Magic Lantern Group Inc.

George Wright currently pursues life as an independent businessman providing consulting services to education, business and government. Previous to his return to private business in late spring of 2005, George held the post of Executive Vice-President and Chief Technology Officer for Magic Lantern Group, Inc., a public company operating in Canada and internationally to distribute learning video to institutional education and public broadcasting. Since 1992 George has been a pioneer in the uses of digital video in learning environments and in the development of eDistribution technologies. He led the development of Magic Lantern's conversion of its library resources to digital formats and its creation of online products for educational use on the Web and school networks. In 1995 he founded Sonoptic Technologies Inc., Magic Lantern's subsidiary located in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. Innovations developed there for online digital resources software and provisioning services for learning video on the Web now in use in AIT and United Streaming services have led the way in North American educational use of streaming video. Across a wide-ranging career focused on the production and execution of projects in public education and public affairs, George has more than 30 years' experience in planning and directing communications projects and managing practical outcomes. He has developed, produced and managed social affairs programming, public and government relations campaigns and national advertising programs as an executive for two national and international industrial associations in Canada. As an educator first a high school teacher and later a college administrator in the 1970s he became a key member of the provincial team introducing screen and media education to schools across the Canadian province of Ontario. As an independent documentary producer in the 1980s he produced more than forty series and programs for use in Ontario schools and educational broadcasting. Beginning as a teacher with undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Western Ontario and teacher certification from the University of Toronto, George has been a high school teacher and then an instructor, administrator and CIO in two Ontario colleges, Sheridan and DeVry; Education Officer in provincial education (Ontario); a senior Public Affairs executive with the national associations for the distilling and life insurance industries in Canada; an independent television producer; and Chief Technology Officer in high-tech business environments for Magic Lantern and its subsidiary, Sonoptic Technologies Inc. Drawing on this wide range of experience and able to deal creatively and practically with a diversity of organizational challenges to manage time-sensitive and performance-driven projects and outcomes, George brings a team approach to the projects he undertakes. He is ready to offer leadership, management skills, coordination services or straightforward on-the-ground support as needed. He has had a career of successfully providing the solution appropriate to the challenge in public affairs and event management, public education, business planning, media production, Web application development and ICT management.

Dr. Marie Wilson is Associate Director and Chief Program Officer of the Georgia Council on Economic Education, based in Atlanta, Georgia. Her primary responsibilities include grant writing, program development, administration, and teacher education for this statewide business and education partnership with its network of 12 university-based Centers. George Wright currently pursues life as an independent businessman providing consulting services to education, business, and government. Previous to his return to private business in late spring of 2005, George held the post of Executive Vice-President and Chief Technology Officer for Magic Lantern Group, Inc., a public company operating in Canada and internationally to distribute learning video to institutional education and public broadcasting.