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John Krull

President,
Amazon Champion Authorized Instructor (AAI)

John Krull headshot
John Krull, Founder and President, is a Trainer and Consultant for Tech Reformers. He is the former CIO at Seattle Public Schools and CTO at Oakland Unified School District. Prior to leading school system technology, John worked at Microsoft and various startups implementing web and video technologies. John began his career as a teacher.

Emil Nisanov

Strategic Advisor,
Client Director of Client Relationships

Emil Nisanov

Emil Nisanov is a Strategic Advisor and Director of Client Relationships. Throughout his 16-year career in the tech industry, spanning a decade-long tenure at Microsoft and a 6-year term at Amazon Web Services, Emil has been uniquely positioned to guide Public Sector and Education organizations in shaping their digital transformation and cloud adoption journeys. Whether you are starting your cloud journey or have a cloud-first strategy, Emil can help optimize your cloud environment to scale applications, lower overall IT spending, and meet the ever-changing needs of your end users.

Jason Morales

Strategic Advisor

Jason Morales
Jason Morales is a Strategic Advisor and Data Specialist. In his previous role as Global Strategy Lead for Data & AI on the Worldwide Education team at Microsoft, he helped to launch and scale the Open Education Analytics (OEA) initiative to institutions, ministries and departments of education globally. He co-hosts the podcast Ideate: Re-thinking Data & AI in Education to explore how guests foster innovation within their organizations using data and artificial intelligence.

Bill Baig

Strategic Advisor,
DevOps Engineer,
Amazon Authorized Instructor (AAI)

Bill Baig
Bill Baig is the Senior Cloud Architect, Consultant, & Principal Trainer with Tech Reformers. Bill has a strong focus on cybersecurity and is a Cybersecurity Architect in the financial industry. Bill is also a University Professor.

Katherine Adraktas

Training Coordinator, Curriculum Developer

Katherine Adraktas
Katherine Adraktas is the Training Coordinator and Curriculum Developer for Tech Reformers. Katherine has many years of experience as a trainer and training leader. She founded Capitol Training in Sacramento, gaining valuable experience working with public sector agencies.

Tasha Penwell

Amazon Authorized Instructor (AAI), Marketing Manager

Tasha Penwell
Tasha Penwell has experience over the past 10 years in a combination of education and technology. As an Amazon Authorized Instructor (AAI) she makes a conscientious effort to continue to cultivate the merger of these two. She brings in real-world experiences and analogies that help learners grasp cloud concepts.

Mohammad Espahrom

Strategic Advisor,
Amazon Instructor, Consultant

Mohammad Espahrom
Mohammad Espahrom is a Consultant and Instructor with Tech Reformers. He brings years of experience as a trainer, cybersecurity consultant, and Microsoft infrastructure specialist.

Edio Garcia

Customer Success Manager;
SysOps Engineer

Edio Garcia
Edio Garcia is an Account Executive and Client Success Manager with Tech Reformers. Edio prides himself on customer satisfaction and ensures that any issues are resolved.

Caleb Kearney

SysOps Engineer

Caleb Kearney is a Systems Operations Engineer with expertise in Windows, Active Directory, and Networking.