Transforminng Educationn

Transeo is transforming student readiness with a suite of software tools that empower students and support educators.

About Transeoo

Transeo was built by educators for educators. Our founders were frustrated with a siloed education system and the amount of time wasted on paperwork. Collaboration was a challenge and students were falling through the cracks. We began with a simple problem: why did we spend so much time digging through pieces of paper, managing endless spreadsheets and playing hours of phone-tag? When searching for a better way to prepare students for success, we found no solutions. Transeo was born out of this real educational struggle.

Meet Our Team

Our team is built of educational leaders and industry experts that share one thing in common: the drive and desire to create a positive, authentic impact on students across the country. Click any photo to learn more about a specific team member.
Cecilia Retelle Zywicki
Cecilia Retelle Zywicki
CEO

Cecilia is a seasoned EdTech leader, strategic planner, facilitator, and operational executive—her expertise includes building culture, empowering team members, and establishing clear expectations while scaling businesses.

She has spent her career focused on upskilling the workforce through educational experiences after receiving her Juris Doctor from the University of Denver and Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Education from the University of Minnesota (where she played ice hockey, twice appearing in the Frozen Four). She holds an active law license and inactive K-8 teaching license, with specialties in science and special education.

Cecilia joined the Transeo team as CEO in 2023 to continue the mission of transforming student readiness with a focus on providing work-based learning experiences to address the opportunity and skills gap for students and employers.


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Jimmy McDermott
Jimmy McDermott
CTO & CO-FOUNDER

Jimmy is an experienced technology leader and startup founder. As Transeo’s co-founder and Chief Technical Officer, he helps create systems and processes for development and integration and leads a team of powerful developers to build world-class technology. Jimmy serves as a member of Apple's Server Side Work Group where he helps steer community initiatives related to Swift, and was recognized for his work on the 2022 Forbes 30 under 30 list.


Because of his exposure to innovative Work-Based Learning and CTE curriculum as a student, Jimmy is deeply passionate about helping to scale those types opportunities for students across the country.

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Joe Diaz
Joe Diaz
VP OF CUSTOMER SUCCESS

Working across the country Joe has over a decade of experience in Customer Success in education technology. His passion lies in encouraging students to succeed so that they may reach their fullest potential. Life after High School comes with many challenges and the better we prepare our students for the real world the better in turn the world will be. From state to state and coast to coast he's supported some of the most innovative school districts in the nation bringing cutting edge digital tools to educators and students.

Joe supports Transeo's partners as VP of Customer Success in the West.


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Lauren Armack
Lauren Armack
Content Specialist

As Transeo’s content Developer, Lauren believes quality and thoughtful training empowers people, makes them feel confident, and helps them to be confident with the products they are using. She is proud that Transeo allows educators and students to take control of their life-readiness experience to instill those same feelings of empowerment.

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Eric Burris
Eric Burris
Sales Development Representative

Eric is an early career professional who is excited to bring his passion for sales to Transeo. In his role, he helps drive customers to our solutions and bring understanding of our goals surrounding post-secondary planning. Eric is looking to build strong relationships with customers and develop fruitful, lasting partnerships that can help the next generation of students succeed.

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Danielle Carbonell
Danielle Carbonell
Strategic Sales Consultant

Danielle has over 25 years of sales experience in the education industry. As she has grown in her sales career, what motivates her the most is providing solutions to students. Here at Transeo, Danielle provides a consultative approach to help track complex graduation requirements and help students explore career options so they can gain readiness for their chosen post-secondary pathway.

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Savannah Cooper
Savannah Cooper
Customer Success Director

Here at Transeo, Savannah partners with clients to help understand their goals and create a holistic strategy that works best for the student's success. Savannah believes that Transeo provides tools that are necessary for students to be successful.

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Audrey Cruz
Audrey Cruz
Director of Sales Operations & Enablement

Audrey is an accomplished consultant, strategist, and project manager with over a decade of experience cultivating high-performing teams, improving business processes, and leading through change. She enjoys translating complex ideas into actionable pieces and working collaboratively to solve tough problems. As the Director of Sales Operations & Enablement at Transeo, Audrey ensures people have what they need to succeed. For the first eleven years of her career, Audrey worked at the intersection of education and workforce development in award winning nonprofits and some of the most challenging schools in Washington, DC. She believes deeply in Transeo’s ability to transform schools and communities and knows first-hand how critical system infrastructure is to real change.

