Meet the Team
A Seedling is a custom-built touchpad, pre-loaded with educational apps, and designed specifically to help preschool-aged children become better prepared when they start kindergarten. These touchpads do not connect to the internet and they don’t have a camera – this makes them as safe as possible for young learners.
Greg Alcorn
By day, Greg is the CEO of Global Contact Services (GCS), a company of customer service experts who provide outsourced call center support. By night, weekend, and every other hour of the week, he is the founder of ApSeed. He served more than five years on the North Carolina State Board of Education, which sparked the idea for the Seedling educational touchpad to improve kindergarten readiness.
Greg is the author of a book on communication skills, “Seven Dumb Things We All Say.” His community service involvement includes: Catawba College (trustee), Hood Theological Seminary (trustee), Families First (board chair), Young Presidents’ Organization – YPO (former member), and recipient of several community service recognitions.
Contact: greg.alcorn@apseed.org
Dr. Julie Morrow
Julie has more than thirty years of experience in education. Her professional accomplishments are only exceeded by her passion for early childhood education. She leads the operational side of ApSeed. Before that, she was an assistant superintendent, a principal, consultant, and a valued resource on school turnarounds in North Carolina. She’s also an in-demand speaker on educational subjects across the nation.
Contact: julie.morrow@apseed.org
Erik Lipscomb
Contact: erik.lipscomb@apseed.org
Shelby Mohammad
Contact: shelby.mohammad@apseed.org