ABOUT US
OUR STORY
E2D was founded out of two simple questions that an enlightened 12-year-old girl asked her parents back in October 2012:
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How can all kids in our school do their homework and projects successfully if some of their families cannot afford to own digital technology?
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What are we going to do about it?
This young girl, Franny Millen, decided that the digital divide between those who have computers at home and those who do not was an unacceptable social inequity…and one that must be resolved.
Franny is still committed to digital opportunity work. She graduated from Kenyon College in 2022 and returned to work as our Impact Coordinator. We are so proud of her!
Her two questions have led to hundreds of discussions led by thousands of community activists – municipal leaders, college students, corporate and foundation supporters and civic volunteers – that has resulted in a digital revolution that will not be declared victorious until every family has access to computers and the internet in their homes.
Since 2013, E2D has worked with 170 schools in the Charlotte Mecklenburg School (CMS) system, and over 171 nonprofit partners. As of October 2025, more than 63,000 families have bridged the digital divide using laptops provided by E2D
Students who had faced systemic barriers to academic success are now using their new laptops to engage more fully with their education and close opportunity gaps, joining their peers in thriving learning environments
ACCOLADES
The National League of Cities, Next Century Cities, and Google Fiber recognized E2D as the first recipient of its “The Most Innovative Digital Inclusion” program in the US.
E2D has received several other awards and recognition for its work including receiving two Blue Diamond Awards for Non-Profit Technology innovation from IT-ology and Charlotte Area Technology Collaborative. Most recently, E2D was named one of the “Top 30 Technologists, Transformers and Trailblazers in the US” by The Center for Digital Education.
OUR IMPACT
63,000
Number of computers distributed by E2D since 2013.
204,750
Estimated number of people using E2D computers.
Take a few minutes to watch how E2D is transforming student lives.
ADMIN TEAM
OPERATIONS TEAM
LAB SUPERVISORS
LAB TECHS
BOARD MEMBERS
Pat Millen, President, E2D, Inc.
Courtney Ramey, E4E Relief, Board Chair
Robert Phocas, AvidXchange, Inc.
Randy Alexander, Lowe’s
Angela Bhurji, Honeywell
Alex Salguedo, AvidXchange
Ann Clark, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, retired
Mike Cowell, TIAA
Dominique Johnson, Duke Energy Foundation
Michael Praeger, AvidXchange Inc.
Noah Cotton, Jabian Consulting
Nate Denny, EQV Strategic