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Mr. Kalinske is a past board member of the National Education Association Foundation for the Improvement of
Education and of the RAND Education Board. He earned a B.S. from the University of Wisconsin and an M.B.A.
from the University of Arizona.
William B. Chiasson has served as our Chief Financial Officer since November 2004. Prior to joining us, he
served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Levi Strauss & Co., a marketer of apparel, from
August 1998 to December 2003. From January 1988 to August 1998, Mr. Chiasson served in varying capacities
with Kraft Foods, Inc., a division of Phillip Morris Companies and a manufacturer and seller of branded foods
and beverages, most recently as Senior Vice President, Finance and Information Technology for Kraft Foods,
Inc. From June 1979 to January 1988, Mr. Chiasson served in varying capacities with Baxter Healthcare, most
recently as its Vice President and Controller for the Hospital Group. Mr. Chiasson is a certified public accountant
and received his B.A. from the University of Arizona and his M.B.A. from the University of Southern California.
Kathryn E. Olson has served as our Chief Marketing Officer since November 2004. Prior to joining us, she
served as Vice President of U.S. Consumer Marketing at Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, a manufacturer and
marketer of quality confectionary products from September 2001 through October 2004. From 1999 to 2001,
Ms. Olson served as Executive Vice President of Marketing at Nordstrom.com. From 1997 to 1999, Ms. Olson
was the Vice President of Global Marketing, Nutrition and Consumer Sector for Monsanto Life Sciences. Prior to
Monsanto, Ms. Olson held various marketing positions at Quaker Oats Company for a period of ten years,
including two years as Director of Marketing, Gatorade Europe. Ms. Olson received her B.S. from the University
of Illinois and her M.B.A. from the University of Chicago.
Timothy M. Bender has served as our President of Worldwide Consumer Group since January 2002, and
served as our Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing from July 1999 to December 2001 and as our Senior
Vice President of Sales from November 1997 to June 1999. Prior to joining us, he served as the Director of
National Accounts at Yes! Entertainment Corporation, a toy and entertainment products company, from October
1994 to January 1997, and as Senior Vice President of Sales from February 1997 to October 1997. From 1984
to1994, Mr. Bender was at Lego Systems, Inc., and served in various positions including Senior National
Account Manager. Mr. Bender has a B.S. from Bradley University.
Jessie Woolley-Wilson has served as our Executive Vice President, President of SchoolHouse Group since
December 2004. She joined LeapFrog in June 2003 as the Vice President of Marketing Programs for our
SchoolHouse division and was promoted to Vice President of Marketing for our SchoolHouse division in May
2004. Prior to joining us, she served as Vice President of Marketing, Sales, Training and Business Development
at The College Board, a non-profit membership association that connects students to college success and
opportunity, from 2000 through 2002. From 1996 to 1999, Ms. Woolley-Wilson served as President and General
Manager of Crimson & Brown Associates a professional services company. Ms. Woolley-Wilson received her
B.A. from the University of Virginia and her M.B.A. from Harvard University.
Mark B. Flowers has served as our Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer since January 2002.
Previously, he served as our Vice President of Technology from January 2001 to December 2001, and as our
Vice President of Engineering from July 1998 to December 2000. Prior to joining us, Mr. Flowers was Vice
President of Hardware Engineering and a director of Explore Technologies, Inc. from September 1995 until we
acquired substantially all of Explore Technologies’ assets and business in July 1998. He holds several patents in
electronics design and has a B.S. and an M.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Madeline T. Schroeder has served as our Executive Vice President, Product Development and Publishing
since February 2004 and served as our Senior Vice President, Worldwide Publishing Services from June 2002 to
February 2004 and as Vice President, Publishing from April 2001 to June 2002. From 1998 to 2001,
Ms. Schroeder served as an interim operating executive across a variety of industries, including online
syndication, electronic gaming and elder care, including serving as the Chief Executive Officer and President of
Mambo.com, an integrated invitations and payment service. Ms. Schroeder holds a B.A. from the University of
California, Berkeley.
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