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About Us
Chase Eskelsen, M.Ed.
Chase Eskelsen serves as the owner and principal at FerskenED.
Prior to starting FerskenED, Chase was the Chief Operations Officer at an education nonprofit focused on creating and launching new blended learning schools and programs. Under his leadership, the nonprofit launched two blended programs and acquired an international online school with hybrid components.
His educational background started at a full-time online charter school in Texas where he oversaw the operations of the school including attendance and truancy, state testing, registrars, enrollment, and main office tasks. He was then able to launch a second full-time online district school in the state. His team was able to grow enrollment from about 1,400 to approximately 8,000 at the charter and 0 students the first year to about 6,000 students when he departed the district school.
He then transitioned to a role with a major EdTech company supporting the academic policy and public and government affairs teams. He ended his time with this organization as the national director of board and partner relations.
Chase holds a M.Ed. in School Administration. In his free time he enjoys traveling, spending time in the mountains, gardening, and utilizing his sourdough starter in new recipes with his wife and three kids.
Dr. Jill Hollander, Ed.D.
Dr. Jill Hollander is an educator with administrative experience at the school and district level. Jill taught middle school, high school, and college. Her content areas of expertise include: English, History, Film Studies, and Writing. Jill has been a teacher, a principal, a coordinator, a director, and a VP of Education with expertise in: curriculum, instruction, professional development, technology, career-based learning and hybrid learning. She has managed principals and thousands of educators at every level in K-12 districts in Illinois, Ohio, and Texas.
Jill is thrilled to be a part of the FerskenED team. She looks forward to helping students gain academic excellence and strengthen their Christian values. She believes in providing all students with a high quality, research-based education, while using cutting-edge instructional strategies and technology. Jill also believes in providing students with real-world skills as they engage with business professionals and highly trained educators throughout their K-12 academic career.
Jill holds a doctoral degree in K-12 Educational Leadership. Jill enjoys spending time with her husband, 2 kids, and her dog. Jill loves being a fitness instructor and spending time on the lake with friends and family.
The Team
Rob Getsy
Stephanie Eskelsen
Jessica Shopoff
Rob Getsy has worked in digital marketing and operations for 20 years. Leading marketing teams and demand gen efforts across multiple industries, he got his start in the education space with K12 (Stride Inc.) in 2002. Since then, experience has included growing companies in Virtual Education, Health Care, Financial Services, Technology,
Rob Getsy has worked in digital marketing and operations for 20 years. Leading marketing teams and demand gen efforts across multiple industries, he got his start in the education space with K12 (Stride Inc.) in 2002. Since then, experience has included growing companies in Virtual Education, Health Care, Financial Services, Technology, Home services, and hospitality.
Rob is a data geek at heart and brings a strong adherence to data backed decision making to the marketing acquisition process. By creating media mix and funnel models, Getsy is able to help companies project their spend and cost per acquisition, prior to the execution of marketing campaigns.
Rob resides in the greater Washington DC area with his family.
Jessica Shopoff
Stephanie Eskelsen
Jessica Shopoff
Jessica Shopoff serves as the Director of Policy for the Texas Public Charter Schools Association. She is responsible for championing the Association’s efforts to reform charter school policy in Texas as they pursue the mission to ensure every family has the ability to choose a high-quality public school.
Prior to joining TPCSA, Jessica w
Jessica Shopoff serves as the Director of Policy for the Texas Public Charter Schools Association. She is responsible for championing the Association’s efforts to reform charter school policy in Texas as they pursue the mission to ensure every family has the ability to choose a high-quality public school.
Prior to joining TPCSA, Jessica was a Harvard Strategic Data Project Fellow and School and Market Analyst for the Learn4Life network of dropout recovery charter schools. She is an educator at heart and her professional career includes time spent as an elementary teacher, online charter high school lead advisor, regional data specialist and trainer, and accountability policy specialist. She is a self-professed data nerd and policy wonk who believes that zip codes should not determine a child’s future.
Jessica holds a BA in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of Texas at Dallas and a M.Ed in Educational Technology Leadership from Lamar University. She lives in San Antonio, and in her free time enjoys reading, watching football, hiking, and camping in the Texas Hill Country with her husband, four kids, and two dogs.
Stephanie Eskelsen
Stephanie Eskelsen
Stephanie Eskelsen
Stephanie Eskelsen, wife of Founder, Chase Eskelsen, serves as a bookkeeper, administrative support, and general business operations for FerskenED.
Stephanie's background includes working in the main office of a local credit union near her home in Santa Clara, CA. She was heavily involved in financial transactions, check and account man
Stephanie Eskelsen, wife of Founder, Chase Eskelsen, serves as a bookkeeper, administrative support, and general business operations for FerskenED.
Stephanie's background includes working in the main office of a local credit union near her home in Santa Clara, CA. She was heavily involved in financial transactions, check and account management, and business support.
She also oversaw the on-campus businesses where she received her undergraduate degree in general studies including the campus bookstore, coffee shop, and diner.
Stephanie is currently a homeschool mom to her three children, she drives the hockey taxi to practices and games weekly, enjoys traveling with her family, learning new kamut flour recipes, and keeping up with her husbands crazy ideas.
