Leadership
Christin Wostmann
President
Chrissy Wostmann has been a part of the n2y family since her mother, Jacquie Clark, founded the company in 1997. As President, Chrissy strives to share n2y’s mission to improve education and quality of life for students with special needs. Prior to working for n2y, Chrissy spent her time in public education as a teacher. She has firsthand knowledge of the challenges teachers face each day trying to meet students’ individual needs. This drives her passion to provide world class educational solutions that teachers can easily implement. Chrissy holds a Bachelor of Science in Education and a Master of Science in Reading, both of which are from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
David Swank
Chief Financial Officer
David Swank joined n2y in January 2017 as Chief Financial Officer. David brings over 35 years of senior finance experience in international children’s books, consumer products, and information technology organizations, from start-up to over $20 billion in revenue. He has participated in international M&A transactions from $10 million to $1.3 billion and has raised over $400 million in debt and equity financing. He has served on the Executive Advisory Committee for the Center for International Business Education and Research at The Ohio State University, the Board of Visitors at Hiram College, and the Strategic Planning Committee of Old Trail School, an independent primary school. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in the honors accounting program at The Ohio State University and a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from Southern Methodist University.
Don Wostmann
Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Don Wostmann joined the n2y team in April 2007. With over 20 years of business development and operations experience, Don is directly responsible for driving and maintaining n2y’s accelerated revenue growth and customer satisfaction across the enterprise. Prior to joining the n2y Executive Team, he held senior level positions within a variety of industries from technology research to telecom. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Castleton State University in Castleton, VT.
Steve Lubowicz
Chief Technology Officer
Steve Lubowicz joined n2y in January 2017 as Chief Technology Officer. Steve brings IT and business leadership experiences spanning several global industries including education, software, manufacturing and professional services. Prior to n2y, Steve provided both IT leadership as well as the direction of a K-12 online school for an education management organization providing services that reached several thousand students in Ohio, Colorado and Arizona. Steve holds a Master of Business Administration from the Graduate School of Management at Kent State University and a Bachelor of Business Administration from the College of Business Administration at Kent State University.
Allison Vice
Vice President of Products
Allison has been dedicated to improving educational and personal outcomes of children, parents, teachers and caregivers for over 20 years. Currently serving as Executive Director for n2y, Allison leads dedicated teams focused on helping individuals with complex needs and their caregivers, reach educational and lifelong goals. Allison is a certified Speech-Language Pathologist, who prior to joining the n2y family, served as a school coordinator, consultant, developer and presenter in the areas of communication disorders, behavior, curriculum and assistive technology. She is the author of Practical AAC: A Guide to Functional Communication and developed the Smart Ease series of augmentative communication page sets. She holds a Bachelors degree in Communicative Disorders from Northeast Louisiana State University and a Masters Degree in Education in Speech-Language Pathology from Southern University.
Steve Mandel
Vice President of Technology
Steve joined the n2y team in August of 2014. Steve Mandel is an accomplished technology executive and software founder, with a recent focus on specialized web development and architecture. His success in resource maximization, while maintaining commitment to software and user experience, is a competitive asset for n2y. Mandel’s past work has been a direct contribution to the accreditation of multiple Product of the Year Awards by Imaging & Document Solutions Magazine, Editor’s Choice Awards by Imaging & Document Solutions Magazine in 1992, 1998, and 1999, as well as the ECM Connection’s ACE Award. He holds a Bachelors degree in Finance from the University of South Florida.
John Standal
Vice President of Sales
John joined the n2y team in January of 2009. For the past 25 years, John has been intimately involved in the communicative and learning disabilities market as a speech-language pathologist, AAC Specialist, product manager, sales and marketing professional, and business executive. John has presented at numerous national and international conferences on how to implement products and services to best meet the needs of people with disabilities. John has completed extensive education in the areas of communicative disorders, neurological disorders, learning disabilities and sales and marketing strategies. John earned his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Speech-Language Pathology from Marquette University in Wisconsin.
Margaret deBoer
Vice President of Marketing
Margaret deBoer joined n2y as VP of Marketing in January 2017. Previously, she was the Senior Vice President of Marketing for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, bringing with her over 28 years of hands-on experience in the educational, technology and publishing fields. As a former teacher, Margaret has the customer at the heart of every decision.
Upon entering the educational publishing industry, she made an immediate impact for several industry-leading companies as a Sales Representative, National Sales Consultant, Field Marketing Manager, District Sales Manager, Regional VP of Sales, VP Adoption State National Sales Manager, and SVP of Marketing. Margaret earned her Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from Southeastern Louisiana University. She is also a registered designated Corporate Coach.