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Jason Eberly
Jason Eberly
Marketing & Events Coordinator

Jason is an accomplished marketing professional with more than two decades of award-winning experience in managing conferences and events. Prior to joining Transeo, he also served as a paraprofessional and a teacher in the Kansas City area and is passionate about helping students prepare for the next stages of their lives.

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Alex George
Alex George
Software Product Owner/Project Manager

Alex George is a nationally recognized work-based learning expert, having directed and consulted programs across the U.S. Most recently, Alex served as Senior Manager of Work-Based Learning at Chicago Public Schools (CPS), leading efforts that impacted over 20,000 students from 100+ schools annually.

While at CPS, Alex implemented strategies that almost tripled work-based learning participation across the district. Alex also spearheaded innovative projects such as Career Launch Chicago, Skilled Trades Career Fair, Virtual Guest Speaker Week, Youth Apprenticeship Course, and more. Through this work, Alex collaborated with and consulted senior government officials, school administrators, industry leaders, and nonprofit executives.

Previous to CPS, Alex worked at Teach for America as a 2nd Grade Teacher and Community Organizer, the Taproot Foundation as their lead Program Manager for the Chicago metro area, and other experiences consulting educational programs in under-resourced communities and schools. Alex has also been involved with numerous volunteer opportunities, focusing on after-school programming, including founding a health and wellness/basketball program funded by the San Antonio Spurs.

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Ann Herbener
Ann Herbener
Education Services Manager

Ann has been an educator for 36 years, the last 20 as college counselor and counseling department chair. She served as President of Great Plains Association for College Admission Counseling and Admission Practices Committee for NACAC. She was honored as the 2021 Nebraska State High School Counselor of the Year.

As a result, Ann brings a passion for post-secondary planning, the role of school counselors, and technology as a tool for student success to the Transeo team. Pivoting between teams, Ann provides expertise for counselors regarding implementation and college admission work to empower educators. Transeo’s capabilities to serve all aspects of a students journey excite Ann about the impact we can have on their lives.

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Alex Hover
Alex Hover
Full Stack Engineer

Alex brings a warm enthusiasm to the Transeo team, where he is a key development partner as a full stack engineer. At Transeo, he showcases his in-depth technical knowledge, "can do" attitude, and passion for building systems that help students achieve their best potential.

Outside of work, Alex spends his time mentoring kids as a head gymnastics coach at a Pennsylvania-area sporting complex. When the kids succeed, it makes his day.

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Bill Lewis
Bill Lewis
Customer Success Manager

Bill has 29 years of experience in education ranging from the classroom to the superintendency. He is a passionate advocate for teachers and students. As a Customer Success Manager at Transeo, he ensures that clients have tools needed to utilize the program the most effective way so that school staff can concentrate on student success.  


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Colleen Lowe
Colleen Lowe
Customer Success Manager

Having served in education as a teacher for over 25 years, Colleen is passionate about working directly with educators to support their students. She believes that Transeo empowers students to holistically pursue their post-secondary goals for college, career or life readiness, which in turn contributes to creating a better future for us all.

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Sarah Matney
Sarah Matney
Content Development Manager

As a former educator, trainer, and entrepreneur, Sarah understands the need for solutions that transform student readiness. She believes every student deserves to graduate high school ready to be successful in whatever path they choose, and she is excited to be a part of a team focused on that goal. Passionate about student equity and access as well as supporting teachers and administrators, she believes Transeo is the answer to many questions and problems that so many schools face. As Content Development Manager, she creates engaging content that empowers our customers to use our platform to its fullest potential.

