Presence, a Leading Provider of Teletherapy for PreK-12 Schools, Welcomes Education Industry Veterans Jessie Woolley-Wilson and Eric Cantor to Board of Directors
13 Agosto 2024 - 7:30AM
Business Wire
Education executives Jessie Woolley-Wilson and
Eric Cantor to join the Presence board, bringing decades of
experience in leading and advising education technology and
services companies.
Presence, a premier solution for PreK–12 remote special
education-related and mental health evaluation and teletherapy
services, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jessie
Woolley-Wilson and Eric Cantor to its Board of Directors.
Woolley-Wilson and Cantor’s successful careers in education
technology and extensive operating experience will support
Presence’s management team in driving innovation, unlocking growth
opportunities, and continuing to provide industry-leading resources
to a growing number of children with diverse needs.
“I am delighted to welcome Jessie and Eric to the board,” said
Presence CEO Kate Eberle Walker. “They each bring a diverse set of
skills and expertise and will provide meaningful counsel as
Presence continues our growth. In combination with the support of
the leading education impact funds, we are well poised to deliver
on our mission to empower all who serve students with special
needs.”
Jessie Woolley-Wilson is the former CEO of DreamBox Learning,
the only education technology company in the country to provide
ESSA Strong rated solutions in both math and English language arts,
serving over 6 million students and over 500 thousand educators.
She brings to Presence over 20 years of experience in K-12
educational technology, having also served as the President of
BlackBoard and LeapFrog SchoolHouse. As an accomplished executive
and thought leader within the education community, Woolley-Wilson’s
insights and relationships will enhance Presence’s positioning in
the market and support the company’s growth strategy and
mission.
“It has always been a personal goal of mine to serve special
education students. During a time when shortages of highly
qualified providers continue to plague schools, Presence has
developed a unique technology-enabled solution that supports both
the needs of clinicians and schools,” said Woolley-Wilson. “The
company’s Kanga platform enables access to innovative resources for
clinicians to reach every child, regardless of their age, needs or
zip code. I look forward to partnering with Kate and her team to
build the future of online therapy and empower providers nationwide
to leverage these solutions to advance opportunities for students
with diverse needs.”
Eric Cantor is the former CEO of Knowfully Learning Group and
New Mountain Learning, and a former executive of College Board,
Kaplan, and McGraw Hill. With more than 30 years of experience in
K-12, higher education and professional development industries,
Cantor brings a diverse skillset that includes executive
leadership, strategic planning and operations, as well as a deep
understanding of the innovative learning space.
“Presence is an organization that is committed to balancing
mission and margin as they pursue their goals,” said Cantor. “I am
energized by their work and thrilled to be joining the board
alongside Jessie Woolley-Wilson, and to work with the Presence team
to transform the special education and behavioral health
landscape.”
Since 2009, the Presence network has grown to over 2,000
clinicians who now serve students at over 10,000 schools in 47
states across the country. Under Eberle Walker’s leadership,
Presence has delivered over 6 million teletherapy sessions to
students with diverse needs.
The Presence therapy platform is designed by clinicians, for
clinicians, with the goal of enhancing human connection between a
therapist and their student. Some of the clinicians in the Presence
network, who have been with Presence for over a decade, have
individually delivered over 10,000 teletherapy sessions to students
with diverse needs. Now, clinicians across multiple disciplines,
including speech language pathologists, occupational therapists,
school psychologists and mental health professionals, utilize
Presence’s online platform to support the full spectrum of their
work–from case management to planning to therapy delivery to
documentation.
The platform has thousands of digital learning resources, games
and activities from well-known content providers and beloved brands
like Boom, Hasbro and Highlights and a breadth of curated
assessments from marquee test publishers including Pearson Clinical
Assessment and Riverside Insights.
Presence services and technology are used at schools in rural,
urban and virtual settings. By leveraging Presence’s network of
clinicians to provide secure, efficient, and engaging online
therapy solutions, schools have been able to reduce heavy caseloads
and help more students make progress on their Individualized
Education Program (IEP), complete required assessments and work on
mental health goals.
About Presence
Inspired to drive solutions for the national shortage of school
clinicians, Presence is unlocking the potential of schools and
clinicians by removing traditional barriers to success through an
elevated approach to teletherapy. As a trusted leader since 2009,
Presence is innovating how schools assess and address student
special education-related and mental health needs. By equipping a
nationwide network of teletherapy providers with award-winning
technology and end-to-end clinical support, Presence is helping to
meet the needs of schools, students, and clinicians today—wherever
they are. Presence is teletherapy, elevated.
Presence is supported by Spectrum Equity, TPG's The Rise Fund,
Bain Capital Double Impact, and Catalyst Investors. For more
information, visit presence.com.
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