Christin Wostmann
President
Chrissy Wostmann has been a part of the n2y family since her mother, Jacquie Clark, founded the company in 1997. As President, Chrissy strives to share n2y’s mission to improve education and quality of life for students with special needs. Prior to working for n2y, Chrissy spent her time in public education as a teacher. She has firsthand knowledge of the challenges teachers face each day trying to meet students’ individual needs. This drives her passion to provide world class educational solutions that teachers can easily implement. Chrissy holds a Bachelor of Science in Education and a Master of Science in Reading, both of which are from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
David Swank
Chief Financial Officer
David Swank joined n2y in January 2017 as Chief Financial Officer. David brings over 35 years of senior finance experience in international children’s books, consumer products, and information technology organizations, from start-up to over $20 billion in revenue. He has participated in international M&A transactions from $10 million to $1.3 billion and has raised over $400 million in debt and equity financing. He has served on the Executive Advisory Committee for the Center for International Business Education and Research at The Ohio State University, the Board of Visitors at Hiram College, and the Strategic Planning Committee of Old Trail School, an independent primary school. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in the honors accounting program at The Ohio State University and a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from Southern Methodist University.
Don Wostmann
Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Don Wostmann joined the n2y team in April 2007. With over 20 years of business development and operations experience, Don is directly responsible for driving and maintaining n2y’s accelerated revenue growth and customer satisfaction across the enterprise. Prior to joining the n2y Executive Team, he held senior level positions within a variety of industries from technology research to telecom. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Castleton State University in Castleton, VT.
Steve Lubowicz
Chief Technology Officer
Steve Lubowicz joined n2y in January 2017 as Chief Technology Officer. Steve brings IT and business leadership experiences spanning several global industries including education, software, manufacturing and professional services. Prior to n2y, Steve provided both IT leadership as well as the direction of a K-12 online school for an education management organization providing services that reached several thousand students in Ohio, Colorado and Arizona. Steve holds a Master of Business Administration from the Graduate School of Management at Kent State University and a Bachelor of Business Administration from the College of Business Administration at Kent State University.
Allison Vice
Vice President of Products
Allison has been dedicated to improving educational and personal outcomes of children, parents, teachers and caregivers for over 20 years. Currently serving as Executive Director for n2y, Allison leads dedicated teams focused on helping individuals with complex needs and their caregivers, reach educational and lifelong goals. Allison is a certified Speech-Language Pathologist, who prior to joining the n2y family, served as a school coordinator, consultant, developer and presenter in the areas of communication disorders, behavior, curriculum and assistive technology. She is the author of Practical AAC: A Guide to Functional Communication and developed the Smart Ease series of augmentative communication page sets. She holds a Bachelors degree in Communicative Disorders from Northeast Louisiana State University and a Masters Degree in Education in Speech-Language Pathology from Southern University.
Steve Mandel
Vice President of Technology
Steve joined the n2y team in August of 2014. Steve Mandel is an accomplished technology executive and software founder, with a recent focus on specialized web development and architecture. His success in resource maximization, while maintaining commitment to software and user experience, is a competitive asset for n2y. Mandel’s past work has been a direct contribution to the accreditation of multiple Product of the Year Awards by Imaging & Document Solutions Magazine, Editor’s Choice Awards by Imaging & Document Solutions Magazine in 1992, 1998, and 1999, as well as the ECM Connection’s ACE Award. He holds a Bachelors degree in Finance from the University of South Florida.
John Standal
Vice President of Sales
John joined the n2y team in January of 2009. For the past 25 years, John has been intimately involved in the communicative and learning disabilities market as a speech-language pathologist, AAC Specialist, product manager, sales and marketing professional, and business executive. John has presented at numerous national and international conferences on how to implement products and services to best meet the needs of people with disabilities. John has completed extensive education in the areas of communicative disorders, neurological disorders, learning disabilities and sales and marketing strategies. John earned his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Speech-Language Pathology from Marquette University in Wisconsin.
Margaret deBoer
Vice President of Marketing
Margaret deBoer joined n2y as VP of Marketing in January 2017. Previously, she was the Senior Vice President of Marketing for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, bringing with her over 28 years of hands-on experience in the educational, technology and publishing fields. As a former teacher, Margaret has the customer at the heart of every decision.
Upon entering the educational publishing industry, she made an immediate impact for several industry-leading companies as a Sales Representative, National Sales Consultant, Field Marketing Manager, District Sales Manager, Regional VP of Sales, VP Adoption State National Sales Manager, and SVP of Marketing. Margaret earned her Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from Southeastern Louisiana University. She is also a registered designated Corporate Coach.
