Joe Sangillo Weidling is the Senior Director of Bid Proposal Operations at Discovery Education, a leading ed tech provider of digital curriculum solutions throughout the world. Joe manages a team responsible for crafting winning proposals of Discovery Education\u2019s products and services to school districts and state/national departments of education.\xa0 Prior to joining Discovery Education in 2014, Joe worked for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) in Maryland, one of the largest school districts in the United States. Joe began his career in MCPS as a classroom teacher, then a department chair, and then a social studies content specialist before making the leap to Discovery Education to build an RFP operation from the ground up.\xa0 During his years managing Discovery Education\u2019s RFP team, Joe has increased RFP volume 700%, which has correlated to a massive increase in Discovery Education revenue attributed to RFP\u2019s.
Joe earned his Master of Arts degree in Government from The Johns Hopkins University, and 2 Bachelor of Arts degrees from the University of Maryland in U.S. History and Social Studies Education.
\xa0
Joe lives in San Diego, CA with his husband and enjoys spending time with their dog, Teddy. When not heads down in RFP land, Joe enjoys reading, exercise, and relaxing on San Diego\u2019s beaches.\xa0 \xa0