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Keegan ODonnell
Keegan ODonnell
Full Stack Engineer

Keegan is a solid software engineer with experience in a diverse variety of application development, including native iOS, cross-platform desktop, and web-first iOS development. He likes to build efficient, maintainable, comprehensible code that enables his team to focus on delivering delightful features to end users. Keegan spent several years with Amazon before moving on to experience the wonderful world of EdTech with Seesaw. Most recently he has joined the team at Transeo to help enable students to fulfill their full potential.

Outside of work, Keegan likes to experience the great outdoors around Seattle, eat (and cook) delicious food, and explore all the nooks and crannies that the Seattle area has to offer.

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David Paige
David Paige
Full Stack Engineer

As a seasoned software engineer, David has accumulated a wealth of experience working at both large Fortune 500 companies and small startups, focusing on building maintainable and scalable software architectures. Now at Transeo, he uses that knowledge to contribute to delivering world-class products to students and educators.

David loves to create new things, and he feels that starting from a blank canvas and building something up from nothing is one of the most rewarding things in life. Whether it’s work on his own projects or another professional endeavor, he carries that “maker” spirit with him in whatever he sets his mind to.

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Bob Peacock
Bob Peacock
Director of Engineering

Bob is passionate about technology that makes a difference. He believes that the right application of innovation, ingenuity, and team coaching is the recipe for great customer solutions. With nearly 30 years of public-facing technology experience across large and small solution providers he is a seasoned technologist.


Bob served as a lead architect at System Innovations/Financial Data Planning Corp, before transitioning to director of technology at SunGard Insurance Systems, vice president of implementation at leading fintech solution provider, Insurance Technologies, vice president of application development with Flatiron Capital / Wells Fargo Bank, NA, and CTO of Spyder, Inc.


When not rolling up his sleeves and building solutions, Bob loves traveling the world and exploring the mountains of Colorado where he lives.

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Amanda Petrarca
Amanda Petrarca
Content Specialist

Amanda has dedicated many years to education and has served as an educator since 2002. She gained a strong passion for helping students access opportunities to find their unique career pathway, whether that is continued education, or becoming successful doing whatever they love. At Transeo, Amanda feels as though we are making a difference by providing the necessary tools to support their chosen path.

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Kara Pontius
Kara Pontius
Jobs Implementer

A seasoned Transeo user and implementer, Kara is excited to bring her experiences as Career Readiness Coordinator to the Transeo team and assist school districts in streamlining their work-based learning processes. Kara entered career tech education six years ago, as a Career Services Specialist, where she helped to provide career exploration and planning services to roughly 20,000 K-12 students. Kara transitioned to support Eastland-Fairfield staff and students with their work-based learning measures in 2020. She was instrumental in converting the district's program from paper processes to a new digital tracking and management system, through the implementation of Transeo, and was responsible for providing professional development to staff, students, and business partners regarding the new WBL compliance measures in the state of Ohio. Kara's passion for students and business helped bridge the gap between classroom instruction and industry needs to build student skills and a pipeline for the next generation workforce.

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Vic Ramirez
Vic Ramirez
Director of Product

Vic Ramirez is a seasoned product leader with a background in design and experience spanning multiple industries. He has a proven track record of successfully leading product development for Fortune 500 companies and delivering user-centric solutions for a diverse range of clients. Recently, he has transitioned into the education technology field, utilizing his expertise in user research, product strategy, and agile development to drive innovation and scale products at Transeo.

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Casey Wyatt
Casey Wyatt
Technical Implementation Manager

With years of technical implementation under her belt, Casey designs and develops training content to enhance customers’ learning and skill-acquisition goals. Paired with her academic experience in anthropology, she’s committed to using natural human behavior to influence training and technology.


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Kelly Zura
Kelly Zura
Technical Implementation Specialist

With many years of experience working as a SIS administrator within public education, Kelly now helps customers to implement Transeo into their district’s SIS. She is passionate about education and helping students prepare for their post-secondary journey.

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Don Fraynd
Don Fraynd
CEO & Co-founder
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Dr. David R. Schuler, a national education leader and superintendent in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, is passionate about the importance of community service learning and preparing all students to be college, career and life ready.

Dr. Schuler launched Redefining Ready!, a national initiative around post-secondary readiness, during his time as 2015-16 president of AASA, The School Superintendents Association. In 2018, Dr. Schuler was named the Illinois Superintendent of the Year and that same year he was named the AASA National Superintendent of the Year.

