For Wendy Bingham, passion for the Career Choices curriculum is a family affair. As daughter of author Mindy Bingham, Wendy has been involved with Academic Innovations in one capacity or another for the last ten years. She’s played an integral role in all aspects of the company’s sales and marketing efforts since becoming the Vice President of Marketing and Technology in 2001.

Wendy brings an ingrained entrepreneurial spirit to Academic Innovations, one that served her well throughout her studies at the University of Southern California, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. As part of the Entrepreneur Program at USC, Wendy was recognized for developing one of the “Top 10 Business Plans” in 1996. She went on to start her own successful business as a database management consultant, providing companywide sales and marketing evaluations, software customization, and staff training. Wendy worked for McGraw-Hill, coordinating sales events and promotions and developing the division’s database.

Wendy, an active member of the National Speaker’s Association, continues to pursue education and training and has attended the Grantsmanship Training Program, holds several Goldmine certifications, and maintains a California Real Estate License– allowing her to continue to indulge her entrepreneurial “itch” in her spare time.