Our Founders
We’re neighbors. We’re friends. And we’re both parents who’ve wrestled with the same tech dilemmas you have.
Aniko’s a veteran social media marketer who knows exactly how modern technology is designed to keep us hooked. Bethany’s a best-selling children's book author and science communicator who is an expert in making complicated stuff click for kids. Together, we realized nobody was teaching children the relationship between their screens and their brains.
Turns out, the tech struggle was everyone’s dirty little secret. Every parent we talked to was quietly dealing with the same questions, the same guilt, and the same late-night Google searches. We figured if we were all in this together, we might as well actually be in it together.
So we started DopaMind — curating leading experts and translating their research into accessible, judgment-free resources families can actually use. What began as two moms trying to help our own kids has grown into a comprehensive program now trusted by major school districts and prestigious private schools across the country, reaching thousands of students with expert-backed digital wellness and literacy education.
Because every kid deserves to understand how this stuff works. And every parent deserves to stop feeling like they’re figuring it out alone.
In this with with you,
Board of Directors
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Bethany Barton, Co-Founder & Board Chair
Bethany Barton is Co-Founder and Board Chair of DopaMind, where she leads the organization’s science communication strategy of student assemblies, classroom materials, and youth programming. An award-winning children’s book author and illustrator published by Viking/Penguin, Bethany brings a rare ability to translate complex scientific concepts into content that genuinely connects with kids — a skill that sits at the heart of everything DopaMind creates.
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Aniko Hill, Co-Founder & Executive Director
Aniko Hill is Co-Founder and Executive Director of DopaMind, where she leads the organization's strategy, partnerships, and day-to-day operations. Her background as founder of an award-winning creative agency gives her a unique insider's understanding of how technology is designed to capture attention — and why teaching kids to navigate it matters so much. As a builder and leader of high-performing teams for over 20 years, she has brought together an extraordinary group of experts to establish DopaMind as a trusted resource for major school districts and prestigious private schools across the country.
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Jesse Hill, Treasurer
Jesse Hill is a Board Member and Treasurer of DopaMind, providing strategic and operational guidance to the organization. A seasoned production manager with over 15 years of experience working with companies ranging from startups to Fortune 500s, Jesse brings deep expertise in project management, team leadership, and execution — keeping complex, high-stakes initiatives on time and on budget.
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Kelly Beech
Kelly Beech is a Board Member of DopaMind, where she also serves as an elementary school educator and presenter. A seasoned professional with a diverse background in education, business management, and public speaking, Kelly brings over 15 years of organizational and operational experience spanning the entertainment, marketing, and education industries. She has served as business manager for producers and agencies, directed a renowned preschool in Los Angeles, and holds degrees in Communications, English, and Child Development.
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Justin H. Dove, EdS, NCSP, LEP
Justin H. Dove is a nationally certified school psychologist and licensed educational psychologist. He holds a BS in Human Ecology and both an MA and an EdS in School Psychology from The Ohio State University. Most recently, he served the Mirman School in Bel Air for four years, bringing extensive expertise to supporting intellectually gifted students and their families. There, he also collaborated with colleagues and organizations such as Common Sense Media to promote digital citizenship, literacy, and wellness. He now partners with families, school districts, and other educational entities to provide presentations, evaluations, advocacy, counseling, and empowerment services through his company PEACE ED. Justin's work is grounded in a commitment to mental health, neurodiversity-affirming practices, and educational equity.
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Deanie Eichenstein, Psy.D.
Dr. Deanie Eichenstein is a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in working with high-achieving young women. Dr. Eichenstein earned her Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from California School of Professional Psychology and holds training in Attachment-Focused EMDR and psychoanalytic psychotherapy. She completed post-doctoral training at Wright Institute LA and gained experience at UCLA Child OCD, Anxiety and Tic Disorder Program and as a research intern for Dr. Daniel Siegel.