Dr. Schuler earned his bachelor’s degree from Carroll University and his master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Joe Diaz
Joe Diaz
Director of Customer Success
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Dr. David R. Schuler, a national education leader and superintendent in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, is passionate about the importance of community service learning and preparing all students to be college, career and life ready.

Dr. Schuler launched Redefining Ready!, a national initiative around post-secondary readiness, during his time as 2015-16 president of AASA, The School Superintendents Association. In 2018, Dr. Schuler was named the Illinois Superintendent of the Year and that same year he was named the AASA National Superintendent of the Year.

Dr. Schuler earned his bachelor’s degree from Carroll University and his master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Alyson Emmett
Alyson Emmett
Customer Success Director
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Dr. David R. Schuler, a national education leader and superintendent in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, is passionate about the importance of community service learning and preparing all students to be college, career and life ready.

Dr. Schuler launched Redefining Ready!, a national initiative around post-secondary readiness, during his time as 2015-16 president of AASA, The School Superintendents Association. In 2018, Dr. Schuler was named the Illinois Superintendent of the Year and that same year he was named the AASA National Superintendent of the Year.

Dr. Schuler earned his bachelor’s degree from Carroll University and his master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Beth Ferrigno
Beth Ferrigno
Strategic Sales Consultant
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Dr. David R. Schuler, a national education leader and superintendent in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, is passionate about the importance of community service learning and preparing all students to be college, career and life ready.

Dr. Schuler launched Redefining Ready!, a national initiative around post-secondary readiness, during his time as 2015-16 president of AASA, The School Superintendents Association. In 2018, Dr. Schuler was named the Illinois Superintendent of the Year and that same year he was named the AASA National Superintendent of the Year.

Dr. Schuler earned his bachelor’s degree from Carroll University and his master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Dustin M. Seemann
Dustin M. Seemann
VP of CONTENT & CURRICULUM
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Dr. David R. Schuler, a national education leader and superintendent in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, is passionate about the importance of community service learning and preparing all students to be college, career and life ready.

Dr. Schuler launched Redefining Ready!, a national initiative around post-secondary readiness, during his time as 2015-16 president of AASA, The School Superintendents Association. In 2018, Dr. Schuler was named the Illinois Superintendent of the Year and that same year he was named the AASA National Superintendent of the Year.

Dr. Schuler earned his bachelor’s degree from Carroll University and his master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Ken Broermann
Ken Broermann
VP of Sales
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Dr. David R. Schuler, a national education leader and superintendent in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, is passionate about the importance of community service learning and preparing all students to be college, career and life ready.

Dr. Schuler launched Redefining Ready!, a national initiative around post-secondary readiness, during his time as 2015-16 president of AASA, The School Superintendents Association. In 2018, Dr. Schuler was named the Illinois Superintendent of the Year and that same year he was named the AASA National Superintendent of the Year.

Dr. Schuler earned his bachelor’s degree from Carroll University and his master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Natalie Smith
Natalie Smith
Customer Success Specialist
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Dr. David R. Schuler, a national education leader and superintendent in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, is passionate about the importance of community service learning and preparing all students to be college, career and life ready.

Dr. Schuler launched Redefining Ready!, a national initiative around post-secondary readiness, during his time as 2015-16 president of AASA, The School Superintendents Association. In 2018, Dr. Schuler was named the Illinois Superintendent of the Year and that same year he was named the AASA National Superintendent of the Year.

Dr. Schuler earned his bachelor’s degree from Carroll University and his master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Jimmy McDermott
CTO and Co-Founder
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Dr. David R. Schuler, a national education leader and superintendent in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, is passionate about the importance of community service learning and preparing all students to be college, career and life ready.

Dr. Schuler launched Redefining Ready!, a national initiative around post-secondary readiness, during his time as 2015-16 president of AASA, The School Superintendents Association. In 2018, Dr. Schuler was named the Illinois Superintendent of the Year and that same year he was named the AASA National Superintendent of the Year.

