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Meet the Team

Paige Perkins

WRITER

I love designing reading curriculum and helping children learn to read—it’s like handing them the key to their futures. 

Carol Thoburn

WRITER

I love languages, especially English and French. If in my work I help people read them, understand them, write them and communicate with them, I'm happy to have helped.

Sue Bader

WRITER

I love working with extraordinary people helping create this one-of-a-kind curriculum. Through it, we feed the minds that decide the direction of our future.

Alan Rothe

DIRECTOR

& SR. EDITOR

Overseeing a brilliant and passionate team, I like to think we're making a difference in the field of education.

Heather Kertchem

CURRICULUM PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

My passion is providing children and young people with a school program that nourishes their native enthusiasm for learning, from the first day of school to the last. 

Diana Marshall

WRITER

After 25 years in the classroom, I am very happy to put my experience to work in this way—and I still keep my hands in, teaching math an hour a day!

Marsha Worlock

COPY EDITOR

Having run an independent school, I appreciate the value of a quality curriculum. Now I help create that quality by ensuring consistent, error-free materials. In the process, I get to do my K-12 education over and over, which I love!

Trish Rouelle

Visual Director
Industry Outreach

I am fortunate to be part of a team that cares so much and works so hard to create materials that fuel curiosity and breed success.

Irene Smid

LAYOUT ARTIST

Creating beautiful curriculum and getting it out to students around the world makes me happy.

Jeff Rouelle

SALES

It’s a one-of-a-kind curriculum. I want to get it into the hands of as many students and teachers as possible!

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Jonathan Allard

PRODUCTION

I struggled as a student until I found the Heron Books curriculum. It gives me pride knowing the work I do might help other students who may be struggling like I was.

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