Meet The team That’s
Transforming STEM Education
Justin Weinberg, PhD
Co-founder & CEO


Igor Belyayev
Co-founder & CTO
Igor leads all technical development at Aktiv Learning and is responsible for bringing our novel interactive experiences to reality on iOS, Android, and Web. He previously worked as a mobile developer at startups like Jet.com and Hackerati, as well as media companies like The Huffington Post and Viacom. Igor and Justin have been creating products together since 2011.

Jackie oversees all customer success and sales initiatives at Aktiv Learning. She is incredibly passionate about working with faculty to implement Aktiv Learning’s platform in order to foster student learning and engagement in STEM courses. Jackie holds an MBA for NYU’s Stern School of Business and brings years of experience working with both small companies and large corporations.
Jackie Kroeger-Donovan, MBA
VP of Sales & Customer Success

Amanda is responsible for the creation and delivery of editorial content, leading a team of authors and reviewers driven by quality academics and student engagement. She holds a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from The Ohio State University and is a certified Instructional Designer with over 10 years of teaching and educational technology experience. Amanda is passionate to equip fellow educators with technology to reshape the learning experience.
Amanda Kutney, PhD
Director of Content

Blaine manages both Support and Operations for Aktiv Learning, making sure that everything is working smoothly for both external users and the internal teams in the company. She earned her B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College, has research experience in chemical physics, and has worked at several other start-ups before Aktiv Learning. As a former teacher and science student, she is passionate about making STEM learning more interactive.
Blaine Alleluia
Director of Operations

Sazzad Hossain
Product Team

Thomas Kulesa
Product Team

Peter Chiapinni
Product Team

Alex Plakantonakis
Product Team

David Cascino
Engineering Team

Alli Colyer
Engineering Team

Robert Mitola
Engineering Team

Thomas Redis
Engineering Team

Chris Damian
Engineering Team

Sarvar Kumar
Engineering Team

Happy Nawani
Engineering Team

Risha Sringa Changmai
Engineering Team

Pavel Mazhnik
Engineering Team

Andrey Dershevich
Engineering Team

Vladislav Rechkalov
Engineering Team

Aman Ajmani
Engineering Team

Ben Langton
Engineering Team

Robert Walderbach
Engineering Team

Ryne Overfield
Engineering Team

Eric Gates
Sales Team

Leah Olsen
Sales Team

Teresa Kolbinskie
Sales Team

Addison Heffron
Sales Team

Shelly Grasser
Sales Team

George Slotin
Success Team

Gabrielle Povoa
Success Team

Trevor James
Success Team

Sasha Patel
Success Team

Anne Fussichen
Success Team

Grace Molina
Success Team

Drew Carr
Operations & Support Team

Thomas Blattel
Operations & Support Team

Hunter Stacey
Operations & Support Team

Stephanie Martindale
Operations & Support Team

Cordell Hurst
Operations & Support Team

Kate Graham
Content Team

Chris Schaller
Content Team

Erin Martinez
Content Team

Ann Cutler
Content Team

Syed Huq
Marketing Team
Directors

James Caras, PhD
Founder
Sapling Learning

Ned Renzi
Founding Partner
Birchmere Ventures

Bradley McBride
Managing Director
Recurring Capital Partners
Advisors

Mark Miller
Managing Partner, Good Harbor Partners

Torsten Geers
Former EVP, Cengage

Troy Williams
Managing Partner, University Ventures

Alex von Rosenberg
Former Sr. VP Sales, zyBooks & Wiley

Harris Goodman
Co-founder, Late Nite Labs

Susan Badger
Former CEO, Pearson

Vineet Madan
Founder & CEO, Junction Education

Eduardo Moura
Former President, Ascend Learning
