Darwin Abella

VP of IT Operations

Prior to Noodle, Darwin was the Director of Network and Telecommunications Operations for The Princeton Review. He managed and supported day-to-day data and voice services. He is a creative problem-solver with a strong interest in new technologies and approaches that are both customer and business focused.

Alex Bargmann

Product Manager

Alex works as the product manager and on analytics for Noodle. He graduated from Claremont McKenna College in 2011, where he studied history and philosophy.  Find him on Twitter @abargmann.

Michele Bianculli

Operations and Account Manager

Michele graduated from NYU with a BFA in Drama and spent years working with actors before joining Noodle. Captain of her volleyball and dodgeball teams and member of her co-op board, Michele loves organizing people and events. She also makes a mean sausage bread.

Rivkah Carl

Data Analyst

Rivkah found her dream job at Noodle, combining education with mathematical and data analysis. She currently manages and analyzes Noodle's Pre K-20 data. After receiving a BA in Economics and Math from Barnard College, Rivkah spent two years educating youth in the US and Germany. She then received a Masters in Applied Mathematics from CUNY. Rivkah's favorite vacations consist of one-day cultural trips through European capital cities. 

Joanna Choy

Creative Director

Creative director, designer, information architect and all-around brilliant eye, Joanna went to school at UC Berkely where she studied Anthropology with an interest in Primatology. During her first post-graduation job interview she tried to bribe the boss with a banana and 20 minutes of grooming. That's when she decided to learn HTML and something called "gif animation." Yellow is still her favorite color.

Dan Edmonds

VP of Research and Development, Tutoring

A tutor since 1995, Dan has worked with thousands of students and trained hundreds of new teachers and tutors. He's developed course materials for several major prep companies, and, to top it off, has achieved perfect scores on the GMAT, the GRE, and the LSAT.

 

Carolyn Englar

Community Manager

Carolyn helps manage the company’s social media platforms and community relations, and also creates content for Noodlings, our official Noodle blog. She graduated from Emory University with a B.A. in French and Journalism, and recently earned her M.A. in Global Communications from the American University of Paris. She is also a chocoholic, wannabe vegan, and talks way too much about celebrity gossip and her three-legged cat.

 

Adam Hogan

Data Scientist 

Originally from the Detroit area, Adam Hogan has been a data consultant bouncing between Chicago and Budapest, and previously worked in macroeconomic research at the Federal Reserve.  He mixes art and numbers to make statistics useful and as pretty as possible.  When he's not being a data lumberjack, he likes travel, learning languages, and will talk your ear off about cultivating the North American paw paw. He's a proud University of Michigan alumnus.

 

Shan Huang

Marketing Analyst 

Shan is a data-driven marketing professional with a Master of Science degree in Marketing in University of Rochester. Shan has great passion for digital marketing and marketing research. She is now part of this great team, working on things she loves.

 

Kyle Jaster

Chief Product Officer

Kyle has a background that blends computer science and art, and has a passion for making things that "just work." After graduating with a BS in Computer Science, he spent four years as Production Director at Rayogram, where he led his team in developing innovative solutions to design problems and made significant contributions to open source software products. As Chief Product Officer, Kyle brings his unique perspective to all of Noodle's biggest challenges. In his spare time he climbs rocks and farms chickens.

John Katzman

Founder & CEO

John’s innovative ideas about education have led him to found three companies: The Princeton Review, 2U, and Noodle itself. Before serving as Executive Director, he founded and worked as the CEO of 2U, an edtech company that partners with prestigious universities to offer online degree programs. In 1981, John founded The Princeton Review and served as its CEO until 2007. He also serves on the Board of several for- and non-profit organizations, and is the author and co-author of five books and numerous articles.

Richard Katzman

Executive Director of Learning Content

Richard’s first career was as Chairman & CEO of Kaz, a multinational consumer appliance company. Under his leadership the company grew from $4 million in annual sales to $500 million. He was also a Director at The Princeton Review from its inception until 2012. Having sold Kaz, he’s now excited to help build Noodle’s Learning Content area.

