Jacob Lee - President and Founder
Jacob Lee is a senior in the Math, Science, and Technology Magnet program at Kennesaw Mountain High School. He came up with the idea of Tech Gap Reboot when he noticed that people living in remote areas of the world without access to basic educational opportunities struggle to move themselves out of poverty. Jacob has found a solution by providing internet-based learning tools (Khan Academy, K-12 textbooks, basic finance and budgeting, health and medical education, etc.) to schools and family help centers in locations where neither the Internet nor reliable power are available, which will enable children and adults to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to end their family’s and community’s cycle of poverty.
Jacob also co-authored a research paper on the need for systems like the one installed in Peru in 2019. Feel free to read it here.
Matthew Lee - Treasurer
Matthew is a student in the business and economics programs at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Matthew is an active member of the school’s newspaper, the Daily Tar Heel. Matthew joined the foundation in 2018 after seeing the need of technology in some areas of Peru.
Nancy Anderson - Board Member
Ms. Nancy Anderson is a small business owner, who owns three locations of the Pigtails & Crewcuts: Haircut for Kids franchise. As a small business owner, Nancy is most proud of having created job that allow her staff to achieve a work/life balance, serve children with special needs and serve the community by partnering with Title I schools to meet their needs by providing books, snacks and other needs. Prior to becoming a small business owner, Nancy was a Social Worker dedicated to serving troubled youths and their families. Nancy's passion for helping others steams from her own childhood. Nancy is an immigrant from Argentina, who grew up without much, but she knew that with hard work a better future was possible. Arriving to the United States, three decades ago, she figured out that the key to the life she dreamed was an education. Being the first person in her family to obtain a college degree, and post-graduate degree. Nancy is a graduate of the University of Maryland. Nancy attributes her success to many individuals in her life who gave her an opportunity or hand up when she needed a chance. Her gratitude for these opportunities, fuels her passion to continue to help others.
Nancy lives with her husband Scott and her two children, Jonathan and Sofia in Marietta, GA.
Jon Nason - Board Member
Jon Nason has lived in the Atlanta area for almost 20 years having originally moved from his country of birth, England, to pursue a graduate degree at LSU in Baton Rouge, LA. He works at Motion Reality, a small technology business in Marietta, GA specializing in 3D motion capture for animation and virtual reality training, as the Sports Operations Manager, coordinating their presence within the sports and entertainment markets. He and his wife, Erin, were married in 2004 and have one son, Braeden, who is in elementary school.
Diane Rose - Board Member
Diane is a communications consultant and owner of DKR Communications, a company that provides public relations and marketing support to technology-focused companies. As an avid explorer of different cultures, Diane’s travels have ranged from hiking the Inca Trail and exploring the rain forests of Costa Rica to visiting the ancient temples of India and living in Germany.