 6th grade to multivariable calculus. He has a BA from Haverford College and a MA from Teachers College, Columbia University.

Amanda Veldman :: Michigan Amanda Veldman is currently a Mathematics Consultant in Southwestern Michigan. She works with teachers in the K-12 setting to help them meet their mathematics goals for their students while also fostering a positive mathematics identity for all students. Prior to serving as a Mathematics Consultant, she spent 13 years teaching at Bridgman High School where she primarily taught Algebra, Geometry, and Pre-Calculus. Amanda obtained her Bachelor's Degree from Central Michigan University in Mathematics and Business Education and she holds a Master's Degree in Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment. Amanda is the proud mother of two children and happily resides in Michigan with her husband of 15 years.

Sarah Furman :: Massachusetts Sarah Furman has a BA from University of Michigan with a double major in mathematics and English and a Master's in Curriculum and Teaching from Michigan State University. She is in her 25th year of teaching at Inland Lakes High School where she has taught both disciplines. She is a Desmos Fellow and a member of the Open Middle team, where she tests and edits free resources for math teachers. She has presented multiple times at state, regional, and district level conferences. She is a member of the Rosenthal Prize Institute in 2022 in collaboration with the National Mathematics Museum. She has worked to build relationships with her students, and continues to implement the strategies outlined in Peter Liljedahl’s Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics in her classroom. Recently, she pioneered the addition of Data Science to the high school course catalog for students at Inland Lakes, mixing of data analysis, statistics, and coding using Bootstrap. She is also the varsity track and field and cross country coach at Inland Lakes.

Kerri deBest :: Michigan Kerri deBest is a 28-year veteran STEM and Algebra 1 teacher in Berrien County. She has also taught science, 8th grade math, 7th grade advanced math, and 5th grade math. Kerri is a math and technology leader at Bridgman Public Schools, and is an active member of the Women in Tech group of the Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning (MACUL). She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Education in math, science and reading from Central Michigan University, and a Master's Degree in Middle Level Education with an emphasis in Mathematics and Technology from Western Michigan University. Kerri is the proud mother of two daughters and lives with her husband and husky, Disney, in southwest Michigan.

Danny Yoo Danny Yoo is the architect of WeScheme, which has served hundreds of thousands of Bootstrap students since 2009. He is currently a software engineer at Google. He currently works on its issue tracker, where he tries to fix more bugs than he creates. In the past, he has written software for the Arabidopsis Information Resource. He enjoys eating, cooking, doing WHM duty in FFXIV, biking. He still watches the night sky with hope for the future.

Sorawee Porncharoenwase Sorawee (or "Oak", as he's known in Bootstrap circles) came to Bootstrap through his undergraduate work at Brown University. In addition to serving as the System Administrator for WeScheme, Oak made several major contributions to the Pyret programming language and the code.pyret.org programming environment. He's also made major contributions to our block-programming work, porting it to ReactJS and writing the reconciliation algorithm for preserving ASTs.