Linda Schatz brings more than 35 years of education technology experience to EdTech Strategies. Before co-founding EdTech Strategies, Schatz was the Vice President of Outreach and Education for the Schools and Libraries Division of the Universal Service Administrative Company, where she was responsible for applicant services and outreach, including the development and presentation of training materials about the E-rate program, the design of implementation procedures to meet program rules, oversight of the SLD’s Client Service Bureau which managed over 150,000 calls seeking support annually, and the development and streamlining of online applications for the E-rate program. Prior to her work with the E-rate program, Schatz was responsible for the design and implementation of the Iowa Communications Network, a statewide video, voice, and data network serving the needs of schools, libraries, colleges, and universities. In addition to her work on the ICN, Schatz led the Michigan Information Network, providing E-rate training and statewide technology services to education and library agencies throughout the state.

Aleck Johnson has worked in the education and information technology field for more than 20 years. In addition to consulting at USAC prior to co-founding EdTech Strategies, he has coordinated a number of political efforts before the Federal Communications Commission and Congress around the E-rate, instructional television fixed service, cable open access, intellectual property, and low power FM radio. He previously worked for the American Library Association, American Association of School Administrators, and founded his own consulting firm providing services to a broad range of associations, nonprofits, and for-profit companies.