About Ready to Blend, LLC

Heather Staker oversees research and development, outreach, and operations at Ready to Blend. Prior to founding Ready to Blend, she co-authored the bestselling book Blended: Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools (San Francisco: Wiley, 2015). She has appeared on radio and television and in legislative hearings nationwide as a spokesperson for student-centered learning.

Heather is also the co-founder of Brain Chase Productions, which develops and produces online-learning adventure challenges disguised as worldwide treasure hunts for children and adults.

Prior to these roles, Heather was a senior research fellow for the Clayton Christensen Institute and a strategy consultant for McKinsey & Company. She served for one year as the student member of the California State Board of Education during Governor Pete Wilson’s administration, taught U.S. history as a teaching fellow at Harvard College, founded a co-op preschool, and marketed Oil of Olay for Proctor & Gamble.

She holds a BA magna cum laude in government from Harvard University and an MBA with distinction from the Harvard Business School. She lives with her husband and five kids in Austin, Texas.

Theresa Carter designs the online and blended elements of Blended Learning Live! workshops. She ensures that participants have a seamless and efficient technical experience.

Her education journey arcs from the classroom, to the virtual world, and into the education-technology arena. Most recently, Theresa was the director of education services with Agilix Labs, and currently holds a technology position with the Potlatch School District in northern Idaho.

Prior to these roles, Theresa spent 23 years in the brick-and-mortar classroom, teaching English, speech, reading, and health. In the midst of her classroom experience, she attained a master’s degree in adult education/online learning, and spent nearly ten years with Idaho’s state virtual school, teaching online, organizing professional development, and serving as a blended-learning specialist.

Theresa lives in Princeton, Idaho, with her husband; she has two grown sons, is a voracious reader, and a lover of all things triathlon.