As Business Development Manager at EdSolutions, Trish helps mission-driven
education organizations find the right insights, strategies, and partners to move their
work forward. She serves as a trusted first point of contact for potential clients, bringing
clarity to complex challenges and identifying opportunities for collaboration. Whether
facilitating early conversations, exploring the right questions together, or connecting
leaders to the services and people who can help them make progress, Trish ensures
that every interaction is rooted in her clients' goals. She also continues to serve as an
engagement manager and strategic advisor on key client projects.
Trish has led a diverse portfolio of client engagements, helping organizations size and
compare market segments (e.g., core, supplemental, assessment, intervention), clarify
their positioning and differentiation, craft messaging and sales strategies, develop
funder pitches, and build market-informed product roadmaps. She’s also supported
knowledge mobilization efforts and communications strategies that help clients convene
partners, build buy-in, and drive adoption. With a talent for turning back-of-the-napkin
ideas into pragmatic, data-driven action plans, Trish helps organizations move from big
vision to grounded execution—and from ambiguity to clarity.
Trish brings a strong foundation in product strategy and innovation from her prior
leadership roles at McGraw-Hill, StudySync, Imagine Learning, and Carnegie Learning.
She has launched award-winning K–12 products across literacy, math, science, social
studies, and professional learning. She also brings deep expertise in funding
approaches, adoption timelines, opportunity sizing, portfolio management, growth
strategy, diversifying revenue streams, and turning strategy into go-to-market action.
She is known for her collaborative, candid approach and her ability to synthesize
complexity into clear, actionable insights. Whether helping organizations stay focused
on what matters most, center students in their decision-making, or navigate the nuances
of change, Trish approaches each challenge with care, curiosity, and confident
direction.
Education: MBA, Otterbein University; BA, Ohio University