Meet the team

In a world absorbed with screen-based technologies, LW4K is dedicated to helping kids and families develop a healthy Play Diet, where digital play is balanced with social, physical, creative and unstructured play. We then transform recreational screen time into an opportunity to learn both executive functions and social-emotional learning skills.

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Dr. Randy Kulman, Ph.D, Founder and President

LW4K Leadership

Dr. Kulman is the founder and president of LearningWorks for Kids. He coordinates our team of psychologists, educators, and digital designers in our quest to make video games good for kids. As a licensed clinical child psychologist who specializes in working with children diagnosed with ADHD, Learning Disabilities, Anxiety, and Autism, Dr. Kulman has become a leading expert on the use of digital technologies for improving executive functioning skills in children. One of Dr. Kulman’s most important roles is to lead our team of psychologists and educators in our ongoing research into game-based learning, the use of digital technologies in helping children with attentional and learning problems, and using video games for teaching problem solving skills in schools. Dr. Kulman became interested in the use of video games for teaching thinking skills through his clinical work with children and families. After listening to hundreds of children and parents reporting how engaged kids were in their video game experiences, he began researching methods by which video games could be helpful to children, especially those with ADHD and ASD. It is from this work that Dr. Kulman developed the framework for LearningWorks for Kids. Dr. Kulman is the author of several books, including Playing Smarter in a Digital World, Train Your Brain for Success, and The Gaming Overload Workbook, all of which can be found on Amazon in print and digital format.
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Shanna M. Hillard, Director of Education

LW4K Leadership

Shanna is the Director of Education at LearningWorks for Kids. She is responsible for overseeing all educational aspects of our classes and evaluating teacher efficacy within our virtual and in-person programs. Shanna is also a content creator for our website and parent Youtube channel, helping parents and their children find games and apps to assist them with strengthening their executive functioning skills. As an educator and life-long gamer, Shanna wants students to be able to see the connections between strengths in gaming and strengths in the real world. She is a graduate of the University of WI-Milwaukee with a B.A. in Applied Linguistics and an English teaching certification. She has been an educator for 11 years. In her spare time she likes spending time with her husband and son, painting, and learning various languages.

Shanna Hillard

Director of Education

Shanna M. Hillard, Director of Education

LW4K Leadership

Shanna is the Director of Education at LearningWorks for Kids. She is responsible for overseeing all educational aspects of our classes and evaluating teacher efficacy within our virtual and in-person programs. Shanna is also a content creator for our website and parent Youtube channel, helping parents and their children find games and apps to assist them with strengthening their executive functioning skills. As an educator and life-long gamer, Shanna wants students to be able to see the connections between strengths in gaming and strengths in the real world. She is a graduate of the University of WI-Milwaukee with a B.A. in Applied Linguistics and an English teaching certification. She has been an educator for 11 years. In her spare time she likes spending time with her husband and son, painting, and learning various languages.

Shanna Hillard

Director of Education

Evan Mandojana-Ducot, Executive Assistant and Director of Video Content

LW4K Leadership

Evan is an Executive-Assistant and content creator at LearningWorks for Kids. He does everything from helping schedule classes to developing self-guided classes to voiceovers for the YouTube Channel. As a man who wears many hats in the business, he also helps create visuals and manages the marketing team. Evan loves content creation and loves working with the videographers to help develop content for the Youtube channel. When not at LW4K, Evan spends much of his time with his son and wife. They enjoy going out for walks and hikes and visiting other relatives in their free time.

Evan Ducot

Executive Assistant and Director of Video Content

Evan Mandojana-Ducot, Executive Assistant and Director of Video Content

LW4K Leadership

Evan is an Executive-Assistant and content creator at LearningWorks for Kids. He does everything from helping schedule classes to developing self-guided classes to voiceovers for the YouTube Channel. As a man who wears many hats in the business, he also helps create visuals and manages the marketing team. Evan loves content creation and loves working with the videographers to help develop content for the Youtube channel. When not at LW4K, Evan spends much of his time with his son and wife. They enjoy going out for walks and hikes and visiting other relatives in their free time.

