Sylvia Martinez Named President of Generation YES
Olympia, Washington, Nov. 3, 2006 -Sylvia Martinez, an education technology industry veteran, has been named president of Generation YES (Youth and Educators Succeeding). Dr. Dennis Harper, founder and CEO of Generation YES continues to direct operations at the Olympia, Washington office, and to lead innovative global programs for children and teachers including the non-profit Generation Y foundation, education research, and directing the Liberia Renaissance Education Center project in Monrovia, Liberia.
Since joining Generation YES in 2002, Ms. Martinez led the development of TechYES - Student Technology Literacy Certification, Generation TECH - Student-led Tech Support and the recent redesign of the flagship program, GenYES, where students support teacher technology professional development in schools worldwide.
"We are thrilled to have Sylvia take on this new role in the company." said Dr. Dennis Harper, CEO of Generation YES, "Her expertise in project development, sales, marketing, and technology will expand our reach and continue our growth. Sylvia has a unique ability to understand the real issues of school technology use, and create products and tools that encourage teachers and students to use technology in authentic ways that benefit themselves, their schools, and community."
Sylvia Martinez spent the first half of her career as an electrical engineer, contributing to the development of the GPS navigation system. After taking a break to raise her three now college-age children, she became interested in creating educational software, earned a Masters degree in educational technology and worked at Davidson & Associates (now Knowledge Adventure) as an executive producer, managing educational game development. Sylvia designed Math.com, still one of the most popular websites for math help in the world and Educast, a pioneering Internet application for teachers that automatically downloaded news and lesson plans to their computers. Before joining Generation YES, Sylvia was VP of development for Encore Software, designing and developing computer and console games for the home and school market.
Generation YES Corp.
Generation YES works with schools all around the world to plan, implement and enhance student technology programs through consulting, innovative curriculum and research-based support services. (https://www.genyes.com)
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Contact:
Sylvia Martinez, Generation YES
(888) 941-4369 x107
