Littera Education started in 2020 with a simple idea: all students deserve high-quality tutoring support to help them achieve their academic potential. Our team brings extensive experience in education technology and tutoring services.
Founder and CEO
Justin has spent his entire career working in education businesses, managing large-scale tutoring service operations and holding ed-tech leadership roles in large-scale assessment, data analytics, and learning management companies. He was previously President of Schoology, CEO of Generation Ready, and President of K-12 and College Prep at Kaplan among other senior leadership roles driving education businesses to new levels.
Chief Technology Officer
As CTO, Brent leads Littera’s Software Engineering team. The Software Engineering team is focused on creating a reliable, secure, and high-performing platform that our customers find easy and enjoyable to use. Brent has been creating and leading software development for 25+ years. In that time he has spent 20 years specifically in Education Technology, solving some of the toughest technology issues for learners. Brent brings a wealth of experience related to privacy and security needs specific to K-12 schools and districts.
Senior Vice President of Marketing and Strategy
Susan leads Littera’s positioning and marketing strategy. She brings over 25 years of experience driving brands mainly in the education space as a consultant and as a Brand Manager at Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions. Earlier in her career, Susan was the Director of Corporate Marketing at the National Hockey League and a marketing consultant at BSMG. She has an MBA from Yale School of Management and a B.A. from University of Michigan.
Vice President of Operations
Colleen oversees Customer Support, Implementation, Tutor Services, and Tutor Quality. With more than 15 years of experience in customer success, professional services, and operational leadership, Colleen specializes in building and scaling high-performing teams, leading organizational transformation, and driving operational excellence. A former educator, she brings a unique perspective to aligning people, processes, and technology to deliver exceptional customer experiences and meaningful outcomes. Colleen holds an M.A. in School Administration from Notre Dame de Namur University and a B.A. from San Diego State University.
Vice President of Product
Britta is a seasoned product leader, well-versed in both large and small product organizations. With a passion for education and cultivating impactful delivery teams, she has spent the last fourteen years launching successful products in the edtech space, such as PowerSchool’s Schoology LMS. Britta spent two years as the co-chair of the OneRoster group through IMS Global, a nonprofit that focuses on driving interoperability in the education space.
Senior Vice President of Finance
Ben is responsible for directing the company’s corporate financial strategy, fiscal planning, cash flow forecasting, and financial reporting. He brings 20 years of experience spanning finance, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate development. Ben works closely with executive leadership and the board to manage corporate growth capital and operational budgets.
Chairman of the Board
Charles has spent his career in investments most recently as a Managing Director at DNS Capital, the family office of Gigi Pritzker and Michael Pucker, and MSD Capital, the family office of Michael Dell. In those roles, Charles was responsible for leading investments across a broad range of industries, including healthcare, financial services, business services, and energy. Charles received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and his B.A. in Economics from Harvard College.
Board Member
Sarah Glover is an executive leader (and start-up junkie) with a deep commitment to helping social impact organizations grow, thrive, and achieve lasting success with the communities they serve. As the co-founder and architect of the Outcomes Based Contracting Center (OBC), Sarah evolved the idea of OBC from a relatively unknown concept in education into a national network serving millions of students.
Prior to this, Sarah served as a founding executive leadership team member and Vice President of Client Success at Panorama Education, a venture-funded education technology company, expanding revenue from $1.5 million to nearly $15 million. Sarah is the founding Executive Director of the Strategic Data Project (SDP) at the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University with a mission to transform the use of data in education to improve student achievement.
Earlier in her career, Sarah was the founding Director of Programs at the Center for Reform of School Systems, where she led the development of the Texas Institute for School Boards. Sarah earned a Master’s in Public Affairs and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin, along with a BA in Political Science from Tufts University.
Board Member
Janet joined Littera’s Board upon retiring as Senior Vice President of District Solutions at Littera Education. Before her time at Littera, she served as Chief of Teaching, Learning, and Schools for Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland. In that role, and previously as Associate Superintendent of Shared Accountability, she focused on optimizing the use and analysis of performance data to strengthen data-driven decision making.
Prior to joining Montgomery County, Janet was Superintendent of Garrett County Public Schools, Maryland, where she led program enhancement initiatives following school closures. Appointed by the governor, she served on several commissions that informed state policy, including those addressing the Use of Assessment in Public Schools, Special Education Access and Equity, and Universal Design for Learning.
Janet earned her Ph.D. in Education Leadership for Culturally Changing Populations from Notre Dame of Maryland University.