Meet the Team behind OnToCollege

Sales & Marketing

Joni Schenkelberg MASON

Joni Schenkelberg MASON

Sales Manager

After a 25-year career in sports marketing at IMG/Husker Sports Marketing and in sales and management in local radio, Joni joined the OnToCollege team in order to use her sales and marketing skills to help spread the word about the OnToCollege mission. Her passion for responsible personal finance makes the “minimal debt” part of the mission her priority.

She has a new husband, three children and two dogs. Kylie is a graduate of the University of Nebraska at Omaha and has no student loans. Delaney graduated from Peru State College, and also has no student debt. Sam also studied at Peru State, where he earned a full tuition scholarship thanks to his four-point ACT increase after taking the OnToCollege course.

Joni enjoys spending time with her husband Rob, her kids, and her mutts, Thor and Loki. She loves to play tennis and captains her USTA team, and likes to read, hike and bike.

Contact: Joni@OnToCollege.com

 

 

Betsy Arnold Bahn

Betsy Arnold Bahn

Sales

Betsy has worked with school districts for the past seven years.  Prior to OnToCollege, she worked with Schoolfinances.com which provides reliable management and planning information to school districts to help schools become more “data-based” in their planning and decision-making.

Betsy and her husband Kevin have two boys, Spencer and Mason. She enjoys volunteering at her kids’ schools and playing many sports with her kids.  She also loves to spend time with her family at their cabin, enjoying many water activities.

Contact: Betsy@OnToCollege.com

 

Dan Bertrand

Dan Bertrand

Sales

Dan has been a public servant for over 40 years serving as a teacher, coach, and
school administrator. He retired as Superintendent of Marengo Community
High School District #154.  While at MCHS, Dan used OnToCollege Test Prep to help raise his schools scores by 2.4 points over a three-year period of time.

Dan and his wife Kelly have 4 children, Brock, Bailey, Brooke, and Beau. Dan has been a presenter in Best Practices in educational leadership at numerous conferences throughout the region and state. He also served as an adjunct professor at Northern Illinois University and Aurora University in Educational Administration for ten years.

Ken Byard

Ken Byard

Sales

Ken has spent the last 25 years working in public education as a teacher, athletic director, dean of students, coach, assistant principal, and finally as a MS/HS principal for the last seven years. He graduated from Hope College (Holland, MI) with a BA in Kinesiology and a minor in English and received his MA in Educational Leadership from Western Michigan University.

Ken lives in North Muskegon, MI. with his wife Jessica and four children. When Ken isn’t working, you can find him coaching, attending sporting activities,  traveling or doing yard work. 

Ken is excited to join OnToCollege and to give the students of Michigan the opportunity to see growth in their scores, and more importantly, growth as learners.

Contact: Ken@OnToCollege.com

 

Donna Moore

Donna Moore

Sales

Donna has worked with school districts for the past twenty-nine years. She has worked as a teacher, assistant principal, elementary school principal, middle school principal, high school principal, and principal & superintendent of a charter school prior to OnToCollege. Donna is very passionate about the way OnToCollege improved her students’ scores in her school over the past three years. Her students increased from 56.1% to 75% of her students scoring a 17 or higher on the ACT.

Donna and her fiancé’ reside in Washington, NC.  She enjoys spending time with her adult children and their spouses. Together they have six children: Trey, Justin, Dylan, Joseph, Jordan and Meghan. Donna’s favorite place is the beach.

Contact: Donna@OnToCollege.com

 

Roger Ried

Roger Ried

Sales

Roger has spent 33 years in education in Arkansas, spending 29 years as a high school principal. He graduated from Lyon College with a BA in Social Studies and then received a masters and specialist degree from Arkansas State University. After watching his high school’s ACT scores jump from 18.2 to 20.0, he is fully convinced that OnToCollege is the best way to improve a school’s ACT scores.

Roger has been married to Kathy for 35 years and they have two children. Maggie graduated from the University of Tennessee Science and Health and is a traveling nurse. She is currently in Boston. Luc graduated from Lyon College and is a bike mechanic in Sherwood.  Roger and Kathy enjoy spending time with the family along with reading, hiking and working around the small 5-acre farm.

Contact: Roger@OnToCollege.com

 

 

Becky Voss

Becky Voss

Sales

Becky is a graduate of the OnToCollege Program and was wowed by the results as a high school student by jumping 2 points after OnToCollege, even after having jumped 4 points by studying on her own! Becky studied Actuarial Science at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. She has been with OnToCollege since 2012.

