The CAPIT Team
We’re Hiring
Tzippy Rav-Noy, Co-Founder, CEO
Tzippy’s education experience began straight out of high school and lasted for over 20 years and four continents. She taught all ages, including preschool and elementary school, and served as a middle school principal for several years. But throughout, her most profound passion was literacy. So when her two eldest kids struggled with reading, she set out to discover why and how she can help other parents in the same predicament. Tzippy lives in Los Angeles with her husband Eyal, five children, and their dog Luna.
Eyal Rav-Noy, Co-Founder, CPO
Eyal spent 25 years teaching various subjects to adults of all ages in his adult education center. His most fulfilling and popular course was teaching adult students to read. Over time, Eyal and his wife Tzippy developed a unique approach to literacy instruction. After poring over the research on language development and reading science, Eyal and Tzippy created a new phonics solution, CAPIT Reading. Eyal lives in Los Angeles with his wife, five children, and their dog Luna; and enjoys running all over Los Angeles as he prepares for the next marathon.
Joel Brown, Vice President
Joel is a dynamic, global thought leader with over twenty years of experience in EdTech, with a specific focus on literacy. His expertise includes rapid market development, delivering ROI, sales, marketing, and employee inspiration and motivation. Joel has a track record of successfully scaling early-stage to growth-stage businesses and achieving excellence in public and private companies. Joel helped companies ranging in size from Verizon to start-ups such as Lexia Learning, Reading Plus, and now CAPIT. Joel lives in beautiful Portsmouth, NH. Sorry, no pets.
Jeanette Russell, VP of Customer Success
Jeanette Russell has a 30-year career in education. Starting in the classroom, she taught students in grades 1, 2, and 4. Jeanette then focused her work on coaching and professional development to ensure that educators utilize education resources with fidelity leading to academic achievement for all students. Jeanette lives in Florida with her family and their dog Bella.
Crystal Morgan, Customer Success Manager
Crystal has been in education for over 25 years. She has experience teaching Kindergarten through 3rd grade, working as an instructional reading coach and a District Reading & Language Arts Specialist. For the past 12 years, Crystal has been providing professional development, collaborating with schools and districts across the US, and supporting teachers to ensure student success. Every day is the perfect opportunity to make a difference. Crystal lives in Florida with her family.
Paul More, Fractional CFO
Paul began his career managing finances in privately held companies with assignments in robotics, medical devices and technology. For the last 23 years, he has been in edtech building quality and scalability into systems and processes. An early team member at Lexia, he helped the company achieve 20X top line growth through several business cycles. Now at CAPIT, he provides hands-on financial guidance as the company prepares for continued growth. Paul has four children and lives in Massachusetts.
Mary Anne Guy, Partnership Manager
Mary Anne began her career in education teaching foundational reading skills to Prek-2nd grade students. She is a passionate advocate for teachers and students and has provided engaging and relevant resources and services to schools for over 25 years. Mary Anne enjoys spending time with her three grandchildren, who are currently using CAPIT Reading to gain and sustain their phonics skills. She lives in Charlotte, NC, with her pup Wade and cats Margo and Edith and is an avid Carolina Panther and Hornets fan.
Dawn Wilson, M.Ed, Partnership Manager
Dawn began her 30-year teaching journey at the elementary level with a focus on literacy. Her quest to empower children in the classroom transferred her into the education curriculum industry, enabling her to impact student growth while cultivating trusted partnerships with teachers and district leadership. Dawn resides in Pennsylvania with her family and pet dog, Joe.
Lyndsey Rahman, Head of Teaching and Learning
For over 25 years, Lyndsey Rahman brought her passion for teaching to schools on three continents. She has taught grades PK-3, and over the past 20 years, she has specialized in early literacy rooted in evidence-based best practices. Lyndsey lives in S. California, where she lives with her family, their dog Kelbi, and their forever foster kitten, Willow.
Judit Orlai, Operations Manager
Judit brings her years of administrative, organizational, and customer support experience to provide the utmost in customer success to all of our schools and districts.
Judith enjoys hiking the trails of Northern California, where she lives with her family and their cat Coco.
Lynne Schueler, Customer Support
Lynne has been in the business of customer success for nearly 30 years. She strives to provide a prompt response to all customer questions and concerns and works to anticipate and provide solutions to needs before they arise. Lynne lives in Massachusetts with her family and two cats. She enjoys the beach and long, peaceful walks.
Katie Papa, Marketing Coordinator
Katie started her career in higher education and has over ten years of experience in writing, project management, and marketing. She's thrilled to be able to combine her passion for reading, writing, and education at CAPIT. Katie lives in Las Vegas and enjoys hiking, exploring the desert, traveling, and learning new languages.
Rita Post, District Project Manager
Rita holds a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration, a California Teaching Credential, and a Master Degree in Educational Administration. She has worked at the elementary school level as a classroom teacher and administrator at both the middle and elementary levels. Rita worked at the district office level as a Teacher on Special Assignment providing PD to elementary teachers. She spent five years as Director of Elementary Curriculum and Instruction before joining the CAPIT Team.