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Origin

Agents of Discovery was founded in 2015 by entrepreneur and former teacher Mary Clark. Mary worked with renowned wildlife artist and naturalist Robert Bateman for over a decade trying to determine best practices for how to engage youth with the natural world. Over time, it became apparent that although the original goal had been to get youth off screens and outdoors, “screen time could be green time.” Based on this idea and extensive research, Mary and her team began pursuing the goal of transforming education through fun, place-based augmented reality gaming.

Leading Innovation

At Agents, we believe that educators need access to cutting-edge tech tools that make learning fun, active and engaging for learners. That’s why we are working with premiere developers and a network of partners across the globe to change the face of education. We want educators, who have a vested interest in the well-being of their players, to be able to easily and seamlessly publish their learning experiences into safe and relevant locations so learners can experience education within the context of the real world.

Inclusion

The Agents of Discovery platform emphasizes inclusion by enabling educators to localize their content and make it available to learners at safe locations for self-guided experiences. The Text-to-Speech feature in the app enables learners with visual impairments or reading difficulties to fully participate in the experiences.

Meet Our Executive Team

MARY CLARK
MARY CLARK

Chief Executive Officer

Mary​ ​is​ ​a​ ​dynamic​ ​leader​ ​with​ ​a​ ​passion​ ​for​ ​creating​ ​education​ ​technologies​ ​that​ ​change​ ​the​ ​world.​ A​ ​visionary​ entrepreneur​ ​who​ ​brings​ ​a​ ​unique​ ​perspective​ ​to​ ​product​ ​development, ​Mary​ brings years of experience as a teacher and science​ ​textbook writer​ to​ ​her​ ​executive​ ​role.​ ​She​ ​holds​ ​a​ ​B.Sc. (Honors)​ ​and​ ​B.Ed.​ ​from​ ​the​ ​University​ ​of​ ​Alberta,​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as​ ​an​ ​M.Ed.​ ​(with​ ​a​ ​focus​ ​on​ ​education technology)​ ​from​ ​the​ ​University​ ​of​ ​British​ ​Columbia.

Mary has been the recipient of numerous awards, ranging from the Louise McKinney Award for Top Student at the University of Alberta in the Faculty of Education, Edwin Parr Teacher Award for Best First Year Teacher in Alberta, and Canada’s Top 50 women in STEM. Check out Mary Clark’s interview with Okanagan Edge discussing Kelowna Chamber of Commerce’s Top 40 Over 40 program.

JOEL KRUPA, PhD
JOEL KRUPA, PhD

Chief Administrative Officer

Joel started his career as an intern in the office of former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. He went on to hold Senior Analyst roles in both private sector and public sector clean energy organizations while maintaining an academic career that included publishing 10 energy-related academic papers and over 50 book reviews on a range of technical and popular topics.

Joel completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard Engineering after earning a B.A. at the University of British Columbia, a B.Sc. at the London School of Economics, an M.Sc. at the University of Oxford, and a Ph.D. at the University of Toronto. He has undertaken visiting research appointments at research centres affiliated with Imperial College London and the University of Oxford.

And Our Amazing Staff

Check out the Careers page to find out how to join our team.

Awards

SORP 2020 Project Excellence Award

SORP Award Winners

Kelowna Chamber of Commerce 2019 Business Excellence Awards

Technology Innovator of the Year

Okanagan Edge: Kelowna Chamber of Commerce

Top 40 Over 40

Inspiring Fifty Canada

Top 50 Women in STEM: Agents of Discovery CEO Mary Clark

Heritage BC 2018 Award with Trethewey House Heritage Site

Heritage Education and Awareness

Public Lands Alliance Partnership Awards

Innovative Product Award (Honorable Mention)

National Association for Interpretation (NAI) Media Awards

Digital Media: Using Mobile Gaming to Engage Youth with Outdoor Place-based Learning

TechWomen Canada – Los Angeles Program

Canada’s Top Female Entrepreneurs: Agents of Discovery CEO Mary Clark

 

Kelowna Chamber of Commerce 2019 Business Excellence Awards, Tech Innovator of the Year

Castanet.net coverage: CEO Mary Clark recognized as top 50 women in STEM