About Connect For Education
We had this crazy idea that course materials should be beautiful and engaging.
It all started at a picnic over a glass of wine
In 1996, Dongsook and Bruce Whitehead offered to host a student picnic at their home where they met Dr. Carlos Maldonado, and the rest, as they say, is history. With a common passion for education and improving the learning process through technology, Dongsook, Bruce, and Carlos vowed to create a company that used technology to make learning fun, engaging, and memorable, increase affordability, and change the way all the stake holders in the learning process interact with each other and their course materials. And so Connect For Education was born.

And we’re just getting started
Since then C4E has served...
1,000 +
professionals
100,000 +
students
500 +
schools

Meet Our Leaders
Our people are our greatest assets.
Our team is a diverse group of creative, smart professionals who are dedicated to the mission of improving education for one student at a time.

Dongsook Whitehead, Founder & President

Carlos Maldonado, Founder & Chief Learning Architect

Bruce Whitehead, CEO

Christopher Gaines, Chief Technology Officer

Bryan McElhaney, VP Sales and Marketing

John Wulff, VP Finance

Anita Horsley, VP Product Management

Narwan Aimen, VP Customer Service
Meet Our Team
Our management is supported by an experienced and dedicated staff of employees and consultants who provide the foundation to enable an unequaled online learning experience.

Andrea Adams - Director of Product Development

Sachi Sugiyama - Graphic Design Specialist

Leticia Cuevas - Sales & Marketing Manager

Maria Paz - Marketing Manager

DeJean Levenberry - Sales & Marketing Specialist

Michael Heu - IT & Customer Success Manager

Rick Yamamoto - Network & Information Security Admin.

Andrew Adams - IT & Platform Support Specialist

Pang Heu - Office Administrator

Anne Barrat - Tech Support & Accessibility Specialist

Anitra Brame - Tech Support & QA Specialist

Zachary McCarthy - Tech Support & QA Specialist

Emily Monahan- Tech Support & QA Specialist

Alanna Shaffer - Tech Support & QA Specialist