Are you ready to build cool things?
Come join our amazing community!
Who are we?
Tech Trep Academy helps you learn more about what you love, so you can give your passions a purpose. Love Minecraft? We’ll teach you how to make a mod (and much more). Love drawing and movies? We'll help you make your own animated films. Want to start your own business? We can teach you that, too.
It's time to unleash your creativity and change the world - Dare to Create.
The Team
Original Founders of Tech Trep Academy
Co-Founders / Strategic Advisors / Online Mentors
Marlon Lindsay
Co-Founder / Executive VP
Frantz Belot, PhD
Co-Founder / Executive VP
Stephanie Hess
Project Manager / Team Support
Adam Toren
Strategic Advisor
Matthew Toren
Strategic Advisor
Gillian Whitney
Online Tech Mentor / Course Developer
Tanner Bowman
Online Tech Mentor Support
Chris Frisbie
Online Tech Mentor / Course Developer
Eric DeJulio
Online Tech Mentor / Course Developer
Dani Bates
Online Tech Mentor
Erin Sublette
Online Teacher
Jen Goostrey
Education Specialist
Non-Profit Partner: Forever Young Foundation
Barb and Steve Young
Founders / Co-Chairs, Forever Young Foundation
NFL Hall of Fame QB; Parents of 4 children
Jerry Rice
Co-Founder of 8-80 Zones, Partner of Forever Young Foundation
NFL Hall of Fame WR and 3-time Super Bowl Champion
Rich Lawson
Board of Trustees, Forever Young Foundation
Chief Executive Officer & Managing Partner at HGGC
Gayla Compton
Board of Trustees, Forever Young Foundation
Managing Director of the Maverick Foundation
Junior Bryant
Board of Trustees, Forever Young Foundation
NFL Super Bowl Champion; VP, Pacific Global Investments
Sterling Tanner
President & Executive Director, Forever Young Foundation
Over 25 years experience in Non-Profit Executive Leadership
Michelle Knox
Director of Media and Public Relations, Forever Young Foundation
Michelle has been serving kids around the world for over 18 years
Legal / IT / Finance / Marketing Partners
Craig Jacoby
General Outside Counsel
Partner, Cooley, LLP
John Crittenden
Trademark Protection
Partner, Cooley, LLP
Chantal Hwang
Trademark Protection
Associate, Cooley, LLP
Silicon Valley Bank
www.svb.com
Menlo Park, California
Richard Coates
AWS
Amazon Web Services
Alen Howard
Canvas
by Instructure
Bryan Phelps
Big Leap
Marketing Execution
Abe Fawson
GoodFront
Web Developer