Educators Who

Inspire

Meet Courtney Borkovec:

Co-Founder

Lead Curriculum Design

Growth Mindset Magician

After Courtney graduated from UCLA with a double major in Developmental Psychology and Anthropology, she knew she was passionate about being a life long learner. She wanted to inspire others to feel empowered to accomplish their dreams and discover their own personalized learning process. After 7 years of curriculum design in education, she discovered the power of adaptive and dynamic education in a virtual learning environment.

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As a credentialed educator, trained to provide engaging virtual instruction, she not only is an expert at designing research-based curriculum aligned to state or school benchmarks, but is skilled at providing differentiated instruction to support every student’s unique goals.

At Inspire Virtual Academy, her core value is inspiring student’s curiosity, engagement, motivation and empowering them with strategies to accomplish their goals throughout their lives.

Certifications

Bachelor's Degree: University of California, Los Angeles
Master's in Education: Notre Dame de Namur University
Columbia Teacher's College: Reading and Writing Project Educator
Inspired by Stanford University's Youcubed and UCLA Lab school's CGI and Cool Tools Professional Development

Meet Chris Small:

Co-Founder & CFO

Number Genius

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After graduating from UCLA , Chris followed his dreams of working on Wall Street in Los Angeles, New York City, and Palo Alto. Chris brings 15+ years of experience in the financial services industry as a successful business owner, manager, and top producing wealth advisor for multiple large banks.

As someone with a passion for numbers, even as a young child, Chris has always had a deep interest in promoting financial literacy, especially within our youth. As the Co-Founder & CFO of Inspire Virtual Academy, he gets to empower students to achieve their highest potential.

Certifications

Bachelor's Degree: University of California, Los Angeles
Masters in Business Administration : Babson College, Boston