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Matt Pulley
Matt Pulley is a technology leader and entrepreneur with over two decades of experience in the tech industry, including as CTO at Home Chef, building platforms, leading teams, and seeing firsthand how digital tools are designed to capture attention and shape behavior. While leading the Screens in Schools group at Fairplay's Screen Time Action Network, he recognized that parents lacked the coordinated organizing tools available to corporations. This inspired him to found Four Norms, an online platform that gives parents and communities the tools to organize and shift norms around technology use from the ground up.
Advisory Council
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Andy Bennett
Andy Bennett leads operations at Opal, a screen time management app focused on helping students and families manage digital distraction. He holds a degree in Psychology from Haverford College and brings expertise in both product leadership and behavioral psychology to his work. Andy oversees Opal for Schools, partnering with educators to address the growing challenge of technology distraction in academic settings.
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David Grüning
David Grüning is Lead Scientist at one sec, where he applies his expertise in psychology and adaptive cognition to help people develop healthier digital habits. He serves as Chair of the Science Board at the Prosocial Design Network, focusing on ethical technology design. David holds degrees in Psychology from the University of Mannheim and Organizational Behavior from Heidelberg University, and currently works as a postdoctoral researcher at the Max-Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin.
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Sam Hiner
Sam Hiner is a student entrepreneur and youth advocate. He is co-founder and Executive Director at Young People’s Alliance, a youth movement focused on student-led advocacy, working to mobilize young people to achieve electoral and policy outcomes. Sam has advocated for youth issues on Capitol Hill, at the North Carolina legislature, and across 11 college campuses.
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Jessica Hochman, MD
Dr. Jessica Hochman is a board-certified pediatrician, fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and a multiple-time Southern California Rising Star honoree. She completed her medical training at Boston University School of Medicine, where she was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society, and finished her pediatric residency at UCLA. She holds a Master's degree in Medical Science with a focus on nutrition and metabolic health. Beyond her clinical practice, Dr. Hochman helps parents worry less through her social media @askdrjessica and her podcast Your Child Is Normal, where she shares reassuring, evidence-based guidance on common childhood concerns.
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Titania Jordan
Titania Jordan is the Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Parent Officer of Bark Technologies, an online safety company that helps keep kids safe online and in real life. A renowned thought leader on digital parenting, Titania has contributed to leading media publications, appeared on national television segments, and has written a bestselling technology parenting book.
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Seán Killingsworth
Seán Killingsworth is a digital wellness speaker and activist. He founded The Reconnect Movement in high school, which helps inspire and organize young people to create clubs on their campuses that prioritize face-to-face interactions. Sean has appeared as a youth expert on local television in Florida and gave a talk on the collective action problem of technology at PechaKucha Orlando in 2021, when he was 18 years old.
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Marissa Leitner
Marissa Leitner is a licensed educational psychologist and college counselor specializing in psychoeducational assessments, academic planning, and college admissions. She partners with students and families to address learning profiles, attention challenges, executive functioning, and healthy screen time and digital habits. Marissa holds a B.A. in Psychology from UC Berkeley, an M.S. in School Psychology from Cal State Northridge, and an Independent Educational Consultant Certificate from UC Irvine.
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Tracy Markle, MA, LPC
Tracy Markle, MA, LPC is a digital media addiction treatment expert and educator specializing in digital media overuse since 2009. She founded and co-directs Digital Media Treatment and Education Center (dTEC®) and Collegiate Coaching Services in Boulder, CO. Tracy developed a proprietary systemic treatment approach and assessment tools addressing digital media overuse and co-occurring conditions like ADHD, autism, and anxiety. She also creates and delivers clinical trainings to equip professionals with effective strategies for supporting clients struggling with digital media overuse and screentime management.
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Ashley Shapiro, MA, BCET
Ashley Shapiro is a Board Certified Educational Therapist (BCET) and Executive Director of edcahoots, a premier educational therapy practice she founded in 2010. She serves as Director of the Certification Board for the Association of Educational Therapists (AET) and has taught as an adjunct professor at California State University, Northridge. With expertise in interventions for learners with disabilities and development of an ethical dilemma model, Ashley offers valuable insight into the relationship between digital wellness and effective learning strategies. She holds a Master’s in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University and a Bachelor’s from UC Berkeley.