The Team

Lauren Elliott is the best selling author of 23 original computer software titles with over 30 million copies of work in circulation - including the Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? software game series. Winner of over 50 awards in originality and lifetime sales categories, Lauren is also the Founder and Creative Developer of several software development, internet and book publishing companies.

Lauren is a journalist and reports from the field for technology, sports, entertainment, politics, and citizen journalism.

His most recent assignments have been to cover the 2007 NCAA women's volleyball tournament, the 2008 MacWorld show, and the 2008 NAMM show in Anaheim.

Bob Barboza:  Director of Education Outreach

Bob Barboza is the founder and CEO of Kid's Talk Radio and a talented teacher who loves to inspire kids of all abilities to challenge themselves and grow. Bob holds a BS in Sociology, from Los Angeles State University and an MS in Education, from Mount St. Mary's College. Bob was awarded the California Computer Using Educator-Leadership in Technology Award.

After retiring from 30 years of teaching in the public schools, Bob joined the PNN team to help people tell stories and improve lives.  As a person who's early influences include Miles Davis, and Earth, Wind, and Fire, Bob is also a professional musician who has played in the Los Angeles and Hollywood area and is currently working on his second Cabo Verde Visual Jazz Opera.  Bob  has dedicated their lives to helping students with special needs and English language learners.

Bob is a journalist and Editor in Chief for PNN, covering Sports, Education, Entertainment, and politics.  His most recent assignments have been to cover the 2007 NCAA women's volleyball tournament, the 2008 MacWorld show, and the 2008 NAMM show in Anaheim.

Richard Luther:  IT & Project Manager

Richard Luther honed his knowledge of technology by building and reparing computer systems for his fellow college students in Northern California. He later joined an IT Department where he assisted faculty, staff, and students in keeping the University network running. His success and interests in business and technology led him to his IT position at PNN.com.


Donna Hyatt: Director of Education

Donna Hyatt is PNN.com's Education Director  and has over ten years of secondary teaching, curriculum development and educational consulting experience.  Donna holds teaching credentials in both California and her native New Hampshire, and has a master's in Education from Mills College.   Currently, she is a third-year Learning and Instruction doctoral student at the University of San Francisco.  Donna is also a vocalist and lyricist and can be found performing around the Bay Area at various singer-songwriter and folk venues.

Steve Greek:  Senior Graphics Designer

Steve Greek is PNN.com's newest designer, and has been working web1.0 since 1995, now it's 2.0 and css rules. As a motivated artist, Steve has a passion for design, detail and meeting deadlines. Steve's design experience as a commercial and fine artist include hand lettering billboard signs, silk screening tee shirts, and also computer design work for the Widget Workshop, an educational science game which won the "Golden Apple" award in 1996. Steve worked for ten years with McDonnell Douglas (boeing, 1980-90), receiving numerous awards for successful team efforts (just part of the job) and helped develop a state-of-the-art CBT (computer based training) program for major airlines. Steve is a dedicated problem solver and...
in his spare time, an avid surfer (just a fair weather dude).

Jaime Martinez:  Senior Journalist/Webcaster

Jaime is PNN's Senior Journalist/Webcaster. Jaime has loved recording her own stories (via diary, photography, scrapbook, and finally blogging) ever since she was a wee one, and now she is ready to record stories other than her own with her webcast Cereals.  She also started PNN's My First Vote project, and completes other little tasks around the office whenever she is needed.