Meet the Team behind OnToCollege

 
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 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

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.

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

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

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 current student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and one will be a freshman at MIZZOU. Heidi loves reading, traveling, and volunteering in the community.

Contact: heidi@ontocollege.com

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

Kristen worked in the public school system for 15 years. In that time, she worked as a special education teacher, school counselor and gifted education teacher. She holds a Master’s degree from the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Kristen enjoys RV camping with her husband and children and spending time outside on their acreage. She also loves anything with fur or feathers and is a wildlife rescue volunteer.

Contact: kristen@ontocollege.com

Sharon worked as a substitute teacher for Blair Community Schools for 10 years while helping her husband on the family farm.  Previously she taught 4th  Grade and Title I Math and Reading for 10 years at Tekamah Elementary.  She has a Bachelor’s in Elementary Education from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and a Masters in Curriculum and Instruction from Wayne State College.

She is married with two children, one who attends Iowa State University and the other attends Blair High School.  Sharon loves spending time with her family while supporting the many sports and 4H competitions that her children compete in.

Contact:  sharon@ontocollege.com

Brenda Cary worked 18 years at Millard West High School in the Counseling Office. In this role, Brenda was instrumental in helping students prepare for their college journey. She also worked closely with parents as they helped plan for their child’s next chapter in post-secondary education. Brenda brings her knowledge to the families and schools at OnToCollege.

Brenda and her husband of 37 years reside in Dallas and have three grown children, graduates from Creighton University and University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She enjoys spending time with her twin grandsons, quilting, and traveling.

Contact:  brenda@ontocollege.com

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

Dee earned a degree in electrical engineering from the University of California, Davis.  She teaches group classes for OnToCollege as well as one-on-one tutoring.  She is also involved in content development and research for OTC.

Dee has been married to her husband Brad for over 25 years.  She homeschooled her three children who all scored 32 and above on the ACT and have all now graduated from college.  She enjoys mentoring young moms and attending Nebraska Huskers’ sporting events with her husband.

Contact: dee@ontocollege.com

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.