Evan Ducot

Executive Assistant and Director of Video Content

Ryan Fite, Course Instructor

Course Creators and Teachers

Ryan is a course instructor and content creator at Learning Works for Kids. He has a background studying psychology at the University of Rhode Island and volunteering as a crisis counselor. Ryan loves playing games with friends, rock climbing, and his cats. He believes reaching goals both in games and in real life come with practice and critical thinking. Ryan enjoys working as a group to accomplish fun and challenging tasks together while learning along the way. He believes that reflecting and understanding how we play games and make decisions can help us make the most out of each day.

Ryan Fite

Teacher

Ryan Fite, Course Instructor

Course Creators and Teachers

Ryan is a course instructor and content creator at Learning Works for Kids. He has a background studying psychology at the University of Rhode Island and volunteering as a crisis counselor. Ryan loves playing games with friends, rock climbing, and his cats. He believes reaching goals both in games and in real life come with practice and critical thinking. Ryan enjoys working as a group to accomplish fun and challenging tasks together while learning along the way. He believes that reflecting and understanding how we play games and make decisions can help us make the most out of each day.

Ryan Fite

Teacher

Ryan Fite, Course Instructor

Course Creators and Teachers

Ryan is a course instructor and content creator at Learning Works for Kids. He has a background studying psychology at the University of Rhode Island and volunteering as a crisis counselor. Ryan loves playing games with friends, rock climbing, and his cats. He believes reaching goals both in games and in real life come with practice and critical thinking. Ryan enjoys working as a group to accomplish fun and challenging tasks together while learning along the way. He believes that reflecting and understanding how we play games and make decisions can help us make the most out of each day.

Ryan Fite

Teacher

Jonathan Myers, Videographer

Course Creators and Teachers

Jonathan is a videographer intern at Learning Works for Kids. He earned a degree in Digital Media Design and Production in Madison, WI, where he studied videography, photography, art, design, and web development. Jonathan has been producing Extra Life charity streams on his personal account (plaidyeti.com) since 2014. He loves spending his time with his wife and daughter, where they have fun playing board and video games and playing with their cats. Jonathan started playing video games in the NES era and hasn’t stopped since. His favorite games range from Kickle Cubicle to The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, from Ultima Online to the Rock Band series, from Spelunky HD to The Last Guardian, and many more in between. He is excited to join the Learning Works team to help communicate how games can not only be fun but also a great tool for learning helpful skills.

Jonathan Myers

Videographer

Jonathan Myers, Videographer

Course Creators and Teachers

Jonathan is a videographer intern at Learning Works for Kids. He earned a degree in Digital Media Design and Production in Madison, WI, where he studied videography, photography, art, design, and web development. Jonathan has been producing Extra Life charity streams on his personal account (plaidyeti.com) since 2014. He loves spending his time with his wife and daughter, where they have fun playing board and video games and playing with their cats. Jonathan started playing video games in the NES era and hasn’t stopped since. His favorite games range from Kickle Cubicle to The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, from Ultima Online to the Rock Band series, from Spelunky HD to The Last Guardian, and many more in between. He is excited to join the Learning Works team to help communicate how games can not only be fun but also a great tool for learning helpful skills.

Jonathan Myers

Videographer

Jonathan Myers, Videographer

Course Creators and Teachers

Jonathan is a videographer intern at Learning Works for Kids. He earned a degree in Digital Media Design and Production in Madison, WI, where he studied videography, photography, art, design, and web development. Jonathan has been producing Extra Life charity streams on his personal account (plaidyeti.com) since 2014. He loves spending his time with his wife and daughter, where they have fun playing board and video games and playing with their cats. Jonathan started playing video games in the NES era and hasn’t stopped since. His favorite games range from Kickle Cubicle to The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, from Ultima Online to the Rock Band series, from Spelunky HD to The Last Guardian, and many more in between. He is excited to join the Learning Works team to help communicate how games can not only be fun but also a great tool for learning helpful skills.