Becky and her three children live in Chesterfield, MO. She enjoys attending her kids’ school and sporting activities, reading a good book, and almost anything outdoors.

Contact: Becky@OnToCollege.com

 

Deb Selby

Deb Selby

Administrator

Deb worked for 20 years in the credit card industry for First Data and American Express. She held positions in operations, as vice president of corporate settlement, and senior vice president of client relations. Deb’s role at OnToCollege is to keep the “wheels on the bus.”   

She is married and has two grown children.  Deb enjoys spending time with her family, golfing, reading, gardening, skiing, and anything outdoors.

Contact: Deb@OnToCollege.com

 

Liz Champion

Liz Champion

Administrator

Liz was a teacher for 30 years with Omaha Public Schools. She has a degree in Elementary Education and Theology from Briar Cliff College and an endorsement from Concordia University in English as a Second Language.

She is married with one son who is an OnToCollege graduate.  Their son attends the University of Nebraska at Omaha with a major in Computer Science and Media Design.  Liz loves to walk, read and volunteer.

Contact:  Liz@OnToCollege.com

 

Russ Halsey

Russ Halsey

Administrator

Russ has spent 28 years in public education as a mathematics teacher, coach, principal, and school district administrator. He has graduate degrees in mathematics, computer science, and educational leadership.  He is married to Robin, a public school principal, and they have two grown children. Jacob is an aerospace engineer who lives in Alabama. Kaitlyn is a physician and US Army Officer who lives in Kentucky. Russ and Robin live in Paintsville, KY where he recently retired as principal of Johnson Central High School. They enjoy spending time together on outdoor adventures.

Contact: Russ@OnToCollege.com

 

Heidi Macy

Heidi Macy

Administrator

Heidi worked in university donor and alumni relations for 16 years as a public relations and fundraising assistant, director of membership and online services, and assistant magazine editor. She holds business degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the University of Missouri-Columbia. She is a former adjunct faculty member for the College of Business Administration at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, teaching business communication.

She is married with three children. One attends Penn Law, one is a senior at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and one is a freshman at MIZZOU. Heidi loves reading, traveling, and volunteering in the community.

Contact: Heidi@OnToCollege.com

 

ANNE SWIM

ANNE SWIM

Administrator

Anne has worked for several years in Elementary Education. She has a degree in Human Services and Sociology from Black Hills State University in Spearfish, SD.

Anne and her husband have three children. Ranging from Elementary School through High School. They spend most of their time going from one sporting event to another. However, when there is downtime they enjoy spending time outside and watching movies as a family.

Contact: Anne@OnToCollege.com

Lisa Van Stratten

Lisa Van Stratten

Administrator

Lisa worked at First Data Resources for 20 years as a supervisor in operations, customer service account representative, campaign manager, project manager, and software development manager. She has a Telecommunication System Management Certificate from the College of Saint Mary in Omaha.

She is married with two children who both graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Lisa loves boating, hiking, camping, and snow skiing.

Contact: Lisa@OnToCollege.com

 

BONNIE PASCHOLD

BONNIE PASCHOLD

Content Development

Bonnie earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education from the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln. Her experiences include junior/senior high school teacher, UNL
Cooperative Extension Agent; adjunct HRM instructor at Grace University/Omaha;
private school English and Grammar instructor; and, most recently, high school substitute
teacher.

Bonnie and her husband, Cal, have been married for over 45 years and live in a renovated
100+-year-old farmhouse on the original 1892 Paschold Family Farm.

Bonnie is part of the content development team and, as a confessed grammar nerd, enjoys
reading grammar textbooks and listening to psychological thrillers in her spare time.

Contact: cbpaschold5@gmail.com

Adam Pieper

Adam Pieper

Video Production

Adam is a Norfolk, Nebraska, native and OnToCollege alum from Norfolk Catholic High School. He graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2016 with a degree in business management.

He began his career in video production in 2012 after being hired as a student intern at HuskerVision, and worked closely with the athletic department to create video content and produce live events. In 2017, he accepted a two-year full-time internship position with HuskerVision.

Upon completion of his internship, Adam accepted a position at OnToCollege as a full-time video production specialist to oversee all the video, editing, and media needs for the company.

