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Head of Schools
An experienced school leader, Chris served as Head of School for Peoria Academy and The Bement School. He has overseen the professional development of many school leadership teams.
Humanities Expert
Michael has an extensive background in the humanities with his M.T.S. in Historical Theology from Emory University, paired with years of high school teaching experience.
STEM Expert
Carolyn started off her career as a software engineer. After she earned her Master’s in Math from the University of Georgia, she was a high school math teacher for years before Sora.
Lead Counselor
Brandy is a Certified Professional Coach who holds a Master’s degree in Public Health from Emory University and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Miami University.
Counselor
Advisor
STEM Expert
Humanities Expert
Humanities Expert
Megan completed her undergraduate degree at UCLA and her masters degree at Teachers College, Columbia University. She has spent the past 15 years working in independent boarding schools as a social studies teacher, coach, and dorm parent.
Humanities Expert
Angela went to East Carolina University and taught in the county for several years.
Humanities Expert
Amberleigh earned her undergraduate degree in Biology from the College of Wooster in 2018 where she also worked for years as a Teaching Assistant. She spent a year studying in France and tutoring ESL before doing her bilingual Master of Environmental Science at the University of Geneva in Switzerland.
English Guide
Biology Guide
STEM Expert
Spanish Guide
Maryah served as a Spanish translator and a private Spanish teacher for many years. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Cross-Cultural Communications from Thomas Edison State.
Languages Guide
Anna is a student of languages. She studied French, German, Danish, Italian, and Swedish in Lyon, Edinburgh, and Oregon, and earned degrees in French and German from Oregon State University.
Health Sciences Track Advisor
Maria earned her degrees in Molecular Biology and Public Health and worked as a hospital corpsman in the US Navy. She has worked in biotechnology companies and most recently as a NASA Payload Operations Specialist for experiments on the ISS.
Design Track Advisor
A self-taught user experience designer, Maythana loves thinking through complex problems and breaking them down into streamlined designs. She has worked in multiple roles across product and brand design.
Hardware Engineering
Track Advisor
Dana earned his degree in electrical engineering and computer science at MIT, where he also works on robotics for biotechnology and software.
Software Engineering
Track Advisor
Education Technology Coordinator
Holly has a Bachelor’s in English & Film from Swarthmore College and a Master’s in Education from Harvard Graduate School of Education. She started her career in school libraries before moving into educational technology at several schools in the D.C. metro area.Â
Curriculum & Expeditions Designer
Stefy started her career teaching entrepreneurial thinking and skills to adults, which led her to design project-based learning experiences for innovative K-12 schools. Stefy graduated with a Masters from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Curriculum Designer
Prior to Sora, Briney earned her BA in English at Georgetown and an MA at Teachers College, Columbia University. She taught Humanities to K-12 and ELL students for over 20 years in the US and Cape Town, South Africa. More recently, Briney was a curriculum designer at Boston’s Museum of Science, and VP of curriculum for two literacy startups: MakeThinkers which taught design thinking through literature and TinyIvy, which developed a new way to teach reading.
Senior Full-Stack Developer
Tiago worked as Engineering Lead at Mobiliza and a Software Engineering Manager at Ahgora Systems. He previously co-founded a software development agency called Plyom.
Full-Stack Developer
Full-Stack Developer
Software Developer
Michael previously worked engineering roles at Gearflow, Nasdaq, and IDEO CoLab. He studied computer science at Cornell University.
Software Engineer
Guilherme has previously worked as a Software Engineer at T10 and MelhorPlano, the largest Brazilian telecom comparison website, developing solutions as a part of the product/growth team. He was also an Information Systems undergraduate at UFMG. In his spare time, he likes to game and develop some personal projects.
Software Engineer
Prior to Sora, Weliton worked as a lead, frontend developer at a health tech company. He also organizes ReactJS and VueJS meetups for the community and is the co-founder of Petly.io.
Product Manager
Product Designer
Brandon Goon is a Product Designer at Sora, where he reimagines ways to interact with learning. Before Sora, he started ‘Be Anything’, designed to turn any lesson into a fun prioject.Â
Head of Partnerships
Director of Admissions
Lead Admissions Counselor
Office Manager & Registrar
Admissions Database Coordinator
Chloe’s love for serving and empowering children began with volunteering with various nonprofits and missions trips to Latin America. Prior to Sora, she was a Community Relations Representative at Akron’s Children’s Services and a Marketing Specialist at a Federal Contractor in the healthcare sector.Â
Admissions Counselor
Jennifer is an experienced admissions officer, having previously worked as the Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions at Manhattanville College.
Admissions Counselor
Julia comes to Sora with a background of experiences across the field of education. She earned her Bachelor’s in Theater and her teaching certification from Penn State.
Admissions Coordinator
Prior to Sora, Julia worked as an Educational Assistant in Special Education. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Maine, with a major in Communication Sciences and Disorders and a minor in Spanish.
Director of Growth Marketing
Business Development
Marketing Manager
Marketing Associate
Zach is a former art teacher, with a Bachelors in Art Education from Indiana Wesleyan University, who has worked as a social, design, and digital media guru for brands like BuzzFeed and iHeartRadio.
Co-Founder
Co-Founder
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