We are a customer-focused team dedicated to providing solutions that help individuals with special needs and learning differences attain success in school, at home, and in the community.

Lee Wilson was named President and CEO in February 2009. Wilson oversees operations, product development, sales, marketing, and strategic goals for the company. Wilson brings to PCI more than 20 years of experience in the K-12 sector.  Prior to joining PCI, Wilson served as Vice President, Marketing and Chief Marketing Officer at Harcourt Achieve in Austin.  Previously, Wilson served as Regional Vice President of Pearson Learning Group, and General Manager of K12Planet.com at Chancery Software.  In his seven years at Apple Computer, Wilson held a variety of positions, including Business Development Manager and K-12 Enterprise Solutions Marketing Specialist. 

Wilson earned a master’s of business administration degree from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and a bachelor’s degree in history and political science from Princeton University.

Randy Pennington joined PCI as the Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing in July, 2009.  Pennington oversees sales and marketing for the company.  Pennington began his career in education as a physics teacher, before becoming a high school principal. After nearly 15 years as a teacher and principal, he served as Director of Educational Technology for the Georgia Department of Education.

Most recently, he served as Vice President & National Sales Manager at Scholastic’s Classroom and Library Division. Prior to joining Scholastic, Pennington held similar positions with Harcourt Achieve, Pearson Learning Group, Compass Learning, and Computer Curriculum Corporation. He also has a strong marketing background, with experience as Director of K-12 Marketing at Apple Computer, and as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Chancery Software and EdPoint.

Pennington earned a master’s degree in educational administration from Georgia State University, and a bachelor’s degree in science education and physics from Valdosta State University.

Debra Covert
Vice President, Operations

Debra Covert joined PCI Education in February 2011 as Vice President of Operations. Covert oversees Customer Services, Logistics/Fulfillment, IT, Manufacturing and Procurement. Covert brings over 22 years of experience in K-12 Educational Publishing, most recently at Pearson and Harcourt in executive management roles. Covert’s experience spans operations, strategic planning, supplier development, financial management, and expertise in the complexities of the education market. In addition to market knowledge, she has a strong background in delivering innovative soltions, data-driven decision making and change management.

Covert earned a B.A. in Journalism/Advertising from the University of Texas at El Paso. She has attended executive education courses at the University of Texas, Stanford University, Southern Methodist University and University of Texas at San Antonio.

Jeff McLane, with his extensive entrepreneurial background, recognized the potential of Janie Haugen’s life skills programs and saw the opportunity for a profitable business venture. He used his strength in organizational skills to build a high-quality group of creative, operations, and marketing personnel around Haugen’s line of products.

McLane is an entrepreneur and investor with an educational background in economics and finance. Over the past 25 years, he founded or co-founded five separate companies in the commercial real estate, biotechnology, and publishing industries.

Janie Haugen-McLane, creator of PCI’s flagship product, the best-selling Life Skills Programs, Series I and II, draws on her years of teaching to develop real-world, innovative educational products. She has conceived of and developed more than 95% of PCI’s proprietary products and has attracted a number of nationally recognized authors to PCI.

Haugen-McLane is currently developing several educational programs including a program for students with significant cognitive disabilities, a first step in a comprehensive language arts curriculum. In addition to authoring products, she presides over PCI’s product development efforts.

Haugen-McLane has been honored with numerous awards, including a 1996 Mind Science Foundation “Imagineer” Award for creativity in the field of education. She received her B.S. in education from Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia.

David Keith is responsible for computer, network, and telecommunications operations and services. His primary duties include managing the daily activities of the Information Technology unit, providing developmental and technological direction to several operational units, and collaborating with senior staff to explore broad technological applications and approaches.

In his current role, Keith has been recognized for improving efficiency through the use of technology. For the past 24 years, Keith worked in higher education as Manager of Technology for the University of Arkansas Business Affairs. He directed a university computer center and was responsible for handling Y2K compliance issues and purchasing technology for administrative and academic personnel. Keith earned a B.B.A. in business management from Southern State College in Magnolia, Arkansas.

Harry Voigt was named Finance Controller of PCI in March 2010.  Voigt oversees all accounting and financial activities for the company. His background includes  more than 20 years of diversified experience in the areas of manufacturing, distribution, foods processing and  technical publications.  

Voigt brings to PCI  experience in accounting management, financial analysis,  internal controls,  annual planning and financial reporting. 

Prior to joining PCI, Voigt was Controller  of  BudCo, LTD; a local Budweiser distributor. Previously, Voigt served as Controller for Jana Inc.,  a local  technical publications firm specializing in the aerospace industry.

Voigt earned his bachelor’s degree  in accounting from Our Lady of the Lake University and is a Certified Public Accountant. He is a current member of the local and state chapters of the Society of CPA’s.

Jill Haney responsibilities include managing the development of proprietary reading curriculums, training customers on PCI’s reading curriculums and other proprietary products, conceptualizing new products, writing sales and marketing literature related to the reading curriculums, staying current on reading and other educational research, overseeing the research conducted on PCI’s products, and staying current on federal and state legislation related to education.

Prior to her career with PCI Education, she was a national reading consultant and a seventh grade reading teacher. In 1999, she was named Teacher of the Year for San Antonio ISD and won the Trinity Prize for Teaching. Haney earned a BA with honors and a Masters of Arts in Teaching from Trinity University in San Antonio. She has additional graduate reading hours from University of Texas San Antonio.

Leslie Boulet oversees the product marketing team and manages catalog channel initiatives. Boulet works directly with other departments to identify and bring to market materials for students with special needs and learning differences and manages the life cycle of published and distributed materials.

As Catalog Channel Manager, she is charged with delivering a polished, convenient, and compelling experience for catalog customers while driving sales growth utilizing effective direct marketing strategies. Boulet was recently presented with a Ten-Year Service Award commemorating her commitment and versatility to successfully attain large district adoptions and for her ability to lead various teams. Boulet's aspirations include continuing to learn and grow within the educational publishing industry to further promote PCI Education to the best of her ability.

Eunice Arrambide has served as PCI Education’s Director of Human Resources for nearly 10 years. Arrambide coaches and counsels employees, develops policies and procedures, and assists with development, implementation and administration of company morale. She created and implemented the first policy and procedure handbook and has fostered various community involvement projects. Prior to joining PCI, Arrambide served as the Director of Operations at Rudy Hernandez Evangelism International, and worked in the IMS Department with HEB.

Arrambide is involved with the San Antonio chapters of the Human Resources Management Association, Society for Human Resource Management, and the San Antonio Compensation Association.

Bill DeBacker joined PCI in March, 2011 as Director of Business Development. He is responsible for leading third party relationships, non-traditional markets and international expansion opportunities. Bill brings over 25 years’ experience leading internal business startups and organic growth initiatives, business redesign and reorganization and opening up new business markets. He possesses extensive experience in business development and is an accomplished sales leader with direct sales, channel sales and major account management experience.

He has successfully built high performance teams in sales, customer service and operations, led new product launches, opened up new markets in multiple markets and industries both as an internal leader and as an outside consultant. Bill has previously worked in cable television, wireless and the education publishing industry. Bill earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln.

Denise is responsible for driving sales growth for all channels utilizing internet marketing strategy, management of online branding, developing and piloting new revenue and technology opportunities for PCI.

Since joining PCI in 2007, Denise has earned the PCI Excellence Award for her leadership and dedication in the redesign and rebuilding of the company's flagship website, pcieducation.com. Prior to PCI Education, Denise served 8 years in the E-Commerce Marketing department for the direct marketing division of Harland Clarke printed products.

Denise holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Texas State University.