Paul Kavanagh

Chief Technology Officer

Paul has worked in information technology in Europe, Asia, and the Americas, in the manufacturing, retail and investment banking industries, including at IBM and Microsoft, and most recently in education, which is now undergoing a revolution based on open access to information. In his spare time, he rides his bike to the beach and raises kids, cats, and dogs.

Chris Lebron

Front End Developer

Chris came to Noodle from a career as a freelance web developer, in which he was required to wear many hats. He is thrilled to now be a part of a dynamic team, wearing fewer hats, yet still nerding-out all day. When he's not writing code and making magic on the internet, he's enjoying the sights, sounds, and flavors of his hometown, New York City.

Ralph Lepore

Lead Software Developer

Ralph has a wide span of experience in his 10+ year development career. He started off as a Systems Administrator for a small startup after graduating with a degree in Computer Science. A few years later, he was writing real-time trading systems and moving into algorithmic trading on Wall Street. After the 2008 mortgage crisis, Ralph started working on building and scaling large web applications and never looked back. When Ralph isn't hacking on code (which is rare), you can usually find him with his two daughters (probably teaching them how to code) or hacking on his Arduino.

Laura London

Executive Director of Education

Laura is focused on 'transformation' through technology and teaching. Before receiving an MPhil in Educational Research from Cambridge, she taught in SE Asia, managed alliances for Kaplan, and held various roles in Process Improvement and HR in both the education and e-commerce sectors.  Her degrees include a Masters in Management and a BS in Industrial Relations from Cornell.  Follow her on Twitter @lauralondonator.

 

Richie Marini

Senior Software Engineer

Richie has 15+ years of experience developing distributed data processing systems. Most recently he worked for a company that manufactured a robotic machine that printed books on demand. In his spare time he works with many non-for-profit organizations striving to bring about world peace.

Patrick McConlogue

Business Analyst

Patrick helps you get to where you want to go. Make no small plans.

Brian Monetti

Director of Learning Content

Brian enjoys building things. He received degrees in Civil Engineering and Architecture from Lehigh University, where he learned to build structures, followed by a Masters in Innovation Management from Brown, where he learned to build companies. Now Brian is working to build Noodle in the area of educational content. You can find him climbing up the side of a mountain on most weekends.

Joe Morgan

Entrepreneur in Residence

Joe’s career has focused on translating insights about human behavior into innovative growth businesses. He brings 20+ years of executive management experience including: Founder and President of Colloquy, a new generation education-tech company; Setting the direction for Kaplan as head of strategy; President of one of the fastest growing companies in quick service retailing which owned Blimpie Subs & Salads; and a host of executive roles in multinational companies and turnarounds. Joe is a recovering lawyer, and even a current member of the Screen Actors Guild (a story in and of itself).

Aryeh Morris

Business Analyst & Controller

Aryeh works on everything from business analytics and partnerships to accounting. A veteran of both finance and operating environments, Aryeh's most satisfying pre-Noodle role involved 6 years at The Community Development Trust, a REIT, where he gained responsibility in business plan development, business analytics, and investor reporting. Aryeh is also a long-suffering Mets fan.

Sehreen NoorAli

Director of Partnerships

Sehreen's mission in life is to get the right people to the table to make big things happen in education around the world. She spent 5 years as a strategist with the U.S. Department of State forging international relationships to build projects in enterprise, education, and science/technology. She's a proud Brown alumna and holds an Ed.M. from Harvard. She studied five languages but only really knows Pig Latin.

Marcy Petroccione

Web Developer

Marcy has worked as a web developer since 2007, building web applications, maintaining databases, configuring servers, and of course, getting suckered into creating websites for friends and family. After starting out as a music major in college, she discovered a new outlet for her creativity in writing elegant and concise code. When not coding, Marcy devotes an unreasonable amount of time to food - cooking, eating, making cocktails and dining out.

