Devon Thagard

Devon is the Director of Knock Knock English and co-creator of Super Simple Songs and Super Simple Phonics. He can be heard on all tracks on Super Simple Phonics. He is from Los Angeles, California and has a BA in Psychology from San Diego State University and studied in the Second Language Studies MA progam at the University of Hawaii at Manoa before leaving to start Knock Knock English in Japan. He blogs about kids music and early childhood education at Head, Shoulders, Knees and All That.

Troy McDonald

Troy is the Creative Director at Knock Knock English and co-creator of Super Simple
Songs and Super Simple Phonics. He has been teaching young learners for the past
8 years. He arranges and produces all the music on the albums, designs the websites,
and creates all the flashcards, worksheets and other support materials. He is from Nova
Scotia, Canada and has a Bachelor of Music degree from Mount Allison University.
He blogs about kids music and other stuff at PeekabooKazoo.

Tanja Yoder

Tanja is the Academic Coordinator at Knock Knock English. She can be heard in all
tracks on Super Simple Phnoics. She grew up in the Washington, DC area and has a
Masters in Second Language Studies from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She blogs
about vegetarian-based crafts and recipes for young learners at E.W. Spider.