Leaders Transforming Educators

Author of the series Unlocking Your Child’s Genius and the former editor of Homeword magazine, Jessica has a passion for kids and education. As CEO of Edovate Learing Corp, she enjoys working with a talented and intelligent team to drive innovation in education, provide educational products, training and support, and develop a personalized education model that works. Jessica also has a strong passion for understanding the neuroscience of the brain and holds education credentials including her BS & MA degrees as well as Certifications in Neuroleadership, Learning Disabilities, and Emotional Intelligence. Edovate Learning is the parent company to Bridgeway Academy, Curriculum Express, and Elephango.com.

Jeff has over 20 years of technical solution development experience, with the last 10+ years leading teams responsible for creating and supporting technical solutions for the K-12 market. Jeff’s goal is for Bridgeway Academy’s technology to be a powerful tool enabling and encouraging online learning and student growth.

Jen is, first and foremost, a learner. She has spent last 30 years educating in various K-12 roles, including classroom teacher, consultant, trainer, and curriculum developer. For more than half of those 30 years, Jen built and led curriculum development and product management teams in the K-12 public, charter, and home education market. On the personal side, she holds the positions of wife, mom, and family IT helpdesk support specialist.

Prior to joining Bridgeway Academy, Howie was the Director of Homeschool Sales and Service at Demme Learning, where he oversaw Homeschool Sales, Customer Service and Wholesale Distribution. He is a graduate of Penn State University, where he holds a degree in Communications. Howie enjoys college football Saturdays, golfing, and umpiring baseball games when time allows.

Working at Bridgeway Academy gives Jessica the opportunity to unite the two passions in her life: sharing her love for Christ and helping students achieve success in education. She is motivated by providing a holistic approach to a child’s education and treating each child as if they were her own. Jessica is a graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania with two bachelor’s degrees in Athletic Training and Health and Physical Education. While teaching Health and Physical Education, she continued her career in education by pursuing a master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Shippensburg University. Prior to joining the Bridgeway team as the Director of Online Learning, she served as an Assistant Middle/High School Principal. Outside of work, Jessica enjoys spending time with her family and friends.

Heather Falk has been with Bridgeway Academy since 2018. Her favorite part about working at Bridgeway Academy is working with a collaborative group of people and growing as a team. Prior to joining Bridgeway, Heather taught grades 1 and 2 in public school and served as the Director of Education at a Sylvan Learning Center; she also homeschooled one of her children. Heather holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in K-8 Elementary Education and is highly qualified in ELA and Social Studies. Heather enjoys running, biking, rowing, spending time with her family, and her dog. Her favorite vacation was seeing the preserved ruins in Pompeii.

Karen joined Edovate as the Director of Instructional Programming in 2023 after 16 years working as a teacher and Academic Decathlon coach. Karin also has an extensive EdTech background, where she worked with K-12 public, charter, and homeschool markets. She also has experience managing curriculum teams and project management teams. Karin earned a master’s degree in Secondary Education and Teaching of English and also holds an art degree in apparel design. She was born in raised in Bel Air, Maryland, and currently resides in Mesa, Arizona, where she enjoys yoga, cycling, sewing, and reading in her spare time.