Draft:Nancy Howes

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Nancy Howes
EducationCalifornia College of the Arts (BFA), Cambridge College (M.Ed.)
OccupationsEducator, author, artist
Known forKnow Yourself (founder and CEO)
SpouseTim Howes (former)
Children2

Nancy Howes is an American educator, artist, author, and philanthropist. She is best known as the founder and CEO of the children's educational company Know Yourself.[1][2][3]

Career

Before founding Know Yourself, Howes worked in infrastructure engineering, operations, and sales at companies including Texas Instruments, BBN Planet, and @Home Network.[4]

In 2012, Howes co-founded Know Yourself[5][6] PBC, a public benefit corporation based in Oakland, California, where she also serves as the CEO.[7][8] The company focuses on promoting health literacy and self-awareness among children through engaging educational materials.[4][9] Howes also founded the Know Yourself Foundation, a fiscal sponsorship fund to support health education programs.[10]

She is the author of Focus Pocus: A Parent’s Guide to Fostering Concentration and Academic Achievement in a Distracted World. In 2024, Howes was named one of the “Top 50 Women Leaders in Education” by Women We Admire.[11]

Howes served on the board of trustees of California College of the Arts for 15 years and has supported several nonprofit organizations focused on youth development and the arts, including New Langton Arts, Elevate Oakland, and Beyond Differences.[7] In 2017, Howes attended Bring Change To Mind's Annual Revels & Revelations event in San Francisco, highlighting her involvement in mental health advocacy.[12]

Personal life

Nancy Howes was previously married to American computer scientist and entrepreneur Tim Howes, with whom she has two children.[7][13][14]

References

  1. ^ Jackson, Aziza (June 23, 2016). "Oakland company makes anatomy fun". East Bay Times. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  2. ^ McMillan, Graeme (July 13, 2018). "Lion Forge Comics Launching Educational Series to Teach Coding". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  3. ^ "The Future of Health Education: Why Kids Need More Than the Old School Health Class". Yahoo Finance. August 7, 2025. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Oakland company makes anatomy fun". The Mercury News. June 23, 2016.
  5. ^ Ledger, Matthew (July 13, 2018). "SDCC '18: Lion Forge's "Debian Perl" Teaches Kids to Code". Multiversity Comics. Archived from the original on July 20, 2023. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  6. ^ "Oakland company makes anatomy fun". East Bay Times. June 23, 2016.
  7. ^ a b c "Know Yourself Celebrates a Decade of Pioneering Children's Health Literacy". Yahoo Finance. November 14, 2023.
  8. ^ "Knowyourself.com making health literacy as fundamental as the ABCs and 123s". realedtalk.podbean.com. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  9. ^ "The Future of Health Education: Why Kids Need More Than the Old School Health Class". News Blaze. February 8, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  10. ^ Georgiadis, Candice (January 19, 2022). "Nancy Howes and Hayden Merryn Van Hulzen Interviewed by Candice Georgiadis". EIN Presswire. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  11. ^ "The Top 50 Women Leaders in Education for 2024". Women We Admire. August 8, 2024.
  12. ^ "Tim Howes with Nancy Howes - Drew Altizer Photography". Drew Altizer Photography. October 19, 2017.
  13. ^ "Alan Howes Obituary (2010) - Ann Arbor, MI - Ann Arbor News". Legacy.com. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  14. ^ "Know Yourself: A Decade of Pioneering Children's Health Education". ABC27.

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