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Meet the team
Keith Ahrens
I strive to develop partnerships with schools, administrators and teachers so we can collaborate to positively impact children. As an educational consultant for over 20 years, I bring a wealth of experience and resources to help educators with almost any challenge. I live in the Fox Valley with my wife Elisa. My two daughters Olivia and Andie are current students at University of Wisconsin La Crosse. Growing up in Wisconsin I have a good handle on our school systems, budgets, and educational priorities. I pride myself in taking the time to listen to your needs, understand your goals and recommend the right resources. If I don't have them, I'll refer you to someone that does.
Jim Burnette
I started my career in educational publishing over 30 years ago. Shortly after graduating from East Carolina University, I reentered the world of classroom instruction and have never left. Though I have served in a variety of roles in the publishing industry, none have given me the personal satisfaction of helping a teacher impart the love of learning to a child. I realized that working with only one publisher limited the range of resources I could offer schools. As a result, I founded Grace Educational Resources in 2007 with the mission to provide the best educational resources and support their implementation. Our partnership with Ahrens Education Group greatly enhances our product offerings in the area of handwriting, literacy and mathematics. My wife and I live in Chicago and our daughter, Grace, is in her second year at DePaul University.
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Stephanie Martinez
I live in Oak Creek, a suburb just south of Milwaukee with my husband of 19 years, teenage son, and 7 year old black lab who loves to protect us from anything that moves outside the living room window. I taught as a classroom primary elementary teacher for Oak Creek schools 20 years (5 years in kindergarten and 15 years in first grade). When I left the classroom in June of 2023, I took a part-time position with Savvas Learning Company supporting two area account managers and took on the account manager role for 3 months when one left for maternity leave. I discovered I enjoyed working with a variety of districts and providing resources to best fit their individual needs and wanted to take on a full-time position in that role. I am grateful to be given the opportunity to fulfill that goal with Ahrens Education Group!
When I am not working, I enjoy reading, scrapbooking, and cheering on my favorite sports teams (Brewers, Packers, and my son’s travel baseball team)! Between his practices and tournaments for most of the year, we stay busy and have made fun family vacations out of baseball tournaments. We also like to travel, to enjoy time outdoors that includes relaxing at our camper, fishing and (for the boys) hunting duck and geese.