Meet the Team

We wake up every day committed to transforming literacy in the US so that every child can reach their full potential. It’s our mission to create the best possible future for children, their families, and our world through learning, play, and connection.

  • Jim Marggraff

    Founder and CEO

    Favorite Children's Book:
    Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree

  • Ardry Engleheart

    Director of Product Development

    Favorite Children's Book:
    Good Night Moon

  • Dave Castelnuovo

    VP of Engineering

    Favorite Children's Book:
    Where the Wild Things Are

  • Lee Peters

    COO

    Favorite Children's Book:
    Where The Wild Things Are

  • Marc Thomas

    VP of Manufacturing

    Favorite Children's Book:
    Anything by Dr. Seuss

  • Matt Brown

    VP of Business Development

    Favorite Children's Book:
    Everything by Dr. Seuss

  • Paul Pan

    Sr. Unity Engineer

    Favorite Children's Book:
    The Little Engine That Could

  • Brittany Evans

    Grants Director

    Favorite Children's Book:
    Adventures of Curious George

  • Lauren Chan

    Mechanical Engineer

    Favorite Children's Book:
    The Magic Tree House

  • Jose Velasco

    Customer Service Lead

    Favorite Children's Book:
    Cat in the Hat

  • Bryan Ray

    Lead Backend Engineer

    Favorite Children's Book:
    Llama Llama Red Pajama

  • Joshua Taylor

    Hardware Product Development Manager

    Favorite Children's Book:
    If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

  • Alyssa Cantu

    QA Engineer

    Favorite Children's Book:
    The Hobbit

  • Sam Washburn

    Sr Software Engineer

    Favorite Children's Book:
    Richard Scarry Books

  • Greg Wong

    Director of Manufacturing Operations

    Favorite Children's Book:
    Goodnight Moon

  • Jimmy Wong

    Principal Machine Learning Engineer

    Favorite Children's Book:
    The biography of Madame Curie and Winston churchill

  • Patrick Ditty

    QA Manager

    Favorite Children's Book:
    Pout-Pout Fish

  • Karthik Kumsi Vadiraja

    Hardware Test Engineering Lead

    Favorite Children's Book:
    101 Tales: The Great Panchatantra Collection

  • Patty Collier

    Sr. Interactive Content Writer

    Favorite Children's Book:
    The Secret Garden

  • Tom Mott

    Creative Director

    Favorite Children's Book:
    Who Needs Donuts?

  • Adrian Carless

    Interactive Content Writer/Designer

    Favorite Children's Book:
    I, Robot by Isaac Asimov, and The Hobbit by J.R.R.Tolkien

  • Kara Anderson

    Software Developer

    Favorite Children's Book:
    Holes by Louis Sacher

  • Bryan Williams

    Head of Supply Chain

    Favorite Children's Book:
    The Very Busy Spider

  • Ted Newman

    Sr. Producer

    Favorite Children's Book:
    Where the Wild Things Are

  • Michael Jenkins

    Sr Analytics Engineer

    Favorite Children's Book:
    The Giving Tree

  • Ellen Smith

    Sr Producer

    Favorite Children's Book:
    The Hungry Thing

  • Alannah Forman

    Producer

    Favorite Children's Book:
    Rainbow Fish

  • Harold Choi

    Machine Learning Ops Engineer

    Favorite Children's Book:
    The Giving Tree

  • Tyler Riojas

    QA Engineer

    Favorite Children's Book:
    Ender's Game

  • John Callaway

    Principal Backend Engineer

    Favorite Children's Book:
    My Side of the Mountain

  • Meghan Halton

    Sr. Engineering Manager

    Favorite Children's Book:
    Avacado Baby

  • Steve Bottos

    Sr. Machine Learning Engineer

    Favorite Children's Book:
    Green Eggs & Ham