Our Team

Dr. Doug Willms

Colette Wasson

Colette Wasson is the Chief Executive Officer of The Learning Bar, a senior executive accountable for the strategic success of the company, the success of our partners and clients, and the achievement of our vision “Giving all children the opportunity to thrive”.

Colette attained an MBA to complement her Computer Science degree. She brings over 25 years of business and management experience working with large public and private sector organizations in a variety of industries. Over the years, Colette has developed a solid reputation for delivering results by empowering teams and bringing heart and mind to every challenge.

Colette is a volunteer with the ELF (Elementary Literacy Friends) program and loves to read with Grade 2 students.

Colette is the proud mother of two children and has a passion for the well-being and success of all children; she values and recognizes the importance of a quality education to ensure that all children reach their full potential.

Dr. Danielle Durepos

Danielle leads a responsive research group, and is well experienced in providing a strong supporting role in provincial and state-level initiatives. Danielle and her research group are equipped to assist the ASM team, often behind the scenes. Danielle frequently prepares responses to questions about the survey measures, underlying statistical methods, or other research techniques that periodically arise from various stakeholders. She provides information about any aspect of the data or findings, conducting statistical analyses, preparing reports based on the findings for meetings, or generally assisting where needed when questions arise.

Fred Yeomans

Fred is the Chief Technology Officer of The Learning Bar. Bringing over thirty years of technology experience, ranging from satellite operations, military and aerospace, as well as both enterprise and internet software, on projects ranging from small to multi-billion-dollar, Fred applies a broad knowledge of software architecture, technology, and development processes to lead TLB’s technology team, and to drive a technology vision which solves real problems, and brings real value.

Nicki Brett

Nicki manages the marketing team at The Learning Bar. She brings over 20 years international experience in the management and implementation of marketing and communication plans and strategic analysis. She is responsible for ensuring the vision and messaging of the company is represented clearly in our internal and external communications at the highest standards.

Ethan Young-Lai

Allison Blanco

Allison is the Managing Director with responsibility for the Australian operation.  With qualifications in Business Administration and Management from The University of Technology, Sydney and the Australian Institute of Management, and Risk and Governance qualifications from the Governance Institute of Australia, Allison has extensive experience in all aspects of operations management.  Prior to joining The Learning Bar, Allison gained extensive international experience during her 10 years at Mars, Incorporated as Business Manager and College Director for the Global Legal Function reporting to the General Counsel.  With excellence in operations, including business transformation and finance, Allison led the implementation of a number of global programs for the legal function in the area of finance, e-billing  and risk and governance.  Prior to that Allison gained extensive experience as a senior intellectual property paralegal at international law firm Baker & McKenzie while managing a key account as North Asia Intellectual Property Coordinator.  Allison believes that expectations for success plays a key role in children achieving their full potential and having the opportunity to thrive.

Charles Richard

Charles oversees the organizational and completion of OurSCHOOL product delivery tasks. Charles also is responsible for the reliability and performance of The Learning Bar network and applications. With more than 15 years experience in IT with responsibilities that varied from programming roles to production system support roles, Charles has a very strong knowledge of the development and product delivery cycles.

Claire Watton

Claire leads the Product Delivery team for the Early Years Evaluation (EYE). This team supports EYE clients both during and following their EYE implementations: from setting up their sessions in the EYE online data entry system, to producing all client deliverables once their evaluations are complete. This team also works closely with the EYE Account Success Management team and the EYE Application Development team to drive improvements to EYE user experience based on client feedback and ongoing educational research. Claire brings both an education and a research background to the EYE team, having completed a B.A. (Contemporary Studies) and a B.Ed. (Junior/Intermediate Math and Social Sciences) in 2012, and an M.A. (Sociology) in 2014.

Simon Ketcheson

Belinda Shaw

With over 12 years’ in the education industry, Belinda’s experience includes administration, training, customer service and business development in various support and managerial roles. Prior to joining The Learning Bar, Belinda worked as a TAFE Teacher and most recently as a Business Development Manager. Belinda achieved her latest professional development goal in 2020, completing an Advanced Diploma in Leadership and Management. Belinda is inspired to utilise the newly acquired skills and knowledge, together with vast industry experience and an avid interest in the education sector, in her role of Manager – Programs and Training at The Learning Bar.

Myriam Lopez

Myriam completed a Bachelor of Arts in Management (HR), Sociology and French at the University of Sydney, and a Masters in Teaching, secondary Business Studies and Commerce. Myriam has extensive experience in Human Resources specialising in Learning and Development projects, and has several years of teaching experiences in NSW schools. Myriam compliments her experiences with speaking English, French and Spanish. Myriam is responsible for the strategic management and guidance of various systems’ program implementations, ensuring delivery excellence, client success and satisfaction. As a passionate advocate for equity and equality in education, Myriam believes in the transformative role that education can play in childrens’ lives.

Carlos Rodriguez

Janette Desharnais

Mohammed Hassan

Stephanie Guignion

Melissa Morgan

Hayley Yarnold

Rebekah Dykes

Melissa Gamarra

Jennifer Morgen

Joel Henderson

Meghan Hadley

Stephanie Richardson

Alma López Garcia

Ben Allinson

Lorna Cameron

Clayton Crane

Melissa Foote

Micah Carey

Yessica Enriquez

Travis Bonnell

Christine Hole

Christine completed her dual honours degree in Psychology and Criminology at Saint Mary’s University, and holds a Master’s Degree in Social Personality Psychology from the University of Manitoba. Prior to attending graduate school, Christine taught elementary school children in South Korea, ages 4 – 13, for two years, focusing on English as an additional language. This amazing experience served to strengthen her respect and admiration for teachers and solidified her passion for improving the life chances for all children. Christine has also been fortunate enough to work with children with special needs, in addition to a number of SLP’s, OT’s, PT’s and SP’s, while working with the Halifax Regional School Board and the Calgary Board of Education.

Adam Gavin

Deepigha Shree Vittal Babu

Evan Kennedy

Kalatheeswaran Thiru Meganathan

Manoj Asokan

Stephen Wood

Matt Rothenberg

Deepa Nambiar

Adam Ganong

Phoebe Nguyen

Ben Stilwell

Grigory Libin

Megan Wilson

Shaun McBride

Léo Branch

Emma Bagnall

Dr. Lucia Tramonte

Neil Debassige

Shelley Watt

Dr. Norma St. Croix

Karen Power