Tanya Van Court
Senior Vice President of Partner Marketing
Tanya Van Court brings more than 15 years of experience in media, interactive technology and youth-based learning experiences to Discovery Education. As senior vice president of marketing, she leads the development and execution of partner marketing programs that optimize the power of media and the resources of Discovery to bring the world to classrooms nationwide. She also is responsible for collaborating with key educational foundations in the development of innovative educational programs for the K-12 and higher education markets.
Prior to joining Discovery Education, Van Court served as senior vice president and general manager of NOGGIN, ParentsConnect and NickJr.com. In that position, she led Nickelodeon to become a key player in the parents' online space and bolstered NOGGIN and NickJr.com's positions as educational, interactive, resources that provide rich experiences for children and parents.
Prior to Nickelodeon, Van Court was vice president of new media products for ESPN, where she led the launch of ESPN 360. Van Court began her career in the telecommunications industry, spending several years with Covad Communications, where she was instrumental in the launch of DSL in several international markets.
Van Court holds a bachelor's and master's degree in industrial engineering from Stanford University. She is a graduate of the National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications Executive Leadership Development Program, and in 2005, was named a Betsy Magness Fellow by Women in Cable Telecommunications. She also was named one of the top 50 most influential minorities in Cable World.