About
Our Mission
RE@L seeks to create the highest-quality, most educationally-sound supplemental digital learning apps and tools—tools that help K-12 students soar in their academic pursuits.
Our Solution
RE@L creates the highest-quality, educationally-sound, STEM-based products that support teachers and students.
We support teachers in making effective uses of the technology tools in the schools across the country.Our unique solution, the RE@L Portal™, incorporates, STEM classroom learning materials, field-based experiences using our RE@L GIS™ and connections to RE@L world practitioners via two-way interaction: “RE@L View™”.
Our Team
RE@L was founded by former executives of Minnesota Education Computing Corporation (MECC), the pioneering educational technology company that created Oregon Trail.
This executive team is complemented by state-of-the-art experts in curriculum design, application development, and digital marketing. They are a team that provides Innovation with Experience.
Paul Gullickson
Chair & CEO, Co-Founder
Paul is responsible for the overall management and growth of the company. Paul brings to RE@L over 30 years of executive leadership experience in educational marketplaces including in-depth understanding of technology-based products, multiple-channel marketing and sales, a proven track record of starting, managing and growing businesses that create a positive Return On Investment (ROI) for shareholders.
Randy Nelson
President
Randy is responsible for the strategic planning and implementation of the company’s current and future go-to-market plan, including the strategies, product marketing, corporate branding and partnerships as well as customer and competitive intelligence insights. As a recently-retired educator, Randy provides RE@L with solid networking experience in the K-12 sector, having served for nearly 40 years as a teacher, director of curriculum and instruction, and superintendent of schools. His contributions have continued in his retirement by providing ongoing recruiting, mentoring and coaching for education leaders. An adjunct professor in the accreditation coursework for superintendents, he serves as an ambassador to bravEd, a company dedicated to re-thinking school accountability.
Tony Van Hoof
Chief Technology Officer
Tony is responsible for managing RE@L’s technology needs. Tony brings RE@L a 30-year history of implementing leading-edge technologies in K-12 educational institutions. Thousands of teachers/kids/parents have benefited from his wide-ranging expertise and patience when implementing fast changing technology hardware and software. An entrepreneur, Tony has operated his own school technology consulting company for the past two decades.
Sarah Bass
Learning Innovator/RE@L STEM, Co-Founder
Sarah brings to RE@L more than 15 years of experience as a classroom teacher and developer of Family and Consumer Sciences curricula. Her perspective on learning styles and her extensive collection of product plans representing current and future user trends as both an educator and parent provides the RE@L team with invaluable real world insights.