Home MembershipBoard of Directors 2007-2008

Deb deVries—Corporate Member Representative

Deb deVries has over 25 years on experience in the education industry. She began her career in the classroom as a special education teacher after earning her masters degree at the University of Utah. She taught in Utah, Washington and Minnesota before joining the private sector by going to work for Control Data Corporation. At CDC she held marketing and sales positions supporting computer-based education in K-12 schools nationwide.

In 1986, Deb joined MECC as a sales representative and held sales management positions, including Vice President of School Sales. The Learning Company purchased MECC in 1996 and in 1998 Deb left TLC to pursue independent consulting work with other companies focused in K-12 educational technology.

In 2000 she re-entered the corporate world as Director of Marketing Programs and Development at NetSchools Corporation, until PLATO Learning purchased it in May, 2002.

In 2004, Deb joined Pearson Education School Companies as Vice President, Strategic Market Development, where she focuses on partnership opportunities with other industry organizations and associations, and on market development.

Deb also serves on the Board of Directors for several key industry and education associations, including the National Teachers Hall of Fame (NTHF), the Florida Education Technology Conference (FETC) and the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), of which she holds one of only two board seats reserved for ISTE 100 Member companies. In addition, Deb served for a number years on the Education Division Board of the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA).

Contact:

Deb deVries,
Vice President,
Association and Meetings
Pearson
New Jersey