About Julie Photo showing woman reading in school library

Hello and thank you for visiting MagiCore. Ever since I can remember, I have wanted to be a teacher. I taught second through fifth grades in Florida and Rhode Island schools for over a decade. My colleagues and I struggled to find standards-based resources. I started MagiCore as a way to share the resources that I had created to help my own students succeed. Many of my resources are leveled. Leveled passages make it easy for teachers to scaffold their instruction and differentiate lessons. I am always looking for new ways to engage students and help every student achieve their best. I live in Ponte Vedra, Florida with my husband, daughter, son, and two dogs.

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Our Mission

We believe that teacher created resources can revolutionize education by empowering educators and inspiring student success. Our resources challenge students to think critically and engage students while promoting meaningful skill-based learning. We develop resources that target the skills & strategies beneath each standard, so they are perfect for teaching, developing, or refining important concepts regardless of whether you follow Common Core or state-specific standards. Our resources are designed with inclusivity in mind to increase engagement, encourage acceptance, and provide every student with the opportunity to see themselves in their materials. Our mission is to provide teachers and their students with resources that are meaningful, high-quality, engaging, and effective.

Meet the MagiCore Team

Anna

Curriculum Design Lead

Anna is a former elementary school teacher. She has taught in North Carolina with Teach for America, Denmark, Slovakia, and France. She holds a Master’s Degree in Education from Johns Hopkins University and a Certificate in Instructional Design.

As a Curriculum Development Specialist, Anna enjoys creating engaging, innovative, and rigorous curriculum for Magicore.

Anna and her husband split their time between their home in Colorado, and living abroad in Europe. When she isn’t creating exciting new resources for Magicore, Anna loves to read and travel the world to experience new cultures with her husband.

Lisa

Curriculum Design Specialist

Lisa has a Master’s Degree in Elementary Education and was a teacher for ten years. She taught middle school Spanish and fourth grade, and she also taught English as a Second Language in Spain for two years.

As a Curriculum Design Specialist, Lisa focuses on developing new math resources including standard-based units and project-based learning activities. 

In her spare time, Lisa likes spending time with her family, working on home improvement projects, and traveling. She has traveled to Iceland, the U.K., Italy, and Denmark, as well as twelve national parks. Her dream vacation would be to an island in the South Pacific!

 

Patrick

Product Support Administrator

Patrick earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology before taking on roles as an IT Admin Specialist and Technical Support Representative.

Patrick provides a broad range of product support tasks from cross-platform migration of digital products to creating product images, covers, and optimizing MagiCore website properties. 

Patrick enjoys basketball and reads crime novels during his free time. He also loves motorcycles. 

Melanie

Marketing Coordinator

Melanie is immersed in the world of marketing. She loves fostering connections through social media and email. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies and Digital Communications. 

She calls Seattle, Washington, home, where she resides with her husband and daughter. Melanie is a multi-passionate creative who finds joy in decorating, baking, sewing, crafting and writing.

Lynne

Marketing

Lynne taught several elementary grades for eight years before finding her love working as a virtual assistant. Lynne said, “I love working with people from all over the country to help in the production of high-caliber content for teachers and students.” Lynne is very passionate about MagiCore because of the rigorous content they create and the beliefs of the company. 

Fun fact: Lynne and Julie were friends in college where they studied Elementary Education together.

Lynne lives in CT with her husband, two daughters, and two dogs. She loves to run & hike, cook, read, and travel.

Jonathan Bochese

CEO

Jonathan joined MagiCore after spending a decade as an attorney and executive-level business leader in a nationwide financial services company. He helps manage business operations, legal, marketing, HR, and technology.

Jonathan holds a J.D. and Master of Science from Roger Williams University in Bristol, RI. When not working, he loves to spend time with his amazing wife and two children. As a well-seasoned hacker, he also tries to enjoy a round of golf from time to time.

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