Contact:  Adam@OnToCollege.com

 

The Teachers

John Baylor

John Baylor

Founder & Head Teacher

John Baylor graduated from Middlesex School and then Stanford University. Tens of thousands of students have taken OnToCollege’s (formerly John Baylor Prep’s) in-person and online ACT® and SAT® courses.

John’s contrarian test-taking techniques have inspired students for more than two decades–improving scores, scholarships, and college choices. Used by more than 425 high schools in 23 states, OTC’s online classes routinely increase an entire high school’s ACT average score 1-3 points and SAT average score 50-200 points.

Since 1994, John has been the radio voice of University of Nebraska Volleyball. John is also a father, husband, author, tennis player, and golfer.

Contact: John@OnToCollege.com

 

Lauren Glett

Lauren Glett

Master Teacher & Curriculum Coordinator

Lauren began working for OnToCollege while studying mechanical engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.  She, her husband David, and their daughter Natalie live on a farm in Ohio.

She works in a variety of roles at OnToCollege.  One of our master teachers, Lauren is also the content expert and head researcher.  She also tutors for the ACT®, SAT®, GRE®, GMAT®, and LSAT® tests. Lauren scored a 36 on the ACT and was a National Merit Scholar.

Lauren loves gardening, cooking, and knitting, and she sells her results at her local farmers’ market.  Lauren also sings and plays piano for her church music team and teaches chemistry and physics for a homeschool high school co-op.

Contact: Lauren@OnToCollege.com

 

Rob Mason

Rob Mason

Master Teacher

Rob has a bachelor’s degree in Physics and a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership. He has been teaching high school Physics and coaching football for 26 years.

His passion for the mission of helping young people get to college with minimal debt comes from his own experiences. As the son of a single mother, he knew his college choices were limited unless he worked hard to achieve excellent grades and test scores in high school. His grades and scores earned him two scholarships covering all of his undergraduate tuition, so he obtained his Physics degree from Hastings College with zero debt.

Rob is married to his wife Joni.  He enjoys playing with their dog, biking, hiking, and craft beer.

Contact: Rob@OnToCollege.com

Bhagya Pushkaran

Bhagya Pushkaran

Master Teacher

Bhagya graduated with Distinction and Honors from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Mathematics. At UNL, she held various internships with state government, non-profits, and law firms, worked as a math tutor, test prep mentor, and teaching assistant for UNL and local students, and mentored K-12 students. Her achievements include the 2022 Journal Star Inspire Awards Young Leader Award Finalist, 2022 UNL Homecoming Royalty Finalist, 2023 Nebraska Admiralship, 2023 NHRI Stuart Award Recipient, UNL Regents Scholar, UNL Honors Scholar, and UNL Jayne Wade Anderson Scholar.

In high school, she scored in the 99th percentile nationwide on the ACT and SAT and received a perfect score on the SAT Math II Subject Test. She was part of the top 5% of her graduating class, was featured in the Journal Star Class Acts & the Omaha World-Herald Honorable Academic Mentions, was awarded numerous athletic and academic letters/recognitions, and was the 2019 NHRI Outstanding Leadership Mentee Award Recipient.

Outside of OnToCollege, Bhagya continues to mentor students and invest in the greater good through community engagement and service. She enjoys traveling with friends and family, cooking, learning, and reading a good book with a delicious cup of masala chai!

Contact: Bhagya@OnToCollege.com

Cassie West

Cassie West

Master Teacher

Cassie has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Secondary Mathematics Education and a master’s degree in Counseling with a concentration in PK-12. She taught Mathematics at Omaha Central High School for 18 years. During her time at Central, she was a district assessment/curriculum writer and coached JV/Varsity girls soccer and JV boys soccer. In 2021, she received the Alice Buffett Outstanding Teacher award.

When she is not teaching for OnToCollege, Cassie and her husband Eric form the West Mortgage Group at Fairway Independent Mortgage.

Cassie has two daughters, Ella and Anna, and a dog Wrigley. Ella enjoys playing soccer, softball, basketball, and reading. Anna enjoys playing soccer, softball, basketball, tumbling, and playing the piano. Cassie coaches Ella’s soccer team and Anna’s Girls On The Run team. As a family, they love to spend time at their cabin, playing in the lake and river, kayaking, and hiking. Cassie also enjoys singing, gardening, doing crosswords, and playing cribbage.

Contact: Cassie@OnToCollege.com

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