SEED PROTOCOL - Key Persons


Dr. Julie Owens

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • Senior Research Scientist
  • Professor
Julie is a professor in the Department of Psychology at Ohio University. She has worked collaboratively for over 15 years with school personnel to develop and evaluate school mental health screening, intervention, and progress monitoring procedures.

Dr. Steven Evans

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • Senior Research Scientist
  • Professor
Steven is a professor in the Department of Psychology at Ohio University and former special education teacher. Dr. Evans has an extensive background in school based treatment of students with social and emotional issues.

Ian Smith

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • Co - Founder & President EU
Ian applies Design Thinking to digital disruption. He has over 35 years of experience building innovative tech firms of all sizes. In creating digital solutions for healthcare and government, Ian delivers game changing solutions with security built-in from the ground up.

Tom Reid

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • Founder & Lead Inventor
Tom is a technology visionary and hands-on leader with three decades of experience in network protocols, cybersecurity and IT management. The SEED Protocol is the culmination of that experience, invented to meet client demand for secure portability and affordable storage of proprietary data.