Joyce Bunderson - President

Joyce Bunderson, has professional experience and an academic background in nutrition, public health, food science, and management. Joyce Bunderson actually sees herself as Grandma, because she, in fact, has 32 grandchildren. Although she has a vision of herself as a grandma, she is also a Registered Dietitian, with two graduate degrees, one a Masters in Public Health, Nutrition from UCLA, Class of 85; she also holds a doctorate in Public Administration. Joyce was the manager of Clinical Nutrition Services at Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles, one of the premier children’s hospitals in the world.

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Victor Bunderson - Chair Person

Dr. Bunderson’s work began in academic settings at the University of Texas and Brigham Young University, where he was principal investigator on the $5 million NSF-financed TICCIT computer-aided instruction project. He has long regarded the problems of educational change as requiring contributions from business and technology as well as from academia. Accordingly, he has been a co-founder of several companies involving advanced computer and information technologies, and education and training applications. He returned to academe in 1991 to work with a cadre of talented PhD students, which led to Validity-Centered Design, and built the foundations for Learning Progress Systems based on domain theories of learning and growth.

Troy Skeen - Vice President

Troy has been working as a consultant, analyst, and independent business owner since 1993. He is a graduate of Idaho State University and has several graduate degrees from the School of Hard Knocks and is continuing his education there :)  Troy has had many successful years in marketing, sales, and business development. In his free time he enjoys spending time with his family and friends.

David Serpa - Operations Manager

A native from Peru, David Serpa has recently completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain and Operations Management from Brigham Young University. He has had experience in different areas of business that range from opening his own small business to helping other companies improve their operational activities. David is an avid soccer fan and likes spending time with his wife Lindsey.

Shawn Bunderson - Account Representative

Shawn is a graduate from Utah Valley State College where for the last two years he has spent his time working as a member or the student government. He has worked in retail sales at Nordstrom, Meier and Frank, and Bassett furniture. He loves spending time with his family, as well as playing a good game of golf or tennis when ever he gets the chance. Shawn maintains a beautiful garden at his little farm in Orem Utah where he raises a small coup of chickens and rides his two horses whenever he gets a chance.

Kelly Stewart - Public Relations

Kelly comes to us from Provo, Utah where she attended Brigham Young University receiving her B.A. in Communications with an emphasis in Public Relations and a minor in Business Management. While in school, she wrote for The Daily Universe and reported for the school radio station KBYU-FM. In her senior year she worked with the Army ROTC creating a Public Relations Campaign. Since graduating, Kelly has done promotional work for Doctor Grandma’s, Great Harvest, Step Up Sites, Harris Publishing, The Post Register, and The American Cancer Society.

Kevin P. Shiley - Advisor/Board Member

Kevin is an International Marketing Consultant for International Alpaca Association (pro-bono) Member, Rocky Mountain Association of International Business Educators Scoutmaster and Eagle Scout. He is Fluent in Spanish, has a basic knowledge of German. He is 48, married, and has four children. His interests including Backpacking, Hiking, Theatre, Music and International Current Events.

Philip S. Nitse - Advisor

Dr. Nitse has over nineteen years of sales and sales management experience in retail, service, and industrial organizations. He worked for United Technology Carrier as a Service. He developed and presented both formal and informal service contract proposals to a variety of different customers such as plant managers, school and county boards, and hospital administrators.

He was the Division Sales Manager, responsible for servicing grocery and convenience stores with health and beauty aid and non-food products for Mass Merchandisers, Inc. He prepared such items as budgets, compensation plans, and sales forecasts and was responsible for over twenty supervisors and route salespeople.

Dr. Nitse worked for Value Fair Discount Stores as a Department Manager, responsible for six hardline departments as well a third manager of the store. He was responsible for ordering of regular and seasonal merchandise, opening and closing of the store, and the hiring and dismissal of department personnel.

Bill McNabb - Advisor

Bill McNabb is one of the biggest in the Grain Industry in the Western United states.

Mr. McNabb was born and raised in Inkom, Idaho and graduated from Marsh Valley High School. Mr. McNabb is a graduate from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Bill McNabb has a degree in Accounting from BYU and has been involved in private Idaho businesses every since his graduation from Brigham Young University in 1976. Mr. McNabb played football for BYU during all four years of college and served a two-year proselyting mission for his church (LDS) in South Africa between 1971 and 1972. He speaks Afrikaans fluently.

Since October of 1997, Mr. McNabb has had a financial interest in three (3) skilled nursing homes in southern Idaho. He is the president of and major shareholder in McNabb Grain Inc. McNabb Grain is one of the largest grain dealers in the Intermountain Northwest in the grain commodity, soft white wheat. Mr. McNabb is also the President and major stockholder in McNabb Trucking Inc. which is a major grain commodity shipper in the United States.

Mr. McNabb is the Vice Chairman of Helping Hands Sanctury of Idaho, Inc. Helping Hands Sanctuary of Idaho, Inc. provides formal instruction and training to healthcare professionals.

Mr. McNabb and his wife, Lisa, have seven children ranging from two years of age to 15 years of age.

Oliver Nina - Software Engineer

Oliver is a student at Brigham Young University, working towards earning a master’s degree in Computer Science. He works as research assistant at the computer graphics lab at BYU and as a contractor for Drgrandmas.com.  

Mike Summers - Web Developer

Mike has been working in the field of Web Development and Design since 1998. He has worked for both small and larger businesses alike, creating and maintaining sites for a variety of clients, including fortune 500 technology companies. He enjoys designing and creating educational video games. He recently moved from Portland, Oregon to Idaho. He now enjoys living in Idaho Falls with his wife and 3 kids.

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