Our Story

In 2019, Jahque co-authored the Culturally Responsive Education Scorecard, a tool that helped educators assess their curriculum. The tool has been downloaded over 50,000 times and is used globally.

In 2023, Jahque was invited to a think tank in Canada, where a company was struggling to ensure their literacy content wasn’t reinforcing harmful narratives.

After years of consulting, teaching, and facilitating PD, it became clear that teachers needed more than just a scoring system, they needed a soundboard to transform their lessons. Thus, my CRE Buddy was born.

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Our Team

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Jahque Bryan-Gooden

Jahque is an educator, advocate, curriculum designer, public speaker, author, trained researcher, and a thought leader. 

Jahque holds a bachelor’s degree from Carnegie Mellon University and a master’s degree in Education Policy from Teachers College.

Founder
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Juan Boyce

Juan Boyce is a senior software engineer, product builder, and systems thinker.

He brings over 20 years of experience delivering scalable software across startups and enterprise environments.

Founding Engineer

ADVISORS

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Vida Guerrero
Teacher Coach, Special Education Math Teacher, and Director of Family Engagement

Noemi Cardenales
Teacher coach, General and Special Education

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Betsy Corocan
Co-Founder of EdSurge

Jeanette Corona
Product Development

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Neila Escobar
SEL Expert, Social Worker

Tempest Camp
Career & Technical Teacher

Kwaku Aning
Community Builder,
Edtech Specialist

Kimberly Casillas
Special Education Manager

Dr. Brian Williams
Culturally Responsive STEM Expert,
Public Scholar

Mischa Oak
2LGBTQ+ Trainer & Consultant, Author