Spark & Anvil
Recruiting

Board of Directors

Spark & Anvil's governance board steers the organization's mission, finances, and strategic direction. We're recruiting a 3-5-person founding board through 2026. Interested in serving? board@spark-and-anvil.com.

Founding Board

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Nathan Tran
Founder · Board Chair

Designer, engineer, and primary maker behind the 138-app portfolio. Background in iOS + Swift + education-product design.

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Open seat
Education / Pedagogy

K-12 educator, school district leader, or learning-sciences researcher to anchor the curriculum-fidelity perspective.

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Open seat
Non-profit Finance / Governance

CFO / treasurer with non-profit experience to chair audit + finance committee; understanding of fiscal-sponsorship phase + 1023 process.

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Open seat
Family / Child Development

Pediatric, developmental psych, or family-systems voice — load-bearing for the trauma-informed + pass-and-play work.

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Open seat
Diversity / Equity / Access

Title-I + multilingual + accessibility lens. Pushes the org to keep the portfolio reaching kids beyond early-adopter households.

Advisory Board

Separately from the governance board, an advisory group provides subject-matter expertise without fiduciary duty. We're recruiting advisors with deep expertise in:

  • · COPPA + ed-privacy law (state-level + federal)
  • · Foundation funding (former program officers welcome)
  • · District procurement + EdTech licensing
  • · iOS / Swift / SwiftUI / on-device AI
  • · Trauma-informed digital design (SAMHSA / NCTSN voices)
  • · Distributed-narrative + learning-sciences research
  • · Indigenous knowledge sovereignty + cultural sensitivity review
  • · Pediatric SEL + family-cohesion research

Email board@spark-and-anvil.com with interest.

Governance posture