Founder Story
An idea John had about his dad over some beer and pizza in Traverse City, Michigan, sparked the plan for Memory Bright. During a meeting for their original app, ThinkLocker.com, John presented his idea to use ThinkLocker’s perceptual learning method to create a game about his family for his dad who was living with Alzheimer’s. This led to the creation of Memory Bright and our mission to “put some good into the world.”
Mark DeLonge
Co-founder, Director of Operations
markdelonge@mymemorybright.com
Assistant Director of Instructional Technology at Northwestern Michigan College. He works closely with faculty to develop courses and solutions to their tech needs. He is sometimes forced to work with Tom. Mark earned his BA in Education and his MA in Educational Technology from Michigan State University. He worked as an elementary school teacher for 7 years and during the summer can be found driving one of his two VWs (if they are running).
Tom Gordon
Co-founder, Director of Sales and Marketing
tomgordon@mymemorybright.com
Faculty emeritus at Northwestern Michigan College. Tom teaches Western Civilization and American History. He does his part to keep Mark employed by occasionally throwing a project his direction and hoping it turns out alright. Tom earned his BA in history and philosophy at California Polytechnic State University and his MA in history at Fort Hays State University in Kansas. He has worked at NMC since 1997. In his off time, Tom is fishing, reading, and napping.
John Velis
Co-founder, Director of Technology
johnvelis@mymemorybright.com
John joined the team in 2018 to help develop Memory Bright's parent technology, ThinkLocker. He is a retired secondary and college educator in the fields of Math, Physics and Computer Science. John currently has an Educational Technology Consultanting business focused on developing and dellivering workshops for K12 teacher in Computer Science and Robotics. In his freetime he can most often be found hiking, biking, and traveling with his wife Amy.