Roxann Drake - Director
A mother of fou
r, Roxann
is an entrepreneur and “family woman” She earned a bachelor’s degree from MIT in
Cognitive Science and Literature in 1990.
Her professional career began when she was hired by Knowledge Adventure,
an educational software company.
During her career there as a software developer, she helped create
several educational children’s software titles, and gained the valuable
experience of participating in the product cycle from conception to market. After KA, she co-founded a computer game
company called Creative Minds, Inc. with partner, William Spiritdancer, who was
soon to become her husband. As Project Manager she was responsible for
overseeing the development and marketing of the company’s products. Together, she and William raised over
$300,000 and licensed Donald Trump’s name for “Trump New York,” a multimedia
real estate game. Roxann brings entrepreneurial skills, fund raising experience, and
intelligence to the table, as well as an understanding of the project
management process. She also worked for the the Austin Foundation as a program coordinator. can be reached via email here .
