We seek a partnership with school administrators in order to help students change their lives for the better.

 

 

 

Chief Executive Officer: Wayne Knight
Mr. Knight earned a master's degree from Princeton Theological Seminary with an emphasis in education and a bachelor's of science degree from California State University, San Jose. Mr. Knight has teaching credentials in the areas of Philosophy, World Religions, English as a Second Language (ESL) , English, History, Business Administration and Basic Education.

For over 10 years Mr. Knight taught motivational and self-esteem building classes to substance abusers empowering them to change their lives. He has taught 10 years at various universities and community colleges. Subject areas at the University and Community College level include: Introduction to Philosophy, Critical Thinking, Ethics, World Religions, The Reformation, Logic, Drama, Power and Society, Western Civilization, and Computer Application courses. He has also taught ESL, High School diploma and GED, Drama and Computer Application courses at the adult education level.

In addition to his teaching career, Mr. Knight spent 10 years in the parish ministry, and was a part of a fund raising team that raised $25 million dollars for churches in Southern California in 18 months. His 30 years experience in the education and counseling fields provides him skills and insights to oversee the development of the Company's Online Counseling system.

Chief Operations Officer: Scott Heiser
Mr. Heiser has thirty years of experience in the computer and information technology industry including marketing and software application development. Mr. Heiser's sales and marketing experience started in 1982 when he worked the trade show circuit for a leading manufacturer of teller terminal systems for the banking industry. Over the past 13 years, he helped develop several marketing and new product development strategies for software development firms in Southern California. Most recently, Mr. Heiser has added web site development and Internet marketing strategies to his strong list of experience and capabilities.

Mr. Heiser has worked with the substance abuse treatment community for over ten years designing and building database application software. DARMIS (Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Management Information System) was developed over a six-year period and has been successfully running in a number of treatment facilities in Southern California.

Executive Vice President: A. Thomas Jennings
Mr. Jennings brings 30 years of technical experience, 12 years supervisory experience prior to Choose 2 Change. Job responsibilities were the direction and coordination of activities of personnel performing depot level overhaul of various types of electronic equipment including major systems. He has excellent budgeting/cost containment skills, technical and business writing capabilities, project planning and implementation skills, and process improvement. A trained and experienced Team Building Facilitator, and certified as an ISO 9000 Internal Auditor. Mr. Jennings is also skilled and experienced in database design and implementation.