Hello! We're the Islands of Brilliance Team.
It's nice to e-meet! We're a small but mighty team of creative thinkers, special educators, artists, occupational therapists, doodlers…just to name a few. But we all have one thing in common – we are honored to be able to support neurodivergent students and their families.
Mark Fairbanks, Cofounder & Executive Director
Margaret Fairbanks, Cofounder & Chief Education Officer
Dr. Kate Siekman, Director of Learning & Outcomes
Matt Juzenas, Director of Strategic Operations
Chris Willey, Director of Technology
Jeff Ganger, Director of Marketing & Development
Christina WickHeiser, Program Coordinator
Natalie Derr, Creative Technologist Program Lead
Charlie Fairbanks, Creative Technologist
Ruby Wilson, Creative Technologist
Shayne Mack, Junior Creative Technologist
Kadijiha Jones, CRM Strategist
Sandra Lomeli, Financial & Operations Specialist
Our Board of Directors
Board Chair
Kelly Scott
Attorney, Private-Practice
Vice Chair
Maria Lopez Vento
Vice President of Grants & Impact Investments, Bader Philanthropies
Treasurer
Margaret Fairbanks
Chief Education Officer, Islands of Brilliance
Secretary
Nydia Mauras-Jones
Partner, Odvant Creative
Directors
Cory Ampe
Chief Marketing Officer, Campe + Co.
Dan Depies
Chief Operating Officer, Open Sky Education
Trenice Ferguson
Program Coordinator, Greater Milwaukee Committee
Jim Locatelli
President, Locatelli & Associates
Nicole Powley
Owner/Operator, Rising Sons Sailing
Dr. Stacia Thompson
Executive Director, Sherman Phoenix Foundation
Simmi Urbanek
Director of Marketing, Greenfire Management Services, LLC