About Elevate K-12
At Elevate K-12, our goal is to enable high-quality, live teaching for every learner in the United States, so they receive the education they need to identify and pursue their unique passions in life. Amid crisis-level teacher shortages, we are expanding access to live education in classrooms across the country, so no student is without a teacher, no matter where they live or what their circumstance.
Bringing remarkable live teaching into classrooms since 2014
1,000+
Districts Served
5,500+
Schools Served
350,000+
Students Taught
Meet the CEO
Ysiad Ferreiras
- Repeat founder
- Two Exits
- $0->$16M+ in <2.5 yrs at Hustle, inc.
- Raised $50M+ in Venture Capital
- 2018 Hispanics in Philanthropy Innovators Award
- UPenn drop out
Leadership Team
Our team is passionate about building a new, innovative category in education!
Hayley Spira-Bauer
Chief Academic Officer
Sarah Nelson
Chief Operating Officer
Sierra Arcega
Chief of Staff
John Kealy
Director of Engineering
We 💚 Educators as Elevaters!
We’re proud to have so many former K-12 educators on our Elevate team. Their expertise shapes our products, services, and district partnerships with a deep understanding of K-12 education.
Meet some of our team members whose educational backgrounds help us deliver REMARKABLe learning experiences:
Annie Kim
Director of Product
Brian Worden
Sr. Academic Solutions Engineer
Ashley Goolsby
Sr. Director of Customer Success
Dr. Jina Blount
Strategic Partnership Manager
Laura Martinez
Sr. Manager, Academic Produicts
Robin Anderson
Teacher Onboarding Manager
Nakeia Jones
Strategic Partnership Manager
Ashley Burke
Communications Manager
Sarah Vance
Sales Enablement Manager
Lindsay McKinney
Sr. Manager Teacher Success
Dana Cotton
Academic Solutions Engineer
Phillip Dugliss
Partnerships Manager
Lindsay Salomon
Certification Manager
Carolyn Lanctot
VP of Teacher Success