Leadership and Governance

Executive Leaders

Jacob Walker, Executive Director/Principal

Jacob Walker is the founder of EducateONE and Global SchoolONE. He has had the fortune to have the rare life experiences that prepares one to take on the daunting task of developing an education system from the ground up.

Jacob Walker

• Early experience with amazing learning via travel as opposed to being in a class room with set curriculum

• Amazing teachers throughout high school, that he saw different methods of how they induced learning
• The fortune to be ahead of the technology curve, by co-founding the first internet provider in Placer County, using a smartphone before the iPhone existed, and working with AI previous to ChatGPT's public release.
• Teaching in an open entry adult education course that required mastery learning for students to earn certification
• Inspired by W. Edwards Deming, Eliyahu Goldratt, Tom Peters, James Collins, and Jerry Porras in continual improvement, he brought this self-reflection and improvement to his classroom, being awarded Teacher of the Year at his school.
• Tasked by Principal Kirk Williams, he was the primary architect of transforming Twin Rivers Adult School to becoming akin to a technical college, gaining Title IV Accreditation responsible for millions of dollars of Pell Grant funding.
• During this process, he led Twin Rivers Adult School through a new WASC accreditation protocol and COE accreditation; because of his experience doing these accreditation, we was asked by WASC to advise them on their protocol changes.
• Further, during this time, he was asked by the California Department of Education, to write updated Career Technical Education Model Curriculum Standards for Information Support and Services & Software and Systems Development.
• After Twin Rivers Adult School ultimately lost its funding due to district cuts, he was the primary architect of Highlands Community Charter School, which he had the integrity to be a whistleblower when it was later consumed by corruption.
• Continuing his work to change education he has met with top education leaders in Uganda and the Minister of Higher Education of Malawi to develop a university, but unfortunately in both cases, politics got in the way.

Despite there being an easier path to take, Jacob feels that so many have invested in his life to do good, that he must do his best to bring dividends of good to this world.

Olga Evans, Chief Academic Officer/AI Officer

Olga Evans serves as Chief Academic Officer and AI Officer at EducateONE, where she leads the strategic design of learning systems built for the world we are rapidly approaching. She is the kind of leader who can reimagine education at the systems level while remaining grounded in the lived reality of learners and educators.

Olga Evans

• Leads the strategic design of adaptive learning ecosystems that integrate linguistics, psychology, and emerging AI models, so that students can learn quicker and better content that is more relevant to their lives.

• Distinguishes her work through intentionality: she approaches AI not as a mechanism to automate learning, but as a relational and ethical partner in human development.
• Has shaped EducateONE’s thinking on personalization, access, and evidence-based innovation across global contexts, with special focus on learners historically excluded from high-quality education.
• Brings an uncommon combination of strengths: deep academic rigor, hands-on systems thinking, and lived experience working across cultures, languages, and institutional boundaries.
• Operates fluently across pedagogical theory, AI architecture-level conversations, nonprofit governance, and the day-to-day realities of implementation.
• Serves as a critical bridge between vision and execution—translating complex ideas into systems that can actually function in real human environments.
• Has been instrumental in guiding EducateONE’s ethical frameworks for AI adoption, consistently asking the questions that matter most: not only can we build something, but should we, for whom, and under what conditions.
• Sees education as a living system, knowing that learning is not programmed but awakened by relationship, trust, and intellectual honesty, which she shows through how she designs, mentors, and challenges assumptions, including her own.

Olga Evans is a systems-level thinker with a human core, able to lead at the intersection of education, AI, and ethical futures while remaining deeply attuned to the individuals within the systems she builds.

David Jones, Chief Operating Officer/Technology Officer

David Jones like many techies, doesn't often share much about himself, but more will be coming here soon.

David Jones

Board of Directors and Officers

Kirk Williams, Chairperson and Board Member

Kirk Williams serves as Chairperson of the EducateONE Board, bringing over three decades of business leadership, entrepreneurial experience, and educational administration to the strategic governance of the organization. A seasoned executive and award-winning hospitality professional, he bridges enterprise discipline with transformative educational vision.

Kirk Williams

• Innovator with 35 years of leadership experience across business formation, operations, finance, and executive coaching.
• Veteran of the hospitality industry with expertise in food and beverage law, operational systems, startup development, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Demonstrated record of increasing revenue, reducing turnover, and elevating standards through structured systems and strong organizational culture.
• Visionary product developer with a commitment to research and development in both culinary arts and educational programming.
• Professor at Lincoln Technical Academy, contributing to curriculum development and entrepreneurship education.
• Former Principal and Founder of Highlands Community Charter School, leading institutional formation and operational growth.
• Principal of Adult Education for Twin Rivers Unified School District and Sacramento City Unified School District, guiding large-scale workforce and adult learning systems.
• ROP Instructor in Culinary Arts at Ronald McNair High School, integrating industry practice with secondary education pathways.
• CEO and Co-Founder of Golden State Culinary Institute, advancing professional culinary training aligned with real-world economic demand. As Board Chair, Kirk provides governance rooted in operational excellence, entrepreneurial realism, and a belief that institutions thrive when leadership combines high standards with disciplined optimism.

Corbin Crutchley, Board Member

Corbin Crutchley is a software engineering leader and educator focused on making high-quality learning open, accessible, and genuinely enjoyable. As a board member of EducateONE, Corbin strengthens our work at the intersection of technology, ethics, and scalable learning systems—bringing both deep technical craft and an educator’s commitment to clarity and community.

Corbin Crutchley

VP of Software Engineering and longtime builder in the web development ecosystem, known for turning complex technical ideas into practical learning paths.

Runs Playful Programming, a developer education platform oriented around transparent, accessible learning and strong community stewardship.

Recognized as a GitHub Star and Microsoft MVP for technical leadership and community impact.

Maintains and contributes to widely used open-source projects and organizations, including TanStack, Redux, Jimp, and Plop—helping shape tools and patterns used by developers globally.

Author of The Framework Field Guide, a teaching-first approach to understanding major UI frameworks through shared fundamentals rather than hype cycles.

Experienced in team leadership and modern engineering practice, with a career spanning systems work, product development, and leading teams across organizations.

Dedicated to free and open developer learning, including building publishing and education infrastructure aimed at widening access. Corbin brings a rare blend of systems-level engineering judgment and educator instincts—helping EducateONE pursue learning that is both technically excellent and deeply human-centered.

Abram Doe, Secretary

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Derrick Kudzordzi, Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer

Derrick Kudzordzi