Ashley Andersen Zantop
Cambium Learning Group
San Diego, CA USA
"Learning something new and being curious about the world around you is such an important part of what makes life meaningful."
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
English Literature
University of Michigan
Bachelor's Degree
Education
University of Michigan
Certification
Effective Strategies for Media Companies
Harvard Business School
Certification
Executive Function in the Classroom
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Graduate Degree
Creative Writing
Fairfield University
Life & Career Milestones
My path in life has been direct
1.
In high school, I worked for my stepfather and uncle’s small digital publishing startup.
2.
I also got a job working at a preschool, which was my first real introduction to working in education.
3.
I gravitated towards a lot of different interests in college, including English literature, anthropology, and animal behavior—but I realized that what I loved was the process of education in general.
4.
I started to become interested in the way other countries’ education systems worked, so I stayed with some family in Denmark and worked in an early childhood education center for a summer.
5.
My experiences inspired me to go into the school of education and earn degrees in English literature and education.
6.
After graduating, I started my career as a teacher and a collegiate coach.
7.
I devoted my career to working for organizations like GreaterGood, Trudy Corporation, and Capstone Publishers, and volunteering and serving on boards of education and technology organizations.
8.
I joined Cambium Learning Group, an educational technology company, as chief operating officer and now serve as chairman and CEO.
