James Pennington

Began his career in education as a Physics Teacher, before becoming a high school Principal. After nearly 15 years as a Teacher and Principal, Mr. Pennington served as the Director of Educational Technology for the Georgia Department of Education. Over the past 30 years, Mr. Pennington has held senior leadership positions with a number of education publishing and technology companies, serving as Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing at PCI Education & National Sales Manager at Scholastic’s Classroom and Library Division. He also has a strong marketing background, with experience as Director of K-12 Marketing at Apple Computer, and as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Chancery Software. Mr. Pennington directed Apple’s K-12 Marketing team during the market’s transition from the Apple II to the Mac platform.