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.
Sam Silver
VP BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
After using the curriculum as a teacher for twenty years, I’m now dedicated to providing many more students a chance to study materials that put them in the driver’s seat.
(Permissions Contact)
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
ILLUSTRATION & GRAPHIC DESIGN
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.
Madison Hunter
PRODUCTION MANAGER
I grew up studying the Heron Books curriculum. It provided me with the tools to learn anything I wanted to learn and to think for myself. I don't think there is anything I could do that's more valuable than making these solid gold materials available to others.
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.
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!