Meet OUR team
We are a startup, but our team has been working on raising readers for over a decade. Our work is based on a research project from Sesame Workshop, the creators of Sesame Street. We’ve got the best in literacy technology and team.
Meet our team!
CARLY SHULER
CO-FOUNDER & CO-CEO
MAYA KOTECHA
CO-FOUNDER & CO-CEO
ALYSSA PITURA
SENIOR MANAGER OF MARKETING
KRISTA FORTE
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
MADISON SCOTT
CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COORDINATOR
Brooke Gustafson
CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COORDINATOR
Hoot Advisory Board
Jay Rosenzweig
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
dr. michael levine
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER | RESEARCH
TICO BALlagas
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER | TECHNOLOGY
JODI KOVITZ
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
Also core to our team are our teachers, who are hand-selected. Learn more about our selection process and meet some of our amazing Hoot teachers.