Jonathan Myers

Videographer

J.R. Meek, Videographer

Course Creators and Teachers

J.R is a Videographer Intern for LearningWorks for Kids. He graduated from Western Colorado University and has a major in Communication Arts with a double emphasis in Film Studies and Theatre and Performing Arts. He played all types of video games, ranging from RPG’s to rouge-like’s. He played video games from a young age and still plays them to this very day. His favorite video game growing up is Star Wars: Battlefront. He pursues video production as a career and he continues to learn and develop his understanding of videography and video editing. Being a member of LearningWorks for Kids helps J.R be part of an engaging team and culture of creative individuals with a single goal of creating a fun and interactive learning environment for kids. The progress made with the Videography team helps J.R be creative with his skills and understand creating content. He is excited for where the team and LearningWorks for Kids will go next as they move forward.

J.R. Meek

Videographer

J.R. Meek, Videographer

Course Creators and Teachers

J.R is a Videographer Intern for LearningWorks for Kids. He graduated from Western Colorado University and has a major in Communication Arts with a double emphasis in Film Studies and Theatre and Performing Arts. He played all types of video games, ranging from RPG’s to rouge-like’s. He played video games from a young age and still plays them to this very day. His favorite video game growing up is Star Wars: Battlefront. He pursues video production as a career and he continues to learn and develop his understanding of videography and video editing. Being a member of LearningWorks for Kids helps J.R be part of an engaging team and culture of creative individuals with a single goal of creating a fun and interactive learning environment for kids. The progress made with the Videography team helps J.R be creative with his skills and understand creating content. He is excited for where the team and LearningWorks for Kids will go next as they move forward.

J.R. Meek

Videographer

J.R. Meek, Videographer

Course Creators and Teachers

J.R is a Videographer Intern for LearningWorks for Kids. He graduated from Western Colorado University and has a major in Communication Arts with a double emphasis in Film Studies and Theatre and Performing Arts. He played all types of video games, ranging from RPG’s to rouge-like’s. He played video games from a young age and still plays them to this very day. His favorite video game growing up is Star Wars: Battlefront. He pursues video production as a career and he continues to learn and develop his understanding of videography and video editing. Being a member of LearningWorks for Kids helps J.R be part of an engaging team and culture of creative individuals with a single goal of creating a fun and interactive learning environment for kids. The progress made with the Videography team helps J.R be creative with his skills and understand creating content. He is excited for where the team and LearningWorks for Kids will go next as they move forward.

J.R. Meek

Videographer

Alexa Tedeschi, Videographer

Course Creators and Teachers

Alexa is a videographer intern with LearningWorks for Kids. She recently graduated from Oakland University with a major in Journalism and a minor in digital media production. She enjoys animals, hiking, roller skating, playing video games, and spending time with her family. Her favorite video game is Bioshock and she really enjoys horror games. Her dream job would be to work in the wildlife film industry and research possibly extinct animals. Becoming a member of the LearningWorks for Kids team has allowed Alexa to expand her video editing skills and learn more about psychology. She has really enjoyed working with the video team and learning from them. She is very excited to create educational, engaging videos for children and parents.

Alexa Tedeschi

Videographer

Alexa Tedeschi, Videographer

Course Creators and Teachers

Alexa is a videographer intern with LearningWorks for Kids. She recently graduated from Oakland University with a major in Journalism and a minor in digital media production. She enjoys animals, hiking, roller skating, playing video games, and spending time with her family. Her favorite video game is Bioshock and she really enjoys horror games. Her dream job would be to work in the wildlife film industry and research possibly extinct animals. Becoming a member of the LearningWorks for Kids team has allowed Alexa to expand her video editing skills and learn more about psychology. She has really enjoyed working with the video team and learning from them. She is very excited to create educational, engaging videos for children and parents.

Alexa Tedeschi

Videographer

Alexa Tedeschi, Videographer

Course Creators and Teachers

Alexa is a videographer intern with LearningWorks for Kids. She recently graduated from Oakland University with a major in Journalism and a minor in digital media production. She enjoys animals, hiking, roller skating, playing video games, and spending time with her family. Her favorite video game is Bioshock and she really enjoys horror games. Her dream job would be to work in the wildlife film industry and research possibly extinct animals. Becoming a member of the LearningWorks for Kids team has allowed Alexa to expand her video editing skills and learn more about psychology. She has really enjoyed working with the video team and learning from them. She is very excited to create educational, engaging videos for children and parents.

Alexa Tedeschi

Videographer