Early Literacy Advisor - Carol McCabe

Carol McCabe serves as Tapfun's Early Literacy Advisor. Most recently Carol worked at Bloorview School Authority in Toronto as Coordinator of Programs.
Carol’s background and knowledge helps us think about what we should build to impact early literacy through touch devices. Carol firmly believes that learning to read well in the early grades is critical to a child’s success in school and life.
A few highlights from Carol’s career in education include the following:
Carol’s background and knowledge helps us think about what we should build to impact early literacy through touch devices. Carol firmly believes that learning to read well in the early grades is critical to a child’s success in school and life.
A few highlights from Carol’s career in education include the following:
- Certified Reading Recovery Teacher Leader
- Special Education Consultant/Coordinator with the Toronto District School Board and Bloorview School Authority for 19 years
- Master of Education (Special Education at OISE)
- Kindergarten, Primary Grades, Reading Clinic and Resource Room Teacher
- Co-founder of the Bookshare Program
Technical Advisor - Antoine Boivin-Filion

Antoine Boivin-Filion serves as Tapfun's Technical Advisor. Antoine has successfully rolled out a number of large and complex projects - he has most recently served as the Director of Digital Experiences at the Yellow Pages Group.
Antoine's background and experiences are helping us build our engineering organization and plan for more complex product lines across mobile and online channels. In the future, educational software will require a highly sophisticated technical architecture and Antoine has the right knowledge to help us plan for that reality.
A few highlights from Antoine's career in technology include the following:
Antoine's background and experiences are helping us build our engineering organization and plan for more complex product lines across mobile and online channels. In the future, educational software will require a highly sophisticated technical architecture and Antoine has the right knowledge to help us plan for that reality.
A few highlights from Antoine's career in technology include the following:
- Launched several mobile products that have been featured and selected as editor’s choice by Apple and Android app stores (including most of the Canadian Yellow Pages applications)
- Managed some of Canada's most visited websites
- Recruited, hired and managed large technical teams spanning the front-end and the back-end