Maria Popova

Curious Mind at Large

Maria Popova is the founder and editor of Brain Pickings, a library of cross-disciplinary interestingness. She has written for Wired UK, The Atlantic, Nieman Journalism Lab, The New York Times, Smithsonian Magazine, and Design Observer, among others, and is an MIT Futures of Entertainment Fellow. She is on Twitter as @brainpicker.

Alicia Powers, Ph.D

Lead Data Scientist

Alicia is a data scientist with 15 years of experience in the education sector. She has helped organizations decipher and manage evaluation data to create better programming. Before joining Noodle, she worked with organizations, including the Children's Defense Fund, National Science Foundation, and the U.S Department of Education. In addition to being a self-proclaimed "data nerd," she has been known to start dancing at random times, and you might catch her in a flash mob.

Neelay Shah

Senior Software Developer

Neelay graduated with a degree in Computer Engineering and afterward went to work at a consulting company in India. After a year, he moved to the U.S., where he completed his masters from Stevens Institute of Technology.  Ever since, he has worked on Windows and web-based applications for an advertising/media/marketing company and an e-commerce company. On his spare time, he develops Android Apps, plays ping-pong, and of course, video games. He is also a die hard Nexus fan.

Adam Shapiro

VP of Operations

For the past two decades, Adam has been engaged in leadership and business development in the education management industry. For 13 years, Adam served as Regional Manager and, later, Vice President of Operations for Kumon, Inc., the largest education franchisor in the world. Additionally, Adam directed services for and taught at schools in both the U.S. and Japan, provided corporate communications consultation for Fortune 500 companies, and led media planning for an international advertising agency. 

Stephanie Slaton

Lead Help Desk Administrator

Stephanie combines her background of corporate training and 5-star hospitality to be the go-to person for all of your Lore questions and concerns. Not only is she the voice of the Lore support line, but she is also a voice-over artist and DJ specializing in Big Band Jazz.

Charles Wang

Jr. Data Scientist

Charles graduated in June of 2011 from the University of Chicago with degrees in Political Science and Economics and worked with a D.C.-based consulting firm before joining Noodle as a data analyst intern. His hobbies include video games, martial arts and thinking about weird things.

Jillian Youngblood

Jr. Developer

Jillian previously worked on Capitol Hill and in the Bloomberg Administration, where she specialized in public health. She worked on the bill to provide health care to 9/11 first responders, and has a lot of reasons that you shouldn't drink soda. She decided to leave politics before becoming too cynical, and is now a full-stack Ruby on Rails developer who loves hacking up beautiful, intuitive user experiences.

Mark Chernis

Mark joined The Princeton Review in 1984 and served as the company’s Chief Operating Officer and Secretary. During his 24 year career at The Princeton Review, Mark either held or oversaw key leadership positions in nearly every sector of the Company. He now lives in Bedford, NY, where he is a twice-elected member of the Board of Education for the Bedford Central School District.

John Katzman

Founder & CEO

John’s innovative ideas about education have led him to found three companies: The Princeton Review, 2U, and Noodle itself. Before serving as Executive Director, he founded and worked as the CEO of 2U, an edtech company that partners with prestigious universities to offer online degree programs. In 1981, John founded The Princeton Review and served as its CEO until 2007. He also serves on the Board of several for- and non-profit organizations, and is the author and co-author of five books and numerous articles.

Richard Katzman

Executive Director, Learning Content

Richard’s first career was as Chairman & CEO of Kaz, a multinational consumer appliance company. Under his leadership the company grew from $4 million in annual sales to $500 million. He was also a Director at The Princeton Review from its inception until 2012. Having sold Kaz, he’s now excited to help build Noodle’s Learning Content area.

Joe Morgan

Entrepreneur in Residence

Joe’s career has focused on translating insights about human behavior into innovative growth businesses. He brings 20+ years of executive management experience including: Founder and President of Colloquy, a new generation education-tech company; Setting the direction for Kaplan as head of strategy; President of one of the fastest growing companies in quick service retailing which owned Blimpie Subs & Salads; and a host of executive roles in multinational companies and turnarounds. Joe is a recovering lawyer, and even a current member of the Screen Actors Guild (a story in and of itself).