Dr. Schuler earned his bachelor’s degree from Carroll University and his master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Jake Ashley
Strategic sales consultant
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Dr. David R. Schuler, a national education leader and superintendent in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, is passionate about the importance of community service learning and preparing all students to be college, career and life ready.

Dr. Schuler launched Redefining Ready!, a national initiative around post-secondary readiness, during his time as 2015-16 president of AASA, The School Superintendents Association. In 2018, Dr. Schuler was named the Illinois Superintendent of the Year and that same year he was named the AASA National Superintendent of the Year.

Dr. Schuler earned his bachelor’s degree from Carroll University and his master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Jessica Block
Senior SDR manager
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Dr. David R. Schuler, a national education leader and superintendent in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, is passionate about the importance of community service learning and preparing all students to be college, career and life ready.

Dr. Schuler launched Redefining Ready!, a national initiative around post-secondary readiness, during his time as 2015-16 president of AASA, The School Superintendents Association. In 2018, Dr. Schuler was named the Illinois Superintendent of the Year and that same year he was named the AASA National Superintendent of the Year.

Dr. Schuler earned his bachelor’s degree from Carroll University and his master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Matthew Curtis
VP of product and success
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Dr. David R. Schuler, a national education leader and superintendent in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, is passionate about the importance of community service learning and preparing all students to be college, career and life ready.

Dr. Schuler launched Redefining Ready!, a national initiative around post-secondary readiness, during his time as 2015-16 president of AASA, The School Superintendents Association. In 2018, Dr. Schuler was named the Illinois Superintendent of the Year and that same year he was named the AASA National Superintendent of the Year.

Dr. Schuler earned his bachelor’s degree from Carroll University and his master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Andrew Edwards
Backend developer
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Dr. David R. Schuler, a national education leader and superintendent in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, is passionate about the importance of community service learning and preparing all students to be college, career and life ready.

Dr. Schuler launched Redefining Ready!, a national initiative around post-secondary readiness, during his time as 2015-16 president of AASA, The School Superintendents Association. In 2018, Dr. Schuler was named the Illinois Superintendent of the Year and that same year he was named the AASA National Superintendent of the Year.

Dr. Schuler earned his bachelor’s degree from Carroll University and his master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Hannah Gerstner
Director of marketing
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Dr. David R. Schuler, a national education leader and superintendent in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, is passionate about the importance of community service learning and preparing all students to be college, career and life ready.

Dr. Schuler launched Redefining Ready!, a national initiative around post-secondary readiness, during his time as 2015-16 president of AASA, The School Superintendents Association. In 2018, Dr. Schuler was named the Illinois Superintendent of the Year and that same year he was named the AASA National Superintendent of the Year.

Dr. Schuler earned his bachelor’s degree from Carroll University and his master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Wendy McKethan
Customer success director
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Dr. David R. Schuler, a national education leader and superintendent in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, is passionate about the importance of community service learning and preparing all students to be college, career and life ready.

Dr. Schuler launched Redefining Ready!, a national initiative around post-secondary readiness, during his time as 2015-16 president of AASA, The School Superintendents Association. In 2018, Dr. Schuler was named the Illinois Superintendent of the Year and that same year he was named the AASA National Superintendent of the Year.

Dr. Schuler earned his bachelor’s degree from Carroll University and his master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Dr. David R. Schuler, a national education leader and superintendent in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, is passionate about the importance of community service learning and preparing all students to be college, career and life ready.

Dr. Schuler launched Redefining Ready!, a national initiative around post-secondary readiness, during his time as 2015-16 president of AASA, The School Superintendents Association. In 2018, Dr. Schuler was named the Illinois Superintendent of the Year and that same year he was named the AASA National Superintendent of the Year.

Dr. Schuler earned his bachelor’s degree from Carroll University and his master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Jaleesia Roberson
Technical specialist
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Meet Our Advisory Boardd

Our advisors play a crucial role in our company as we turn to them for insight and advice.
Mike English
Mike English
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Kathy Hurley
Kathy Hurley
Advisor
Bob Sanders
Bob Sanders
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Stephen Smith
Advisor

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