Our Team

Susan, a founder of DOT IT

Susan Milliones

Co-founder

Susan Milliones has consulted with districts and trained thousands of educators at every level across the United States in instructional improvement and organizational change. She is a graduate of the Learning Forward Academy for professional learning. She has presented at National Conferences including National Title 1 and has worked on federal grants for MTSS implementation. Her work with district and school leaders to raise expectations in purposeful teams has closed achievement gaps and improved the quality of educational experiences for students and adults alike. Susan is a co-founder and systems developer for DOT IT software tools.

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Laurie McDanel

Co-founder

Laurie McDanel has an Ed.S in School Administration and a Master's in Special Education from Western Carolina University. She received her B.S. from the University of Tennessee. She has 20 years of special education classroom experience and 10 years of leadership experience at the school and district levels. Her innovative leadership as a Special Education Director led to the significant closure of achievement gaps for students with disabilities in her district. Laurie is the co-founder and application designer of DOT IT.

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Britt McDanel

Chief Technology Officer

Having grown up around educators, Britt holds tremendous respect for the work that you do, taking special note of the flexibility and empathy that your jobs require. After graduating from Wake Forest University, he channeled that respect into the creation of the suite of DOT IT Software. Britt is responsible for the development, enhancement, and security of DOT IT, ensuring that our software suite is quicker, clearer, and better than any other tool on the market. Britt is happy to field any questions on optimizing your school's usage of DOT IT Software.

Brad, a technology leader at DOT IT

Bradley McDanel, Ph.D.

Software Engineer

Bradley, who holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Harvard University and M.S. and B.S. degrees from Wake Forest University, brings his passion for teaching and practical learning to DOT IT. As a professor at Franklin & Marshall College, Brad is known for his hands-on approach and dedication to making deep learning concepts accessible to students. In his spare time, Brad enjoys online chess. At DOT IT, Brad combines his expertise and understanding of student needs to contribute to a platform that supports educators and learners in an effective and user-friendly way.

James, a customer success leader at DOT IT

Megan Anderson

District Success Manager

Megan Anderson has over a decade of experience in education, serving as a classroom teacher, instructional coach, and administrator. She holds a Master’s degree in Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment, as well as an Educational Specialist (Ed.S.) degree in Administration. Throughout her career, Megan has seen the impact of the Dot it tool firsthand in multiple roles, recognizing its power to drive meaningful change. Her belief in the tool and the mission behind it led her to transition out of the public school system to join the Dot it team full-time. Today, she is dedicated to supporting school districts nationwide in their journey toward student success.

James, a customer success leader at DOT IT

James Stevenson

District Success Manager

James acquired a B.S. degree in Computer Science from Centre College, who then went on to work at a Fortune 500 company. He is our collaborative, energetic customer success advocate and in-house creative. His expertise in software engineering and experience design manifests in our intuitive, self-guided software that has a human touch. James will be happy to demonstrate the full power of DOT IT professional development and software to find a package that's right for your teams.

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