Our Team

Mark DeLonge 

mdelonge@thinklocker.com
Mark PaddleboardingInstructional Technology Coordinator at Northwestern Michigan College. He works closely with faculty to develop courses and solutions to their tech needs. He is sometimes forced to work with Tom. Mark earned his BA in Education and his MA in Educational Technology from Michigan State University. He worked as an elementary school teacher for 7 years and during the summer can be found driving one of his two VWs (if they are running).

 

 

Tom Gordon

tgordon@thinklocker.com
History instructor at Northwestern Michigan College. Tom teaches Western Civilization and American History. He does his part to keep Mark employed by occasionally throwing a project his direction and hoping it turns out alright. Tom earned his BA in history and philosophy at California Polytechnic State University and his MA in history at Fort Hays State University in Kansas. He has worked at NMC since 1997. In his off time, Tom is fishing, reading, and napping.

John Velis

jvelis@thinklocker.com
Retired Math, Physics and Computer Science instructor and programmer. John joined the team in 2018 to help develop the alpha website and continues as a technical consultant. He majored in Math and Physics at Michigan Technological University for his undergraduate work and returned to study Computer Science. Currently, John develops and presents professional development workshops for K-12 teachers but is often found pursuing some sort of outside activity or flying gliders.